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Tempdrop has been my thermometer of choice for 3 years, and it is the only wearable thermometer I recommend for FAM. Tempdrop is a device worn on your arm throughout the night, so you don’t need to wake up at the same time each morning to take your temp. With a regular oral basal body thermometer, waking up at the same time is essential. I debated for a while whether I should splurge on Tempdrop, and wrote this post if you’re in the same boat!

I would like to state here that fancy thermometers are NOT necessary for using fertility awareness. If you do have the extra money, and want to make the temperature part of FAM a little easier, fancy thermometers definitely make sticking with the method and changing your habits much easier.

My basal body thermometer journey

The timeline of my thermometers goes a little like this: I learned FAM with the basic of the basic thermometers from the drug store. They work perfectly well and serve their purpose, but after I had taken my temperature and fallen back asleep, I had to rely on the stored memory in the thermometer, which was particularly short.

This is what led me to buy the Wink by Kindara. I bought this thermometer initially because it doesn’t beep, and takes the temperature much faster than a regular thermometer would. The bluetooth connection feature was nice, but transferring temperatures to my app still required rounding, so having the temperature sent to my phone didn’t save me any steps.

That being said it served me well for 2 years. Once the Wink started showing signs of how I’d been throwing it around, taking it on my travels, dropping it on the ground, and started cracking. The metal band around the top disconnected as well. I have also heard of many other stories from other Wink users of the Wink breaking well before it should reasonably be showing wear and tear.

I had been eyeing the Tempdrop at this point and decided to bite the bullet and order it. I’ve broken my review up into categories, giving a full and honest description of my experience.

The review

COMFORT

I’ll admit, the first couple nights using Tempdrop were quite strange. I would go to sleep thinking about the thing on my arm, and keep waking up to check if it was still there. It’s not that it was uncomfortable, it was just something on my body while I was sleeping that I wasn’t used to. Now, I don’t think about it at all. There are times if I sleep with my arm under my pillow, and my head on my pillow, that I do feel it. If I shift my sleeping position I can usually avoid that.

ACCURACY

Tempdrop uses an algorithm - not like Daysy or Natural Cycles in the way that it predicts ovulation and gives you your fertile window without you charting. Rather, it cancels out the outside temperature disturbances. This means that if you have a poor sleep, are travelling, sleeping in a room with a different temperature than normal, it will still give you an accurate temperature reading. This is a huge benefit of using Tempdrop.

I have heard anecdotally from other Tempdrop users that the Tempdrop shift can be about a day later than the oral BBT temps in some cycles. This has happened to me several times.

The fact that I don’t have to wake up at the same time every day, just to take my temperature, has been a GAME CHANGER.

Tempdrop does require an extra step to access the basal body temperature. When waking up, you sync the device to the Tempdrop app. You can then sync another charting app like Read your Body, with the Tempdrop app to pull the temperatures. You can also use a paper chart with Tempdrop, you just need the app in order to access the temps.

Tempdrop does have an integrated charting feature as well as a premium subscription that includes interpretations and predictions. I do not recommend the premium subscription for avoiding pregnancy or trying to conceive. Instead, use an app like Read Your Body that syncs directly with the Tempdrop app, and learn how to interpret your chart by learning from a certified instructor.

WARRANTY

At the time that I ordered the tempdrop in August, the price included 12 month refund, 24 month warranty and Tempdrop Care eligibility. The most common issues I’ve heard with the Tempdrop are the plastic mold that holds the thermometer breaking. In this case, I’ve heard women receiving a new mold free of charge. I haven’t personally had any issues with my Tempdrop, other than getting the right “contact” between the thermometer and my arm.

FINAL THOUGHTS

The Tempdrop is really all I thought it would be. Not having to wake up to take my temperatures has made weekends, traveling, and days off much easier. I love how easy it is to use, and takes the thought out of waking up to take my temperature. I feel better backed by the warranty than I did with the Wink. If you are using FAM for birth control, and think you may be using it in the years to come, it is a worthwhile investment.

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Tempdrop is a worthwhile investment, especially if you:

Have young kiddos and wake up frequently during the night
Have a schedule that prevents you from waking up at the same time every day
Learn and know how to chart your cycles with FAM
Travel frequently
Have trouble sticking with FAM because you struggle to remember to take your temperature