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Basal temperature

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laurah92 · 02/04/2020 01:50

Hey everyone,
I'm now going onto my third month of ttc, I have been using ovulation kits for the last 2 months but thought I would start tracking my basal temperature as well, I'm completely new to it so I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on it? It says you have to do it at the same time every morning before getting out of bed but does it matter if it's an hour different or so? X

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laurah92 · 03/04/2020 18:51

@raspberryjamlove haha yea but it does take the fun out of it a bit lol, by the end of the 2 weeks or so I'm knackered lol😂 don't think I can keep it up forever lol, just atm where I don't really know my cycles cause they are so different, that way I hopefully won't miss a chance lol, hopefully my cycles will settle down soon and I will see a patten. Ovulation kits are so expensive so I hope I don't need them to long. Yea I got my from amazon too I got one call baby mad, what one did you get? X

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raspberryjamlove · 03/04/2020 15:56

That's a good idea and better than me - I try and get away with the minimum but clearly that's not working 😂 just ordered a thermometer off amazon which one did you go for?

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laurah92 · 03/04/2020 15:20

@raspberryjamlove I know what you mean, where I haven't been off the pill long, I wouldn't have a clue when I'm meant to ovulate as the last two cycles have been so different so until I've learnt my cycles and see a pattern, I will keep using ovulation kits and tracking my temperature. Yea it will take a bit of getting used to, setting an alarm every morning to take temperature lol. Yea my partner always knows when it's time lol as I don't leave him alone lol 😂 I wait a few days after af has gone then I try and dtd every other day or every two days till ovulation has happened. Can take the fun out of it sometimes lol 😂 x

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raspberryjamlove · 03/04/2020 08:07

Hi 👋 I am just using the cheapy one step ovulation sticks as I had them in from previous pregnancy but actually never used them! I was glad I checked when I did or I would have missed my peak this month going just via app but I knew myself I must be near ovulation...I'm 4dpo but we were only able to dtd once the day after my peak so not hopefully for this month and already planning ahead for next month lol! DH and I sat down and had a chat that from next month we will properly try. I have actually been trying last 2 months but didn't tell him as I know he finds it a bit forced then but to be honest think it's pretty obvious as I'm not the one usually making the moves WinkGrin I'm going to get a basal thermometer today (we'll order one!). I just have to remember to get in the bait if doing it! X

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laurah92 · 02/04/2020 23:01

@raspberryjamlove I'm sorry to hear that, sending lots of baby dust your way 🤞 I'm using the advanced Clearblue ovulation kit where it tells you 4 or more days, it's really good, then I thought that with tracking my temperature should really help me pin point ovulation. When af showed her face for me a few days again, I got a basal thermometer, it came yeasterday so I started tracking temperature from today 😊 and will start ovulation kits from next week. Where abouts are you? Are you just starting cycle or you in tww? X

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raspberryjamlove · 02/04/2020 21:26

@laurah92 hi 👋 we are just getting back into tv after a miscarriage at the end of last year. We have a toddler too. I was very relaxed with the previous 2 experiences of ttc but after the miscarriage it's a different sort! I've started using ovulation strips alongside an app (started strips this month) and i got my peak 4 days before the app started. We are knackered arm as toddler doesn't sleep well which means less action lol! So would be great to really pin down ovulation to give myself the best chance so think I will also look at giving temping a go, just need some time to read up on it a bit!

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laurah92 · 02/04/2020 19:07

@danielasummer I'm so sorry to hear of your loss 😞 sending lots of baby dust to you 🤞for you this time round 🤞 I'm using two different apps that I use to track my cycles and my symptoms etc so I will use them to track my temperature and for charting 😊 what do you use? So you don't think it will make a difference and my readings will still be accurate if I'm not doing it at the same time every morning? I will try and do it around the same time every morning but it won't matter if it's like an hour difference or something? And you need atleast 3-4 hours rest before doing it, is that correct? Also after ovulation, when you have a rise that confirms it, would the rise be different every month? By how many it rises by etc? Xx

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danielasummer · 02/04/2020 18:54

@laurah92 no problem at all :) I am TTC currently and have been since November but when I fell pregnant in August 2019 (ended in MMC) it was a happy surprise although I had been tracking for years. I decided to go against what my app was telling me (told me not to have sex as I was potentially fertile) and fell pregnant because I thought I knew better haha and I ovulated CD33!

Tracking is amazing. Are you going to use an app or do it manually on your own? x

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laurah92 · 02/04/2020 16:54

@raspberryjamlove hey 😊 how long have you been ttc? I'm going onto my third month now, my cycles have been so different so far m, only came off the pill in January, so I thought I would try tracking my temperature as well as using ovulation kits so I can really pin point ovulation. Are you using ovulation kits? I know you have to take your temp every morning before you get up or do anything around the same time everyday, then I believe once you get quite a big rise in your temperature, it means ovulation has taken place, that's why I use ovulation kits too so I can get the days before hand too and use the temperature tracking to confirm that I have definitely ovulated 😊 x

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laurah92 · 02/04/2020 16:45

@danielasummer thank you for replying, that's good to hear, I would probably still do it near enough the same time everyday, give or take an hour as I don't always get up the same time every day. How long did it take you to fall pregnant when you started tracking temperature? I only came off the pill in January so I waited for my withdrawal bleed and then started tracking with ovulation kits, the 2 cycles that I've had so far have been so different, one was 24 days and the second was 32 so that's why I thought I would start tracking temperature as well so I can really find out what's going on and hunt down that egg 🥚 haha 😂 x

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danielasummer · 02/04/2020 10:38

It differs from person to person. I just do it after the longest stretch of sleep (at least 3 hours) - sometimes that's 2am, 5am or 8am. Never had a problem finding my ovulation on Natural Cycles app :)

raspberryjamlove · 02/04/2020 10:30

Following as I'm also thinking of doing this, no idea where to start! Any advice welcome Smile

MrsTerryPratchett · 02/04/2020 01:51

Yes it matters. Because the fluctuation is very small. Have a thermometer by the bed, alarm, test, go back to sleep if you want. Mine was very accurate and DD is 9.

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