body temperature

[jessy08]

i have just started recording my temperature on a fertility chart. i have done 2 readings and they were both 32.2 immediatley after waking but the chart only starts at 35.5. is this normal and how do i chart these readings? any help appreciated

[alijangra]

Get a new thermometer. If your temp was that low you would have hypothermia and be quite unwell!

[mrs_overall]

Try leaving the thermometer in your mouth for longer. There's no way your temp can be so low unless you sleep outdoors on a mountain in a blizzard.

[foodluva]

I agree with both of these answers. I'm a nurse and if one of my patients had a temperature this low I'd be calling the morgue!!!!!!!!! Normal body temperature sits around 37 degrees although there are healthy variations either side of this figure. If you are using an old fashioned mercury thermometer, put it under your arm and leave it there for a few minutes. These can be difficult to read so exercise caution.

[judypark]

As also a nurse, I have to agree with the others, a slight variation on 37 is normal, 35.7 or 34.5. If I had a patient with your temperature values, I would be phoning the porters lodge for the "jolly-trolley" to come and collect you.