[MamaAnna]

I'm going to start temping tomorrow morning and can't figure out the when. The baby tends to wake up for a feeding around midnight-1am, 4-5am, and 7-8am. Sometimes she'll go longer, but not reliably yet. With 3-4 hours between night time feedings I just don't know when to try to temp. What would you aim for? That minimum 3 hours or a consistent time? Right now I'm thinking I should come up with a set time and just stick with it since her schedule changes every time she has a growth spurt. What do you think?

[TeresaSuperMama]

I'd pick 5am and if she wakes up before then temp and mark it with an open circle.

[Coley]

Midnight-1 is too much like night time. If she wakes between 4-5 you're probably best to temp then, because if you hope to fall back to sleep and go for 7-8, you may not have 3 hours of consecutive sleep.

Best of luck to you!! I'm excited to have a new chart to stalk!!!

[MamaAnna]

Thanks. I was thinking to aim for the 4-5 feeding. With her eating between midnight and 1 I still may not have a full 3 hours, but hopefully I'll break her of the midnight habit soon. The silly girl has her nights and days mixed up.

[ShawnaCAN]

Just do your best with it, even if your sleep is disrupted. You should still see a pattern.

Your chart says you're on BC though. If you're taking anything hormonal, that will interfere with accurate temps because of the synthetic progesterone. The temps won't show you anything until you're off hormones.

[MamaAnna]

Yeah, I'm using this time to get used to charting again. I have a follow-up this week and they'll let me know if it's just 1 month of BCP or 3 that they recommend. Hopefully just 1 since I don't enjoy taking it.

[ShawnaCAN]

That's a good plan. Hopefully you can ditch the hormones soon and feel better.

[MamaAnna]

Thanks. At least they aren't making my psychotic this time! Yet... She went to the old standby of ortho-cyclen for me though. None of the newer fancy stuff. Just strong and solid.