Hi all, quick temping question. This morning at 6:30 I was woken suddenly by my dog barking. I temped right away and got 97.53, which is pretty high for me pre-O (today is CD9). I was also sweating - my apartment is pretty hot. I threw off my blanket and went back to sleep. I woke up at 8:15 and temped again. This time I got 97.22 which is a much more typical temp for right now, but I know it was after interrupted sleep. Which temp should I use? Thanks!
@whitney - yes I was still in bed. So was the dog! :-)
mosdub - It's complicated right now because I've been working nights so my wake-up times have been all over the place... but normally my morning temps (usually in the range of 7-10am) are below 97.3 pre-O. Last month I was able to get an ovulation pattern despite my crazy timing based on my morning temps.
I agree with jags8 to use the first temp. If you want you can include the second temp in the notes part of FF for the day in case you want to compare/reference later, but I think accuracy wise the 1st temp will be better.
Post by requiressnacks on May 12, 2015 8:00:03 GMT -5
+1 to what others have said above. I would use the first temp because it was the temp after your longest block of sleep. Regardless, I don't think it will mess your chart up because it's only a couple tenths of a degree difference.
Last Edit: May 12, 2015 9:07:34 GMT -5 by icaughtfire
Number One: Born 06.16.2009 BFP: 01.17.2014 / MC 02.05.2014 BFP: 03.08.2014 / MMC: 05.07.2014 Dx: Partial Molar/GTD. Benched until 01.2015 Number Two: Born 07.22.2016
Temps are going to fluctuate some, and .3 degree is not a huge swing for a single temp - even if it does end up being an outlier you can still see a trend, which is what matters. I'd use the first one but make a note of it, and going forward save yourself the dilemma and only temp the first time you wake up, even if you go back to sleep.
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