Question about NFP and charting BBT

[pensmama87]

I have another question, maybe someone can help.

I tend to wake up during the night and go to the bathroom. That is around 2am or 4am. Sometimes I also wake up around 6am and then drift into a half-asleep state for another half hour or so. I take my temperature when I finally wake up, between 6.30 and 7am. I worry that my erratic sleeping disrupts the accuracy of temperature taking.

What has been your experience? Does waking up during the night influence your result? How can you tell if this is the case?

Thanks!

When I don’t have a baby waking up to nurse during the night…this is exactly my sleep pattern too.

I’m not charting now, but when I was I found it didn’t make much of a difference. I usually took my temp at the 6am wakeup time instead of when I was closer to actually getting out of bed. And when I did have a nighttime nursing baby, even that didn’t seem to make much of a difference in my temps. I still followed the regular pattern and shifts. It was only off if I was sick or if I had been up a lot more than usual.

Some women’s BBT can be really sensitive to night wakings, but if you find that you can still detect a shift, I wouldn’t worry about it, especially if you’re cross checking with CM and cervix positioning.

 

[Contra_Mundum_1]

I’m not charting now, but when I was I found it didn’t make much of a difference.

Some women’s BBT can be really sensitive to night wakings, but if you find that you can still detect a shift, I wouldn’t worry about it, especially if you’re cross checking with CM and cervix positioning.

This is reassuring, thanks.

For 3 days now my temperature has been up and stable. This change corresponded to what my tutorial predicted, and I guess this means that I ovulated. I am still worried because there is no trace of my CM. It was a good decision to start charting my temperature in order to triangulate my method.

 

[Contra_Mundum_1]

I have started using the chart on the Fertility Friend website. When I entered data this morning it changed my coverline and moved my ovulation day from 12 to 15. I am now worried and don’t understand why that happened. I slept very badly last night (hardly at all) and fidgeted a lot, so my temperature was quite high. I wonder if that has something to do with the new interpretation of data.

Has this ever happened to you?

I’m so stressed out, I can’t trust my body at all.

 

[MaryAlex]

It will take a few cycles of your personal data before FF can accurately assess your chart, and the more information you (name removed by moderator)ut, such as cervical signs, the more accurate it will be. It’s best to take a conservative approach until you gain a natural understanding of your body’s signs. You will trust your body in no time!

Also, don’t worry too much about your coverline. It’s an arbitrary line that just helps you visualize your chart.

 

[Contra_Mundum_1]

Thank you for the reply Mary Alex.

I’m sure things will get more clear with time and practice.

I’ve been looking for clarification when it comes to noticeable temperature rise shortly after ovulation (too early for implementation). My sleep problem is probably responsible for it, because after a good night of sleep my temperature this morning is back to where it should be. I’m just wondering with how much certainty we can decide that a temperature reading is unreliable, when it doesn’t fit with the usual patter. Would you base your decision on your previous patterns?

Another question that I have is if the first noticeable temperature shift should be considered ovulation. The Fertility Friend software decided to move my ovulation to a later day, even though my first shift was very clear and my temps stayed up for the next 3 days and were stable. I suspect that this was when ovulation happened, but I am too new to this to trust my judgement.

 

[PaulGH]

Thank you for the reply Mary Alex.

I’m sure things will get more clear with time and practice.

I’ve been looking for clarification when it comes to noticeable temperature rise shortly after ovulation (too early for implementation). My sleep problem is probably responsible for it, because after a good night of sleep my temperature this morning is back to where it should be. I’m just wondering with how much certainty we can decide that a temperature reading is unreliable, when it doesn’t fit with the usual patter. Would you base your decision on your previous patterns?

Another question that I have is if the first noticeable temperature shift should be considered ovulation. The Fertility Friend software decided to move my ovulation to a later day, even though my first shift was very clear and my temps stayed up for the next 3 days and were stable. I suspect that this was when ovulation happened, but I am too new to this to trust my judgement.

My wife and I aren’t experienced with temperature-tracking for NFP, but I think it’s safe to say that with any method of NFP, it takes a few cycles to get completely comfortable and confident with the method. I suspect that things will make more sense to you once you have charted your temperature for at least two or three full cycles.

 

[jilly4ski]

Thank you for the reply Mary Alex.

I’m sure things will get more clear with time and practice.

I’ve been looking for clarification when it comes to noticeable temperature rise shortly after ovulation (too early for implementation). My sleep problem is probably responsible for it, because after a good night of sleep my temperature this morning is back to where it should be. I’m just wondering with how much certainty we can decide that a temperature reading is unreliable, when it doesn’t fit with the usual patter. Would you base your decision on your previous patterns?

Another question that I have is if the first noticeable temperature shift should be considered ovulation. The Fertility Friend software decided to move my ovulation to a later day, even though my first shift was very clear and my temps stayed up for the next 3 days and were stable. I suspect that this was when ovulation happened, but I am too new to this to trust my judgement.

A note: I think ovulation, or at least peak day can occur before your temperature rise. The temperature rises in reaction to ovulation. (I believe it is progesterone that makes your temperature rise and progesterone kicks in, in response to ovulation, to support any potential pregnancy), so that might be the reason ff moved your peak day or ovulation a day earlier. If you look at sample charts peak day is often reached before the temp rise or at least before you reach your high temp level.

 

[Contra_Mundum_1]

A (I believe it is progesterone that makes your temperature rise and progesterone kicks in, in response to ovulation, to support any potential pregnancy), so that might be the reason ff moved your peak day or ovulation a day earlier.

FF moved my ovulation from day 12 to 15. I suspect that was because I had a second jump in my BBT on day 17. I think that was because of my sleepless night and a horrible headache that I had. (I really hope so. )
In the last 6 months my ovulation was always on day 12 0r 13, and my luteal phase is 12 days long, so I think that the FF interpretation is wrong. (I really hope so.)