what time do you temp?

teresakay78

Is it OK and Does anyone set alarm for like 3 a.m., temp, and go back to sleep? DD's random awake times make it hard to do it at a normal time like 6 a.m. just prior to me waking up which is what I did last time. 

smscartozzi

This is exactly what I do!  There are nights when I am up til 12 and I wake up a different time every morning because od DS so 3am is perfect for me!!  DH hates it because he is the worlds lightest sleeper!

hqinmd

I was temping at 7 but the last few days its been between six and six thirty because I just keep waking up.

I think you're fine to do that as long as you can get three hours of sleep in. Three a.m. wouldn't guarantee me three hours, because I have trouble sleeping, but if it works for you, why not?

2Dash

My DS usually sleeps until 6:00am so I usually take my temp when he wakes and then go and get him.  But I was thinking maybe 5:00 am alarm would work better because I've been temping between 5:30-6:30 all this cycle.

doodiebug18

yep I do this also..not at 3 but 5:30

kje120

I temp at 6:00 when I get up for work.  Setting an alarm for the middle of the night wouldn't work for me because I am a sucky sleeper and would most likely have trouble falling back to sleep.  

teresakay78

kestock120:

I temp at 6:00 when I get up for work.  Setting an alarm for the middle of the night wouldn't work for me because I am a sucky sleeper and would most likely have trouble falling back to sleep.  

kestock120, I remember you from last time!  Wow, I love it!  And I see your child is only a day older than mine!   Here's hoping for #2. 

MrsW062610

I temp at 6:15am - which is when I get up for work. I set 2 alarms on the weekends when I don't have to get up for work so I'm still temping at 6:15am. Although some weekends (not around O) I temp a little later to sleep in.

MommyAmes2

I temp at 6:30. Right before I get the kids up and ready for school.

Ajoyd

I set an alarm to temp at 5 am but go back to sleep afterward. I always start waking up off and on at about 6 so 5 am is a good time to make sure I've had three hours of sleep.

amandarins

That's perfect! I set an alarm too. The consistency is very important

heather51983

I temp around 5:30. Thankfully Dh is a heavy sleeper and never wakes up to it on the weekend.

J&Jaggies06

doodiebug18:

yep I do this also..not at 3 but 5:30

This. 

 

socialwkrsweetie

I was trying to do it when my alarm to get up for the morning was going off but I am a serious snoozer so that was out.  Instead I have been getting up at 5:30 this week but I might try what others mention and do like a 3 am thing.  GL!

GenaBoBenaWife

I temp when MH kisses me goodbye when he leaves for work in the morning (usually around 7:45). I have a hard time falling asleep & if I woke up in the middle of the night to temp, I would never be able to fall back asleep.

wearebirds

I temp at 6 am whether I have to get up or not.

kelle017

My sleep times are all over the place.  I wake up once or twice a night so it messes things up.  I temp anywhere between 5:30-7:30.  I know it's bad, but it's the best I can do.

Setting an alarm in the middle of the night wouldn't help.  If I set it for 3am, some nights I might have 3 hours of sleep, some nights only 1.  

I set an alarm for 6:45am and if I'm up within an hour and a half of that time I will just temp then.

I've still been able to confirm O though.  

Lesley0228

I temp at 6am and then resume snoozing until I drag myself out of bed at 630am. I'm lucky that DD usually sleeps through the night and I have to wake her the morning. My temp is kind to me though. For example, this morning DD woke me at 5am because she wet the bed. I heard her yelling "momma!" on repeat on the monitor and got up without thinking. I changed the sheets, gave a kiss, went back to bed for 45 minutes and my temp looked normal at 6am.