https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:41:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-70404 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:11:44 +0000 looch 70404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: keep us posted! It's a great tool...when I brought my 3 years of charts to my acupuncturist, he said it showed him so much that he could draw from, so I say the more you know, the better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-70158 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:19:12 +0000 shellio 70158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: I sometimes only saw a jump of 0.2-0.3 degrees with O. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-70154 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:14:33 +0000 Andrea 70154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: Great, good luck to you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-70116 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:25:30 +0000 mrskc 70116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: @Andrea: Thanks ladies for the help. I know I must of ovulated. I had a positive OPK last week. My temps have been higher. This morning it was 97.6. All this is so interesting. I love getting to know my body better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-70088 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:14:20 +0000 Andrea 70088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the highest my temperature ever gets is 98.6. my normal temperature is quite low, around 97 and dips below that, too. so i wouldn't worry about low temperatures. as long as you're temping at the same time every day you will see the spike when ovulation occurs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-70068 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:38:11 +0000 looch 70068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd suggest the following: set your alarm for the same time every day, weekends included and take your temperature at this time. Record only that one, and if you find you are waking up naturally earlier, reset your alarm. Note this time on your charts, so you remember when you're looking back.</p> <p>You really need a few months of data to be able to make anything from the information. If you want to know that you're ovulating this month, use OPK sticks. </p> <p>I really think we're conditioned to think that the normal temperature is 98.6, and that's just not the case. There are so many factors involved, like if you drank alcohol the night before, woke up to pee, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-69145 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:21:23 +0000 mrskc 69145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beka: Thank you for the clarification. Makes sense. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-69122 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:54:52 +0000 shinystraps 69122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: Taking it at 5:20am does likely have a big effect. There is a companion website for the book that I mentioned, and it discusses the waking time variance for temperature:<br /> As explained in the previous option, basal temperature rises in a predictable manner beginning early in the morning. For most women, it has been observed that this rise is roughly 0.1° Fahrenheit per 30 minutes. </p> <p><a href="http://www.tcoyf.com/wikis/tcoyf/temperature-amp-time.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.tcoyf.com/wikis/tcoyf/temperature-amp-time.aspx</a></p> <p>So, for example, if you are comparing your temp to someone who wakes up at 7:30am, your temp would likely be closer to 97.8, rather than 97.45, if you slept that late. Hope that helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-69105 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:39:04 +0000 mrskc 69105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beka: Good to know. I don't know that I have any low functioning thyroid symptoms. Not even sure what those would be. I do take it at 5:20 am and I got to bed 10-10:30 PM so maybe that could be it. Or maybe I just run lower than other people. I'll have to look into that book! Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-68806 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:22:27 +0000 shinystraps 68806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just an fyi, low temps can mean a low-functioning thyroid - that was originally how I realized that my thyroid needed attention. If you have other symptoms of low thyroid function, you might bring that up to your doctor. </p> <p>But it could also be what time you take it - for example, when I had a different job and woke up later, my temps were higher. Now though, because I get up earlier, my temps are lower than they were then. There is a .5 degree temp shift per half hour of additional sleep, if I am remembering correctly (if you haven't already, read Taking Charge of Your Fertility!) So much good stuff in that book :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-68803 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:19:05 +0000 mrskc 68803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Thanks for the info! Here is my chart so far. I'm not sure how valid it is since starting on the second day, I was recording the 2nd or 3rd temp I took. So now I've been taking my temp 3 times every morning in hopes of keeping some consistency. The highest my temp has reached is 97.45. Just seems so low when I look at other people's temps after they O. </p> <p><a href="http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3ad043" rel="nofollow">http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3ad043</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-68682 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:26:33 +0000 looch 68682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: not huge, let's see</p> <p>10 march: 97.7<br /> 11 march: 97.7<br /> 12 march: 97.6<br /> 13 march: 97.6<br /> 14 march: 97.3<br /> 15 march: 96.8<br /> 16 march: 96.5<br /> 17 march: 96.6<br /> 18 march: 97.6<br /> 19 march: 97.6<br /> 20 march: 97.5 (positive OPK)<br /> 21 march: no temp recorded<br /> 22 march: 97.7<br /> 23 march: 98.1<br /> 24 march: 98.1<br /> 25 march: 98.1<br /> 26 march: 98.3<br /> 27 march: 98.3<br /> 28 march: 98.3<br /> no temps recorded from 29 march to 5 april, where I got my first BFP </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-67903 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:12:17 +0000 mrskc 67903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Ah ok. How much of a jump in temp did you see? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-67784 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:43:02 +0000 looch 67784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I routinely had temps in the 96 range. I just looked up the month where I became pregnant, and I had several days of 96 degree temps before I ovulated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-67765 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:56:49 +0000 mrskc 67765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok so always first temp. The first day I tested I got 96.23. It seems so low, but I guess all that matters is that I see a rise. I think my chart is invalid this month since I was writing down the second or third reading I got. Thanks for all the help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-67762 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:39:19 +0000 lemondrop 67762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine were always low too- but after ovulation I always saw a very noticeable spike in temperature to confirm that ovulation happened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-67761 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:31:16 +0000 leelee 67761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always had low temps, so I wouldn't worry about it. As long as you can see a clear temp shift that's all that matters. Always stick to the first temp as that one is the most accurate. Goodluck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-67752 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:11:32 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 67752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also make sure your therm is accurate. 96.8 is low, but it's not totally out of the ordinary. I was all over the place my first week or so, but then really got used to it and it seems like my temps evened out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-67606 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:49:36 +0000 tequiero21 67606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i always used the first one. good luck temping! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-67601 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:22:43 +0000 mrskc 67601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies! I basically just roll over and take my temp. But I guess I thought they would be more consistent. I'm glad I'm working out the kinks now so I can start fresh next month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-67570 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:15:21 +0000 Andrea 67570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, it goes up as you wake up and move around which is why you should take it lying down before you leave the bed. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-67561 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:06:44 +0000 pastemoo 67561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first one! Waking up warms you up. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-experienced-charters#post-67553 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:40:52 +0000 mrskc 67553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started taking my BBT about a week ago in hopes of confirming my O this cycle. I noticed my temps are always so low. below 97 degrees. Then I also noticed that it goes up each time I take it. I've been taking it a second time to see if it stays the same and it's always higher. Then I take it a third time and it's even higher. Like this morning it was 96.8, 97.1, 97.33. I do sleep with my mouth open so I'm wondering if that's throwing it off. I take it consistently at the same place under my tongue and at the same time every morning. </p> <p>So what temp do I use? The first reading? Take it until it's more consistent? I'm such a newb at this. </p>