BBT Question...Help Plz!!! ?

Question

Hey Ladies =]

I have been trying to temp for the last month. But I have a very weird schedule and its not really working out. My husband works 6pm to 6 am and I usually leave the house at bout 5:50am. I am usually up at 4:30 am or 5. It depends on how tired I am.Then I come home and sleep alittle more and then wake up for the day. He works shift work so sometimes he will work monday and tuesday and then have off thrs and friday and then work the weekend. Then the next week it the opposite. When he is not at work usually wake up between 9:30 and 10 am. So you can see my problem. But what I want to know is that if I come home and go back to sleep could I still take my temp when I wake up if I get 4 to 5 hrs sleep? Or does It have to be right in the morning before you wake up? Thanks. =]

Answer 1

The main thing is to temp in the morning at the same time every morning.  So set a time and stick to it, even if it means setting the alarm.  It's not that bad waking up to temp and then going back to sleep.  Most of us have to do that sometimes, I actually do that every morning, including weekends.

Once you've been up and about, you are no longer in basal temp mode, even if you come home and take a nap.  So you would be defeating the purpose in temping after running errands and then coming home to nap.

After reading all your details, it makes more sense to me if you just temped every morning between 430-5am, REGARDLESS of what day of the week it is.  If it's a day when your husband doesn't work, then you temp and go back to sleep.  If this is something you can't fathom, then maybe temping isn't for you.  Temping is tedious and it takes a certain commitment to it to make it work.

Good luck.

Answer 2

When you check your BBT, it has to be the first thing in the morning before you get up or even speak!  Basically, you hear that alarm going off and you stick a thermometer in your mouth! :) Haha!  Anyway, it does have to be at the same time every day as well to get accurate results so if you have a crazy schedule, just try setting your alarm for a specific time each day, where you have gotten 4+ consistant hours of sleep!  Good luck to you!  I hope you finally get your little angel! :)