I need chart pros, newb ?

Bandia12 · October 2009

Good morning ladies!!

So, I have a feeling this is because I only got roughly 4 1/2-5 hours of sleep before temping. But I want your prof. lol opinion . This AM I took my temp at the normal time, but as I stated.. I didn't get as much sleep as normal. My temps have been ranging from 97.75-97.90.. well today it was 98.33. So that's a huge jump. I'm not sure what to do ?

The open circles starting at CD 20 are because I backed my temping time up by 2 hours. But I have been temping the same time since. I hope this isn't too newbish lol. TIA for your help!

mchupie · October 2009

Sounds like a promising jump to me. Mark it normally on your chart. I'm crossing my fingers for you!!

RileyGrace · October 2009

If you look at your previous chart you got up to 98.3 or close, so it doesn't look that unusual for you. The open circles makes your chart harder to read. And as long as you get 3 hours of sleep you should be fine. GL

shanmoyer · October 2009

I would probably mark today's as sleep deprived, and then see how the next few days go. You're looking for a trend, after all, not an individual temp.

GL!

LnR70707 · October 2009

It looks like your temp was in that range last cycle at this point. There really isn't anything to do, just leave it in and see what tomorrows temp is.

floridakat · October 2009

There's nothing "to do". If you took your temp at your normal time, after three hours of sleep, you put it in your chart and let it be. Remember, individual temps aren't important; you're looking for a pattern. And post-O temps don't really tell you much anyway. Pretty charts can result in a BFN and ugly charts can be a +. GL.

AA100 · October 2009

I think it still looks like you Oed, but the open circles for the time change make sense.

4-5 hours of sleep before temping is fine, you want about 3 hours of consecutive sleep before the temp. If your hours of sleep prior to temp weren't the same today, it can lead to higher or erratic temps. Something to make note of, but not to focus on.

Know that the idea is to see a pattern of pre-O and post-O patterns, so if you altered the time you temp in the past few days it's not really comparing apples to apples anymore. (i.e. your temps all pre-O are not the same time range as now).

I wouldn't worry/question on today's jump, as individual temps aren't the focus, but the pattern.

It looks good though, but until you temp consistently for the cycle it can still be iffy.

Good luck! Smile

Bandia12 · October 2009

mchupie:
Sounds like a promising jump to me. Mark it normally on your chart. I'm crossing my fingers for you!!

Thank you MC

Bandia12 · October 2009

RileyGrace:
If you look at your previous chart you got up to 98.3 or close, so it doesn't look that unusual for you. The open circles makes your chart harder to read. And as long as you get 3 hours of sleep you should be fine. GL

That is true.. when I looked at the overlay I realized that my temps were about that high last month. But they were dropping because I started early by this time lol. I know about the open circles but I had to change my temp time and couldn't wait for a new cycle due to a new job. Thank you hun!!

Bandia12 · October 2009

shanmoyer:

I would probably mark today's as sleep deprived, and then see how the next few days go. You're looking for a trend, after all, not an individual temp.

GL!

Ok thanks Shan.. I hadn't thought of putting sleep deprived on there. I did, and that will remind me that it was unusual sleeping habits for me. Thank you! Hope you are doing better!

Bandia12 · October 2009

L&R70707:
It looks like your temp was in that range last cycle at this point. There really isn't anything to do, just leave it in and see what tomorrows temp is.

Thank you hun!

Bandia12 · October 2009

floridakat:
There's nothing "to do". If you took your temp at your normal time, after three hours of sleep, you put it in your chart and let it be. Remember, individual temps aren't important; you're looking for a pattern. And post-O temps don't really tell you much anyway. Pretty charts can result in a BFN and ugly charts can be a +. GL.

I couldn't remember how much sleep was necessary lol. I also didn't know if I should discard >.>. But now I know lol Thank you very much!

Bandia12 · October 2009

AA100:

I think it still looks like you Oed, but the open circles for the time change make sense.

4-5 hours of sleep before temping is fine, you want about 3 hours of consecutive sleep before the temp. If your hours of sleep prior to temp weren't the same today, it can lead to higher or erratic temps. Something to make note of, but not to focus on.

Know that the idea is to see a pattern of pre-O and post-O patterns, so if you altered the time you temp in the past few days it's not really comparing apples to apples anymore. (i.e. your temps all pre-O are not the same time range as now).

I wouldn't worry/question on today's jump, as individual temps aren't the focus, but the pattern.

It looks good though, but until you temp consistently for the cycle it can still be iffy.

Good luck!

Thank you hun! Yall are telling me a lot that I didn't know and it is very helpful. I tried not to change my temp time half way through the cycle... but I got a new job and had no choice really. I'm going to leave it at the earlier time now, and hopefully my next chart will be more consistent. Ty for your help

floridakat · October 2009

As you're learning to chart, an important thing to keep in mind is that your chart is what it is. You don't want to make excuses for temps that don't do what you want them to do, or find reasons to adjust or discard temps to fit a pattern that might not really be there.

It can be tempting to try to "control" your chart, but the more accurate they are, the better. Best of luck!

Bandia12 · October 2009

floridakat:

As you're learning to chart, an important thing to keep in mind is that your chart is what it is. You don't want to make excuses for temps that don't do what you want them to do, or find reasons to adjust or discard temps to fit a pattern that might not really be there.

It can be tempting to try to "control" your chart, but the more accurate they are, the better. Best of luck!

Thank you for the advice and luck wishes Kat. I will keep that in mind. I guess I had it imprinted somehow that you discard temps that are way off.. .but now I see that this one really isn't.

Thank you all!! Good luck to all of you as well

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