What can affect the accuracy of BBT?
• Not taking it at the same time every day • Not taking it with the same kind of thermometer • The room was cold [BBT goes down] • Restless sleep [BBT goes down] • The room was hot [BBT goes Up] • Drinking alcohol [BBT goes Up] What if I get up in the middle of the night? Wampumpeag says: According to TCOYF, you need three hours of uninterrrupted sleep to get an accurated BBT. So if you get up to pee at 2am, but don’t take your temp until 6AM, you should be fine. That said, however, my own experience has led me to believe that consistency is just as important – I always took my temperature after one morning activity (nursing), a no-no according to *the rules*, and I still had a textbook cycle (low 97’s pre-O, drop to 96.9 at O, and up to mid 98’s post-O), except for the one day the baby slept in the guestroom with the DH (drop of .5). So I guess I would say, if you have to get up to pee, make sure you get up ever night, or note those nights that you don’t. Coverline, what is it? The co
