Daylight Savings & Charting

[{sarah}]

This is what FF has to say.....

Do I have to do anything special to chart my BBT when the time changes for Daylight Saving Time?

The effect of Daylight Saving Time (DST) on your temperature is usually limited to the day of the change because you adjust quite quickly. In addition, the exact effect depends strongly on your own metabolism. Some people will see no effect at all while others will see a slight change (increase or decrease). Because in general having one temperature slightly off will not change your chart interpretation, Fertility Friend's recommendation is to record your temperature as usual without correcting it in any manner. We recommend that you keep taking the temp at the same time. If you took it at 6 in the morning before the change, then take it at 6 in the morning after the change.

Was anyone greatly affected? I didn't do my temp yesterday because Zander was up early & I didn't even think of it. Today he was up early again, I remembered this time, but it was still an hour early!

[sassba32]

Hi,

I have a lot of trouble temping at the right time anyway so daylight savings change was just what I didnt need.

At first I thought I'd stick to summer time until the end of current cycle but I have already adjusted and I am waking at the same time as usual roughly between 5am-6.30. So I've gone for new winter times.
I havent seen any noticable difference in my chaart. It looks like I had my thermal shift last thursday and temps have been up since then. Nothing dramatic happened when daylight savings started so I guess it's all ok.


sassba