Thermometers
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Topic: Thermometers
Posted By: fire_engine
Subject: Thermometers
Date Posted: 08 February 2010 at 8:09pm
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I've started temping to try and get a grip on my completely random cycle.
Do I have to have a specific thermometer or will my regular digital one do? If it has to be a specific BBT one, what's the reason for that? TIA ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 08 February 2010 at 8:12pm
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Ah, Dr Google answers ...
How the Basal Thermometer and Regular Thermometer Differ There is a distinct difference between the basal thermometer and the regular thermometer. The basal thermometer measures basal body temperature by 10th’s of a degree whereas the regular thermometer measures your temperature by whole degrees only. It is important to note however that a digital thermometer will work for individuals desiring to measure their basal body temperature. The reason why you should use a basal thermometer to measure ovulation is that it is more exact and narrows down the temperature to a more precise number than a regular thermometer. So I'll keep using my regular one (which shows to a 10th of a degree). ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: freckle
Date Posted: 08 February 2010 at 8:20pm
a normal old digital one should be fine  I find it's accurate enough to show the thermal shift... So ya gonna come join us in the charting thread  ------------- mum to 3 lovely girls :D |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 08 February 2010 at 8:39pm
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When I pluck up the guts ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: freckle
Date Posted: 08 February 2010 at 8:47pm
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ohhhh don't be afraid we're a lovely bunch most the time LOL...come join us ------------- mum to 3 lovely girls :D |
Posted By: jessm
Date Posted: 08 February 2010 at 8:49pm
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I don't think I agree with Dr Google. My understanding was that a BBT thermometer measuered to 2 decimal places, while a regular one measured to 1 d.p. I didn't know any thermometers measuered to whole degrees only - except maybe cooking ones!
I'm just using a normal one & it works fine. Not as accurate but plenty enough to see the shift, as said. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 10 February 2010 at 5:45pm
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Yea, I only ever used a standard one, and it was easy to see the trends in my graphs. A BBT would have been a nice extra, but I had a normal one, and didn't want to bother spending the extra money. -------------   
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 10 February 2010 at 5:54pm
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Yup normal digi worked for me.. i would keep using it and if you find you have flatish temps with out a big shift you might need a BBT as the extra decimal place may help .... -------------   
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Posted By: tarns
Date Posted: 10 February 2010 at 8:03pm
I spent the $$ and got a BBT but never liked it ....it was random...I could take my temp 3 times in a row and get 3 different temps!  (and not slightly different either) My trusty digital gave me 3 identical readings so I have stuck with that. It works perfectly fine ------------- 
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 10 February 2010 at 9:17pm
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I'm sticking with the regular one for now. Two days in a row with 36.5 - we'll see what happens tomorrow.
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Posted By: mcshort
Date Posted: 15 February 2010 at 6:31pm
| If you go to Natural Fertility meetings, they sell those cream/beige coloured digital ones which cost $15 or so. If they trust them I guess then so do I! |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 15 February 2010 at 7:46pm
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I've ended up buying a BBT for $23 at the pharmacy. My normal one was taking up to 5 minutes to read and was plateauing on 36.5. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: first
Date Posted: 16 February 2010 at 1:12pm
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I have a digital one but it always gives me the exact same reading of 36.2 so I'm going to get me a new one. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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