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sugarpixxie2 · January 2017

Has anyone else continued temping? At this point I should stop, but it's kind of like a confirmation every morning that, oh, my temp is still up, so everything is okay. Usually, when it went down, it meant my period was coming. It goes down when there is a drop in progesterone, so theoretically could it let me know still at this point if something is wrong? I figure it's cheaper than peeing on a stick every day.... even if temping right now is crazy. As a side note though, I've been temping for 14 months so it's such a habit I hardly notice I'm doing it. And it's so satisfying to add data to a graph lol.

sugarpixxie2 · January 2017

Cats*in*space · January 2017

@sugarpixxie2 I was just thinking about this, so I'm interested to see others responses.

spiderlover25 · January 2017

I didn't think I would be able to stop but I started sleeping way harder and haven't been waking up at my normal temp time so I ended up stopping by accident. Definitely cheaper than POAS though!

JNR6510 · January 2017

I have had the worst insomnia, so temping hasn't really been happening for me. I think I'm giving it up for now.

ETA: I do have a stockpile of about 10 FRERs left, so whenever I need / want confirmation we are still doing OK, I can always pee on one...

cnf2013 · January 2017

I happily shoved my BBT into a drawer once I got a handful of positive tests. No thank you to a 5:30am alarm on the weekends.

kailapop · January 2017

I just stopped logging my bbt because my thermometer broke

It was my daily reassurance too. I'm so sad. But I have a dr appointment tomorrow so hopefully they'll let me poas and give me the good news too.

Sugargirl1019 · January 2017

I'd stop temping now. You're going to analyze every fluctuation. Today you're pregnant. Stop, breathe, and enjoy it, and don't stress yourself out further. FF has yelled at you a couple times already right? As for peeing on sticks, if you like to look at them for prettiness then fine. But don't compare the darkness of the line, which i know you'll do. There is dye lot variability in each test. Plus, after week 5, you have so much hcg in your system it's going to stay positive even after a loss occurs with a slight drop in hcg. It's going to look the same if your hcg goes from 100,000 to 3,000. It took me about 4 weeks to get a negative HPT after my D&C. Don't make yourself crazy for no reason.

sugarpixxie2 · January 2017

@Sugargirl1019 same for me w poas when I had a D&C. I'm sorry for your loss! You're right about analyzing it, luckily my temps have been up so I'm analyzing it in a good way. I think when I see that heartbeat I will be able to relax!

ColoradoHiker · January 2017

What @Sugargirl1019 said. Don't keep temping. At some point (I don't remember when), your temps will start fluctuating, and the only thing that will do is scare you to death. Put down the thermometer and step away. I'm definitely guilty of still peeing on all the sticks, since I have some Wondfos left. And I also found out I was pregnant so early, I wanted to make sure that my lines got darker and showed up faster (which they did). It can literally take weeks for your HCG levels to drop if you have a miscarriage, so they're not a good indicator of a problem if you actually have one.

mrs_tacos · January 2017

I stopped temping because I know it would only give me anxiety, and also I've been getting really stuffy at night an thus mouth breathing. I'm still probably going to pee on a few sticks, though!

atthemoment · January 2017

I am in the same boat! Ive been temping and POAS every morning since i got my bfp 3 days ago. My chart is also fluctuating up and down a little but its still biphasic. I will keep temping and POAS until i get a blood test positive. At least Its nice to know im not the only one wondering about it! Lol

GhanimaAtreides · January 2017

3 losses, so of course I'm still temping and peeing on Wondfos.

Though with my chemicals, it was the wondfos that told me first. Either they never got dark or suddenly got lighter. My temps took a week to drop afterwards.

I will probably stop temping at 12 weeks.

Texafornian · January 2017

Still temping here too...mostly I just like the little light on it and that it tells me the time lol. No but seriously...pgal brain is strong but I need to stop and just enjoy the pregnancy whatever the outcome may be.

I still might check the time early in the morning though...or I could just go get a clock

sugarpixxie2 · January 2017

UPDATE: I did not temp yesterday or today. Stepping away from the thermometer. I wish I had something else to chart though.....I guess my weight? Lol

Texafornian · January 2017

sugarpixxie2 said:

UPDATE: I did not temp yesterday or today. Stepping away from the thermometer. I wish I had something else to chart though.....I guess my weight? Lol

Oh God no! Step away from that scale! Lol

daisy62103 · January 2017

no way, after 3 losses it would just cause me anxiety. i almost drove myself crazy last time.

JNR6510 · January 2017

sugarpixxie2 said:

UPDATE: I did not temp yesterday or today. Stepping away from the thermometer. I wish I had something else to chart though.....I guess my weight? Lol

I started tracking my weight each morning now that I'm not temping any more.

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