Or do I have to use a basal one. I can't get any basal ones! Will I still see the temp. changes with a regular digital therm. ?
2006-10-21 13:24:27 · 10 answers · asked by Jess 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Basal therms are better because they give more "accurate" readings but I suppose you could use a regular therm as a stand in as long as you take your temp every day at the same time before you get out of bed.
2006-10-21 14:55:42 · answer #1 · answered by "Urban" 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to http://www.mymonthlycycles.com and put in your period info and it will calculate when you will be fertile and ovulating. It is a free and helpful site.
Also try this great website http://www.justmommies.com for tips on conceiving.
Instructions
STEP 1: Get a basal body thermometer at a pharmacy, grocery store or Web site. They're more sensitive than the garden-variety ones you use when you're sick. STEP 2: Keep a pad of paper, a pencil and the thermometer next to your bed. STEP 3: Take your temperature every morning as soon as you wake up and before you get out of bed. You're looking for subtle changes, and even going to the bathroom can skew your results. STEP 4: Record your temperature on your chart each morning. You won't feel the shift, but your body temperature rises by 0.5 to 1.6 degrees after you ovulate. STEP 5: Keep your record for several months. Because body temperature rises after ovulation, you need to accumulate data before your results can be helpful. STEP 6: Use your data: Have sex during your most fertile days - that's the two or three days before your temperature normally rises each cycle - if you want to get pregnant. Tips & Warnings
Taking your temperature at the same time each morning (even on weekends) will improve your record.
Conception takes time. A normal, healthy couple only has a 25 percent chance of conceiving each month, even when they have sex right around the time of ovulation. After a year of trying, 75 to 85 percent of couples will have conceived.
Many things can affect a women's cycle. If you have any concerns or questions, talk to your doctor.
2006-10-21 14:29:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The changes during ovulation are very small....only a basal thermometer will pick it up.
2006-10-21 14:14:04 · answer #3 · answered by littleshorty9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It makes no difference what kind of thermometer you use, as long as you do it at more or less the same time and before you get out of bed (not one foot).
2006-10-21 13:31:33 · answer #4 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that as long as you take your temp at the same time every day, it doesn't matter which one you use as long as it is the same thermometer every day.
2006-10-21 13:26:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well that's a matter of preference some people swear by the basil, but My friend is an RN she says digital is about the same.
2006-10-21 13:27:13 · answer #6 · answered by author 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could it depends on how much your change is and what decimal point it goes to.
The important thing is that you take your temp at the same time every morning before you move.......like have it right there!
2006-10-21 15:23:40 · answer #7 · answered by jm1970 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends what you mean by regular thermo.., you can use any thermometer that can read the temperature from you body..
2006-10-21 13:26:35 · answer #8 · answered by Life Dynamics 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read somewhere that it does not matter as long as you take it the same time
babyhope.com
2006-10-21 14:24:07 · answer #9 · answered by waiting for baby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know much about charting when TTC, but I did find a website. http://www.simplymoms.com/ttc.html
2006-10-21 13:27:36 · answer #10 · answered by jerseymilo9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋