What is BBT monitoring and how does it help me predict my most fertile time?
When a woman ovulates, a rise in body temperature takes place. By monitoring when this temperature change occurs, you can determine when ovulation takes place in your cycle.
How do I do BBT
Recording each day's basal body temperature with a basal thermometer will help you predict ovulation!
What Is a Basal Body Temperature (BBT) ?
Basal temperature is the lowest normal body temperature of a person immediately upon awakening in the morning - before getting up, moving around, eating, drinking, smoking, talking etc ie your resting temperature
If possible measure it while you are still "half asleep".
The best reading of your basal temperature can be taken at the same time every morning when you first awake.
Why Is BBT Charting Helpful?
Charting your basal temperature is helpful in determining whether and when ovulation occurs. Ovulation is the release of an egg (ovum) from the ovary and ordinarily happens only once in each menstrual cycle. Conception can take place only if intercourse takes place immedictaely before , during or immediately after you ovulate.
By carefully recording your basal temperature when you first awaken, you will begin to notice a pattern of temperature fluctuation in your monthly cycle. The slight increase in basal temperature is an indication of ovulation or fertility by which you can regulate a pattern on activity to achieve conception
Boost your baby-making chances: chart your basal body temperature and monitor your cervical mucus.
Looking for a cheap, low-tech way to pinpoint your fertile time? Experts say the best way to detect ovulation is to combine a daily reading of your basal body temperature (your temperature when you first wake up in the morning) with monitoring the texture of your cervical mucus. Chart your cycle for a few months so you can recognise your pattern and have a better chance of predicting your most fertile days.
How to do it: Start keeping track of your temperature on the first day of your period using a basal body thermometer, which shows minute changes in your temperature. A digital thermometer can also work, although it's not as accurate. Take your basal body temperature and plot it on a chart. Then check your cervical mucus. Using your fingers or toilet paper, note its consistency. You may also want to monitor its texture throughout the day. Most women will see a spike in their temperature, signalling that they've ovulated, and notice that their mucus looks and feels like raw egg white at around the same time.
This Highly Accurate Digital Basal Thermometer provides temperature readings to 1/100th of a degree (2 decimal places) - perfect for fertility charting
The 2 decimal place digital thermometer is ideal for BBT or general medical use & is easy to use and provides you with a fast result.
The thermometer measures to an accuracy of 2 decimal places, which makes it suitable for measuring things such as your temperature curve.
This high accuracy digital thermometer has the following functions:
-high accuracy
-fast response
-auto shut off function
-easy to read digital display
-beeps at peak temperature
-memory displays last reading
-break resistant and child safe probe
-more than 200 hours of continued operation