Temping Question or 2 or 3.......

I am just about to start temping for the second time.The first time round was easy temping as did it as soon as my alarm went off in the morning for work...

Thsi time around my "alarm" is all over the show. DS wakes anytime between 2 -4 am and then wakes for the day between 6.30 and 7am.

Right my questions:
When should I temp? Just when I wake or before I get up to him at the earlier time.
How much wil it effect my charting if I haven't got the same amount of sleep time between getting up the 1st time then temping when wakes for the day.

Any other advice appreciated!

Yeah, I know thats what you are suppose to do so thats where it gets confusing as sometimes I am up from 4-4.30 and then only get 2 hours sleep if I set my alarm for 6.30am so its really needing to sort out which one is worse

Temping at different times eg between 2-4am
or
Temping at 6.30 after less than 2 hours sleep.

It was so much easier temping the first time with no child as could sleep through the night and just temp at 6.30am when my alarm went off

Where as I say the opposite and temp after 3 consecutive hours of sleep i.e between 2-4am. I work shift work so temp at different times of the day and it still works for me.

and this:

How can I take my temperature when I have to get up in the middle of the night almost every night?


If you have to get up in the night and it is unavoidable, like having to take care of a small child, or if you have to go to the bathroom, just do the best you can. While some women notice rocky temperatures when they wake during the night, some women notice little impact. Take your temperature as close as you can to the same time each morning and choose a time that is likely to be when you have had the most sleep. For example, if your toddler wakes up every morning at 6 am, then take your temperature at that time, even if you go back to sleep. Try to avoid taking your temperature in the middle of the night, though, even if you seem to always get up at the same time in the middle of the night. Temperatures taken in the morning show a clearer biphasic curve and the time is more predictable.

Hmmm, well may try temping at 6.30am this cycle and see what happens and then try taking it between 2-4am next cycle and see what is best.

Thanks for all that, Mrs B!

Peanut - I temp at 5am every morning as DS was all over the place, now he's sleeping through again so I've mad a rod for my own back but oh well. I would temp in the morning too.

Hehe you don't need to function - I don't even turn the light on lol. I use the light on my cellphone. Fell asleep this morning while temping and woke up 20 mins later

Sunshine everyones temps vary but around the fertile time it should be a low temp. If you go to the charting thread you will see some charts to give you an idea. Your temps are high after Ovulation

Yes, you need a Basal (Ovulation) Thermometer (BBT) and if you can get one that goes to 2 decimal places it has greater accuracy. You can get them from most pharmacies or online, i.e. trademe.

I've got a digital one and find it really nice and simple to use. It beeps when it's ready too and saves the temperature so if I'm not ready to turn the light on and check I can just turn it off and check later.