My chart is so crazy!!

[Erika_Whitney]

Okay so this is my first month temping. I am using the nexcare bbt thermometer and I am not temping the exact same time morning, but it is always after at least 3 hours of sleep and before getting up. My temps are ALL over the place! I have a regular cycle, however last month I think I o'ed around CD18. Also, I am temping orally...should I be temping vaginally? Any advice on how to get an accurate chart going would be great! Thanks!

 

[buttonbaby]

Hi Erika. For starters, try this website https://www.whenmybaby.com/basalbodytemperature.php it will adjust your temp based on when you normally take it. I set my alarm for the same time every morning, regardless of whether I have the day off. Sometimes I have to be up earlier, so I use that website to fix my temps. I temp orally and don't seem to have a problem. The first month I wasn't doing the same time tho, so now I am and it's even more steady. Are you going to use OPK's too?

 

[Erika_Whitney]

I will check that out, thank you! Yes I am using my OPK's as well so maybe that will also give some insight. Thank you!!

 

[hopeforamirac]

i temp vaginally and try not to adjust my temps. can i ask why you dont temp at the same time each day?

 

[Erika_Whitney]

Well sometimes I am up at 3:45 for the gym, and some days I get up at my normal time of 5:00. On another thread someone said that shouldn't affect it as much, as long as it was after three hours of sleep? So I guess I should be temping the same time. But question- what if I wake up an hour before I am supposed to on accident- should I go ahead and temp then?

 

[buttonbaby]

I say yes, temp when you wake up, even if it's early. If you wake up an hour early you won't be able to get 3 hours of consecutive sleep to allow your bbt to drop to where it should be. So just take the temp when you wake up.

Are you using digital opks?

 

[Erika_Whitney]

Okay thanks! And no I'm not using the digital ones- I got them off amazon. I used them last month and got my first positive on cd18, so they showed a surge last month. I wanted to start temping to verify that I actually ovulated.

Also, I am using the nexcare bbt thermometer, but it doesn't measure to the 1/100ths. What is a good one that does?