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Hi all!
I'm new to the world of temping and have been doing so for the last 2 weeks. I wake up to an alarm each morning, and was just wondering if this in any way affects temp readings, as I am usually 'startled' from my sleep.
Any guidance would be most appreciated.
Thanks :D
No, should be ok! The main things are to take ur temp as soon as you wake up before you do anything or talk even and to take it at the same time everyday. Sounds like that's what you're doing so it should be fine!!
Thanks SaraJane! Yup same time every morning (5.15 when DF gets up!!!) and the thermomerter goes straight in my mouth. I think i'm getting the hang of it.....slowly!
:rofl: That sounds exactly like me! lol. Thanks for asking this questin. I've been wondering the same ;):
Ok ladies, so I have yet another dumb question.....I'm pretty sure I sleep with my mouth open every night. So far my temps have been pretty low, and I am putting it down to this. However, would this also cause my temps to fluctuate?? I thought that as my mouth is always open it shouldn't have any effect.... :confused:
Thanks again, and sorry for all the questions!!!
I have no idea - I wouldn't think so but you never know!
Hi Melis81,
Ok, so this is what I found on the net. I suppose if you are always sleeping with your mouth open, then your BBT is automatically "adjusted" to be unique to you so you can still see a pateern, IYKWIM?
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I notice lower temperatures when I sleep with my mouth open or when I breathe through my mouth at night. Is this normal? What should I do about these temperatures?
When you sleep with your mouth open or breathe through your mouth at night, you may notice that your basal body temperatures are lower than usual. This is not unusual but there is really no way to correct the chart to account for this. If this happens only occasionally (due to nasal congestion with a cold for example) this should not have much impact on your chart. Simply make a note of the circumstances so that you will remember why that temperature seems out of place. One or two unusual temperature points will not usually affect your chart interpretation. You will still likely be able to see your ovulation pattern.
I do get what you mean Belle75 by correcting itself, but I still have my doubts. TMI alert, I might try temping vaginally next cycle to see if there is any difference. Hopefully it will be more accurate, and my cover line wont keep disappearing/reappearing on me!
Thanks for everyones input, :bluedust: and :stickyvibesgirl: to all!
Does it matter where you temp?
If I do mine underarm should I maybe do it after I've been up for a while (ie: not under doona)?
Hey Ladies :)
Just a quick note for MillyC, it doesn't matter where you temp as long as you are consistent. I usually recommend oral temping just because it's easy, but other ways are equally accurate. The most important thing is to take your temp as soon as you wake up (after at least 3 solid hours of sleep), and before you move around or get out of bed. The more regular you are with the time you check, the easier it will be to see your BBT and cyclic patterns.
All the best wishes in the universe to you all!
xxx
Thanks, Nicole!
HI Melis81
WOW you are really getting down to the "nitty gritty parts" will keep popping in this thread to see how you go ... have not persuaded myself yet to get that technical about it all ,... just "practising" as much as i can as hubby is always home very late ... still hoping that we will be able to announce it roughly at the same time ;)
cross my fingers for you !
Hey Gecko!
Yes really getting into it all now! I decided i would try charting when i started on the Vitex. Has now been 84 days and still no AF, although I think i may have ovulated on the 23/9, so :crossfingers: AF will show up next week sometime. My chart corresponds with the symptoms i (think) i had, cramping and pain on my left side.
DF was laughing at me last night cos i have now replaced all the wedding magazines i had with TTC mags :rofl:
How are you going anyway? You had AF since you stopped taking the pill? What pill were you taking? I found out last week that i was on a high dose pill (Dianne) and that it can take a while to get back to regular cycles after it.
Announcing feels so far away at the moment, can't wait though!!!
Hi Melis81 !
good to hear from you ;)
well, what?s new on my side ,...took my last active pill on the 14/9 and as usual AF arrived on the 18/9 which is normal so far - i was on a what they call ( i think) a micro pill if i remember right it was called Monofeme ... so once AF had left the building :dance: which was the 22/9 we stared to look up a online Ovulation calculator and it told me based on the fact that i have/had ( and i hope my body keeps working like clock work) it have may first fertile day on the 28 ( also advised that it would most likely be a girl when conceived around that date ;) )29 and the 30 are also fertile and the is most fertile and today i should ovulate ... well that would be in a perfect world...
we were practicing accordingly ... only odd thing so far i had a few drops of blood in my undies on the 30 th but nothing since :rolleyes: so i guess that it so far now i will keep on practising a little more, just in case and on the 16 th AF should technically arrive ...again that it is a perfect world but if it does i at least know everything is working :dance: and then i will get "down to Business" according to the calendar...:lol:
did i understand this right - you stopped taking the pill about 84 days ago :o
- good luck with the AF showing up,...
i hear what you are saying - that it all feels so far away ... but we have to think positive - how does that saying go ? WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU BRING ABOUT !!!
hope we can keep in tough !
Morning Gecko!
Got my fingers crossed for you that your body and cycle return to normal. I'm sure your DH is looking forward to the business end of things...hehe :lol:
AFM, I actually stopped taking the pill in January, and my cycles thus far have been 42, 51,46,46 and now 85 days. So i'm a bit worried, but since finding out that it could be because of the high dose pill I was on, confident that I can get it back to something a bit more 'normal'. Please please please Vitex, work your magic on me!
And I hear what you're saying about being positive. My DF is the same, and gets angry at me for being negative. So now i'm telling myself everyday that "i will be pregnant by the end of the year!"
hi Melis81,
Well i am your perfect partner in crime !! lets make a pact to be UTD by X-mas and that is the "only" present we wish for ;)
sending all my happy thoughts your way - and hey if you have a bad day - let it all out in this thread - i am a good listener, and then you are "all good again" by the time you talk to DF :D
Hope you have a good long weekend, i am glad that my day is over was pretty morbid at work today, and i had that odd "pulling" in my lower stomach all day - odd as AF is not due yet ...
:rolleyes:
Hey Gecko!
I reckon I would be happy for the next 5 xmas' if I was pg at the end of this year, I'll say a prayer for each of us every night, and hopefully we'll both get the perfect present!:D
Hope you have recovered from your horror day at work, and now enjoying your long weekend. Unfortunately its not a long weekend in Vic, so off to work again tomorrow :doh: Thank god for Belly Belly....hehe!
Did the 'pulling' in your stomach amount to anything yet? I've been experiencing the same pulling since Thursday, but still no AF. I'm sure it has to be it though!
Good morning partner in crime ! ;)
Sorry to hear that you haven't got a long weekend ... hope your day at work will be short and sweet !
As for me, i'm enjoying a cup of tea on my couch with my laptop, as the weather is not on our side, it's been rainy all weekend which is a shame as i was meant to some serous gardening ..oh well it will have to wait till next week ;)
...just waiting on my DH to come home so we can go and grab some lunch, as he went to see some clients, he is a workaholic (not by choice thought)
I did some more reading & found out that i was on a typ of pill that prevented the ovulation, although it's a type of micro pill (that was my impression anyways) so i came to the conclusion - that it must have been the "ovulation pain" that's what i would like to think for now anyways :lol: hihi
Meaning the implantation according to the "perfect text book scenario" would be around the 9/10 and i could do a test on the 16/10 shall i be so lucky ...:pray:
so to use your words - i hope the 'pulling' in my stomach amounts to a BFP hahaha
Well if not, - then i will just tell myself - its my body getting his act together, and all the pulling and little aches were the signs of my little perfect egg getting ready for round # 2
How does the saying go _ What you think about, you bring about !
On this note, i send all my happy thoughts your way ! i got a hunch that we both get our wish sooner then we think ;)
Hi Melis81
Just thinking of you ! remembered that you were hoping that you were ovulating around the 23 of last month :lol: so i was wondering how it's all going for you ...you would be alright top test by now :dance:
i still have to wait another week ... time has never gone so slow :doh:
would love to hear from you, can you send private mes yet ?
Good Morning Gecko!
Well I did a HPT on saturday with FMU. Was so excited and scared at the same time!!! Unfortunately it was a :bfn: I wasn't too upset because we get married next month, and I want to be able to celebrate with a glass or 2 of bubbly, and we weren't actively trying this month. It just so happened that we BD 2 days before O according to FF (my first time charting). That being said though, yesterday my crosshairs disappeared, and am still waiting for AF (96 days now!!!) so I don't know if I have even O yet..........this is so frustrating :wall:
How are things with you? Have you been tempted to test early yet??? Any possible PG symptoms showed up??? Sending you lots of :pink-babydust:
Btw, how do i pm you?
Hi missi,
Always love hearing from you !
Wow i did not realize that you go get married next month !!! How exciting !!!
Well now i know why you haven?t managed to get your BFP yet, it?s because you are meant to have a honeymoon baby ! :dance:
What?s been happening on my front ? well after my ?i think? ovulation pain ? nothing ? all back to normal fit as a fiddle no symptoms :rolleyes:... or i guess you can always imagine them, feeling a bit off if you know what i mean,... however for know, i will be positive, being convinced that i am UTD.;)
I am a big believer in ? What you think about you bring about ?
And for some odd reason i was not tempted yet to test early, i just tell myself i am, AF was meant to be due on Thursday ? so i will just wait till Saturday,and i will go and buy a test on the weekend :D
how is temping going is it adding up ? must be a bit tricky thought with your cycle being all over the place have you thought of Acupuncture yet ?
or is getting ready, for your wedding, taking up all your time :lol:
Hi again!
Yes, getting married in exactly 1 month and 1 day....very excited about it all :dance: Would love to conceive on the honeymoon, but I really need a visit from AF soon if there is any hope. Knowing my luck she'll visit on my wedding day...:rofl:
I'm getting used to this charting business. Its very easy to get addicted to the FF site, just like the BB site...haha! I dont know if its a good thing though, cos I do get disheartened when one day it says I O, then the next day it changes its mind.
At the moment I'm taking vitex in the hope of regulating my cycle, and i want to go get some bloods done, but might wait til after the honeymoon, cos I want to enjoy myself, and as they say, ignorance is bliss!
How exciting for you, testing on saturday!!!! I'll be thinking of you :crossfingers: Hopefully AF will stay away for you, and you'll have some good news to report :)
Hi,
Hmmm AF on your honeymoon that is a daunting thought, but no, that won?t happen ? i got a hunch that you will get it just before you go so you will be ALL READY to go... it will all work out, you will see ;)
Yea the closer it gets to Saturday the more excited i am ? funny though, as it took me more than 10 years to even contemplate having a baby cant really say i am the clucky type ...
And the funniest thing is ? and it might be hard to believe, but i have not even held a baby in my arms ? ever ?! guess my own will be the first one hahaha (wished they would come with instructions )
Still can?t believe i am ready for it all, well as much as you can be :redface:
Wow 1 month and one day :dance:! are you the traditional type ? Church /Vail the whole kit and caboodle ,...
Love to hear more about it - if you have time for me :lol:
Hi Melis81,
just thought i pop in and give you a chick update - AF showed up today, but it's all good ! ;)
as it means my body still works like clockwork after more than 10 years of the pill :dance:
Well i guess i rather would have had my BFP but getting AF to show up on the dot is pretty cool too ;) the other positive thing is that my body had a bit of a chance to get the pill out of the system and it is now ready to send me that perfect little egg "down the chute " :lol:
saying that i have added my date into the ovulation Calendar and the lucky days are from the 26/20 to the 31/10 ( ovulation being on the 30/10) :clap: so wish me luck :pray:
sending all my best wishes over to you so we get lucky together :D
Hey Gecko!
Well not quite what you were hoping for, but a regular AF is definitely good news. Now that you know, you can really get down to business ;) Hope you and DP can catch the :egg: next time! Any chance you'll start charting?
I can't believe you have never held a baby before!!! Are you scared to hold babies, or you've just never been interested/clucky??? I love cuddling babies, every chance I get, I go in for the hold. My SIL is due any day now, so will have my very own neice to hold soon :)
AFM, still not AF :( So now I am putting all my energy into getting ready for the wedding. Yes its all traditional. Getting married in a church, with a veil, and my daddy to give me away. I just hope I won't cry when I'm walking down the aisle cos I'm a sook when it comes to weddings!
Ok, better get some work done, so hope AF's stay is short and sweet for you xo
Hi Melis81,
Just dropped my DH off in the city, he has his school reunion and i decided to have a lazy night in watching TV while i have a play on my laptop...
I am so excited for you ! i love it when its still kept traditional, i am a bit old fashion that way... I am sure it will be an incredible day for you and your family ... and a few tears of joy don't hurt.;)
Oh - make sure that you have something old, something new, something borrowed and something Blue !
I guess i haven?t been, what you could call the clucky type and i have to admit that i am kind of worried, i hurt them, they look so tiny and fragile ....somewhat scary :redface:... but once i get lucky i will have 9 month to read every book i can get my hands on and my mum will get hot hears because i will be on the phone to her for hours ,... wished she wouldn?t be on the other side of the world ...
Start charting ? Hmmm, i really hope i don't have to get that technical, will go with the flow on my fertile days and make sure we will "practice" every second day and i am sure we will be OK,if for some odd reason we won't get lucky i will reconsider the month after,- still quietly confident that i won't have to ...:D
Hey Gecko! Sorry, had a few technical issues and couldn't post!
Well i am officially an aunty as of last night. We're going to visit after work tonight. She was a big bubba, 9p2o! I just know she's gonna be cute as a button :babygirl:
I have something old (my petticoat from my deb), something new (my dress), something blue (a blue bow on my garter) but I dont have anything borrowed. My jewellery, shoes and veil are all new, so I dont know what i'm going to do....any suggestions????
Where does your mum live? I would be lost without my mum. Luckily for me she only lives 10 mins up the road.
Has AF left town yet? You should be practising lots if she has ;)
Dont know if you've mentioned before, but do you have a preference for a boy or girl, or happy with either?
AF is still a no show for me. Its really getting me down now, and I try not to but its really all I can think about. I dont have any time at the moment to go to the drs though, so will just have to wait it out.
Ok, hope you are well, speak to you soon.
ps- how many posts do u need to private msg???
Hi Aunty :dance:,
Wow i am sure you loved every minute of it how exciting ? visiting the little bundle of joy ! you wait and see won?t be long and you will hold your own Bubba.
9p20 OMG makes me almost have second thoughts...:redface:
But i hope like mother like daughter i was way tiny when i was born ? apparently i fit in a shoe box ...
Something borrowed ? hmm tricky since all your goodies are brand new, do you have more than one ear piercing, as i borrowed my mums little pearl stud earrings to match my Pearl necklace...or maybe a little broche you can pin on your petticoat...
My Mum and my entire family for that matter lives in Austria, that?s way i got married over there as i wanted my darling grandma which 94 to be there on my special day ... its tuff sometimes, having a bub will make it extra hard ? you are very lucky to have your mum 10 min down the road but i guess not everyone sees it that way...
Feel bad saying this, as i know how much you want yours to show up ? so sorry don?t want to rub it in .. being off the pill and all made the AF business quite wicked as it was only stoping by for 3 days ! will try to be good and practice every 2nd day every day it too much as we are both working full time and long hours and it would feel way to forced ... want to keep the fun in it i could have a say in it i would love to have a girl but as long as its healthy i really don?t mind either way ...
I think you are almost there regards private messaging i think its 25 or 30 ? however you are more than welcome to e-mail me if you like at caroline@webmyn.com
Talk to you soon !
Hi Gecko!
Thanks for those ideas, will speak to mum, i'm sure she can rustle something up for me!
I dont think i could cope without my mum. She has been o/s for the last 2 weeks, and I am hanging out for her to get back.
Dont feel bad about your AF!!! I would never begrudge your being regular in the slightest. I want you to get UTD ASAP :cheer:
I think practising every second day sounds like the best way to go. I'm starting to think that all this temping is doing my head in, and possibly having a negative effect on me. But then i think, can't really be that bad, cos only been charting for the last month, and havent had AF in over 3. Oh well, time will tell!
I think the majority of women want a girl. I'm in the minority, I would love a little boy. I already have his name picked out (admitedly, I also have girls names too!) and some clothes to go with him. DF and i talk about him all the time by his name! haha, we're such losers :)
Would you find out the sex during your scans? I dont want to find out, i want it to be a surprise. I think that you already know everything that is going to happen, that its nice to have some unknown. Who knows, maybe i'll change my mind when i'm actually UTD.
Hi Melis81,
How was the visit, were you a proud aunty ;)
One of my friends called me today, telling me she is just on the way to the doctor to get a blood test done ? to double confirm as she is 3 weeks pregnant,:rolleyes: its her second one and i did not even know that she is trying for #2 ? but i guess that makes it even as i did not tell her either, still haven?t don?t want people to ask every time they see me ...
Anyways, she was jokingly telling me to hurry up so we can push the prams together, how little does she know :lol: what i am up to this week...
Keep my fingers crossed for you that Af shows up the week before you get married :pray:
Not sure if i could handle it not knowing, 9 month is a pretty long time, i think it want to find out but won?t tell anyone ...
Just realized that you are in a ?crappy mode? how come ?
Hello Hello :)
The baby visit was just perfect! She is so beautiful, and was sleeping in my arms like a little angel. Looking at the photos now makes me realise just how much I want my own baby. And right now that just feel so far away.
I know you say to keep positive, but its just really hard at the moment. My mood is crappy cos i'm just sooooo totally over having no AF!!! Each day she doesnt visit means that my wish of having a honeymoon bubba is less and less. Seriously AF, its been 109 days already, please come and visit :pray:
Ok, enough about me! So your friend is expecting #2. How exciting for her! It would be so nice if you could be PG together, and then the babies would grow up together too....:dance:
Hope everything else is good with you....keep me posted xo
hi missi,
Yes, rule No 1, be positive and believe that it will all work out ! - so change your mood on your profile ! i had a lot of amazing things happen to me since i changed my mind set, i know that it is not everyone's cup of tea...you should watch "The Secret" ( you can find it on U-tube) it is truly inspiring ...:D
I also found a really good website about temping its very informative i am just not sure if i am allowed to put the link in here - do you know if i can PM it :rolleyes: to you ? it even has a quiz after every section ...you would love it ... i will Google a little for you to see if i can find any tips how to get AF to visit ...
Keep talking about your bub, using his name, make it feel real ! believe in it and it will happen for you,i promise. - What you think about you bring about ! you just need to get rid of any doubt !
Either way it would be no good for you to get AF right now, as its 10 to 16 days from the first day of AF where there is the pest time to get lucky,- see its still too early right now ..;)
Yea it will be cool to be UTD with my friend ! my bub already has a play mate hihi doesn't get any better then that...on this note, i better get down to business hahah
Hey Gecko, sorry I've been AWOL!
How have you been? Busy :bd: i'd say....hehe! You had any O symptoms yet?
No news really from me. Still no sign of AF, although FF has decided I ovulated on Tuesday, so will see how my temps go over the next couple of days. Only problem with that is i would most likely have AF on my wedding day :( Oh well, as long as things get going I won't be complaining!
Anyways, just a short post today, flat chat at work......hope you have a good weekend :)
Humph - after AF being AWOL for about 50 days, there she was. Oh well, will get cracking back on the baby dance, and see how things go this cycle!!
Baby dust to all!!
@Hi MillyC wish you luck :dance:
@Hi Melis81 - did yoy get my PM ? not wuite sure how to work it :redface: