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Basal Body Temperature (BBT) THERMOMETER GUIDE BBT: THE FACTS BBT - Your waking, or at full rest, temperature Tracking your BBT is to confirm ovulation already happened, NOT to predict it You are looking for a biphasic thermal shift increase, which, when combined with a change in cervical mucus, confirms ovulation just occurred (typically within 1-2 days preceding shift)* Once ovulation occurs, your body secretes higher levels of progesterone, which is heat inducing, and that is why there's an increase in BBT** C h e c k w i t h a n F A E o r h e a l t h c a r e p r o f e s s i o n a l i f y o u d o n o t see an in BBT and cannot confirm ovulation CRITERIA FOR A GOOD BBT THERMOMETER E x p e n s i v e better. Just depends on preferences. Must not be a quick read thermometer (should take at least 30 - 60 seconds for the device to take your BBT) Should measure to the 10th or 100th degree, for example: 97.5°F or 97.53°F BBT BEST PRACTICES Done is better than perfect! Take your BBT first thing in the morning (best to do in bed, before going pee, starting the coffee, etc.,) around the same time, w/in half hour in either direction Take orally If something occurs that will impact your BBT such as illness, drinking a couple glasses of wine the night before, sleeping in, poor sleep, not sleeping 3 consecutive hours prior to taking your BBT, etc., simply take note of that on your chart which will help explain temp. outliers No need to take temp. more than once Done is better than perfect! BUT, take precaution if you are unable to confidently interpret your chart / still learning *Less frequently, the thermal shift can take up to 4 days to occur after ovulation, and can shift 1 day before ovulation **Some females are not sensitive to the heat-inducing effects of progesterone so don't observe a thermal increase © Veronica Ricksen The Well School of Body Literacy 2021 Most Popular Thermometers AN OVERVIEW Daysy iProven TempDrop © Veronica Ricksen The Well School of Body Literacy 2021Canva Canva