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

Good idea! We dtd most days of fertile week bht this month he defo wasn’t feeling being expected to perform on demand lol!! Might dtd every other day this time. Also tempted to get a femometer and do bbt but I kinda feel I’m already obsessed lmao! And it makes no odds except confirms exactly when I’ve ovulated I think ? 8 months is shit, I got preg first time this year in January and I keep thinking how far on I could be if I’d caught and stayed preg first month lol xx

@HansBanans sorry to hear that, altho if you’re anything like me at least when af Is here it ends the torturous wait ! Fingers crossed for you for next month xxx

@Mrsi2020 thank you, fingers crossed for you too xx

@Fran2020 @SarahTTC2020 @mumof23188 well my RHR has dropped back down by 1bpm. I’m so confused! There’s not much for my RHR to drop by when AF comes around 😫 have absolutely no AF symptoms though, normally I have cramps and spots everywhere but nothing 😕

Morning! How is everyone? When I first woke up today my RHR was showing as in the 70s on the graph but has since readjusted to 66 (2bpm lower than yesterday). Mine always seems a bit all over the place! 🤷🏻‍♀️

@mumof23188 thank you! How are you feeling today? I hope your headaches gone now.

@Mrsi2020 it was lovely! I never thought I would enjoy acupuncture. How are you feeling today too? Better I hope.

@2alreadywantanother Awww thank you!!

@LS2020 Keep positive until AF actually arrives. When are you due?

@Fran2020 thanks, I guess it’s because we didn’t really get to DTD this month so kinda just felt out but wanted a normal month to see what my RHR and symptoms does!
AF is due on Sunday. Sorry that you’re have been revised down, it’s so annoying when that happens!

I'm maybe 12dpo today and hr is on the rise again (ov was around the 53 on the photo) but then it always rises before an AF fall anyway so can't read too much into it!

@LS2020 That makes sense, although I don't ever seem to have a normal month haha! Hopefully it helps you though! Yeah very frustrating, when I woke up earlier and saw it in the 70s I was so excited as it's not been in the 70s looking back at the last few months... oh well 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Mrsi2020 ha yeah we do every other partly cause OH would die otherwise but also because my FW can be a bit unreliable so I don't want him to lose steam before a peak OPK shows up. I love the whole bbt thing but I think it's cause I was always second guessing the opks? Never sure if i'd missed it, if it was truly a peak or if I should stop testing because this might just be the first surge but there's another coming as well. So I just liked the added security :)

@HansBanans sorry to hear AF showed - I wonder what animal your chart will depict next time though!

5DPO here and my RHR is dropping daily as it's recovering from my boozy weekend away ha. Will show you - just need to do it from my phone!

Oops I meant CD5! Not 5DPO

Morning!

@Fran2020 that’s so frustrating when that happens! How are you feeling today?

@LS2020 fingers crossed for you 🤞🤞

@HansBanans sorry AF arrived 😩 puts an end to the wonder and your long cycle tho. Hope you are ok!

So 11dpo and I’m out 😭 RHR dropped by two bpm. Just waiting for AF to come now. I have no pms symptoms at all this cycle either which is super frustrating as this cycle has been so different. Just adds to the sadness.

I forgot to add my chart

Wow loads going on!
Congratulations @2alreadywantanother!

Got my hopes up high this month didn’t I and ended up gutted . My RHR shot up on a couple of key days. When it dropped just before AF I figured I was out and would gradually drop off but it stayed up and then started to rise again before plummeting again .... stupid cat 🐈

@Fran2020 I know, while it’s interesting, I’m not sure it’s a perfect science given the number of people getting such good rises and still having the disappointment. Who knew I’d be sad to see I had a good nights sleep and therefore my RHR has dropped 🤣

@SarahTTC2020 aww glad you’re getting a bit of a rise though even to fall, if mine falls anymore don’t think I’ll be breathing haha

@mumof23188 aw I’m sorry to hear that, I’m in with you with having a weird cycle and hoping it’s positive 😕

@Fran2020 thanks , it sounds good! Something different too.

@Juno231 I might order it! Lol I should try that - my dh defo started to run out of steam lol

My rhr is the same today! Xxx

Ok so I'm approx 9DPO today. I went to the toilet and when I wiped the were two very small spoldges of a browny CM on the toilet paper. I wiped again and there was another spoldge. I'm not going to over fixate on it as after 14 months I don't want to get my hopes up. But promising right?

@mumof23188 very frustrating! I'm feeling pretty chilled today after my acupuncture last night. But I wish I knew what my body was doing! I'm not pregnant this cycle, I have an ultrasound arranged at the hospital which is good. You're not out yet as AF isn't here! 😊

@LS2020 Agreed and I have a feeling my body just does its own thing hahaha! I've had some better nights sleep too although this morning I woke up quite early so that might be why I saw a number in the 70s.

@Mrsi2020 Different always seems good!

@LS2020 it’s so frustrating isn’t it. I feel so sad today!! Just waiting for it to show up. So annoying aswell that I’ve had none of my usual pms 😩. Hope you are ok!

@Fran2020 omg!! That is so promising!!! Bang on time aswell. I’m so hoping this is your month. Brilliant news that you have a scan lined up. Hopefully you won’t need to go tho ☺️. Yes that’s true but I know with a drop like that it means AF is coming 😭

@fran2020 got everything crossed for you. I know what you mean about not getting your hopes up but I would really struggle not to if I had brown spotting at 9DPO!

@Fran2020 that is really exciting news. I really hope it’s something positive for you and I feel the same I’m sure I would get some spotting around them so all my 🤞🏻 For you.

@mumof23188 I’m feeling similar to you from the sounds of it. All symptoms have gone and just waiting on the inevitable. I’ve got some fun stuff happening over next few weeks though, lockdown permitting, so hoping it will pull me out the funk!

@LS2020 it’s tough isn’t it. Waiting for the inevitable! I’ve just got a dodgy belly today. Sorry for tmi! Another symptom I don’t usually get 😩 it’s usually the other way round. Ahh lovely, always nice to have things to look forward to. Hopefully it can all go ahead for you ☺️

@Juno231 yes it will be interesting to see how it turns out!

@mumof23188 yeah I'm ok, it's disappointing but there's always this month! 🙂

@mumof23188 Thank you so much, I really hope so! 🤞🏼it's good to have the scan lined up if I need it (hope I don't). Awww I hope not 🤗

@Juno231 Thank you! Yeah it's hard as I don't think I've had spotting like this on this day before.

@LS2020 thank you!! It was only a really tiny bit though! 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Fran2020 that’s the whole point though! 🤞🏻

@mumof23188 haha don’t worry that was the only thing I thought was strange that I’m the same, had everything flowing when normally it’s backed up til AF shows and got a bit excited when google said it can be an implantation sign but obviously not for me!
Thanks I’m kinda secretly hope with so much going on it might chill be me out enough but doubt it haha

Hey ladies

Probably a stupid question but does RHR rose or dip for ovulation? I can't for the life of me remember 🤦🏻‍♀️

@BabyDust13 I feel like I've seen it do different things for different people