Thermometers Basal Body Temperature Thermometer User Guide (+ PDF)

Thermometers Basal Body Temperature Thermometer

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1 BBT: THE FACTS

1.1 BBT – Your waking, or at full rest, temperature

2 CRITERIA FOR A GOOD BBT THERMOMETER

3 BBT BEST PRACTICES

4 Documents / Resources

5 Related Posts

BBT: THE FACTS

BBT – Your waking, or at full rest, temperature

Tracking your BBT is to confirm ovulation already happened, NOT to predict it
You are looking for a biphasic thermal shift increase, which, when combined with a change in cervical mucus, confirms ovulation just occurred (typically within 1-2 days preceding shift)*
Once ovulation occurs, your body secretes higher levels of progesterone, which is heat inducing, and that is why there’s an increase in BBT**
Check with an FAE or healthcare professional if you do not see an ↑in BBT and cannot confirm ovulation

CRITERIA FOR A GOOD BBT THERMOMETER

Expensive ≠ better. Just depends on
preferences.

Must not be a quick read thermometer (should take at least 30 – 60 seconds for the device to take your BBT) Should measure to the 10th or 100th degree, for example: 97.5°F or 97.53°F

BBT BEST PRACTICES

Done is better than perfect!

Take your BBT first thing in the morning (best to do in bed, before going pee, starting the coffee, etc.,) around the same time, w/in half hour in either direction
Take orally
If something occurs that will impact your BBT such as illness, drinking a couple glasses of wine the night before, sleeping in, poor sleep, not sleeping 3 consecutive hours prior to taking your BBT, etc., simply take note of that on your chart which will help explain temp. outliers
No need to take temp. more than once
Done is better than perfect! BUT, take precaution if you are unable to confidently interpret your chart / still learning

*Less frequently, the thermal shift can take up to 4 days to occur after ovulation, and can shift 1 day before ovulation
**Some females are not sensitive to the heat-inducing effects of progesterone so don’t observe a thermal increase

Brand	Pros	Cons	Price
iProven Ora l thermometer	Inexpensive Straightforward to use	Only stores the previous temp taken	$11.99
TempDrop Device worn on upper arm while sleeping	Greot for those with irregular sleep schedules (postpartum, inconsistent wake times, etc.) Stores temps indefinitely Comes with a standard watch battery that doesn’t need to be changed for 6 – 9 months No active wireless communication while you wear TempDrop Once awake & ready to collect your temp, Bluetooth l ow-Ene rg y is used to sync your BBT to thesmartphone TempDrop app Your data remani s yours alone	TempDrop temps may be higher or lower than oral readings Alg orithm based technology is used so it takes 60 days to give accurate data for youto make informed fer tili ty choices You must initiate the syncing and download of your sleeping temperature to the smartp hone Tempdrop app at some p oint during the day (d oesn’t ha ve to be done first thing in the morning)	$159
Daysy Ora l device	Hormone-free birth control device Boasts an accuracy of 99.4% in dif ferent ia ting infertile days versus fertile days (however there has been mafor critiques / flaws pointed out with Valley Electronics’ (Daysy’s manufa cture r) clinical study which must be be considered if choosing this medica l device)	l an age from the Daysy website like: No note-taking, no forgetting, no worries. Daysy does all the hard work for you!” and “The sel f-lecrn ing a lg ori thm does all of the nece ssa ry calculation work for you” which, depending on your point of view, can reduce the self- empowerment component of interpreting your data and making your own informed fer tili ty choices Uses technolo gy to tell youwhether you are f ertile or infertile (green orred light) Uses your preceding menstr ua l doys & your BBT when telling you if you ore: fertile, possibly fertile, infertile, or a “Daysy is still learning” yellow light	$299