Digital Basal Thermometer By traceyb22 on - Updated Oct 15, 2011
I bought this thermometer to use daily for charting my temperatures while we are trying to conceive our second child. My old thermometer quit working and I had always read that the basal thermometer were best for fertility charting so I bought this one.
The main difference is that the basal shows your temperaure to the 1/100 of a degree, e.g. 98.65 instead of 98.6. This is great when you are charting your temperatures for fertilty reasons, because it gives a much more accurate chart. You can tell if your temps are going up or down, even they they only shift slightly. This is a very accurate thermometer.
When I ordered it, I thought that it would have memory recall and show the last temperature you took when it was turned on. Mine doesn't. I'm not sure that feature just doesn' t work on mine or if the info on the website was incorrect. Either way it would be nice to have. Many times I can't remember what my temperature was, by the time I get the chance to get online and chart it. I guess I should start writing it down immediately, but I probably won't.
The other complaint I have is that this seems like a very slow thermometer. Maybe I'm just spoiled by the quick readings of some of the ones out there, but somedays I feel like I'm waiting forever for it to beep. If you've done any charting, you know you are supposed to take your temp first thing when you wake, before you even get out of bed. It's hard to wait when you have a baby crying for you.
If accuracy is your main concern, this a great thermometer. However, if you'd rather have speed, you should probably pass on this one. I'll keep looking for one with both!
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Fairhaven health Digital Basal Thermometer Purchased at: babycenter.com Price: $7.46
Lots of good info here for someone who is considering buying this product.
That's a bummer that it doesn't have the recall for your last temp - mine didn't either, but it stated that clearly on the package, where it sounds like the website led you to believe that you'd be getting that feature with this thermometer. I hear you on the speed thing - there are times that I'd fall back asleep waiting for my therm to beep in the morning! Good luck TTC!!
You did a great job giving the pros and cons of this thermometer!
Great detail in telling about the product...good luck with conceiving...my friend who is an RN swears by this method.
Great information on the pros and cons of this thermometer.
We had a basal thermometer similar to this & sometimes it recalled the last temperature & sometimes it didn't!
Oh how I don't miss the days of temping... a great thermometer helps though and I'm sorry this wasn't the one!