Getting into the habit: temping

mrsmtothek · June 2015

I'm a newbie when it comes to this! For the past week or so I've been setting my alarm to an earlier time in the morning to try and remember to take my temp. This morning I woke up from the alarm definitely forgetting what it was for, and halfway to the bathroom to go pee--D'OH!!

From what I've read, you're not supposed to get up before taking your temp. This has happened to me more than once now, and every time I want to jump back into bed and take my temp real quick lol. How much does this activity affect your accuracy when it comes to charting? If I went back to bed for an hour, could I take it then? Sorry if these questions are trivial. Thanks!

TheBorg7of9 · June 2015

I have also put post it note over the numbers on my clock. I always look at the time when I wake up. So that works.

OddOne31 · June 2015

I second the hair tie and phone method. It has helped me be much more consistent with the time I take my temperature. It is recommended that you've slept for at least 3 hours before taking you temperature. I'm a really light sleeper and my husband gets up for work 2 hours before I do, and it never fails that I wake up for 5 or 10 minutes, so I take it at that time to be more accurate.

bsckgb7 · June 2015

Have you done to FF tutorials? You should temp after have 3 hours of sleep (so jumping in bed for an hour won't get it). Go ahead and temp and just put a note that you got up (you should be able to see how that affects your temps, after several times). We all have off times that we screw up. Rubber band the thermometer to the cell phone/alarm clock.

Mrsbearmomma · June 2015

I had to change my alarm sound because it was one of those annoying ones. I had to change it to a softer tone, that way I would not jump out of bed to turn it off. It has worked surprisingly well. I also just place my thermometer on my cell phone screen. I tend to sleep on my side or my stomach so that I do not expend much energy grabbing the thermometer.

WorkingOnMyNightCheese · June 2015

I just keep the thermometer on top of my alarm clock. In order to hit the off button (or let's be real, snooze) I have to move the thing!

mrsmtothek · June 2015

Wow thanks so much ladies!! I will definitely be trying the hair-tie the BBT to my phone method. Glad to know I'm not alone in this! My alarm and I are NOT friends haha!

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