I often get up at night to go to the toilet or tend to my toddler. Will this affect my temperatures? This will depend on your individual metabolism and how often you are awake. Record any unsettled sleep patterns on your chart. For many women, night waking does not affect their temperature recordings, so long as they get a 2 – 3 hour block of sleep before taking their temperature…Read More

I’m about to travel to a different time zone and I want to continue charting while I’m away. How should I deal with the time change? If you are changing time zones during your travel, there’s a good chance that your temperatures will be impacted, because effectively you’ll be taking them earlier or later than usual. The degree to which they are affected will depend on your individual metabolism and…Read More

I do shift work and regularly wake up at different times. How should I take my temperature? Shift work can make temperature taking more challenging, but it can be done! Take your temperature after your longest, most settled period of sleep, even if this means taking it when you wake in the afternoon or evening. Ideally you want to take your temperature after at least a 3-hour block of sleep….Read More

My period has finished, but my temperatures are still high and they haven’t dropped to their pre-ovulatory level. Could I be pregnant? Temperatures will normally drop to their pre-ovulatory level just before or during your period. If your temperatures remain high after your period has finished however, there is a good chance that you are pregnant, particularly if the bleeding you experienced was lighter or of shorter duration than normal….Read More

My chart clearly showed ovulation but now my temperature has dipped down to the pre-ovulation level. What does this mean? The occasional low temperature after ovulation is nothing to worry about. It can be a ‘fluke’ occurrence or might be explained by factors such as unsettled sleep, illness or alcohol the night before. If the temperature drop is experienced in the middle of the luteal phase, there’s a good chance…Read More