Since I'm using opks this cycle Im thinking about also trying to temp but I how no clue about it. I'm cd 5 right now and AF is leaving town so when should I start, how do I take m temp, when (time of the day) should I do it and what type of thermometer do I need?
Thanks in advance ladies
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1. First thing in the morning, before you get out of bed
2. Same time every morning or as close as you can get
3. A basal thermometer, easily found at any drugstore! -
I got a lot of tips from the Fertility Friend website Q & A. I use a basal body thermometer (mine is Target brand) when I wake up in the morning.
Good luck!
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I'd start ASAP if possible.
you'll need a basal body thermometer. Look in the OPK/condom section of a drugstore. The CVS brand one is my favorite.
You need to temp consistently at the same time each day as soon as you've woken up from at least 3 hours sleep. I set an alarm for 7 a.m. (the earliest I wake up) and temp at that time each day (most days I'll go back to sleep for at least a little while).
Do you use a charting app already? If not I suggest Fertility Friend. They also have a lot of good tutorials that are free.
And you might want to read Taking Charge of Your Fertility.
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It's important to start now because it won't show a clear shift in your chart to indicate O until you have 3 temps that are higher (i think .4 degrees) than your previous 6. So if you O around day 11 or `12, you'll probably have just enough data to confirm.
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This is a great "primer" on temping: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/courses/lesson.php?p=1;8;0;0
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I start the day after AF ends (I used to temp during AF too, but those temps were always a little all over the place so now I don't worry about taking them)
I use a BBT from Walmart that was around $8. I wish it was backlit though. I have to take out my phone after I take my temp to be able to see what the display says!
You have to temp first thing when you wake up before you do anything, even get out of bed. So I set an alarm at 5:25am. When I worked, I took my temperature then got up. Now I temp and go back to sleep. I just keep it that early bc DH still gets up at 5:30 for work and it always wakes me up, and then I usually talk to him for a bit before going back to sleep. Doing that could mess up my temperature if I took it after.
Like the other posters said, Fertility friend is a great app with lots of information!
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@Anya: @mrs scrapbook: @autumnlove: thanks ladies!
@MaryM: I started using ovia last month and before that I used pink pad but I'll look into fertility friend thank you!
Also which is best Vaginally or orally I seen the site said either or but I just wondered
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@Honeygold89: oral is fine for most people, for me I sometimes sleep with my mouth open apparently so my temps were more accurate when I switched to vaginal.
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@Honeygold89: I prefer orally. I sometimes (probably often) sleep with my mouth open, which can cause rocky temperatures, but I just prefer oral temping.
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@Anya: @mrs scrapbook: I defi sleep with my mouth open so I'll try vaginally thanks
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