[fishysticks]

Today was my first time taking my temp, I have no idea how long a basal thermometer normally takes but I felt like I was laying there FOREVER.
I was expecting it to beep when it was done but it just never did anything.
I checked it and had a reading of 97.70, i'm not sure if it's correct but I charted it anyways.

Did I do something wrong? How long does a basal normally take?

[VIGETTE]

I use a digital, so I just lay there and wait for the beep. What kind do you have???

[fishysticks]

Healthy living digital.
it just never beeped!

how many minutes does yours take until it's done?

[VIGETTE]

I dont know I never timed it. Half the time I am still soooo sleepy that I just lay there. Iwill time it for you tommorrow and see what I get!!!

[A_Marine's_Wife]

i think mine only takes a minute or two. Some itmes im so sleepy i dont hear it beep or Dh is snoring or breathing in my ear too loud and i cant hear it.

[feistyangel]

I have a digital too and sometimes mine will take no time at all and other times it will take like 4 or 5 minutes...not sure why, but it does get annoying!

[fishysticks]

Eeeek!
I guess i'll have to listen more closely.. or just wait longer.

I was stalking other peoples charts and the temp I got seemed awfully high compared to other people.

[sjkduke]

I have a healthy living therm too....sometimes it takes a couple of seconds, sometimes it takes longer. You might want to check it right after you turn it on though, when I bought mine, it said "Lo" after you turn it on...it might need a new battery--which you can get at walmart pretty easily.

[fishysticks]

It most definitely says Lo when I turn it on, but still works.

I read through the manual and apparantly it ISN'T going to beep when it's done?
It says something about how the reading should only take 1 minute.

Couldn't hurt to give it a new battery. How do I find one of those?

[sjkduke]

Mine definitely beeps when it's done. I would go get a new battery....take the battery from the therm and take it to walmart or a drug store...you should be able to find one where they have all the batteries--at walmart they're at the electronics department.

How long did you leave the therm in? Try it again, just in case, and let it go...see if it beeps at all.

[fishysticks]

I laid there for a good 5 minutes without a beep, but it had a temp on it that wasn't moving up or down when I checked it so I assumed that was my temp.

[margaret6]

I have the same thermometer. 97.70 is the default temp. When I take my temp, it takes a minute to register and then it beeps.

It sounds like you need to exchange your thermometer or get another one.

[fishysticks]

My actual reading was 97.58, I wasn't reading it correctly but went back and checked once I saw how to get the last reading (I was half asleep when I looked at it the first time).

I remember it saying 97.58 when I fell back asleep, woke up and forgot, but it still didn't beep when it was 'finished' taking my temp- IF it was done taking my temp.
The manual says it should only take 1 minute, but is that actually correct- or does yours take longer?
I suppose i'm trying to figure out if I ACTUALLY left it in long enough.

[fishysticks]

Ok, so I did a bit of research- "Lo" doesn't mean low battery- just that it's ready to take the temp.
"T" means low battery.

I went upstairs and just put the tip of the thermometer between my two fingers and waited for it to finish. It beeped 3 times when it was done.
I don't know if I just didn't hear it this morning.. or if I didn't wait long enough, i'm not sure. So that temp I have on my chart may not be correct.
Luckily AF is still here so that temp wasn't too important.

Guess i'll try again tomorrow, and hopefully have better result haha.

[A_Marine's_Wife]

well im glad your getting it figured out and found out it does beep. i hope you have better success tomarrow. i goofde mine a few times when i first started temping and i still do every now and then hugs and good lick tomarrow

[Evvy]

You know I have a couple 97.7s on my chart that I am sure are there for the same reason, lol. Glad you figured it out!

[fishysticks]

Haha, well, i'm glad I could figure it out for more than just me!

A complicated little thing it is.

If you get another 97.7, hold down the power button for 2 seconds and it will give you your actual last reading

HTH

[drewbears]

LOL I would fall back asleep with it in my mouth if it didnt beep. I would get one that beeped. Easier for me LOL

[fishysticks]

I didn't hear it beep AGAIN this morning- and then my SO's alarm kept going off. Couldn't take it anymore, checked the thermometer and it had a set temp on it (not moving like it was still taking one).
Maybe i'm just going deaf because I tested it last night and it beeps 3 times when it's done.

[sjkduke]

Hmmm...weird! Thanks for clearing up the Lo vs the T....

Hope you get it figured out!