Did I blow temping for O? Can I sleep on my side? And weight question too

[Alicewonder]

Hello! I'm new here.

DH was called in last night to work so he came home and We got to bed around 1 Am! blew my Temping cause woke up at 2:23! and my temp wont count now?
its the 2nd day in row this happened (yesterday woke up 3:37 am). its Day 8 now and period at tail end! Do I still temp does it matter now? DH fell asleep Snoring cozily on the ikea mattress in LO's nursery. That's there in case anyone is up with LO or just needs a nap. And I'm trying to lay on the hard as a Rock mattress DH picked out when we got married cause he was told it would soften up over time! Ha! I don't blame him cause He Had to Work late. Poor guy! Ohhhhh man though I'm miserable! So! Now I'm sitting on the couch Restless! My throat sucks cause if drainage most likely due to weather change (I never have luck when the weather shifts dramatically. It was chilly one week now Heateave!

Do we have to sleep on our backs to temp? I'm a side sleeper normally.

Oh and my weight is now approx 130 lbs. and 5' 4" - 5' 6" about. I need to loose how much to successfully sway Pink? Ive never weighted this much before im pretty sure outside of being preg.
Thinking of conceiving when LO turns around 2 yrs (he turned 14 months this past Saturday)

Thanks!

[missmegrn]

I can only help with the bbt part of your question, but I am far from an expert at bbt. How long are your cycles? If you are still having your period I wouldnt worry too much about messing up your temping. Depending on which site you are visting, some sites will tell you not to even temp during your period becuase your temps can be all over the place. I wouldnt stress too much because I am sure that at least once a week for me my temping gets messed up by either not getting enough sleep, being restless, or being woken up by my 3 yr old or 18 mon old. If you are going to wait 6 more mon to ttc, I think you will have an appropriate amount of time to figure out how your cycle works. Temping can be afftected by so many things like room temp, use of fans, the amount of sleep you get, whether you mouth breathe or not, and stress just to name a few. Like I said I wouldnt stress about it as you should have plenty of time to figure out how your cycles work. GL!

[Little Lunasa]

Hi Alice and welcome
Your posts about your mattresses made me smile!
I don't think temping during AF is crucial or sleeping positions either, but some of the experts will advise you more


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[Alicewonder]

Thanks ladies! I'm trying to figure out when I O.
Do I temp after AF to AF? Trying to figure this all out.
Good to know I'm not the only one who messed temping up.

Also, should I go to the store and pickup a Clear Blue OPK the newer flashing smiley or regular smiley ? I start POAS them when period is over right?


Yeah, Matress Needs a New Topper AsAP not conceiving on that Rock again lol
I forced to lay on tree pillows! On head, one under my back/but and third ant my feet. Yeah it's like the Flintstone's bed! Heels hurt on it!





Hopefully, someone can answer my weight question too.


Sorry on my Cell.

[missmegrn]

I usually start to temp after af has been over for at least 1 or 2 days and then I stop temping when I get af or start seeing a major drop in bbt which indicates af is on the way.

[Alicewonder]

Does this tell you you've O'd?

Should I pickup a clear blue OPK if so which the New flashing smiley or just regular smiley?
Lol I can't make heads or tails from the lines

I use this after AF is over till I get O right?

[Little Lunasa]

A significant temp rise will indicate you have ovulated, as the progesterone released by o increases body temp. Do you use fertility friend? Its a free website that that charts your temps and makes it much easier
Personally I prefer the smiley face opk as there is no doubt with them, although they can be more expensive

[Alicewonder]

Yeah I use FF. yeah I definatly want the Smiley but I noticed they Now have a NEW one with a Flashing smiley too! I thought I read somewhere they can be inaccurate or not allow you to test as much?

[missmegrn]

I use the cheapies and the smiley face ones. I usually don't O until later in my fertile week so I use cheapies when I am starting my fertile week or a few days before and then when I am closer to O I start using the smiley ones. This gives me a hopefully clearer indication of a +opk and I am not using the expensive smiley ones my whole cycle because sometimes I do check 2x a day which can get expensive, especially if you are 6 mon out from starting ttc.

[Alicewonder]

Thanks Again Ladies!
Guess maybe I should just temp this cycle and purchase some cheapie a for next.

I'm really curious as to when I ovulate or if I'm ovating.
you get a period when you've ovulated right?