[Durango14]

Hi ladies,
This is my first cycle temping so forgive me if this has been asked already.

I usually temp at 6:15. This morning I woke up at 5:55 and I had slept with my mouth wide open (allergies) but decided to temp anyways. Then I decided to lay there with my mouth closed until 6:15 and temp again. BUT there was a huge difference....

5:55 (mouth open): 97.61
6:15 (mouth closed) 98.08

This was a big jump on my chart (I've already O'd) so I'm not sure which one to keep? Thanks in advance!

[junie22]

Keep the early one! The very act of lying there after being awake will make your temp rise. Mouth open or not, I would keep the early one.

[Durango14]

Really? That's so interesting! That must account for my random temps this cycle- The days when I wake up with my mouth open, I'll keep it closed for a few minutes and then temp.

Since there are a lot of nights when I sleep with my mouth open, I'm thinking I should temp vaginally next cycle so I can be more consistent (although the thought of temping like that every month weirds me out a little bit to be honest).

Thanks Adrienne

[junie22]

Originally Posted by Durango14

Really? That's so interesting! That must account for my random temps this cycle- The days when I wake up with my mouth open, I'll keep it closed for a few minutes and then temp.

Since there are a lot of nights when I sleep with my mouth open, I'm thinking I should temp vaginally next cycle so I can be more consistent (although the thought of temping like that every month weirds me out a little bit to be honest).

Thanks Adrienne

I just figure if your mouth is open a lot, then that's a pretty consistent way of temping. I know what you mean about temping vaginally, but if that's what brings you the most consistent results, I say go with it.

[Durango14]

Even if I wake up with my mouth open often but randomly? (ie: 1 day open, 2 days closed, 3 days open, etc.)? I didn't realize I could still get a consistent temp pattern that way?

[junie22]

Well, yeah, I guess that could be problematic. I have a similar issue, but with waking up an hour before my actual wake-up time. I figure you just do your best, and the trends will show. Even with my somewhat annoying sleep patterns, I still see the very clear temp spike when I O and decrease with AF. So you're probably fine. I guess vaginal temping, though, would alleviate any inconsistency.

[alicenwonderland]

For the 2 years i was TTC my son, i found that i had to temp vaginally to get any sort of pattern. Like you, i have allergies, and it wasn't consistant. Plus i worked night shift and my sleep would sometimes be during the day. My temps weren't perfect, but i was able to see enough of a pattern to track things.

[LifesGood]

I agree with everything Adrienne has said. I would temp when you first wake as close to 615 as possible and see what your chart shows, if its erratic then I would temp vaginally next cycle

[sarahevans55]

I had the same problem when i use to temp (getting ready to start temping again). I sleep with my mouth open more times than not so after a few cycles of no clear temp pattern. I decided to try vaginally and it worked so much better (well it was alittle weird to do it, but temp wise it worked better).

[mommy2lilmen]

Originally Posted by junie22

Keep the early one! The very act of lying there after being awake will make your temp rise. Mouth open or not, I would keep the early one.

I agree
I often play around with my temps and watch it go up when Im awake. Im a nerd haha