Tracking your cycle and possible BFP using RHR - part 3

[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!

@mumof23188
@fran2020
@LS2020
@SarahTTC2020
@ambs1994
@AliceSpring
@HopefulHopper

@SarahTTC2020 ah what a good rise for you! Hopefully it’s a good sign 🤞🏻

I’m feeling soo impatient now, technically CD5 and just want to be at like 7dpo too! I’ve been doing ok but honestly not sure what I’m going to be like this month if it’s a BFN 😢

@ls2020 I didnt drink yesterday evening (went to Edinburgh gin tour in the morning 🤣) and I probably won't drink now until I would be testing so I'll see what hr does now. We only did it day before and day after ov anyway so not hopeful.

Just have sex every 2 days and see what happens. Maybe make sure you don't have any social occasion booked in around AF just in case. I've got my FC for you xx

I think I may be out. RHR has dropped another 2 beats and I did a FRER this morning and cant see a line 🙄

Hi everyone. Hope you are all doing ok? Good luck to everyone testing soon 🤞

@LS2020 how are you doing?

@Juno231 good to have you back! Where are you at In Your cycle? bbt is looking good 🤞☺️

@SarahTTC2020 ahhh yay, good rise. Fingers crossed for you!

@StarStarTeachMe sorry for BFN 😩

@poptypingchef I had one super heavy day, well half a day. Then it eased off thankfully. How are you?

So I’m back and I’m CD5! Started BBT aswell even tho I don’t understand it 😂. Aiming for 6am everyday to take it and hoping that my little one lets me get 3-4 hours beforehand. My HR dropped down and is sitting at 60. Here’s my chart for reference.

@SarahTTC2020 thank you lovely, I hope your RHR holds 🤞🏻 Yeah we’re just gonna DTD when we can and see what happens!

@mumof23188 generally on the side of ok but still a bit up and down. I’m more just v impatient now and not sure if I’m gonna cope if I don’t get a BFP this month because I’m just going to keep dating times in my head and think if not this month, if at best I’ll get next month and then I would have been 12 weeks and announcing and it’s too depressing. Doctor said today he thought it was an early miscarriage rather than a chemical, not sure why it makes a difference though. How are you?

@mumof23188 ach I’m grand! Had to actually pop into the office today (not of a novelty) to deal with something so it was good to see some faces.

It’s been a bit weird, I ovulated a bit early and had a wee dip after it which I can’t see has happened before so who knows 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

Thanks everyone! It's really dropped today on 7dpo. Trying to be hopeful that it's an implantation dip but I just don't feel like this is my cycle

For comparisons sake if anyone wants it... 24dpo today ov was at 64.

Hope you’re all ok xx

Well I'm 5 DPO now and my RHR is still on 65! It went up to 68 on Sun but turns out that was pure alcohol lol. so if we ignore that blip I think I'm on day 6 of static RHR :)

Fingers crossed it starts rising in the next 3-4 days....

Feel like we’re all just in a waiting lull! I’m so impatient and my fertile window hasn’t even started yet 😂

@Mrsi2020 what lovely graphs! do you have a scan booked in yet?

@Juno231 fingers crossed is right!

@LS2020 I have a private scan booked for Tuesday. I am v anxious, I had no symptoms today, panicked tested which was fainter than before, consequently shit myself all day to do another test which was dark 🙄 I know symptoms can come and go but that coupled with the fainter test I near had a heart attack. I actually don’t think I’ll cope v well if this preg doesn’t progress, I think I’d give up ttc honestly so fingers crossed for Tuesday! How are you? Xxx

@Mrsi2020 I can completely understand how worried you are and hope the scan next week gives you some reassurance. The lovely line you got today should hopefully give you some.
If it helps, I had everything going, felt pregnant once it sunk in, had the full on morning nausea, couldn’t sleep on my front my boobs were so sore and it didn’t get me anywhere except a beautiful couple of days and I have seen it’s not actually that common to get that many symptoms before 6 weeks, especially when you’ve had kids before so please try not to worry on that front, I don’t think the symptoms means a lot at this stage but sending you lots of love and positive thoughts 💕

Today’s been a bad day, my first day off work since coming back and had what I’ve decided is my grieving day aka lots of tears and chocolate! I’m more just impatient/terrified how ill feel if I don’t get a BFP this month. I know it’s the same stats as every month so not guaranteed but I feel like I’m riding on the wave I’ll be more fertile to get me through and it will bring back the terror of not seeing another BFP for 15 months (which is daft as we’re going through GP route atm) so just feeling lots of things. OH has been a star though and provided me with lots of cuddles today

@LS2020 aww thank you so much, means a lot. I haven’t posted much on here because I don’t want to be a Debbie downer when I’m so lucky.

Aww I get how you’re feeling too. Try think positive and just get the time past you. I think no matter what it’s hard not to get your hopes up when you want something so bad, I really hope it happens this month for you. Sorry you had a crappy day, hope your amazing oh, and plenty of choc and tears has helped , sometimes it’s all we can do! Hugs hun. What cd are you? Xxx

@Mrsi2020 we’re hear though it all though and we get to enjoy your lovely high too 😊

Thanks, I think I’m CD7 based on when the main bleeding started so going from that. Only the tiniest blood now so did a FRER this morning which was a BFN which I believes means ill have a full cycle this month. Don’t think I’ll OPK though as don’t want that stress if something is erratic

@Mrsi2020 here* damn no edit button 😂

@Mrsi2020 you're at the stage where the hook effect kicks in. Try diluting your wee with water and you should get a stronger line. Basically it's where you'll have so much HCG in your wee that it makes the HPTs malfunction and it freaks plenty of ladies out! Kicks in around 6-7 weeks xx

@poptypingchef glad you are well. Bet it was nice to see people! Oh that’s interesting! How’s your HR now? Good luck to you this cycle ☺️

@LS2020 ahh lovely I know what you mean. It’s so tough. I was fully expecting a BFP sticky last cycle and it hit me hard but we move! Just take it each day as it comes. Everything crossed for you 🤞🤞

@Juno231 how are you doing? What Dpo are you now?

@Mrsi2020 textbook charts there ☺️. Hope you are doing ok. Roll on Tuesday for you!

So CD7 here today. Having EWCM so think I’m going to ovulate early again. Just going to DTD as much as possible. Doing a mix of OPKs and BBT, hopefully it will take the guesswork out.

@mumof23188 oh I can't wait to see your bbt chart eventually! What CD are you now? I'm 6 DPO today - yet another day of 65bpm. It's basically not moved since ovulation day lol.

OH finally got an SA appointment - 27th of Oct!!

@Juno231 it’s been going well but this mornings wasn’t great as my little one woke up at 4.30 and then I was up at 6. Don’t really know how that affects it all?! It’s a minefield 😂. CD7 today.

Ah wow 6DPO. Almost half way now. That’s crazy isn’t it that it’s the same. Is this abnormal for you? Jesus that’s a wait!! Glad he’s got it tho. Will soon roll round but sounds ages away doesn’t it. Hopefully he won’t need to go 😉🤞

@Juno231 ooh that’s really interesting, I didn’t know that was a thing.hope the SA goes well! Does he have to do at home? My OH had to GTA to get to the hospital in 30 minutes for his sample 😂

@mumof23188 thanks lovely, you take care too! I was literally reading about people who ovulated much earlier after a CP and I’m the same, was a bit horny yesterday which is unusual for me so think I’m gonna try pin OH down tonight 😂

@LS2020 last cycle I had positive OPK on CD11. Thinking this one might be the same! I had EWCM as soon as I stopped bleeding on both my last cycles. 😂 yes go for it! We DTD last night so going to do it as much as possible. I can never be bothered but OH is always up for it 🤣

Haha @LS2020 yes pounce on him just in case ☺️

I'm 9dpo and rhr seems to have risen again after the dip the last 2 days. I'm so hopeful but really don't know.

@mumof23188 oh wow that is early - how long are your cycles?
Haha yeah the good thing with my OH is he’s always up for DTD every day 😂

Aww yay @SarahTTC2020! Honestly I wouldn’t have known last month if I was pregnant if I didn’t test early, I didn’t feel any different until the day of AF

@SarahTTC2020 ha no idea so far! They've said nothing and he hasn't been given a specimen cup either. If that's the case then we've got a problem as the hospital is over 30 min away!

@mumof23188 I think it really depends on the person - for some that would really mess up the temp and for others it makes no difference. Like my temps are pretty steady even if I wake up briefly an hour before the alarm and I test as planned when the alarm rings. And yeah a static RHR is out of the ordinary for me, I think this is a first!

@Juno231yeah you think you would get more info! I'm sure they're supposed to abstain for 3-5 days beforehand as well