I'm such an idiot....

kellinc1 · November 2009

So, I was wondering why my temps are all over the place and though that I just had a really weird body. After talking to a friend today that is also TTC, she told me that in fact my BBT was not malfunctioning, I was. I told her that it never beeped and she then advised me that I was not leaving it in long enough. Geeeeezzzz, how long do you have to leave it???

Now my temps are all messed up and I am worried that my chart won't be accurate this month. Do you think it is too late to just start using my BBT correctly or should I discard this months chart?

Thanks!

RileyGrace · November 2009

You're on CD5. I usually don't start temping until 6-7. It'll be fine. And yes, you wait until it beeps just like you do for a regular thermometer. Seriously, it's not that hard.

Mrs.Johns · November 2009

You are only on CD5, I say you are fine to keep going with this chart.

lol That you are not leaving it in long enough.

locash · November 2009

Well, yes, you should start doing it correctly ASAP. You're early enough in your cycle that it should be fine.

williaw · November 2009

The temps during AF wont matter as much. I woudn't worry about it. A lot of girls on here don't start temping until AF ends.

DLD102 · November 2009

I think you can discard the ones so far and start again. Because you're still in your AF, it shouldn't affect the overall pic too much.

HTH!

carolinakiwi · November 2009

You?re fine b/c you?re only on CD 5. No need to throw away this chart. J

My BBT takes 3 minutes. I usually fall asleep after I put it in my mouth, but it wakes me up when it beeps.

kellinc1 · November 2009

I leave it in for about 3 or 4 minutes and it never beeps, so I assumed that it wasn't supposed to. Then my friend told me that BBT's are different than regular ones in that it looks for a constant temp before completing....huh, learn something new every day.

Thanks for the input on not discarding. I will wait for the beep tomorrow am!

kellinc1 · November 2009

carolinakiwi:

You?re fine b/c you?re only on CD 5. No need to throw away this chart. J

My BBT takes 3 minutes. I usually fall asleep after I put it in my mouth, but it wakes me up when it beeps.

Too funny!

mchupie · November 2009

Mine takes about a minute to beep. I would find one that is faster than 3-4 minutes! I am so inpatient haha.

RileyGrace · November 2009

If it's not beeping after 3-4 mins then I think you need a new one. Go buy a new one at Target or Walgreens, wherever. Since it's so early on it won't mess with anything. Like a pp said, just discard what you've got so far and start with a new therm tomorrow.

carolinakiwi · November 2009

kellinc1:
carolinakiwi:

You?re fine b/c you?re only on CD 5. No need to throw away this chart. J

My BBT takes 3 minutes. I usually fall asleep after I put it in my mouth, but it wakes me up when it beeps.

Too funny!

Smile Yeah, I take my temp an hour before I have to get out of bed so I?m still extremely tired at that point.

Lacey711 · November 2009

My little pink BBT doesn't take to long to beep (I was playing with it last night)... I'd say about a minute.... I agree with PP... find a faster BBT!

kellinc1 · November 2009

OK, one last question. When you say disgard what I have done so far, do you mean erase the info from FF or just don't pay attention to it?

Thanks for the patience with my silly newbie questions.

RileyGrace · November 2009

kellinc1:

OK, one last question. When you say disgard what I have done so far, do you mean erase the info from FF or just don't pay attention to it?

Thanks for the patience with my silly newbie questions.

Where you enter your temp, right beside that is a little box that says "discard." Just do that for all the temps you currently have in there so far.

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