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jasmine
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really stupid Q
what makes a thermometer a "basal" thermometer?
http://www.amazon.com/Fairhaven-Digital-Basal-Thermometer/dp/B0017RZHYY/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1290308355&sr=8-5
this looks just like the thermometer we currently have... do I need to buy a new one? Our current thermometer goes to .10 of a degree. If I'm going to temp, I want to do it right... what do you all recommend?
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Posted 11/20/10 10:00 PM  |
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bettybcafe
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Re: really stupid Q
Not a stupid question at all. I actually wondered the same thing. This is what I found online.
A basal thermometer is an ultra sensitive thermometer that tracks your body’s minutest temperature shift or basal temperature. Basal Temperature is the normal body temperature of a healthy person immediately upon awakening in the morning. This temperature normally rises after ovulation due to hormonal changes. Thus, a temperature increase near the middle of your menstrual cycle can indicate ovulation has occurred.
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| Posted 11/20/10 10:44 PM |
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Bearcat
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Re: really stupid Q
i would get the basal thermometer.
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| Posted 11/21/10 7:40 AM |
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jasmine
little boy blue <3
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Re: really stupid Q
Posted by Bearcat
i would get the basal thermometer.
so the one we have isnt a basal thermometer too if it goes to .1 of a degree? we should just buy a new one?
Message edited 11/21/2010 5:00:56 PM.
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| Posted 11/21/10 4:56 PM |
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CatNYC123
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Re: really stupid Q
I use the regular digital thermometer that goes to .1 degree. The book TCOYF says its perfectly fine. I've been temping with it for about 2 weeks now.
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| Posted 11/21/10 5:51 PM |
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SummerMom
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Re: really stupid Q
TCOYF actually recommends NOT getting a thermometer that goes to the hundredths point (97.25). All that rounding up/rounding down when you're bleary-eyed and confused early morning isn't pretty.
Just get yourself a thermometer that goes to the tenths point and you're good. I like mine because there's a button to illuminate it - I temp at 5:45 in the morning and it's pitch black in my room then!
BD Thermometer (Yes, that's really its name!)
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| Posted 11/21/10 7:13 PM |
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