Charting Help

[LovingLimes]

I am really confused on how to chart correctly. I usually wake up at around 4am to pee, then wake up again at 6:30. At 4, my temps are usually one degree or more, LESS than when I wake up at 6:30. I don't always wake up at 4am to pee, so it's never consistent. And sometimes when I wake up to pee at 4am, I can't go back to sleep.

Also, the thermometer I have is a regular one, but goes to the tenth degree.

Does anyone have any tricks for staying consistent? My temps are all over the place and originally my O Date was CD14, then FF changed it to the 16th, but I don't know if it's because of my erratic testing. I've tried to do my own research, but I figured someone on the boards would be much more knowledgeable than myself.

I've tried to check CM, and I don't really like it and I never know for sure how to classify it.

 

[jellybeanxx]

Your body temp will rise when you get up so what you’re looking for is your lowest temp. In your situation I’d be recording the 4am one.
I use an Ava bracelet now which takes my skin temp repeatedly over night (along with a few other parameters) and records the lowest. It also predicts my fertile window and confirms ovulation. I’ve found it less stressful than using a bbt thermometer!

 

[MissWaiting]

Is he recording at 4am hun

 

[GodsNotDead23]

Record at 4AM.
If you dont wake that night, record when you wake at your normal time.

The important part is to record after 4-8hours of sleep and not to move before you do it. Even if you buff it up a couple times, fertility friend is usually pretty good at detecting O.

 

[GodsNotDead23]

Also I just took a look at your chart and you appear to be doing it right. Some people are triphasic too.