Charting
crysnwendi05
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Ok so I bought a Basal Thermometer over a week ago and my temps are going up and down. What am I doing wrong? It says to take it when your "half asleep"...I am but they are still going up and down. What are some other ways you can chart your ovulation? Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Thank you ladies...Good luck and lots of baby dust your way!!
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First and foremost, I HIGHLY recommend the book "taking charge of your fertility" by Toni Weschler. It is amazing and will have all the info you could ever want to know about charting as well as other fantastic information about conceiving.
Secondly, it's perfectly normal for your temps to go up and down depending on where you are in your cycle. Also, remember that everyone's body is different so don't stress too much.
A few important things about taking your BBT:
- - yes you should take it first thing in the morning. The key is ensuring you've had at least 5 hours of sleep for the night but haven't gotten up to go to the bathroom or whatever 2-3 hours prior to taking your temp. If you can't wait (i.e. you normally get up at 7am and you need to go to the bathroom at 6am) you take your temp at 6am and then add .1 degree onto whatever your waking temp was (i.e. 6am temp was 97.59, you make it 97.69 because 7am is your "typical waking time")
- - always round up/down(i.e. 97.57 = 97.6 & 97.54 = 97.5)
- - drinking alcohol the night before or lack of sleep can definitely affect your temp.
Hope that is all helpful!
Good luck.
And, with a known donor, there is the chance that he might claim paternity to YOUR child... be prepared for that one...
i can't find it online?