(Side note: new username for safety reasons, but not new, have been here lurking for a while and posting for about the last month)
I just started temping this week because my cycles are so unpredictable since my first PP AF and I am just trying to establish some type of pattern, but I am running into a problem. DD wakes up anytime between 4am and 6am for her morning feeding. I usually try and temp when she wakes up, but it can really vary and it seems the earlier I temp, the lower my temp is, and as a result they seem to be all over the place. I tried temping at the same time (7am), but it seems like that will be affected by nursing earlier and being up and moving around, and therefore, not really accurate either. I am sure there are several ladies who have dealt with this so I was just wondering how you address the problem. Is it better to temp when I nurse regardless of the time or temp at the same exact time?
Re: Temping with MOTN nursing
If LO wakes at or after 4 each morning, I'd set an alarm for 3:30am, temp and go back to sleep.
Thank you so much! That is really helpful to see that you can still see the shift even if your temps are a little whacky.