Basal Body Temperature

Out of curiosity, I have begun to keep track of my base body temperature on a Basal Body Temperature chart which I created using Word (with the insert table feature). There were a few questions I had, but I think I’ve got it right… first of all, there are these “special” thermometers in Wal*Mart labeled just for Basal Body Temperature so I figured you had to take your temperature … well, you know … down there. I mean, if they sold a “special” thermometer just for that purpose then you probably wouldn’t want anyone else using it or… heaven forbid! …sticking it in their MOUTH! Not their MOUTH!

As it turns out, it’s just a ploy to make more money off desperate women who do not have the intellegence to do further research and find that any thermometer is good for the job because it’s just a regular temperature taking… just like if you woke up sick one morning. Of course you put the thing in your MOUTH, yes, just under your tongue… just like when you visit the Dr.’s office and they take your vitals. But some of those “special” thermometers come with a timer so you can take your temperature at the same time every day, which I found out is the other really important thing! the SAME TIME ladies, do you hear me?! If you wake up at 4:30 am one morning for a band trip with your husband because he is a band director… and try to take your temperature OF COURSE it will be 2 degrees lower than normal! It’s 4:30 for crying out loud!