Basal- Vaginal vs. Oral vs. Rectal?

deessedusoleil · April 2012

I have been TTC for 10 months.

I've been charting my cycle and my ovulation but I want to start charting my basal temp, too.

I know that which ever one I chose I need to be consistent.

Which method do you all use/which method is better?

Vaginal, Oral or Rectal?

I appreciate the insider scoop because I feel kind of alone right now.

Shayliz · April 2012

Whatever you do, don't go A to M.

BankerBSN · April 2012

If you choose rectal, make sure you never go ass to mouth.

kellyrn9956 · April 2012

Or ass to vag. That would be a raging infection waiting to happen.

KLN1179 · April 2012

There are in holes and out holes...only on a rare occasion does an out hole become an in hole. I would never temp rectally for BBT...ever. Most people get consistent temps vaginally or orally. For the love of God do not put things IN the OUT hole!

BankerBSN · April 2012

kellyrn9956:
Or ass to vag. That would be a raging infection waiting to happen.

Yes Great point kelly!

Rogue Lily · April 2012

I have definitely never heard of anyone temping rectally. Yikes.

Honestly, even temping vaginally seems like overkill to me.

kellyrn9956 · April 2012

Banker&BSN:

kellyrn9956:
Or ass to vag. That would be a raging infection waiting to happen.

Great point kelly!

You could feasibly go vag to ass. Might help it slide in better....just a thought.

HappyAardvark · April 2012

Can't say I've heard of anyone back-door temping on here. Let me know how that works out for you.

Shayliz · April 2012

For realsies, I temp vaginally because I mouth breathe. I would never temp rectally.

kellyrn9956 · April 2012

In all seriousness, we're ribbing on you because we have not heard the rectal option.

Oral is fine, but a lot of women temp vaginally too.

BankerBSN · April 2012

kellyrn9956:
Banker&BSN:

kellyrn9956:
Or ass to vag. That would be a raging infection waiting to happen.

Great point kelly!

You could feasibly go vag to ass. Might help it slide in better....just a thought.

Only with EWCM. I find it helps the thermometer slide in and out with ease. The good news is that is always okay to go vag to mouth!

deessedusoleil · April 2012

Ha ha. It's cool.

As a "newbie" I expect to be made fun of a bit

The only reason I ask is because I always assumed you're supposed to temp vaginally but then the directions that came with the basal thermometer said to use it orally or rectally but it didn't mention vaginal.

I seriously appreciate everyone's feedback

You guys respond quickly!

TofuMama7 · April 2012

I temp orally and recommend it. This cycle (my first temping) I even got a cold and had some nights of mouth breathing and still could easily see my temp shift. Good luck to you!

kibylou · April 2012

I temp orally and it's always worked for me just fine. Any other way, and I'm not doing it!

landosmommy · April 2012

I temp orally.

Kingston54 · April 2012

I don't temp but I use the Ovacue oral monitor. I don't know if it works... Doesn't seem to line up with the ovulation strips.

kat1221 · April 2012

I temp vaginally b/c I am a mouth breather and my temps were wack until I put the therm. in my vag.

Good Luck!

luciddreamer106 · April 2012

You could always do a cycle using the oral route. Then, if you find that you have a clear shift, stick with it. I switched to vaginal temping because I sleep with my mouth open and I my temps weren't consistent when I temped 2x in a row.

brookelynpaisley · April 2012

Definitely rectal Devil

FYI, you weren't charting ovulation if you weren't charting your BBT. The only way to confirm ovulation is through temping. (

kellyrn9956 · April 2012

deessedusoleil:

Ha ha. It's cool.

As a "newbie" I expect to be made fun of a bit

The only reason I ask is because I always assumed you're supposed to temp vaginally but then the directions that came with the basal thermometer said to use it orally or rectally but it didn't mention vaginal.

I seriously appreciate everyone's feedback

You guys respond quickly!

Well, you are a breath of fresh air! Please post any time you want, particularly if you wish to discuss ass/mouth/vag items.

brookelynpaisley · April 2012

kellyrn9956:
deessedusoleil:

Ha ha. It's cool.

As a "newbie" I expect to be made fun of a bit

The only reason I ask is because I always assumed you're supposed to temp vaginally but then the directions that came with the basal thermometer said to use it orally or rectally but it didn't mention vaginal.

I seriously appreciate everyone's feedback

You guys respond quickly!

Well, you are a breath of fresh air! Please post any time you want, particularly if you wish to discuss ass/mouth/vag items.

Also, just curious if the therm you bought is really a basal and not just a regular digital. I know they temp babies rectally, and I never actually read the instructions on my therm, but "orally or rectally" does make me wonder if you got one that gives the right info. You want a temp that will read 96.34 and not just 96.3.

kellyrn9956 · April 2012

brookelynpaisley:
kellyrn9956:
deessedusoleil:

Ha ha. It's cool.

As a "newbie" I expect to be made fun of a bit

The only reason I ask is because I always assumed you're supposed to temp vaginally but then the directions that came with the basal thermometer said to use it orally or rectally but it didn't mention vaginal.

I seriously appreciate everyone's feedback

You guys respond quickly!

Well, you are a breath of fresh air! Please post any time you want, particularly if you wish to discuss ass/mouth/vag items.

Also, just curious if the therm you bought is really a basal and not just a regular digital. I know they temp babies rectally, and I never actually read the instructions on my therm, but "orally or rectally" does make me wonder if you got one that gives the right info. You want a temp that will read 96.34 and not just 96.3.

Very good point.

deessedusoleil · April 2012

The thermometer that I have is the Vicks brand and it is specifically labeled for basal temperatures.

It does measure 2 decimal places

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