*FITBIT USERS* RHR instead of BBT

[xLauraa]

Hi girls,

Basically, I don't/can't check BBT reliably because;

#1 - I work shifts and my client wakes during the night
#2 - I breathe through my mouth more often than not and (stupidly) didn't realise this would affect BBT (when taken in mouth)
#3 - DP doesn't like me doing all these "controlled" things and gets annoyed 😂

So I was just wondering if any of you do go by your RHR? Mine seems to have a very clear pattern each month (rise and falls).
And just wanted to know what people's thoughts on this are!😊

Her is my chart I got af yesterday evening :( I am bbt monitoring and opking this month, I last fell pregnant in Feb 2016 (successful dd) DH also conceived a son in Feb 2012 with a previous partner as a joke we all say he can only produce babies in February haha

@DwangelaForever WOW that's high! Haha, what is your RHR normally? Well I hope I get the chance to turn it off soon!

@FuckMyUterus Yeah that's what I've heard happens, rises high then maintains up there!
CONGRATS 😊

Mines just taken a dip 😢

@Korez No I see what you mean, the first 2 months you could see the dip around AF time but Sept was more or less a straight line!

@winterwarmers maybe it was meant to be for Feb then 🤞🏼🤞🏼

@xLauraa 😂😂 I looked back at my Fitbit and realised I was talking shit 😂 it was 79 when pregnant as opposed to 73 resting 😂 (I'm really unfit)

@DwangelaForever 😂😂 I was going to say! 70s is ok and doesn't mean you're unfit by the way 😊 was hoping my huge rise was a sign this month but blatantly not!

I'm still not sure I get this but this is my current RHR. Ov'd on 21st. AF due 2nd Feb.Thought?

I can't see the date on it? Can you post the other chart

Sorry, here it is!

@Twistedsister7 well it's risen after OV so it just needs to stay up now, in a way it's very similar to BBT! apparently anyway

this is mine. RHR is the same for day 4 now. Hope this is a good sign!

Thanks for the help. I've avoided temping as I'm terrible at getting up and would miss the opportunity. This just seems easier as I wear it constantly. Mine had a little dip but hopefully it will stay up now. Fx for you.

Mines gone down 1BPM today, hopefully it's not the start of a downward trend now thank you you too

currently cd10 and my heart rate has stayed fairly low this month so far

cd13 does your temp normally go up then drop at ovulation and then rise again?

I didn't use heart data to track fertility, but it DID give me a clue when I fell pregnant - my RHR rose above 65 for the first time ever!

This is mine for January, same RHR today and AF due tomorrow. I have tested and bfn but I did test too early really based on ov day!

The lowest point in January is end of last AF.

Any theories or comments for the newbie to RHR (not TTC - I'm nearly 18 months into this) 😬😬

Why did I not find this thread before? Just got a BFP (fingers crossed it sticks) and here is my chart for the month. I’m too lazy to temp so I find it quite helpful although clearly not as accurate as temping.

here’s mine for the month i had a + opk on tuesday with temp dip then temp rise

temp and hr has gone up today at 3dpo, fingers crossed 🤞

AF due today & temps were going down so counted myself out. Today a spike?! I've got a cold, would that affect RHR?

I have been incredibly tired & generally sore & achy & this cold is unusual in that I always get it in my sinuses & this time it's more my throat affected.

Last months shows AF 2nd-6th, flat bit is FW then rise & fall to AF. Non-dated chart shows today's spike.

With all this snow I'm not getting to a shop for a test so wait & see I guess. I'm going between 'could it be' and ' don't be so stupid' 😂

Should add been TTC 1 for 14 months & just had GP appointment to start testing. Hence the reduced optimism.