temp question

JulieMc · #1 November 6th, 2009, 02:17 PM

is there supposed to be some sort of pattern? i've only put in a few days so far. but...what the heck.. my temps are all over ranging from over 97 to yep, 94.66. That's quite a fluctuation. I'm a newbie... what am I supposed to start seeing>?

TeresaSuperMama · #2 November 6th, 2009, 02:25 PM

My guess is your temps are still off from having had a baby recently. My temps were really whacked out post baby.

Admin-pattyandthemoos · #3 November 6th, 2009, 03:08 PM

If you are having temps that read 94.66 (unless you meant to say 96.66) my guess is there is something wrong with your thermometer! That is extremely low like as in indicating hypothermia. Not something you should normally see as a body temp.
Hypothermia: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

I would first try buying another thermometer. If you keep seeing temps this low I would call your doctor because that would be concerning.

mrsclean · #4 November 6th, 2009, 04:02 PM

Do you happen to have a link to your chart? 94.66 isn't really normal if you didn't do anything before it (like showering, drinking really cold water or something).

JulieMc · #5 November 6th, 2009, 04:34 PM

My normal daytime body temp is usually pretty low. If I am in the 98 degree range, I feel like I am burning up.

I was taken aback by the 94 number too....I've seen 95s before, but never below. And it was 70 degrees in the house too. So, very odd I guess.

Admin-pattyandthemoos · #6 November 6th, 2009, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JulieMc

My normal daytime body temp is usually pretty low. If I am in the 98 degree range, I feel like I am burning up.

I was taken aback by the 94 number too....I've seen 95s before, but never below. And it was 70 degrees in the house too. So, very odd I guess.

NO. This is not just odd. Either you are not getting your temp taken correctly, there is something wrong with your thermometer, or there is something going on that you should talk to your doctor about. In the entire two years I have been on JM's TTC boards I have never seen a temp that low.

mrsclean · #7 November 6th, 2009, 08:07 PM

What kind of thermometer are you using? And you are temping either orally or vaginally, right? Because I don't really think it's possible to have a temp drop that low unless you had something cold in your mouth, breathed a lot while the temp was being taken or something odd like that. Typically, as said above, below 95 degrees is considered as hypothermia.