https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:47:02 +0000 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:12:01 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=31491 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=939130&title=thermometers#939130 Author: first
Subject: 31491
Posted: 16 February 2010 at 1:12pm

I have a digital one but it always gives me the exact same reading of 36.2 so I'm going to get me a new one. ]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:12:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=939130&title=thermometers#939130 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=938424&title=thermometers#938424 Author: fire_engine
Subject: 31491
Posted: 15 February 2010 at 7:46pm

I've ended up buying a BBT for $23 at the pharmacy. My normal one was taking up to 5 minutes to read and was plateauing on 36.5.]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:46:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=938424&title=thermometers#938424 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=938363&title=thermometers#938363 Author: mcshort
Subject: 31491
Posted: 15 February 2010 at 6:31pm

If you go to Natural Fertility meetings, they sell those cream/beige coloured digital ones which cost $15 or so. If they trust them I guess then so do I!]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:31:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=938363&title=thermometers#938363 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=933123&title=thermometers#933123 Author: fire_engine
Subject: 31491
Posted: 10 February 2010 at 9:17pm

I'm sticking with the regular one for now. Two days in a row with 36.5 - we'll see what happens tomorrow.
]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:17:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=933123&title=thermometers#933123 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=933021&title=thermometers#933021 Author: tarns
Subject: 31491
Posted: 10 February 2010 at 8:03pm

I spent the $$ and got a BBT but never liked it ....it was random...I could take my temp 3 times in a row and get 3 different temps! (and not slightly different either) My trusty digital gave me 3 identical readings so I have stuck with that. It works perfectly fine ]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:03:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=933021&title=thermometers#933021 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=932856&title=thermometers#932856 Author: mummyofprinces
Subject: 31491
Posted: 10 February 2010 at 5:54pm

Yup normal digi worked for me.. i would keep using it and if you find you have flatish temps with out a big shift you might need a BBT as the extra decimal place may help .... ]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:54:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=932856&title=thermometers#932856 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=932843&title=thermometers#932843 Author: Hopes
Subject: 31491
Posted: 10 February 2010 at 5:45pm

Yea, I only ever used a standard one, and it was easy to see the trends in my graphs. A BBT would have been a nice extra, but I had a normal one, and didn't want to bother spending the extra money.]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:45:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=932843&title=thermometers#932843 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=930345&title=thermometers#930345 Author: jessm
Subject: 31491
Posted: 08 February 2010 at 8:49pm

I don't think I agree with Dr Google. My understanding was that a BBT thermometer measuered to 2 decimal places, while a regular one measured to 1 d.p. I didn't know any thermometers measuered to whole degrees only - except maybe cooking ones!

I'm just using a normal one & it works fine. Not as accurate but plenty enough to see the shift, as said.]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:49:52 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=930345&title=thermometers#930345 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=930340&title=thermometers#930340 Author: freckle
Subject: 31491
Posted: 08 February 2010 at 8:47pm

ohhhh don't be afraid we're a lovely bunch most the time LOL...come join us ]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:47:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=930340&title=thermometers#930340 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=930330&title=thermometers#930330 Author: fire_engine
Subject: 31491
Posted: 08 February 2010 at 8:39pm

When I pluck up the guts ]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:39:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=930330&title=thermometers#930330 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=930289&title=thermometers#930289 Author: freckle
Subject: 31491
Posted: 08 February 2010 at 8:20pm

a normal old digital one should be fine I find it's accurate enough to show the thermal shift... So ya gonna come join us in the charting thread ]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:20:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=930289&title=thermometers#930289 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=930265&title=thermometers#930265 Author: fire_engine
Subject: 31491
Posted: 08 February 2010 at 8:12pm

Ah, Dr Google answers ...

How the Basal Thermometer and Regular Thermometer Differ

There is a distinct difference between the basal thermometer and the regular thermometer. The basal thermometer measures basal body temperature by 10th’s of a degree whereas the regular thermometer measures your temperature by whole degrees only. It is important to note however that a digital thermometer will work for individuals desiring to measure their basal body temperature. The reason why you should use a basal thermometer to measure ovulation is that it is more exact and narrows down the temperature to a more precise number than a regular thermometer.

So I'll keep using my regular one (which shows to a 10th of a degree).]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:12:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=930265&title=thermometers#930265 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=930258&title=thermometers#930258 Author: fire_engine
Subject: 31491
Posted: 08 February 2010 at 8:09pm

I've started temping to try and get a grip on my completely random cycle.

Do I have to have a specific thermometer or will my regular digital one do? If it has to be a specific BBT one, what's the reason for that?

TIA]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:09:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31491&PID=930258&title=thermometers#930258