[babydust]

I was wondering how important it is taking your temp the same time every morning. My husband gets up around 3:30am. He works from 5-3 (M-Th). And if he works overtime he gets up at 5:00am (F & Sa). So I do wake up, but not fully. I usually take my temp when I do get up later. Lately, my dd has been sick so I'm lucky if I even temp. The past two days I took my temp at 6:30 and 6:00. I just don't know if I could take my temp the same time every day. Plus sometimes dd wakes up in the middle of the night and I have to go in and give her the pacifer of pat her back. If I'm a half hour late will it make a big difference?

[Banned-melissafecher]

i'm not an expert with this, but i think as long as you get 3 consecutive hours of sleep you should be fine. at least, that's what i've heard

and sometimes i mess up and don't temp at the same time every morning.... it hasn't messed my chart up yet, lol

[proudjmmom]

You should try to be pretty consistent, as much as life will allow you. a 1/2 hour doesn't make THAT much difference i don't think, but like i said try to be consistent!

[babydust]

Thanks for answering. I'll try and be close in times. Today I didn't even get to temp. dd is teething and is up early lately. Hopefully this won't go on much longer and I can really start temping. Thanks again.

[diznynurse]

To have an accurate chart u should temp at the same time every morning.....30min either way won't change your temp/chart. And 3 consecutive hours is preferred. I temp at 530am cause that's when dh's alarm goes off, then I stay in bed till I get up for work. On the weekends, my body automatically wakes up between 5-6 to temp. Some time DS wakes me up anywhere between 2-5 then I temp at my usual time (i do go back to sleep after he wakes me up) and my temps are usually fine.

Good Luck!