temping

[Calypso]

Anyone temping this cycle?

[peaches312004]

Hi,:wavey:

Yep i am temping!!!! When am i not temping...LOL:crazy: i have been temping for the past 9 mnths and and taking temp every morning at 5am,

anyone want to share there chart with me, i will share mine, Its crazy looking but will let you look at it.

[ravenwycce]

I am not temping yet, but plan to start soon. I just signed up with Fertility Friend, so I will be using their service to keep my chart. I am in the middle of a cycle right now (CD 19), so I figure I will start temping at CD 1 of my next cycle.

I have a question though. My sleep schedule is a little screwy. I almost always get at least 3 hours of sleep, but do not wake up at a set time every day. Lately, I have been waking up around 7 or 7:30 a.m., but this is very unusual for me. Typically, my sleep schedule is pretty crazy, and what time I wake up can vary by as much as 3 or 4 hours.

I know that you have to take your temp first thing upon waking, before getting up, using the restroom, getting dressed, or anything, and that is not a problem; but I have also read that you should temp at the same time every day. How should I handle that, if it is a day that I wake up later? Should I chart it anyway, and just make a note of the time?

Thanks in advance for your input! I am a bit new to this charting idea, but am trying to learn all I can before I start...

[peaches312004]

Hi Karri

If this were me, here is what i would do, you're temp DOES need to be taken at the Same time everyday. So i would set the alarm clock for a certain time and then take temp right it down beside you're bed evry morning then go back to sleep if you wanted too, then when you get up you can just post it on the chart at FF, but i have been told in order for it to work the way it should it should always be taken at same time.

and always before ANYTHING, talking,moving getting up and etc.......

Goodluck, to you, i have been charting for the past 9 months now.

hugs,

[ravenwycce]

Thanks! Well, I am up again today at 7:30... If this keeps up, I should have no problems! LOL! The alarm clock idea is a good one. I'll take it!
:-)

Thanks!

[peaches312004]

Karri
You are very welcome, glad the alarm clock is a good idea for you.
Good luck and i hope the charting and temping goes well for you, keep me posted, and if u have any questions at all feel; free to Pm me or just post here. I will gladly help.

[peaches312004]

Karri
I wanted to stop by and see how you were coming along on the temping. I hope it is going good for you. Keep me posted.

[ravenwycce]

Well, CD 1 has arrived. We did not have the BBT Thermometer this morning, for me to be able to start temping this morning. I picked one up today though, and a little notebook to go with it, so I don't forget the temp every morning before I have a chance to add it to my chart. (I know I would, LOL!) So, I start tomorrow.

I will keep you all posted, and ask whenever I have a question!
:-)

[peaches312004]

Karri,
Thanks, for the update , I really hope the charting helps, feel free to ask any questions if you need any help at all, GoodLuck to you. I hope you get a BFP soon. pryaing for you.
take care and hugs

[ravenwycce]

Thanks, Pat!
:beer:
Here's hoping that we both get some good news soon!
:-)

[ravenwycce]

Wow... my BBT just dropped 1/3 of a degree in one day! Is that normal?

Is there such a thing as a "typical" range for BBT to change in a single day?
Is there any guide to go by for that? Or is it completely different for everybody?

Sorry for the barrage of questions... A third of a degree seems like a lot for one day, though...

[peaches312004]

Wow... my BBT just dropped 1/3 of a degree in one day! Is that normal?

Is there such a thing as a "typical" range for BBT to change in a single day?
Is there any guide to go by for that? Or is it completely different for everybody?

Sorry for the barrage of questions... A third of a degree seems like a lot for one day, though...
Karri,
Yes that is very normal, you will see the more you chart how it is going to go up and down, basically it's different for everybody, no body's is the same when charting, I have surely learned that, in the 9mnths i have been charting.

hey no need to say you are sorry, Thats wht we are here for ASK AWAY any ?'s you may have,
goodluck this cycle
sending lots of +++++++++++++++++++VIBES you're way!!!!!

[ravenwycce]

Thanks, Pat! That seemed like an awfully big jump, but I guess it is like so many things that are different for everybody!

Thanks for the +++++ vibes!
I am sending some your way too!
:-)

[Pigglystix]

Temps can vary quite a bit, especially in the first 7-10 days of your cycle. They should start to even out after that though, although they will still be varying, just to a smaller degree.

If the waking thing becomes a problem...you might monitor your temps taking it whenever you wake up as long as you get 3 hours of sleep. I was like you and woke up at all different times but it didn't effect my temps. Not getting 3 straight hours definitely impacted them, but what time of day didn't matter. If I tried adjusting them like you are supposed to, they got really whacky. So I never worried about whether I temped at 3am or 8am, just that I had 3 uniterrupted hours of sleep before temping.

[ravenwycce]

Thanks Michelle!

I am going to do my best to try to take my temp at 8:30 every day. i really should be on some kind of a steady schedule anyway. I know that there will be some days that 8:30 just isn't feasible, though, and I have been kind of wondering what to do about those. I think I will temp anyway, provided that I get at least 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep, and make a note of any variations in time...

I can always discard them later, if the ones taken at times other than 8:30 look more wacky than normal. With the alarm set for 8:30 every day, temps taken at times other than that should be rare enough not to have *too* much of an impact, either way. (I hope!)

About adjusting temps, I have read a little bit about that, and cannot even begin to grasp how that is supposed to work. I think, at least until I get a better understanding of the basics, I will forego any kind of attempts to adjust my chart. I think that if I were to try to do that, it would likely only complicate things...

Thanks again for the input!
:-)

[peaches312004]

karri,
I found this and thought it would might help with the temping you are doing.


If you're trying to get pregnant — or, if you're trying not to — it's helpful to know when you're ovulating so you can time intercourse accordingly. Many women have had success using ovulation predictor kits (http://www.babycenter.com/general/preconception/gettingpregnant/7059.html), which are handy because they tip you off before you ovulate. But the natural way to get a sense of your ovulation cycle is to chart your basal body temperature (BBT) and monitor your cervical mucus.

What is basal body temperature?
Basal body temperature (BBT) is your temperature when you first wake up in the morning. Before you even get out of bed to brush your teeth or start your day, pop a basal thermometer (available at drugstores) into your mouth. (It's important to try to wake up and take this reading at about the same time each morning.) This thermometer shows the minute incremental degree changes that a regular one can't. Most basal thermometers come with a temperature plotting chart. (For instructions on how to fill one in and a sample you can download, click here (http://www.babycenter.com/general/preconception/gettingpregnant/7068.html).) Make some extra copies of the chart in case it takes you a few months to get pregnant.

Your BBT probably ranges from 97.2 to about 97.7 degrees before ovulation. During the two or three days after you ovulate, hormonal changes have caused a rise in your BBT of between 0.5 and 1.6 degrees, which lasts at least until your next period. You'll probably notice your temperature spiking on other days, but unless it stays that way, you probably haven't yet ovulated. If you become pregnant, your temperature will stay elevated throughout your pregnancy.

It's helpful to chart your temperature (http://www.babycenter.com/general/preconception/gettingpregnant/7068.html) for a few months so you can see whether there's a pattern to your cycle. If you're sick or fail to take your temperature immediately upon awakening, any pattern you find may be inaccurate.

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What is cervical mucus?
There are many different types of vaginal discharge, one of which is cervical mucus. The type of mucus your body produces provides clues to your fertility. You can check your cervical mucus using either your fingers or toilet paper. On days when you're not fertile, the mucus from your cervix is either light or sticky (about the same texture as sticky rice). During the few days leading up to ovulation, when you're most fertile, you'll have more discharge — clear and slippery with the consistency of raw egg white. You are most fertile on the last day you notice cervical mucus of this kind. It usually happens either the day before, or the day of, ovulation. The change in volume and texture of your cervical mucus is due to the increase in estrogen levels that accompanies ovulation.

Which one should I chart?
Both, say many fertility experts. A combined approach will give you the clearest picture of your cycle, so you can more accurately predict ovulation.




Goodl Luck this cycle
hugs, Pat

[ravenwycce]

Thanks, Pat!
:-)

[peaches312004]

Karri,
you are very welcome, I hope the temping is going good right on.
take care and hugs,

[ravenwycce]

I think it is going good so far. Tomorrow I need to change the time for the temp from 8:30 to 7:30 a.m., but I will make a note of it, and chart the temp anyway...

If you click on the ticker on my siggie, it is linked to my chart, in case anybody wants to see how it is going. So far, the temps are up and down like crazy, but with any luck I hope to see some kind if a pattern emerge eventually! LOL!

Good luck to you, too, Pat! I hope we both get some good news soon!
:-)

[peaches312004]

Karri,

I took A look at you're chart, hey don't let the wacky temps get too you , i am sure they will smooth out, lets hope so, Hey my chart is really wacky check it out :shocked: , mine is always up and down like a darn YoYo....LOL

I too hope WE both get a really good surprise here SOON SOON :winknudge

[Pigglystix]

Don't worry about the whacky temps yet...it's still really early to see any stability or pattern. At the end of the cycle you might look back as these temps and see some pattern :lol: or you might not...it doesn't matter this early on in your cycle.

[peaches312004]

Good Morning Ladies.

Hope every one is having a Nice week-end, Mine is going alright, Has anyone noticed that my Temps are staying pretty High, uhmmmm, today it was 98.4. I do have a question, I do have a head and chest cold, could that be affecting my temps?

I am NOT running a Fever or anything, so i was thinking well if i am not running a fever then these temps i am getting are my actual temp reading. and NOT from a fever..

Do you ladies agree on that?

well, i need to go rest

[ravenwycce]

OK, I have a question: I know that BBT is supposed to spike at some point around ovulation, but is it supposed to happen before or after? My chart is not showing ovulation yet, but my temp just went through the roof this morning...

Any input you guys might have would be much appreciated. The ticker in my siggie is linked to my chart. Thanks in advance!
:-)

[peaches312004]

Karri

Women’s BBT usually spikes during ovulation.
I hope that helps, I also found this on a ceratin site as well.

[ravenwycce]

Thanks, Pat! I suspect that tomorrow it will probably come up with the ovulation indicator for today. That seems the most likely explanation, and it being CD 14, the time is right for it.

[ravenwycce]

Well, it did update, and when I put in my info for today, it added the ovulation marker for a few days ago, when my temp dipped a bit right before it spiked. I guess that makes sense, how it did that, by adding the marker retroactively after the spike. So, it looks like CD 12 was the day. A bit early, it seems, but that's okay. At least now I know a little bit better how this charting thing is supposed to work!

Wheee! (sorry, I am in a strange mood today...)
:-)

[peaches312004]

Hi, Karri
I agree with FF too with the Ovualtion date, You had that dip on cd12 then it was followed by 3 highs over the cover line, Its great that you ovulated, i am happy for you, GoodLuck in the 2ww i am in that ww too.
sending lots of baby dust and hoping to see you post that BFP soon.
hugs,

[peaches312004]

Karri,
Just wanted to stop in and see how you were still doing with the temping? I hope things are going good ...