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Tracking your cycle and possible BFP using RHR

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winterspinach · 19/09/2022 23:15

I know there was a thread where ladies tracked their rhr about a year ago and wanted to start it back up again as i’m tracking my resting heart rate! at about 7dpo today and it’s been rising for me! anyone else tracking rhr for bfp?

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Annapolis35 · 01/10/2022 08:34

Morning @winterspinach it could well have been failed implantation! I wonder if that explains mine rising so quickly too (although could’ve been illness). Looking back, on 9dpo my rhr dropped very suddenly to 43 and I wonder if that was failing implantation. Oh Pom juice!! There is so much to learn. When do you think you’ll ovulate? I’m on day 8 of cycle and ovulation has happened before anywhere from day 17-22 so we will start dtd on the reg soon. I’ll use ovulation sticks. I’m hoping my cycles are going back to pre-mc length of 29/30 days.

I feel quite calm about this cycle, I think mostly as we are going to Thailand on 31 October so if it doesn’t work out at least there’s something good to look forward to.

@TTC2022newbie it could be a good sign that something has happened. I have my fingers crossed for you.

@Ashmax did you have any joy?

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winterspinach · 30/09/2022 23:46

thanks @Annapolis35 , I want to start yoga too so i’ll check her out! hope you’ve been having a good week :)
Af came and is almost over, prob another day or two and then it’s gearing up for ovulation again! Drinking lots of Pom Wonderful to thicken my lining over the next two weeks and it turns out we’re having our staycation during my fertile week so looking forward to it.

@TTC2022newbie your chart looking promising hopefully it rises for you! My af eventually arrived but it was such a steep rise compared to previous cycles i feel almost convinced it was a failed implantation.
Good luck to you and hopefully you get your bfp soon! let us know how it goes 💖💖💖💖

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TTC2022newbie · 30/09/2022 17:59

@winterspinach

Hey just read the thread and wondered what happened this week.

This is my chart with ovulation circled and I'm 9dpo TTC baby #1

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Annapolis35 · 26/09/2022 14:28

Oh no, well I hope it arrives soon so you aren’t waiting around for it. As you said, one more cycle towards a positive! Yeah I had quite a bit of anxiety too after the miscarriage too, it’s really taken a long time to get back to feeling normal. I am glad you are feeling better too, be gentle on yourself.

I just do yoga at home as I am not great at it and worry about falling over in public haha. I found some nice fertility ones on YouTube that are quite gentle - there’s a lady called Bettina Rae who is just lovely

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winterspinach · 26/09/2022 08:26

@Annapolis35
im glad you’re feeling better about this month - sometimes sharing your journey can help a little too.
I understand how hard it can be after a miscarriage. i had one a few months ago and my anxiety sky rocketed but i’ve started to feel a bit better.
Ive heard great things about acupuncture! I wanted to find a clinic that does it near me so it can relax me. I hope the yoga goes well, do you take classes or do it at home?

I had a very steep drop this morning but no af just yet, but at this point it’s deffo coming 🫢

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Annapolis35 · 25/09/2022 21:30

@winterspinach thats such a nice way of looking at it and I will definitely look at it that way. The last few months I got really blue and stressed when my period arrived, and it was not doing me any good. I feel okay about it this month though. This cycle I’m going in with the mindset that if it’s going to happen it will happen, there’s no point stressing about something I can’t control and I trust my body to do right by me—the latter has been hard after a missed miscarriage. The cupping sounds interesting! I’ve heard acupuncture helps too. I’ve been doing more yoga and plan to this month as it always makes me feel so relaxed and loose

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winterspinach · 25/09/2022 19:21

@Annapolis35 thank you :) i have high hopes for next cycle. whenever i have a cycle that hasn’t worked out, i tell myself it’s just one cycle closer.
that’s the best attitude to have towards it, deffo reduces the stress of it all.
cupping is an homeopathic treatment where stagnant blood is drawn from the body and it increases blood flow and eases tension in the body. the fertility side of it concentrates on lower back, where your uterus and fallopian tubes are.
usually spot the day before af but nothing so far. i’m holding on to the last speck of hope

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Annapolis35 · 25/09/2022 16:27

@winterspinach Glad you’re feeling alright. I always feel relieved once it has arrived after all the anxiety of the 2ww, it means a fresh start next cycle. I feel good about the next cycle, I have a what will be will be attitude at the moment. What is fertility cupping? I am learning so much about my body through this process.

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winterspinach · 25/09/2022 12:49

@Annapolis35 thank you, it’s okay though. I’ve recently started fertility cupping so its alright if this isn’t my cycle. i tested with frer this morn and it was a bfn, but onwards and upwards :) hopefully we have more luck during our next cycle! just waiting for af to show up later today or tomorrow now haha

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Annapolis35 · 25/09/2022 09:07

@winterspinach Oh no I’m sorry to see this. Hope you’re alright. I take folic acid, vitamin d, maca, omega 3 and coq 10. I should really just take an all in one but I bought these all separately over about a year.

@Ashmax sorry you had a mc, I also had one too earlier this year. It takes a while for your body to get back to normal and that’s quite frustrating

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winterspinach · 25/09/2022 07:00

dipped to 75 :( af due tomorrow so think i might be out

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winterspinach · 24/09/2022 22:57

@Ashmax oooh that’s promising, hope it keep rising for you!! you might start getting symptoms in a few days 🫢

@Annapolis35 selenium is really good for female and male fertility so i get my husband take them when I do. apparently you can eat one brazilian nut a day and that’s your selenium intake done! which prenatals do u take?

i get so nervy checking my rhr in the morning, i’m dreading what it might say tomorrow lol

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Ashmax · 24/09/2022 22:09

Apologies a draft of that message got posted 😂.

@Annapolis35 so I'm actually not 100% sure! I had a MC and my cycle is still a little all over the place.

Ashmax · 24/09/2022 22:07

@ChickinMarangoThe omega's 🤢 started them this week myself.
Do the fishy burps count as nausea? 🥲. Yet to find a brand that doesn't repeat on me.

@Annapolis35

Annapolis35 · 24/09/2022 21:56

@winterspinach you are never out until AF arrives, and your heart rate is still quite high, even when sleeping. Mine drops low over night. I also started taking omega 3 haha, but not selenium which I haven’t heard of. I’m starting to rattle with the amount of pills I take. Hope some of them work soon!

@Ashmax good luck to you too. What dpo are you?

Ashmax · 24/09/2022 21:32

Thank you ☺️.

Going to have to read back on this thread to see how everyone else is doing.

Up one more BPM today but zero symptoms 🫣.

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winterspinach · 24/09/2022 21:28

good luck @Ashmax ! let us know how you get on :) the tww is deffo a nervous time!

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winterspinach · 24/09/2022 21:26

@sarahc336 i hope so!! if it was then i may not get a positive till after three days 🤞🏽 got a BFN today 😭

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winterspinach · 24/09/2022 21:26

@Annapolis35 Aw enjoy the lasagna, sounds yum!!
i think we might deffo be cycle twins! and i heard coq10 is amazing for egg quality so it must be helping! i think my concieve plus tablets also contain it. i’ve recently started selenium and omega3 tablets so i’m hoping those help.

I took a rapid clear blue today and not really if i saw a proper line, it could have been a silly shadow. those do need more hcg to work so if i am preg then it might not show. i have proper frers coming tomorrow so will try those. I’ll be 13 dpo, it feel like i should have got a positive earlier so i truly think i’m out rn :(

this is my heart rate today, the gap was when i was in the garden and had to take it off lol. but it does drop down to like 75 so idk not feeling so hopeful also have cramps :(

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sarahc336 · 24/09/2022 18:40

@winterspinach that dip looks like it could be an implantation dip, if you are pregnant it should continue to go higher and higher x

Annapolis35 · 24/09/2022 11:11

@winterspinach its a really good sign that your rhr is still elevated. I’m excited for you. I think we may be cycle twins, mine are also about 30ish days. They got really long after the mc and went up to 33 and they used to be 29 prior to mc so hoping it’s getting back to normal. except I ovulate late in the cycle, should be day 18 but it has been as late as day 22 on these long cycles. I’ve started taking coq 10 and that seems to have shortened it a bit so hoping that’s also improving egg quality!

And thanks!! Taking it easy and going round to my mum’s for some homemade lasagne, yum.

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winterspinach · 24/09/2022 11:01

also my cycle is usually 30-31 days but this cycle i ovulated early around 15 which has made it 28 days. i’m not sure if this means my egg quality is getting better as i’ve been taking ovulation support by conceive plus for almost two months now but i hope it’s a good sign and means my eggs are maturing better

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winterspinach · 24/09/2022 10:59

@Annapolis35 oh i’m sorry, treat yourself to something nice and keep positive about the next cycle! it’s always a good sign things are working as they should when af does show up when it’s meant to, take it easy 💖💖

my rhr went up to 78 this morning and then back to 77 so not sure what’s going on lol.

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Annapolis35 · 24/09/2022 08:42

And my period arrived right on time! Ah well. Onwards and upwards

Annapolis35 · 24/09/2022 08:05

Aw no @winterspinach sorry there was another negative test. You never know though until period arrives! I hope your chart is high because of pregnancy.

This morning mine dipped again and my period is due today, I’m fully expecting it. I had a little bit of brown spotting yesterday so it’s on its way! Ah well, I’m always on edge waiting for it to come but then sort of glad once it does as it’s the start of a new cycle. Sounds weird but it always feels like a release and it does mean things are working. I can’t seem to shift that cold and still feel unwell so going to rest a lot during this period.