I'm with Sarah - the target and Walmart ones work just fine. It's recommended to get a basal body thermometer if you can. I've been temping and charting since pre-DD #1 and it's always worked well for us. I like it because I have a better feel for my body and cycles. I also have long cycles and with DD 1, I knew that I didn't ovulate until day 28 (no, my cycles aren't normally THAT long) and so when the doc tried to give me a due date that would've been two weeks early, I knew better and requested an ultrasound to date the pregnancy, which confirmed exactly what I thought and not what the doctors little wheel told her.
Its nice to take a break from charting while being pg, but I know I will go back to it. It's really quite simple once you start doing it.
I also used the BBT from Target and it worked great. I'm just the opposite of Megcheer and I have really short cycles (23-25 days) so it was really helpful to know when to try and when to avoid based on my cycle and not the textbook 28 day cycle.
DD#1-Lillian (Lilly) Grace
Re: Going to buy a thermometer!
Your main thing is to get a basal thermometer:
https://www.amazon.com/BD-524560-Digital-Basal-Thermometer/dp/B0000533AY
But any really work, just make sure you use the SAME one throughout your cycle so that you don't get incorrect readings by switching up.
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w
BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w
BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d
BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
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I'm with Sarah - the target and Walmart ones work just fine. It's recommended to get a basal body thermometer if you can. I've been temping and charting since pre-DD #1 and it's always worked well for us. I like it because I have a better feel for my body and cycles. I also have long cycles and with DD 1, I knew that I didn't ovulate until day 28 (no, my cycles aren't normally THAT long) and so when the doc tried to give me a due date that would've been two weeks early, I knew better and requested an ultrasound to date the pregnancy, which confirmed exactly what I thought and not what the doctors little wheel told her.
Its nice to take a break from charting while being pg, but I know I will go back to it. It's really quite simple once you start doing it.