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12-03-2012 at 9:35 AM
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Beeping BBT issue

I currently have the BD brand BBT thermometer and I love it. Besides that one, I've tried two others and I hated them. Neither of the other two had a lit up screen and no memory so you'd have no choice but to turn on a light stupidly early (and wake up your DH) so you could see what your temp was and try to remember it or write it down if you were going back to sleep.

DH told me this morning that my thermometer is driving him nuts because it beeps while it's doing its thing and it wakes him up and he has trouble falling back to sleep. I don't know why it is suddenly an issue because I used this same thermometer for an entire year of TTC last time around and it never bothered him before.

His solution is to wrap a piece of tape around where the noise is coming from to quiet it down but I doubt that will work (haven't tried it yet, he only told me this morning that it is bothering him) but I can bet I will end up just buying a new one that doesn't beep for the entire minute or two while it's taking your temp.

So ladies, if you have a thermometer that doesn't beep like crazy but still has a memory and a screen that lights up can you please let me know what brand it is? I don't live in the States so store brand ones like Target or CVS won't do because we don't have those stores and online doesn't ship to Canada (as far as I know).  

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12-03-2012 at 9:43 AM
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I have the Mabis one from walmart. It only beeps when its finished. Its pretty quiet and only beeps like 4 times.

ETA:::: It doesn't have the light up screen but, it remembers your last temp.


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12-03-2012 at 9:47 AM
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MommyAmes2:

I have the Mabis one from walmart. It only beeps when its finished. Its pretty quiet and only beeps like 4 times.

ETA:::: It doesn't have the light up screen but, it remembers your last temp.

I could part with the light up screen as long as it has a memory. Thanks, I will call Wal Mart here and see if they carry that brand. 


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12-03-2012 at 9:52 AM
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You can put your finger over the speaker part when you are taking your temp.


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12-03-2012 at 9:59 AM
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WashingtonQueen:

You can put your finger over the speaker part when you are taking your temp.

I tried that but it doesn't muffle it nearly at all. That's why I think the whole tape idea isn't going to work and I'll just buy a new one.

And to the PP, I just called Wal Mart and they don't sell any basal thermometers. Charting is really uncommon in my area so they are almost impossible to find. I'll see if I can find the Mabis one online. 


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12-03-2012 at 10:02 AM
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JuneBug86:
WashingtonQueen:

You can put your finger over the speaker part when you are taking your temp.

I tried that but it doesn't muffle it nearly at all. That's why I think the whole tape idea isn't going to work and I'll just buy a new one.

And to the PP, I just called Wal Mart and they don't sell any basal thermometers. Charting is really uncommon in my area so they are almost impossible to find. I'll see if I can find the Mabis one online. 

http://www.amazon.com/Mabis-Healthcare-15-639-000-Display-Thermometer/dp/B000O6YCZY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354550521&sr=8-1&keywords=Mabis+BBT

This is the one I have.


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12-03-2012 at 10:05 AM
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JuneBug86:
WashingtonQueen:

You can put your finger over the speaker part when you are taking your temp.

I tried that but it doesn't muffle it nearly at all. That's why I think the whole tape idea isn't going to work and I'll just buy a new one.

And to the PP, I just called Wal Mart and they don't sell any basal thermometers. Charting is really uncommon in my area so they are almost impossible to find. I'll see if I can find the Mabis one online. 

Wow, that's really funny they don't sell them! 

I hated the beeping too, but the funny thing was when I used one that didn't beep, I would sometimes fall back asleep while temping.  Sleep  Just a little heads up!  :)  

Until you get one that doesn't beep, sometimes I would put the covers over my head too...that seemed to help a bit.

12-03-2012 at 10:05 AM
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MommyAmes2:
JuneBug86:
WashingtonQueen:

You can put your finger over the speaker part when you are taking your temp.

I tried that but it doesn't muffle it nearly at all. That's why I think the whole tape idea isn't going to work and I'll just buy a new one.

And to the PP, I just called Wal Mart and they don't sell any basal thermometers. Charting is really uncommon in my area so they are almost impossible to find. I'll see if I can find the Mabis one online. 

http://www.amazon.com/Mabis-Healthcare-15-639-000-Display-Thermometer/dp/B000O6YCZY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354550521&sr=8-1&keywords=Mabis+BBT

This is the one I have.

Awesome, thanks. 


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12-03-2012 at 10:09 AM
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1. If my husband complained about my thermometer waking him up he would get throat punched considering I am the one that gets up every morning at 3am to take my temperature so that we can get pregnant. I would tell him to STFU.

2. I solved your other problem by using the FF app. I would use my iphone screen to light up the thermometer so I could read the temperature and then it only takes a second to enter it into the app. 

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12-03-2012 at 10:19 AM
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ChancieMark:

2. I solved your other problem by using the FF app. I would use my iphone screen to light up the thermometer so I could read the temperature and then it only takes a second to enter it into the app. 

GL. 

 

This is exactly what I do, works pretty well - I just plunk my temp into the phone app and then go back to sleep. I'm in Canada as well, and my Walmart doesn't carry BBT therms either, so I'm unfortunately just using a regular baby one while waiting for the Mabis I ordered from Amazon.ca.  


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12-03-2012 at 10:22 AM
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2. I solved your other problem by using the FF app. I would use my iphone screen to light up the thermometer so I could read the temperature and then it only takes a second to enter it into the app. 

GL. 

 

This is exactly what I do, works pretty well - I just plunk my temp into the phone app and then go back to sleep. I'm in Canada as well, and my Walmart doesn't carry BBT therms either, so I'm unfortunately just using a regular baby one while waiting for the Mabis I ordered from Amazon.ca.  

Yep, my Walmart doesn't carry them either. Shopper's Drug Mart and London Drugs almost always has them though.

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12-03-2012 at 10:34 AM
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WashingtonQueen:

You can put your finger over the speaker part when you are taking your temp.

I try to do this.. I know the beeping wakes SO up sometimes.. and for me it def muffles it  



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12-03-2012 at 11:06 AM
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I also have the one from Walmart. To cover up the beep i hold it under the pillow as soon as it goes off. It doesnt have a light...but i just shine my cell phone on it and immediately put my temp into my FF app. Otherwise i'd forget what it was and get confused.

 


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12-03-2012 at 11:12 AM
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It's been a while since I temped, but this was one of the reasons I switched to temping vaginally. The covers would help muffle the sound.

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12-03-2012 at 11:15 AM
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Mine beeps, but I muffle it with a towel.
12-03-2012 at 11:16 AM
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I love how people that are trying to have a baby that will wake up crying at all hours of the night have awesome husbands that can't be bothered by 2 seconds of beeping.


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12-03-2012 at 11:21 AM
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ChancieMark:

1. If my husband complained about my thermometer waking him up he would get throat punched considering I am the one that gets up every morning at 3am to take my temperature so that we can get pregnant. I would tell him to STFU.

This was my first thought... 





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12-03-2012 at 11:23 AM
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GhostMonkey:
I love how people that are trying to have a baby that will wake up crying at all hours of the night have awesome husbands that can't be bothered by 2 seconds of beeping.

Might as well make the most of the childless nights I guess.  I did it more for me (and wonky mouth breathing temps) than for my H.  That man could sleep through armageddon.


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12-03-2012 at 11:24 AM
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Twinkie0612:
ChancieMark:

1. If my husband complained about my thermometer waking him up he would get throat punched considering I am the one that gets up every morning at 3am to take my temperature so that we can get pregnant. I would tell him to STFU.

This was my first thought... 

Pahaha! Very true. My DH is a heavy sleeper. He actually said "I thought you were going to start temping again"...."um, I do...every morning at 6 am." "really!? I guess im knocked out!"

When we do have a baby...Ill be sure to put the monitor right my HIS side of the bed.


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12-03-2012 at 11:30 AM
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jefa621:

GhostMonkey:
I love how people that are trying to have a baby that will wake up crying at all hours of the night have awesome husbands that can't be bothered by 2 seconds of beeping.

Might as well make the most of the childless nights I guess.  I did it more for me (and wonky mouth breathing temps) than for my H.  That man could sleep through armageddon.

Childless night?! HA! 

We have a two year old. And yes, DH gets up with him at night too.

The reason my temping his bothering him is because he works a very demanding job in the military and hardly gets enough sleep to begin with. DS was up 3 times last night alone, and then my thermometer woke him up again. 

 


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12-03-2012 at 11:37 AM
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JuneBug86:
jefa621:

GhostMonkey:
I love how people that are trying to have a baby that will wake up crying at all hours of the night have awesome husbands that can't be bothered by 2 seconds of beeping.

Might as well make the most of the childless nights I guess.  I did it more for me (and wonky mouth breathing temps) than for my H.  That man could sleep through armageddon.

Childless night?! HA! 

We have a two year old. And yes, DH gets up with him at night too.

The reason my temping his bothering him is because he works a very demanding job in the military and hardly gets enough sleep to begin with. DS was up 3 times last night alone, and then my thermometer woke him up again. 

 

LOL I had no idea you had a LO.  I'm not on here much anymore.  I guess all you can do is try some of the suggestions you got here.  GL!


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12-03-2012 at 11:56 AM
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12-03-2012 at 12:19 PM
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I had the same issue as you with the beeping. I have a Mabis. What I do is I try to hold my entire hand around the thermometer while I am waiting for it to beep (it really does help muffle the sound) and then as soon as it starts beeping I shove it under my pillow. Once its done I use my iphone to light up the screen and then I enter my temp into the FF app.

 

Why can't someone invent a vibrating BBT with a light-up screen?? 

 

 



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12-03-2012 at 1:33 PM
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ChancieMark:
1. If my husband complained about my thermometer waking him up he would get throat punched considering I am the one that gets up every morning at 3am to take my temperature so that we can get pregnant. I would tell him to STFU.2. I solved your other problem by using the FF app. I would use my iphone screen to light up the thermometer so I could read thenbsp;temperature and then it only takes a second to enter it into the app.nbsp;GL.nbsp;nbsp;


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What if you switched to vag temps, if this cycle is a bust? My DH doesn't hear anything. It's further from his ear and muffled by the covers.

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12-03-2012 at 1:55 PM
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ChancieMark:
1. If my husband complained about my thermometer waking him up he would get throat punched considering I am the one that gets up every morning at 3am to take my temperature so that we can get pregnant. I would tell him to STFU.2. I solved your other problem by using the FF app. I would use my iphone screen to light up the thermometer so I could read thenbsp;temperature and then it only takes a second to enter it into the app.nbsp;GL.nbsp;nbsp;
All of this.

TrueBlue, did you read the rest of the thread? I explained the issue more with DH, and DS. 


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sugarellie:
WashingtonQueen:

You can put your finger over the speaker part when you are taking your temp.

I try to do this.. I know the beeping wakes SO up sometimes.. and for me it def muffles it  

This is what I do, too.  DH complained about the beeping at first but he doesn't anymore. 



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12-03-2012 at 3:59 PM
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ChancieMark:

1. If my husband complained about my thermometer waking him up he would get throat punched considering I am the one that gets up every morning at 3am to take my temperature so that we can get pregnant. I would tell him to STFU.

 

OP I understand why you said you need to change, but I have to agree with Chancie, this is how it would go down in my house. 


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12-03-2012 at 4:30 PM
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The only place I've seen that sells BBTs is Shoppers Drug Mart. Rexall might, but haven't checked there. I don't use the Shoppers one, though, so I don't know if it beeps. I do know that it doesn't light up.

When my thermometer beeps, I stuff it under the covers to muffle the sound. When it stops, I just turn it off. The temp is stored until the next time I turn it on, so I just record it later when DH is up too.

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