Tracking your cycle and possible BFP using RHR - part 2

[Juno231]

Hi ladies,

This is for all of us with heart rate monitors who wish to help each other analyse the RHR patterns throughout our cycles.

Early research shows there's a correlation with increasing RHR and BFPs - so let's try and spot some together!

See attached my current chart - at 10DPO my RHR is at it's all time high this cycle and has not started to decline for AF yet. Fingers crossed!

@Alicespring
@Ltay2
@SmileyT
@Buffalomozzerella
@Moominmiss
@ambs1994
@SarahTTC2020
@popcorndiva
@pippy20
@Mrsi2020
@meb89
@Fran2020
@Willowfalls
@mumof23188

@Fran2020 I haven't had any CPs so it's easy for me to say but I think I'd want to know if I was having them in case that in itself warranted investigating?

I'm 7 months in but my cycles are still pretty random and I haven't had a whisper of a BFP yet. April feels like a good month to have a baby in though, right? 🤞

@Juno231 yeah that does make sense! Even though I got a BFN last month I was convinced something went on as I had a heavy period with big clots. I'll see how I feel during the week maybe! I have some ICSs, one FRER and some for my CBFM.

I haven't had a whisper of a BFP either, it's hard. Oh yeah April definitely is!! I was born in April hehe! 😃🤞🏼

Lots of good things going on by the looks of it - fingers crossed for everyone 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Onto my new cycle now and I’ve already seen a good rise. Weird question? Has anyone ever had a weird throbbing sensation to the left of your bellybutton and down a bit. I’ve had it all day today. I sometimes get a similar sensation around ovulation so I assumed it was that but it’s too early and I ran a OPK this morning and it was negative 🤔🤔🤔

@poptypingchef evening! Yes I've been having a weird feeling since ovulation! I'm really hoping it's a promising sign! 🤞🏼what cd/ DPO are you?

@Fran2020 I’m only CD6 - normally get positive OPK on CD14.

It’s been a weird few months, I had a CP a few months ago, a weird short cycle with a weird AF and then a strange RHR last month.

This sensation normally comes around ovulation but it’s early this month - weird huh 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Fran2020 i didn’t realise the garmins update it as the day goes on. I’m so hoping this is your lucky cycle 13!!

@Juno231 that is a crazy chart you have there 🤣 looks like you’ve been enjoying yourself! Haha mine is just plain boring, maybe it’s because I am mega boring 🤣🤣

@poptypingchef is it around near your hip bone? Sort of over a bit towards your belly? I’ve been having a weird sensation, like a pulling burning pain!

@mumof23188 YES!!!!! So glad I asked! Stops me feeling crazy.

My RHT went down to the lowest since before my CP. I normally start around 53 heading up to around 61 but last month I sat between 55 and 59 so maybe I’ve reset 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

Hi guys hope you're all good! Think my faint line last week was a false alarm, pretty sure AF is appearing as spotting slightly, relieved something is happening finally on CD56 but at the same time gutted knowing we can't try again now until next August due to our wedding 😩
My chart has dropped 1bpm too, still higher than usual but pretty sure I'm out!

@mumof23188 yeah they do! Awww that's, me too! It's dropped again today so far this morning. But I'm remaining optimistic until AF comes or doesn't. My RHR has definitely been different this month so we shall see. 🤞🏼🤞🏼

@poptypingchef Ahh ok, yeah maybe you have reset. It's so hard knowing exactly what's going on isn't it?!

@sle0911 You're not out until AF has properly arrived! I've seen people's graphs where their RHR fluctuate up and dow. How many DPO are you now?

6dpo today and I've had the drop 🤣
Crossing my fingers that it starts to shoot back up but I'm not sure this month...cautious optimism all the way.
Hope everyone's doing good!

@Fran2020 I'm sure il find out today, I think I'm about 12dpo today, hard to be completely sure as I had 4 days of a peak OPK but I'm going by my darkest one, although my Femometer app is telling me I'm only 9dpo so not entirely sure!

@mrswilso Hopefully that's linked to implantation and then it'll rise again. Keeping my fingers crossed for you! 🤞🏼

@sle0911 Hmm yeah, that certainly makes it confusing to know when ovulation happened! Fingers crossed AF doesn't arrive 🤞🏼

I’m out 😩 just waiting on AF arriving now which will be at some point today!!

Morning ladies... My chart isn't doing what it did last month 😂 At 5 (maybe 6)DPO it's nothing to get excited at just yet I know, but interesting to see the difference.

Last month, my peak OPK was only just a peak, and my RHR dropped the next day and stayed quite low. This month, my peak OPK was on the 14th, and my RHR has stayed much higher.

@Juno231 you mentioned a 5dpo dip in BBT on another thread, caused by the second oestrogen surge. I guess that could be reflected in RHR too then, as per mine and @mrswilso's graph 🤔

@mrswilso looks like we are TWW buddies! 🤞 We both see a tasty little upward trend topped off with BFPs 😁

I forgot to mention that my peak OPK this month was a proper blazing one, so hopefully a better egg!!

@lv1987 oooh we are quite similar! 🤞🏻✨ I'm gonna be obsessed with watching your chart now haha!
My proper peak OPK was suuuuper dark this month too!

@LV1987 @mrswilso yes! I'd guess it's a beautiful oestrogen surge you both have there. Good indication of your hormones working as they should, and more likely to result in a BFP!

@sle0911 1bpm is only fluctuation as far as I'm concerned and spotting is super common with BFPs so I think you're still in it to win it! When is AF due for you?

@juno231 Eeeek! Stop it I'm too excited now haha! 🤣

@Juno231 @mrswilso excited?! Me?? NEVER! I'm cool as a cucumber - my RHR says as much 😎🥒

I got a random second high OPK on 3dpo this cycle too - it was definitely not as dark as my actual peak, but it was almost a match for the control...can anyone shed any light on this? I definitely think I ovulated on the first peak - it was soooo much darker than the control and I had symptoms over that time but not the second time 🤔

@mrswilso I think you can have multiple lh surges during a cycle but I always thought it was the final one that would result in ovulation. Did you have ewcm ahead of the first peak? If the first one had the symptoms and the stronger surge I'd be tempted to just ignore this one 😅.

BTW this is kinda why I threw bbt into the mix, I had so many cycles of second guessing myself or regretting not continuing with OPKs etc that seeing the ovulation temp drop last cycle was such a relief. Meant I could finally relax :)

Hmmmm, I stopped testing the day after my surge, so no idea whether I would have had a second one. Sorry that's not much help!

Is this second oestrogen surge likely to be the cause of me being a right grumpy bitch?? I keep shouting at my emails... Gotta love working from home so my colleagues can't see the crazy 😂😂

@juno231 it's my first month using them and I started cos I was fed up second guessing my estimates ha! I won't lie, I considered looking into BBT for next cycle when I got that second dodgy peak too so it might be on the cards soon.
Everything I was reading was saying the second peak was the main one too but I just wondered if it was one of those things that only Mumsnet knows the true answer to haha! 😂 this site has been so informative!!
I'm sticking with my first peak being the proper one so I'll keep you all posted with what the RHR is up to over the next few days 🤞🏻✨

Hi all. I'm only on 2nd cycle. And doing to do opk this month. Start in a day or 2. Also watching bbt and RHR. Dont even know if I'm still ovulating 😥 be nice to know I suppose.
Any advice on how many times a day or is once enough.
I assumed I'd stop after the peak also?