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And this month (on CD17 today).

On the top one cd17 looks like o day. The bottom one looks like you havent yet. If it is higher in the morning by about .4 or more, then o day would be today, cd17. The dip before the rise is o day.

Thanks. Yeah it rose to the highest temp today so I guess it was yesterday then. It’s weird because all the others O symptoms were a few days ago, and my cycles are ‘usually’ around 26-27 days (had a random 30 day last month to build up my hopes) so that’s pretty late ...

I think last month was cd15 for O and this cycle looks like cd14 or 15. It's not always about the dip being O day, there's something called a fallback rise. It's a second estrogen surge that lowers the temp briefly (1 day) then the temp rises again the following day. That happens in the 2-4dpo range, very normal and usually mistaken for O. Ignore the coverline (it's there as a visual aid and usually set too high), and look at the temp pattern, it's easier to see where they start the climb. Not everyone's temps spike after ovulation, some slowly climb over a period of a few days. Follow all ur signs, not just a temp.
Good luck! =))

Thanks - I was actually just reading up about fallback rise and that seems to fit what I feel has been going on as well as the temps.

Honestly, why is all this so bloody confusing? Last year we got pregnant without planning or trying, only DTD once in three weeks AND while using contraception! I’d never even heard of things like luteal phases, basal temperature, OPKs or anything else to do with conception. So the fact that I’m measuring every single tiny thing to time everything perfectly is driving me batty! I know I don’t have to, but after the first few months after my m/c and getting nowhere by just ‘letting it happen’, it’s the only thing I can have any control of in this whole nightmare of TTC! Argh!

End rant, I’m sure I’ve got an extra pore on my face to note down on a chart somewhere ...