Remind me about temping

[smallllmin]

First cycle temping since I did it with DS in 2013... I missed a handful of days in the beginning of this cycle. How bad is that? Should I even bother temping for the rest of this month? Is FF going to be able to work with this data?
Current CD: 8
I have temps for CD 4, 6, and 8 (today). The temp was weirdly exactly the same each day (97.33).
TIA, sorry for the re-newbie question

[treble]

I would start now to get back in the habit. I still temp everyday and we are TTA indefinitely.

ETA: Also, unless you typically O really early in your cycle, CD 8 is fine to start.

[daisy818]

Jan 12, 2016 9:26:14 GMT -5 smallllmin said:

First cycle temping since I did it with DS in 2013... I missed a handful of days in the beginning of this cycle. How bad is that? Should I even bother temping for the rest of this month? Is FF going to be able to work with this data?
Current CD: 8
I have temps for CD 4, 6, and 8 (today). The temp was weirdly exactly the same each day (97.33).
TIA, sorry for the re-newbie question

I wouldn't scrap temping this cycle, I'd just keep trying to remember to temp every day from here on out.  Honestly, lately I've been lazy and sometimes don't start to temp again until CD5 or 6 anyways. Unless you usually have a fairly early O date, FF probably can still pick up the temp shift.  If you are also using OPKs or checking CM that will also give FF a better chance of giving you crosshairs. 

Although if your thermometer keeps favoring a single temp, you may want to get a new one or change the battery for next cycle.

[Daikoku]

I think you'll be fine to start now. As treble said, if you don't typically ovulate before CD8, you should be fine. Look at my chart in my siggy. I missed a bunch at the beginning of my cycle and still saw a clear shift.

[britta]

I don't temp during my period and pick it up after. Sometimes, after the "break", I have trouble remembering to do and have a couple temps missing now and then. It hasn't been a problem for me, as I typically O much later in my cycle. FF is still able to identify a shift.

I would continue for the rest of the month. Worst case scenario you O early and FF isn't able to identify a clear shift, but you'll still be forming good habits.

[jwinct]

I always start temping after AF goes away (because I temp vaginally), which can be CD 6 or CD7. You only need a few temps recorded before you O to accurately get crosshairs.

[smallllmin]

Jan 12, 2016 9:30:21 GMT -5 daisy818 said:

Jan 12, 2016 9:26:14 GMT -5 smallllmin said:

First cycle temping since I did it with DS in 2013... I missed a handful of days in the beginning of this cycle. How bad is that? Should I even bother temping for the rest of this month? Is FF going to be able to work with this data?
Current CD: 8
I have temps for CD 4, 6, and 8 (today). The temp was weirdly exactly the same each day (97.33).
TIA, sorry for the re-newbie question

I wouldn't scrap temping this cycle, I'd just keep trying to remember to temp every day from here on out.  Honestly, lately I've been lazy and sometimes don't start to temp again until CD5 or 6 anyways. Unless you usually have a fairly early O date, FF probably can still pick up the temp shift.  If you are also using OPKs or checking CM that will also give FF a better chance of giving you crosshairs. 

Although if your thermometer keeps favoring a single temp, you may want to get a new one or change the battery for next cycle.

I was wondering about changing the battery. But I remember from two years ago, that same temperature was also favored on a handful of days. I'll change it next cycle for sure.

[notagoddess]

I would get a new thermometer for next cycle if yours is repeating temps. The Mabis is frequently recommended on here. Good luck!

[penguin129]

I started temping around CD 8 some cycles and still got a very clear temp shift. Go for it!

[Rama]

Jan 12, 2016 9:33:56 GMT -5 misspatty said:

smallllmin, I'm going to jump in with a temping question too if you don't mind. I started temping this morning on CD5 and got a temp of 98.5. Isn't that a lot higher than it should be? I'm temping vaginally because I grind my teeth and sleep with a mouth guard.

I didn't want to temp when I actually had my period though, which is why I waited to start until CD5. My thermometer is a couple years old as I wasn't sure when we were going to start trying, but has barely been used. Thoughts? Flames?

There's a strong possibility that I'm overthinking this.

Overthinking it, definitely. I'm one of those people that doesn't have a temp drop until a few days into my cycle, so having high temps early has always been shrug-worthy. As others have said, it's about trends, not single temps. It could also be that you simply run hot. I've seen many charts where post-O temps are in the 99s, so that's another possibility for you.

[Rama]

Jan 12, 2016 9:26:14 GMT -5 smallllmin said:

First cycle temping since I did it with DS in 2013... I missed a handful of days in the beginning of this cycle. How bad is that? Should I even bother temping for the rest of this month? Is FF going to be able to work with this data?
Current CD: 8
I have temps for CD 4, 6, and 8 (today). The temp was weirdly exactly the same each day (97.33).
TIA, sorry for the re-newbie question :)

Hey, we all have dumb questions sometimes. ;)

Go ahead and keep temping. The worst that could happen is you started too close to O and FF never picks it up. What brand BBT are you using?