Hi Andie,

It sounds like you're doing a great job of temping! Well done.

As far as this mornings temperature goes, it's really hard to say for sure what effect the disturbed sleep would have caused. But the good news is that a single temperature which hasn't been 'ideal', (ie, after disturbed sleep) will make much difference to how you read your temps, because it's the overall biphasic pattern over the month that you're looking for, you're not interpreting each single temp. The fact that almost all of your temps are taken in ideal circumstances means that you're still going to see a clear pattern is there is one.

Are you using ff? If so, tick the 'disturbed sleep' box, and it will give you an open, rather than filled in dot, for today, which means you'll know there was something different about today's temping circumstances.

Having said all that, your temp today seems pretty similar to the last 5 days' temps, and if it were my cycle, I would actually think that the disurbed sleep made no difference to my temp on that basis. If it were closer to your expected (or hoped for) o day, and the temp was .2 or more higher than the previous few after disturbed sleep, it would be more confusing, as it could indicate ovulation had occurred or it could have been because of the disturbed sleep. That's why ff (and most fertility awareness systems) look for a sustained temp rise, for example, 3 days in a row of higher temps, before they'll confirm that ovulation occurred. So one higher temp on it's own is meaningless anyway!

Are you also monitoring any other fertility signs,eg, CM, cervical position/softness/openness, using opks or saliva testing? Inconsistencies like you've just experienced today, which can't be avoided or helped, are one of the reasons it's suggestedyou monitor more than one sign.

And please - don't think you're 'ruined the cycle' or failed, at all. We all have days (or even whole cycles) where the temping isn't perfect, because of kids, medications, parties, drinking, sleep-ins, travel, whatever. You are completely normal to have had a tiny blip in your perfect testing regime - it would be totally weird if you were perfect all the time! I've had cycles with more inaccurate temps than accurate ones! I am sure you will still see that biphasic pattern you're hoping to see, and I hope for you that it comes earlier than your usual this time.

I hope that helps... Feel free to ask more if there's anything you don't 'get'. Good luck, and let us know how you go.