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

@Juno231 that would make sense, thank you 😊 I had a sharp stomach cramp that day which I thought was weird, but I didn't think much more of it as I'm so far away from the time I'd usually O! So then I might have a 28-29 day cycle this month. Which would be ideal if it could continue as these longer cycles are doing my head in 😂

@Juno231 what would the low rhr indicate?! You’re the one who normally knows all , you are the guru!

This is me atm, I’m not sure if I’ve ovulated or am about to, I never get proper darks opks xx

@Mrsi2020 not a clue about my rhr! I think you might ovulate tomorrow or day after? If they just go faint again then maybe it was yday during the day?

@ambs1994 is that a thing?! The strips react to hcg and nothing else so I don't see how you could be triggering it without hcg in your system. I don't want to be that person but I hear so many negative stories about NHS GPs on MN that I'm finding it difficult to believe your gp 😅

Thanks hun! I hope your rhr means something! How are you feeling this cycle?

I’ve added my bbt!

@ambs1994 I’ve never heard that either. Truth be told I think some gp’s haven’t a clue what they’re talking about sometimes xx

@Juno231 @Mrsi2020
He said from when I took my test in the jan to when i had my bloods taken a few days later he said that there was 0 hcg in my system so told me it was impossible that the levels would decrease that quickly and I was never pregnant in the first place. (I took the test on a Saturday and bloods monday afternoon)
I thought that though, surely a positive test is exactly that? I wonder if he doesnt believe in chemical pregnancy

Your bloods can defo drop that quickly hun, mine have always dropped at completely different speeds but usually super fast and other people’s drop really slowly.

GPs from what mine have said aren’t taught the ins and out of this stuff , they just know the next step I think xxx

My bbt has risen again, I wonder if I’m ovulating today?! Xx

My rhr is on the rise ... the only thing I’m missing is ewcm but I’ve been using conception gel and not sure if it alters it ... well see I suppose xx

@Mrsi2020 how are you? Fingers crossed for ov 🤞

@Juno231 how are you getting on? Any symptoms?

CD11 here. So think I’m ovulating very soon! RHR has gone up one aswell ☺️ Only got one test left! So will use it this evening and hopefully it’s a definite!

@mumof23188 omg I’m so jealous ! I’m cd15 here and still haven’t had an opk as dark as yours haha

I’m good how are you? We’re currently dtd every other day atm following the smep but waiting on positive opk to dtd 3 days in a row, scared I’m gonna miss it 😱😭 xxx

My opks there now...

@Mrsi2020 not gonna lie, based on your chart I'd say you ovulated potentially on CD13, pending one more high temp? Your CD14 was taken a bit earlier than normal though so might need adjusting as it should be higher than that and therefore most likely higher than the CD8 temp too. Will be interesting to see what happens to your OPKs though!

@mumof23188 today sure looks like the day for a peak! No symptoms for me other than the pinching groin yday lol. I'm trying to ignore it all tbh 🙊

@Juno231 you should be a gynaecologist lol seriously or a fertility specialist! I didn’t tweak my temps at all so maybe I should

It’s hard not to SS , how many dpi are you ? Xxx

@Mrsi2020 I’m good thank you! Glad you are too. We’ve only dtd 3 times since AF but hoping for tonight and then a few days after ovulation too. I might have a read up about smep. Ahh Juno is so helpful ☺️, hopefully you haven’t missed it at all. Your OPK’s are looking dark now tho. I’m hoping I get a definite positive as I’ve ran out. One test left! Awaiting on more being delivered.

@Juno231 yes it’s looking likely 🤞 hopefully will be in the TWW! Ah I had that last cycle, aching in my groin. I bet you are, it’s hard isn’t it. Fingers crossed for you lovely 🤞

Have I missed it? Top one this afternoon at 12.30 then bottom one just now? Had so much EWCM the last few days! Premom has marked it as peak and ovulation tomorrow?

@mumof23188 super hard to say - I'd say the 1230 is closer to peak than the PM one so maybe you peaked before noon?

@Juno231 yes that’s what I’m possibly thinking aswell. Will go with it! I don’t have anymore OPK’s so can’t test again.

@mumof23188 eeek are you in the TWW yet?

@Juno231 you called mine I can’t believe how spot on you were ! Lol altho I’m annoyed we didn’t dtd as much as we shud have around ov. Ff updated this morn, apparently I’m 3dpo today 😱 xx

3DPO here, didn’t ovulate until CD22, AF due 11th September, I’m away 3-13th with hot tub / spa / sauna and plenty of booze available so really don’t know when to test! I’d much rather a BFP than enjoying the above but if I avoid them all and AF shows up the day before we come home I’ll be miffed! Wondering if 10DPO would be ok to test which would 7th and means I can avoid it all and just have a few weak drinks until then.

@Juno231 You was spot on with my graph again! X

@Littlebee1990 any time ive been preg a bfp would always show by 10dpo on a frer! If you’re bfn by then I would enjoy it and if you end up with a late bfp bonus lol!

What’s your rhr doing atm? I have something to compare it to as we’re both 3dpo xxx

Ive marked ovulation xx

@Mrsi2020 I had an early miscarriage in June and got the BFP on 11DPO but hadn’t tested before that so it could’ve shown at 10! I think I’ll try 10DPO and then again at 12DPO 🤞🏼 RHR isn’t doing anything tbh I’m going to go against the trend and say I’ve never noticed a huge correlation, if I look back to when I got my BFP it did rise slightly but it also rose loads last month before AF arrived!

I’ve attached my 3 month and 1 month average, as you’ll see my RHR has risen when I got my BFP (sadly ended in a loss) but has also risen when I’ve got BFN and AF rocked up! X

@Mrsi2020 no idea really! I don’t have anymore OPK’s but Premom put one of yesterday’s as peak! So ovulation is today. It was pretty dark so going with it I think. Wow @Juno231 you are to good! Amazing news you are 3dpo lovely. God I’m dreading this TWW! Hope it doesn’t drag.

@Littlebee1990 I see what yoi mean, it’s more of a cycle trend than a preg trend! Sorry for your loss. Ttc is hard, this journey to motherhood (again for me I have two kids already) . Is this your first ??

Xx

@mumof23188 fingers crossed for you. Now the dreaded TWW xxx

@Mrsi2020 @Littlebee1990 ah well I do love chart spotting!

@mrsi2020 you've gotted dotted crosshairs because of that triangle I think but otherwise looks pretty straightforward. Also I wouldn't worry as you DTD on two high fertility days so you're covered :) Welcome to the TWW again lol