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

How is everyone?

I'm approx 6DPO today and RHR is still rising 🤞🏼🤞🏼 Really tired though as keep waking up crazy early and not being able to sleep 😩

@Fran2020 that looks great 🤞 is it different to your previous cycles? Ah I hate that when you just can’t get back to sleep! No change in my RHR today, still sitting at 65! Sure I got a squinter on an IC but I’m really not convinced!!

@fran2020 I'm cd4 and shattered, when I wake I be mad to see if any bfp posts lol

@mumof23188 did I do a test this morning. Post it see can we see it

I'm on... CD6 today I think and my RHR has only dropped to 68 so far - BUT I had such a boozy weekend and it made my RHR rise to 73 so that will have slowed the descent.

Big difference though compared to my May cycle where I was down to 57.

@mumof23188 I'll attach my RHRs for last month. Seems to have gone higher sooner this time. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤞🏼 Yeah I hate it too, really can't focus on work today as I'm so tired! How many DPO are you now?

@2alreadywantanother Awww bless you! How long does AF usually last for you?

@Juno231 I don't really drink much these days even during my AF days but it's so interesting how drinking affects RHR!

Af normally last 4/5 days

Mad how drink affects it, I love a drink at the wkend. And was mad for it b4 af arrived in case I caught and had to stop 🙈😂😂

@2alreadywantanother I’ll attach this morning’s. It’s probably nothing tho!

@Fran2020 wow yes big difference from your last cycle. It’s risen a lot hasn’t it compared to last month. I’m around 12/13dpo today I think. Judging by last cycle AF is due in 3 days.

@Juno231 it is crazy how alcohol affects it. I don’t drink at all as I’m so boring 😂😂

Cant see anything myself @mumof23188 how many dpo are u

@2alreadywantanother yes it’s mega faint! One step never give good lines. Don’t know why I’m bothering really 😂

@2alreadywantanother Hopefully AF will finish soon for you!

@mumof23188 yeah that's what I thought about it, hope that's a good sign. But I know it's still to early to know. Keeping optimistic. 😊 the photo looks a little blurry on the actual test, but can still be a bit early still. Hopefully AF doesn't come for you.

@Fran2020 yes it’s looking positive for you. Fingers crossed!! Good idea to keep optimistic ☺️. Thanks but I’m sure AF will arrive! Not feeling hopeful at all.

Hi all!

Not posted in here for a while as it's taken me 28 days to get a peak OPK! Seems made that it's literally taken me a whole "normal" cycle to get that far 🙄

Anyway, chart attached - peak OPK was yesterday and my RHR already appears to be on the way back down so I'm about 95% sure I have ovulated. Into the TWW then!

@LV1987 that's cool to see how chill your chart has been and then a big ramp up for ovulation!

@mumof23188 not sure I see anything but fingers crossed a line appears in the next few days!

Thanks @Juno231 - I was surprised to see it so chill, as last month it was very up and down due to work stresses. I definitely feel less stressed at work this month, but do think that had a knock on effect resulting in late ovulation. So there's a lesson to be learned there - be more chill!

Not really feeling as chill about TTC as my heart rate suggests though 😂

@Juno231 yeah I don’t think there will be. Not testing again will just wait for AF now.

@lv1987 so is it the peak rhr that is ovulation then it drops off? Or is it the start of the peak?

Like calendar prediction was the 25th but I dont think I did then

@2alreadywantanother it can vary from woman to woman, but I tend to see a peak in RHR on the same day as my peak OPK, and then it immediately drops down again the day after. I don't take my temperature so I can't confirm for sure that I did ovulate yesterday, but I did also have some pains and a LOT of EWCM bother yesterday and the day before - as my CM is already creamy again today, I'm pretty sure ovulation was yesterday.

I think you need to find your own rhythm with it, so you might see a different pattern 😁

Started cramping so I think my RHR will drop tomorrow!

@mumof23188 😥

@2alreadywantanother I had the most painful intense cramps but it’s gone now! Very very strange but still fully expecting HR to drop tomorrow! We shall see.

@mumof23188 fingers crossed the witch stays away!

My RHR actually had a bit of a steep drop today in the end! After last cycle being quite random I'm intrigued to see when I ovulate this time round as I feel I have no idea. Poor OH will be so knackered...

@Juno231 thank you. I do hope so! Wow that is a steep drop. Yes your last cycle was very strange wasn’t it. What CD are you on now? 😆 haha poor OH and you too. You will need a big rest in the TWW 🤣

Well it was a weird month last month - glad it’s all over 😔.

Straight after ovulation my temp plummeted, then started climbing, dropped and then rose before plummeting again 🙄🙄🙄. It was completely different to the 2 previous months and I half got my hopes up it might be my month - gutted when AF turned up.

Onwards and upwards!

Is there such thing as a RHR implantation dip? 🤞🏼 I think I'm about 8dpo today and it's starting to decline now 😩