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304 of 310 found the following review helpful:
 PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS Sep 15, 2009
By Anonymous
First of all, I really love this thermometer and all that it has to offer. The continuous beeps really do help to know that the thermometer is in the proper position. It normally takes me less than 30 seconds to get a reading and its great that it beeps when its done. The memory recall feature is definitely a plus, esp. when I'm still too drowsy to remember the temp, and the back light feature is equally great. I think this is one of the only thermometers with a backlight. I've been using it with success for the FAM for almost two years now. I would definitely recommend it to a friend.
I've been reading the complaints that people have and a lot of them aren't valid or easily solved. Here they are:
PROBLEM 1: This thermometer can't be used as a basal thermometer or to track fertility because it doesn't record to the 1/100th (like 97.39) of a degree.
Answer: FALSE!! Tony Weschler, states in her latest edition "Taking charge of your fertility", a groundbreaking book on the subject of the Fertility Awareness method (and in turn NFP)--just look at the reviews on it here on amazon, on page 76 "Also, it is imperative that it be accurate to within 1/10th degree F. (for example, 97.4), BUT DO NOT USE THOSE THAT MEASURE TO WITHIN 1/100TH of a degree (for example, 97.47) since the latter are unnecessary and confusing." (emphasis added)
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PROBLEM 2: The beeps are WAY too loud. They annoy me and wake up my spouse.
Answer: I personally don't find them to be too loud and neither does my husband, but if you do, on the back of the thermometer there is a small hole for the sound. When you're taking your temperature. Simply take your thumb and lay it straight down the back side of the thermometer while it is in your mouth, so that the hole is covered up. I found that this will SIGNIFICANTLY decrease the volume to a quiet, muffled, beep. You can even wrap your index finger around the top part of the thermometer (where it says BD) to give your your thumb some more resistance to press up against, muffling the sound some more.
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PROBLEM 3: The back light doesn't come on when it's done taking my temperature.
Answer: When it's done taking your temperature, press the button to turn off the thermometer. The back light will turn on again, revealing your temperature before it shuts off.
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PROBLEM 4: For the memory recall feature, the reading doesn't stay on long enough for me to be able to record the reading, and then it is erased.
Answer: When you turn the thermometer on, your last temperature will be displayed for about 4 seconds. If you turn the thermometer off again before it starts taking a new temperature (when it starts to flash), your temperature will actually still be stored on the recall feature. So when you turn it on again next time, it will still be there and continue to be there however many times you do this. Also if the 3 seconds you had before you pushed the off button weren't enough for you to see your temperature, you'll notice that you'll get an extra 5 sec's to read your temp when you press the off button before it finally shuts off.
I hope this helps!
48 of 50 found the following review helpful:
Backlit and periodic beeps! Aug 24, 2007
By JMS
As much as a person could love a BBT thermometer, I love this one. This is the only digital basal thermometer I've ever found that has a backlight. Plus, it has a quiet beep every 7 seconds or so that tells you it is still working (so you don't lay there with it in your mouth doing nothing). Both are great for taking temps while it is still dark.
46 of 48 found the following review helpful:
Best BBT around! Dec 07, 2007
By Mom246nunder
First, I see Amazon has this listed at $29.99 which is crazy- shop around because I got it around $12 shipped. This BBT is beat by none!
Pros:
BACKLIGHT! From what I've read and researched this is the ONLY backlit BBT (which seems like such a 'duh' thing but it's not standard)
Only 10th of a degree to mess with- no worries to the 100th
Accurrate! I've tested it against 2 others and it is completely right on
Beeps to let you know it's working
Fairly quick
Cons:
Beep is rather loud- if you're a co-sleeper or not wanting to wake the hubby this make be a bothersome point... if you're temping half-asleep though it's a complete asset
All in all I'd recommend it over any other. I've tried 5 total and this one stands in a league of it's own.
64 of 73 found the following review helpful:
 Design Badly Implemented Feb 03, 2009
By Ana Mardoll
Basal Digital Thermometer / B001AM43VY
I bought this Basal thermometer with the idea that I would chart my cycle, learn about my own body, and eventually use that knowledge to conceive with my partner. The thermometer was not too expensive and the reviews were largely good, so I made my purchase and downloaded my free Basal charts from the Internet and went my merry way. Several weeks later, I have to say that I wish I'd bought a "regular" thermometer at the drug store.
Here is what this thermometer is purported to do: You wake in the morning, and with as little movement as possible (no getting up to use the bathroom, no fumbling for lights, no turning off the alarm clock) you grab the thermometer and go to work. This brand advertises that the thermometer won't start beeping until it is 'correctly positioned' in your mouth (this much seems to be true) and will then beep intermittently for several minutes before punctuating a string of beeps to announce that it is finished. This model is supposedly superior to other brands on the market because it is backlit and has a memory recall function - we'll get to that in a moment.
On accuracy, this thermometer seems to be correct - at least, it always agreed with the "regular" thermometer we keep in the house. (The "regular" thermometer costs less than this Basal one and has a comfortable, flexible tip as opposed to the rigid plastic on this one.) The temperature reading only goes to one decimal, which was fine for my downloaded chart, but some Basal charts require two decimal accuracy.
As far as reliability, the thermometer works sometimes and other times it will not. The beeping just...stops after awhile, without the final readout and without the punctuated string of beeps. Did the thermometer slip out of position and just give up? I don't know, and the instructions provided do not address this issue. Some days, I would have to reset the thermometer and try two or three times before getting a reading which I suspect would then be inaccurate because I was no longer "just woken up".
The beeping is an issue, and I really thought it would not be. My partner did not much like the shrill beeps anymore than I did, and you are subjected to at least 13 or 14 beeps every morning (more if you have to do multiple readings). The "a baby won't be quiet either" excuse didn't ease either of our minds because this was a information gathering experiment, not an active baby making attempt.
Worst of all, I cannot imagine why the backlight is touted as a selling point when it is implemented so poorly. The backlight comes on once, when you first turn on the thermometer. The backlight glows for about 2 seconds (very short) and then cuts off. It takes at least a full minute to measure your temperature, at which point you have 3 seconds to read the temperature (again, a very short time) WITHOUT A BACKLIGHT before the thermometer shuts off. Read that again - the backlight does not come back on for the final temperature reading; it only comes on when the thermometer is turned on initially. That means that your new temperature for the day is not backlit, so you have no idea what your temperature is for that day until after you take your temperature, and THEN turn the thermometer back on so that you can see what went into the memory recall function. Even better, you only get ONE chance at this, since the act of turning the thermometer on signals that it's time to take a new temperature, which erases the old temperature in memory, so you really shouldn't check our temperature reading until you've slogged out of bed, turned on a light, and located your chart and pen.
And, yes, you read that right - this "sophisticated" model has only ONE button for all the "features", including backlight, temperature reading, and memory recall.
In practice, this is impossible to use. If I can't have proper memory recall and backlighting, I'll stick with the cheaper, more comfortable, silent drug store thermometer. I wanted backlighting so that I could tell, in the dark, in the bed, if I was ovulating and - if so - to maybe do something about that.
~ Ana Mardoll
16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
BD Basal Digital Thermometer Apr 12, 2008
By Wendy S.
This thermometer is great. It's good for beginners who are new to charting BBT because it's so easy to use. It works fast and beeps every few seconds to let you know it's working correctly. Your mate might not like that first thing in the morning, but they'll get used to it (and they better because when baby comes along it will be more than a little beep waking them up). The best feature about this thermometer is that it stores the reading for you so you don't have to write it down right away and you can just go back to sleep and chart your temperature for the day later on.
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