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is it against the rules to..(temp ques)

AliciaS1411AliciaS1411 member
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change thermometers halfway through my cycle? This is my first month charting, and I'm using a walgreens thermometer. I've been reading and apparently this thermometer sucks..which i was starting to think anyways..

will it drastically affect my chart to switch to a new one? 

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Re: is it against the rules to..(temp ques)

  • GermanGirl2007GermanGirl2007 member
    It is generally advised to not switch mid-cycle because it can throw off your chart.  I would wait if you can hold out. :)

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  • bananersbananers member
    Speaking from experience, I would recommend holding out. Look at my current chart. You can clearly see where I switched, as my new thermometer tends to register quite a bit lower than my old one. Thankfully, I switched during the middle of my FP, so the drop in temps didn't make a huge difference, but could you imagine if I switched during my LP? I'd be thinking my temps had dropped and AF was on her way. Or if I had switched right around O, I might not have seen a spike. Or if the new thermometer registered higher instead of lower, I my chart might falsely show an ovulation spike where none was actually present. There are million other scenarios where it could have messed with it a lot more than it did. Bottom line, best to wait.
    BFP #1 10/6/11 | EDD 6/15/12 | MMC 11/7/11 @ 8w3d | D&C 11/14/11

    BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13

    BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15

    BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d

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  • AliciaS1411AliciaS1411 member
    Ok. Thanks! =)
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