Charting Question

Stasi

What happens to your temp if you have to get up to nurse/bottle in the middle of the night? DH and I trade every other night, but lately Kate has been sleeping until between three thirty am and around 5am.

If I get up at 4:15 and do a bottle and then take my temp at 5 is that going to screw it up?

Stasi

Fertility Friend answered my question. Which the answer BTW is just try to be consistantly taking your waking temp at the same time everyday, regardless of wake ups.

Pretty much what I thought.

juliane2004

Fertility Friend says this: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/Faqs/Same-time-or-three-hours-of-sleep.html

Basically, it depends on your own metabolism, which you'll see a pattern over time. Just be consistent at least throughout each cycle.

For me, like you said, temping at the same time, regardless of wake ups, worked just fine for me, and my charts were easily readable.