Do you temp vaginally or orally?

Admin-pattyandthemoos · #1 November 23rd, 2009, 08:33 AM

I know we have quite a few girls that temp vaginally. I am not one of them though. I can usually see my shift just fine by temping orally so I don't feel the need to temp vaginally but I have heard a lot of gals say it helps.

alicenwonderland · #2 November 23rd, 2009, 09:22 AM

I temp vaginally. I am a night worker, and it's impossible for me to temp at the same time every day. I maybe sleep at night, i may sleep in the day, or i may just take a cat nap. Somehow temping vaginally seems to make up for all that.

jesridge · #3 November 23rd, 2009, 02:23 PM

I'm embarrassed to say this, but I do not sleep daintily at all-- I have my mouth hanging open all of the time while I'm sleeping (as DH fondly reminds me.) When I temped orally, I had some issues with crazy up-and-down temps on my chart, so I tried temping vaginally (as some of you suggested on here-- thanks, by the way!) and it's become a lot more consistent. I prefer it.

#4 November 23rd, 2009, 03:48 PM

I sleep with my mouth open so I can't get as clear of a pattern if I tempt orally.

Mod-LilSunshine · #5 November 23rd, 2009, 04:18 PM

I'm an oral temper.

iVari · #6 November 23rd, 2009, 04:25 PM

I started with oral, but am going to switch this cycle to see if it helps even my temps out a little better. With oral temping I seem to have lots of zig zag's on my chart.

Cassie3512 · #7 November 23rd, 2009, 04:28 PM

I temp orally.

KatieHeitman · #8 November 23rd, 2009, 05:07 PM

I temp orally. I never have a problem seeing my temp. shift.

Coley · #9 November 23rd, 2009, 05:21 PM

I temp orally... but then again, I temp every single day of the month and I don't imagine vaginal temping would work out so well during AF.

Wallflower · #10 November 23rd, 2009, 05:23 PM

I temp orally, but I have considered temping vaginally to see if it shows just higher temps in general. I feel like my temps are so low.

MountainMomma · #11 November 23rd, 2009, 09:07 PM

I temp vaginally. I started out orally, but my temps were all over the place. I sleep with my mouth open and I could never get a very consistent pattern. I've been temping vaginally for I wanna say just over a year, and I find it soo much easier to see the pattern and temp shift.

DeepSouthMommy · #12 November 23rd, 2009, 10:00 PM

I am temping orally, but as soon as I get a true AF I'm going to start temping vaginally. (Once she's gone of course. LOL) I've noticed that I've been mouth breathing a lot more lately and I know that's making a difference.