Fitbit & TTC

OPK tell you when you're about to ovulate, temping only tells you after you've ovulated.

I hate OPKing to be honest but I still try...

Yeah literally as soon as you wake up, shove it in your mouth or foof and record the result!

Oh really. I suppose I've seen that you should use all methods. I just thought opk was a pretty definite idea of when to dtd in earnest..
Just can't get my head around how to do it. You have to stay in bed right. And then just temp before u even move?

@intelligentPutty I would use both to be honest!

Hey @micropig
Sorry to hear about af.
Sounds like you have a plan.
I started a spreadsheet last month. Also a geek in that respect!! Put last 3 months of data in. I think I'll try to correlate the ovulation with you ladies as well.
I'm using opks rather than temping. Do you think temping is better?

Juney couldn't even guess at that sorry, have you looked back on here to see the charts if anyone who has conceived? I wonder if there's any correlation.

I'm feeling okay about things today because I feel like at least I'm taking action in a way. Hope it works. I'm feeling very motivated today actually (Fitbit would disagree...).

That's exactly what I do @micropig with my silent alarm!

I really like Fertility Friend, I am used to it, but a spreadsheet seems like it'll work just as well!

I do get intimate with the thermometer as I'm a mouth breather so my temps were all over the place!

Do you think ones heart rate would increase from the point of implantation? Mines so low today and I had hoped I'd have implanted by now :/

It's just one decimal point but will do for now, thanks for the advice. I love data (I'm a nerd) so I'm quite excited about this in a way. I have to admit I thought it involved getting intimate with a thermometer so was very relieved to be able to do it orally. The Fitbit vibrates an alarm at the same time every morning so I can do the temp as soon as the alarm goes off. Perfect!

I am such a data geek. I was irritated that all the apps for this kind of thing require a big payment if you want to see your trends (fair enough but I imagine as they sell the data anyway they don't need the extra!) so I have input all the info into a spreadsheet and made a graph from that which will show my BBT, RHR, menstruation and expected ovulation, so that I can figure out when in my cycle I actually ovulate. I'll just do it for a couple months to get a rough idea, although hopefully by the time I figure it out I'll get a BFP. Would be awesome if we all got them by the end of the year!

Have you got a BBT thermometer? You need one that is to two decimal points for temping in my opinion! But I've found temping very helpful!

14 days from yesterday is the first dot on the second flat line bit on that chart. My cycle was 36 days this time though, so might be different. Its usually 35 days.

Got myself a digital thermometer today and I think I'm gonna start recording my BBT (DH is going to think I'm going mental about this). Id like to know when I actually ovulate. I would happily DTD every day to be honest but DH has a lower drive than me and is often tired from work so it would be good if I could narrow down the sex marathon to a few days rather than a full week or two lol.

@micropig sorry to hear AF got you.

If you count 14 days from yesterday when was that? Just trying to work out if your heart rate does what mine used to (goes up the day/day after ovulation) which I'd was about 6th Sept ish?

Glow now predicts my ovulation window for this cycle is the only week I am alone with DH this entire cycle. I know what we'll be doing! I really have no idea when I ovulate in my cycle though. Hopefully Fitbit can help me find out.

As expected, AF arrived today. Don't think I'll have much luck next month as I'll be away from DH most of it, might have to spend most of November in bed

Ah @micropig That's crappy. Hate the bfn ;(

Bought two "early" tests today that you can use three days before due period. Period is due today and I stupidly went and did one anyway (not FMU either), of course it was negative. Will wait a few days to do the other one.

I am in a super grumpy mood now and feeling like I'm never gonna get pregnant lol. Poor DH. Just got my hopes up as I've felt so weird these last few days.

If my cycle has suddenly changed to be 40 days instead of the previous consistent 35 days, I will be gutted!

Oh sorry! Looking at your sticks I can't see a positive but they're not a brand I'm familiar with.

Also some people seem to rise before ovulation and some after. I've done both stupid body haha

Juneau ahhh I see what you mean but just trying to figure out when I ovulated at the mo

@Bambino90 I'm afraid can't get excited over yours yet as it's no higher than your previous RHR...

Bambino I've only been doing this one month so afraid I couldn't say. Fingers crossed for you! Do you have any previous charts to compare it with?

Oh, and Glow now thinks I ovulated somewhere between the 2nd and the 8th, which is the two longish flat areas similar to your chart juney.

Interested to know what you make of this? The 8th was when AF arrived...so could the 16th be ovulation? I am yet to get a peak day and didn't get one last month either?? What are your thoughts? The 6th one down on the ovulation sticks would have been Saturday the 16th xx

Juney I thought that yesterday but I'm trying not to get my hopes up.

Sorry for TMI but I was partially constipated since Thursday (can't speak for today yet), having never been constipated in my life before, and almost permanently nauseous since Friday (again don't know today yet) apart from when in bed.

Today I am quite sniffly so I think perhaps I am just totally run down and coming down with something.

We'll see what happens anyway. I was super broody yesterday then quite down in the evening about it. I don't want to get my hopes up too much as last months unexpected 40 day cycle was horrible. If it's 40 days again, then AF won't arrive till Monday. 40 days! I thought 35 was bad.

Don't get me wrong, I loved the long cycles before TTC but now I'm super jealous of those with nice short ones. 😂😩

Yours looks really promising @micropig !

Juney you're not alone with the long stable RHR, that's what happened to mines this month too as you can see from my chart here.

AF was due today (Day 35) as I usually have a consistent 35 day cycle, but last month it unusually didn't come till day 40 so I'm not getting my hopes up. Might buy a test today to do tomorrow if I still haven't had any of the usual signs.

Hey @HolyShmoly Not at all I was getting myself at it. Don't feel bad. Glad to see it sounds like u are ov soon. Hope you are dtd lots and will be on course for next month.
@juneybean no idea what that chart means!! Hopefully that you were a little lower and so at ov time a few days ago! Have u compared it to similar cycle days in previous months?

The first steep dip is my period, I'm 4 dpo so it reached 61 the day of ovulation and has stayed like that since. But looking back I usually have a bigger rise maybe up to 63. Here's last month's with the stick over last ovulation. So you can see usually is very erratic!