s/o Temping: Is it worth it for me?

carriejo12 · August 2009

I'm going to ask a subsequent question about this, since it was brought up.

I haven't had 3 hours of consecutive sleep consistently in the last 7 years (since I've had my dogs). Now, I know that's a different issue. But it doesn't seem as if this is going to change any time soon.

Would temping be worthless for me? From what I've read so far, it seems like it would.

ToshaGirl · August 2009

For 7 years you haven't slept for 3 hours straight EVER?

Perhaps you can have the dogs sleep somewhere else in the house. Yeesh.

Glowconsin · August 2009

If less than 3, yes. However, I think the bigger issue is your lack of good sleep for 7 years because of dogs. That's a problem.

wranglercowgrl87 · August 2009

What exactly are the dogs doing that prevents you from sleeping?

bedebum13 · August 2009

Wow, 7 years without 3 consecutive hours of sleep because of your dogs?? Do they sleep in your room with you? Can they sleep somewhere else. Not even thinking about your temps but for the sheer fact that you need sleep!

carriejo12 · August 2009

It happens, but I can't say it's going to happen consistently (on a sustained basis). So, if I sleep through the night, say 4 times a week, it seems (from what I've read) that those 3 days a week would throw off any record-keeping anyway.

2.red.heads · August 2009

yikes, i think you should try to get better sleep!

BUT, to answer your question, yah, temping probably wouldn't do you much good. it doesn't hurt to at least see how long your cycles are though. OPK's would help a lot.

Blasianlove · August 2009

That is exactly why I have the dog sleep in the hallway. Having the dog and M in the same bed would drive me nuts because I would be sleeping like you.

ToshaGirl · August 2009

Deal with your dogs. That's my final answer.

Hope&Love&Happiness · August 2009

Oh man I would be a crazy B!tch if that was me! God bless you for sticking that out for 7 years!

marzinelli17 · August 2009

Oh my that's hard to imagine. I feel for you!

carriejo12 · August 2009

2.red.heads:

BUT, to answer your question, yah, temping probably wouldn't do you much good.

Thanks! That's what I thought.

wranglercowgrl87 · August 2009

CathyMD:
Deal with your dogs. That's my final answer.

Agreed

AmberZ2be · August 2009

wranglercowgrl87:
What exactly are the dogs doing that prevents you from sleeping?

This is what I'm wondering!

carriejo12 · August 2009

It's hard for most people to imagine, but I get by no problem! Even before I had them, it was rare that I could sleep longer than 5 hours at a time at night.

PamelaC · August 2009

How do you know it's not worth it until you try?

On occassion, I've had to temp after getting out of bed to check on my DD... and my temp were in line with previous temps. So, you never know.

carriejo12 · August 2009

Good point. I think I might still give it a whirl. The side effect might also be better sleep, since I'll have something to sleep FOR!

AppleRidge · August 2009

Actually, I think you should give it a go. I rarely got 3 consecutive hours of sleep my first couple months of charting and managed to capture a thermal shift each time. What I would do was temp as soon as I first woke up after going to bed. If I had only been asleep for an hour or two, I'd try to get back to sleep and temp later. Yes, sometimes the temp was at 2am and sometimes it was at 5am, but I found it didn't make much of a difference for me. It might be the same with you, too. I wouldn't put much stock in it for the first cycle or two, but if you're finding that you get a shift and it matches up with your other signs, it might make sense to keep temping.

JMRau · August 2009

CathyMD:
Deal with your dogs. That's my final answer.

Yes, this. Yes

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