Question about temping please

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Registered: 06-23-2003
Question about temping please
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Tue, 10-07-2003 - 9:21am
I know that you are supposed to temp every day at the same time....well, sometimes it isnt that easy for me. BUT I do usually temp within the hour or half hour, if not the same time every morning.

My question is this:

This morning I woke up earlier than usual and couldnt go back to sleep. (I usually wake up at 6:20, this morning I woke up at 5:20. I had to pee, the dog was hyper, etc.) So, I decided to take my temp before I got out of bed to be safe.

My temp was 97.1 at 5:20.

I then went back to sleep and woke up at 6:40 and took my temp again. I was actually sleeping better at that time than I was at 5:20.........ANYWAY, my temp at 6:40 was 97.7.

It went up that much in one hour of sleeping.

Which temp do you think I should use?

I appreciate your help on this - I want to make sure I get this charting stuff right!

Thanks again!

Stephanie

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Registered: 07-13-2003
Tue, 10-07-2003 - 9:24am
I think the guideline is to use the earlier temperature, just note the time so that you recall that it was early, since the second temp wasn't after 3 consecutive hours of sleep. HTH!

Trish

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Registered: 06-23-2003
Tue, 10-07-2003 - 9:35am
Here is a link to my chart - the main reason i am so conerned, is that there is a big difference in temps if i go by the 97.7.

thanks for your help!!!

http://circles2.fertilityfriend.com/home/317a4

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 10-07-2003 - 9:38am


Hi Stephanie,

I agree with Trish - keep the first temp and just make a note of the time - I'm not a fan of adjusting temps or taking two and averaging them. Keep watch over the next few days and if that 97.1 seems very out-of-wack, you can check the box in FF data to make the temp invalid for that day.

Maria

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