BBT and interrupted sleep (stuff in my sig, fyi)

[wildflower810]

Hey! I don't go here right now, but I know you ladies are the go-to people about BBT and all things cycle tracking. 

I am wanting to start temping and tracking my cycles. I've tracked with CM only before, but I've found that to be less than 100% accurate so I don't trust it entirely. The thing is, though, I have a bfing LO and my sleep at night is anything but consistent and uninterrupted. Wake up time can vary by several hours also. 

What would be the best approach for me to try to temp? My first wake up is usually at similar time (like between 1 and 3 am) and I usually get a decent stretch of sleep before then. Should I temp in the middle of the night? Take my temp when I get up for the day and just know that it won't be as accurate? How will bfing potentially affect the reliability of my temps?

FF tutorials and the newbie blog don't really address much about temping while bfing. 

[pismoduo]

I'd treat it the same way FF suggests treating shift work - temp after your longest stretch of sleep and see how it goes. My temps can be pretty rocky and I can still see the tempert shift I'm looking for.

[teraiin]

I'm hardly an expert... but I'd probably try temping after what you think will be your longest block of sleep.

I know for some people the amount of time sleeping is important but for others the TIME is actually more important. It might take you a couple of cycles to figure out what works best.

[wildflower810]

Jun 29, 2015 14:31:00 GMT -5 W said:

Jun 29, 2015 14:15:49 GMT -5 wildflower810 said:

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[joy]

CM alone will never be reliable. CM is a secondary sign only.

I haven't slept longer than four hours at once in about five years. I'm always up to pee. So, my compromise is to temp between 4am and 8am after at least three hours of sleep. Works great for me.

For some people, time of day matters most. For others, it's length of sleep. The only way to find out is to try, don't stress, do the best you can, and see what happens!

[Deleted]

I have very rocky sleep patterns due to a sleep disorder. Unmedicated, I wake up every two hours; medicated, I only sleep for 6 hours tops.
I try to follow the same rule as joy and it has been working for me.

[Deleted]

Double post.

[JustJudy]

I've found that time of day is truly the important factor for me personally. I need to temp between 4-5am, even if I've only gotten a few hours of sleep since my last waking, otherwise my chart will not reflect what is actually happening with my body. But like PPs suggested many women can use any time of the morning after at least 3 hours of sleep.

Even if you're not temping perfectly, some is better than nothing!

[wildflower810]

Thank y'all! joy, I was told otherwise by people who I thought were reliable, including someone I paid to "teach" me Billing's. It's frustrating to receive misinformation.

[joy]

Jun 29, 2015 20:27:38 GMT -5 wildflower810 said:

Thank y'all! joy, I was told otherwise by people who I thought were reliable, including someone I paid to "teach" me Billing's. It's frustrating to receive misinformation.

Read "Taking Charge of Your Fertility!"

And learn your body - you'll know what works for you far better than anyone else.

Good luck! Good luck!