Basal temperature with a normal thermometer

[KatyN]

Hiya,
we are ttc for our second at the mo, first child we conceived immediately so I'm not very clued up on stuff. I use the ovulation strips this month (but read it wrong so missed my ovulation) so wondered about taking my basal temperature. Do I need a specialist thermometer or can I just use the one I stick in my ear (or more often my toddlers ear)?
thanks
katy

I think you need one that monitors to 2 points .... Ie 36.25 ... Because the fluctuations are quite small x

You can use whatever thermometer you like, but as pp said, it's not as accurate.

With basal temping it takes 1 minute to get the result because accuracy matters. The other thermometers don't care about total accuracy, they care about a rough estimate.

I personally do opk (clearblue advanced) and temping. Opks show you the LH surge, temping shows the temp rise that ovulation occured. So together it's a clearer picture.