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Angel321
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Basal Thermometer
I'm wondering if I should get one and start temping...
The reason I have delayed in doing it is - here is my normal sleep pattern.
During the week - i typically get up at 8:52-8:55 and go to my normal day.
On the weekends, I tend to sleep until UNGODLY hours....because during the week, dave & i don't sleep much (we're night people). We tend to go to bed anytime between 1:30 & 2:30 AM.
On normal weekends, I'll get up between 11:00 & 1:00 - but this past weekend, i'm almost ashamed to admit i didn't get up until 5:00 on Saturday (though the week was TERRIBLE for sleep, i didn't sleep more than 2-3 hours a night all week).
So - would this be a good thing for me to do or not? Would it be stupid for me to only temp Monday through Friday???
I could try to wake up earlier just to temp on Saturday & Sunday - but there are times when i'm in a sleeping pill induced coma...so not sure i would be awake enough to temp and write it down..
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Posted 7/10/08 2:09 PM  |
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shiv
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Re: Basal Thermometer
i don't have a response for the basal thing but i'm similar to you in that i sleep late on the weekend- i'm a night owl also.
However, i go to bed @11 weeknights and up at 6am. I'm going to make a big effort to go to bed by 11/12ish on weekend nights and wake up by 8am. I read that when your sleeping at all diff times and your sleep is not consistent that it cause alot of stress on the body, which is not condusive to TTC.
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| Posted 7/10/08 2:34 PM |
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sunnygirl
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Re: Basal Thermometer
i would maybe try it for a week or two on the weekends just set the alarm wake up and take your temp you shouldnt even get out of bed, i bought a themometer at the drug store and it stores the temp till you use it again, so i never wrote it down i would just retrieve it later in the day and record it
good luck
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| Posted 7/10/08 2:44 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: Basal Thermometer
Posted by shiv
However, i go to bed @11 weeknights and up at 6am. I'm going to make a big effort to go to bed by 11/12ish on weekend nights and wake up by 8am. I read that when your sleeping at all diff times and your sleep is not consistent that it cause alot of stress on the body, which is not condusive to TTC.
I didn't know that - thank you for the info!
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| Posted 7/10/08 2:50 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: Basal Thermometer
Posted by sunnygirl
i would maybe try it for a week or two on the weekends just set the alarm wake up and take your temp you shouldnt even get out of bed, i bought a themometer at the drug store and it stores the temp till you use it again, so i never wrote it down i would just retrieve it later in the day and record it
good luck
Really??? Which one do you have??
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| Posted 7/10/08 2:50 PM |
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sunnygirl
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Re: Basal Thermometer
the thermometer has no name on it but i did i search and this is exactly what mine looks like, from the amazon website for $9.50 but just check the packaging to see if it says Digital Recall Memory and it will save the last reading
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41PJCZ8R3AL._SL500_AA280_.jpg 
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| Posted 7/10/08 3:23 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: Basal Thermometer
thank you so much!
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| Posted 7/10/08 4:10 PM |
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Teachergal
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Re: Basal Thermometer
That's my thermometer! I love it and it is easy to use. It definitely saves the temperature for you!
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| Posted 7/10/08 4:48 PM |
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maybeamommy
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Re: Basal Thermometer
I bought one from CVS. It's the CVS brand basal thermometer.
I also tend to sleep late on the weekends while on week days I normally get up at 5:45.
I set my alarm for 5:45 on the weekends at a pretty low volume, reach over to the nightstand, take my temp (while still half asleep), and then as soon as it beeps I throw it back onto the nightstand.
When I get up at whatever time I wake up on the weekend, I just check and record the temp (hold down the on button). It really doesn't disrupt my sleep at all!
(And the best part - then you can come join us on FF and be a chart-stalker with the rest of us!)
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| Posted 7/10/08 4:51 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: Basal Thermometer
Posted by maybeamommy
I bought one from CVS. It's the CVS brand basal thermometer.
I also tend to sleep late on the weekends while on week days I normally get up at 5:45.
I set my alarm for 5:45 on the weekends at a pretty low volume, reach over to the nightstand, take my temp (while still half asleep), and then as soon as it beeps I throw it back onto the nightstand.
When I get up at whatever time I wake up on the weekend, I just check and record the temp (hold down the on button). It really doesn't disrupt my sleep at all!
(And the best part - then you can come join us on FF and be a chart-stalker with the rest of us!)
not a bad idea!!!!!! and i think i could make it work because on the weekends (at least Saturday) - dave gets up at his normal time to go to work...
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| Posted 7/10/08 7:13 PM |
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Lizzy
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Re: Basal Thermometer
I love that you wake up between 8:52-8:55 
Some of us just say 9am!!
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| Posted 7/10/08 7:59 PM |
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BlueDiamonds
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Re: Basal Thermometer
Posted by maybeamommy
I bought one from CVS. It's the CVS brand basal thermometer.
I also tend to sleep late on the weekends while on week days I normally get up at 5:45.
I set my alarm for 5:45 on the weekends at a pretty low volume, reach over to the nightstand, take my temp (while still half asleep), and then as soon as it beeps I throw it back onto the nightstand.
When I get up at whatever time I wake up on the weekend, I just check and record the temp (hold down the on button). It really doesn't disrupt my sleep at all!
(And the best part - then you can come join us on FF and be a chart-stalker with the rest of us!)
this is what i did too when i was temping. it was tough the first week but after a while, i got used to it and couldn't even remember waking up to take my temp b/c i was half asleep while doing it. i would just fall right back to sleep.
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| Posted 7/10/08 8:33 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: Basal Thermometer
Posted by Lizzy
I love that you wake up between 8:52-8:55
Some of us just say 9am!!
i only know that because dave wakes me up with, 'baby, it's 8:54 - come on, time to get up....or baby - it's 8:55...'
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| Posted 7/10/08 10:22 PM |
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