Tracking your cycle and possible BFP using RHR - part 6

[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!

@NJOBX
@GlassLily
@lucyrp
@mumof23188
@Kona84
@LS2020
@justwant2beamum
@gezelligheid
@Marvellouslymadmum

@Juno231
Thanks for tagging! I literally tried to make a new one about 20 minutes ago but it wouldn’t let me tag any of you 🤦🏼‍♀️X

@glasslily it made me laugh that you wondered when the thread ends as you posted the last comment on it - shutting it down

3DPO today, RHR is on 71 so it's on the rise for the LP. Highest it's been all cycle so far!

@NJOBX ah yeah you have to manually do it! Luckily I remember most of the names by heart now - how sad is that! How are you feeling today? How did you tell OH btw?

@Juno231
Good luck to you this cycle! 🤞🏼 Keep us updated, you will have to show us your chart as it progresses, I hope it keeps getting higher for you! ☺️

I literally shouted him and then paused for ages and then got all excited and got him to come in to the bathroom as I was waving the test around in the air 🤣 I then took a load more tests because he still wasn’t believing it haha.
To be honest, I’ve been getting really bad nausea and headaches as of last Sunday. I haven’t actually thrown up but I sometimes think the feeling of nausea is worse when you can’t throw up because it just never goes 😩 I have my first midwife appointment on Monday so I’m feeling very nervous about that! X

Thanks for the tag @Juno231 I know I haven't posted much on here yet but I've been following along still trying to get the hang of the rhr business - mine just seems to be all over the place 😂

Hi ladies. Please can I join, as would love to know more about the rhr and trends to bfp? I check my Fitbit everyday many times during the day, as in the tww again and around 3-4dpo.

Hello lovelies 🥰

@Juno231 thanks for setting up the new thread. Hope you are well? I lost the last one and wasn’t getting any notifications! Wishing you all the luck in the world for this cycle.

@EveryMumDay of course! welcome! We've found that the general pattern is a higher RHR in the LP - if it stays high/climbs even higher in the second half of the TWW it bodes well for a BFP whereas if it starts dropping you know the witch is on her way. How long have you been TTC, and is this your first?

@mumof23188 omg tell me about it - I haven't received a single notification since well before xmas now - for any thread, DM or whatever. I'm good - 3DPO on cycle 18 now. Not holding my breath! Just waiting for my next appointment in June really. How many weeks along are you now? Your nausea had better gone away by now!

Thank you @Juno231.

I'm 35 years old, mother to a 6 year old son and been trying for second child since last year Feb. Had a miss miscarriage last year September followed by a surgical management last year October.

I've had no luck at all since the MMC (lots of woman say they are fertile after MMC bit it wasn't the case for me). I do use clearblue fertility monitor and clearblue ovulation 4 days predictor too. Not very good at temping as have disturbed sleep so that's no good for me. Looking closely at my Fitbit to see what the rhr does and last month I felt I could have caught but no I was one day late and my rhr was very high when usually is drops.

I'm taking pregnacare his and her conception tablet and this month started vitamin B6 tablet, as trying to see if it would extend my LP. It's always been 12 days after positive opk but last month it was 13 days.

Will be going for a private clinic for get myself and DH looked into as we both tested (day 3 and day 21 blood tests & semen analysis) and the doctor couldn't explain the results to us as she said she's not a specialist in that area. Hoping the private clinic can shed some light into what is happening.

@Juno231 argh same for me. I don’t get any notifications either. Glad to hear you are good and all recovered. What’s next with regards to your appointment in June? Mad to think we’re almost in June 😱. I’m 24+1 today. Yes thankfully the nausea has completely disappeared 🎉

@EveryMumDay sorry to hear about your MMC. Good luck for your TWW.

@mumof23188 many congratulations :)

@NJOBX many congratulations :)

It's so lovely to hear the pregnancy news.....there's light at the end of this long journey.

@Juno231 wish you all the best for your next appointment.

@EveryMumDay
Thank you lovely!

Sorry to hear about your MMC ❤️

But, like you say there is eventually light at the end of the tunnel and if you have had a child already, at least you know it can happen! I wish you so much baby dust ✨

Oh gosh I can’t believe we’re on a new thread already! Putting a comment in so it shows on my watching ☺️

Hope all is well with everyone! I rang hospital to move my appointment for IVF referral up and they think should be end of June now so hoping it isn’t too much longer. Off for a spa weekend and going into my FW so who knows maybe this will keep me nice and relaxed

@EveryMumDay thank you ☺️. There is definitely light at the end!

@LS2020 that’s brilliant news that you have been able to move it forward. Enjoy the spa weekend, that sounds bliss 😍

@kona84 we're here 👋

@EveryMumDay I'm sorry to hear about your MMC! When do you think you'll see the private clinic?

@LS2020 amazing! I've got an appointment on the 17th and I'm hoping it'll be to get the ball rolling on getting funding for IVF

5DPO here - stuck on 71 BPM for the third day in a row.

@Juno231 hello.

Hoping to get the appointment booked for Monday 7 June 2021. Will have to phone up tomorrow to chase the clinic as they never answered last Friday all day and left 2 voicemails.

I'm around 5-6dpo today and my BPM has sky rocketed to 85 as yesterday had the first vaccine dose of Pfizer. Yesterday, it was at 81 BPM.

Hope you get your answers on your appointment.

@EveryMumDay oh that's cool - I'm getting my vaccine on Tuesday so now I now that when my rhr sky rockets at 8DPO it wont be bfp related 🤣

Whoops I created a second part 6 thread didn’t realise this was here

@kona84 no worries - the other thread was kinda dying so I was debating whether or not to set up a new one. @glasslily asked about it last minute and here we are! I've tagged you here a couple of times but my guess is that you're not receiving notifications either?

Interesting about the rise in HR and jab! I’m going to book mine in for next week. Can’t help but feel a bit anxious about it!

@mumof23188 at least baba will have immunity too then!

@NJOBX have any symptoms started to kick in yet?

@Juno231
Oh yes, I’m not doing too good at the moment. Very bad nausea, headaches and basically anything that I smell makes me feel like I’m going to be sick. I have completely gone off some foods, I can’t even think about broccoli or peanut butter 😷

Are you 8DPO today? Have you had your vaccine yet? Have you noticed any difference with your RHR? x

@NJOBX oh dear that sounds very real and tangible now then! Hope it passes quickly for you - I hear snacking non stop will help with the nausea?

I'm 7DPO, jab this afternoon! RHR has dropped steadily since Saturday. It was 71 then, followed by 70, 69 and today at 68. I'm not worried about it dropping at this stage though as it's before any implantation could be happening. I suspect the jab will mean that I can't really look at RHR for the rest of the TWW though!

@Juno231
I rushed to wilkos yesterday to buy myself a massive tub of pick n mix and have kept the sweets next to my bed to suck whenever I feel sick, it is working a little bit so hopefully it gets better soon! I’m very rarely poorly so it’s hard to get used to haha.

Yeah exactly, implantation is unlikely at this stage however I got my BFP 9DPO and my RHR was going down when I got that, it didn’t rise until afterwards! But your RHR may not be reliable after your vaccination like you say. How do you feel about the vaccination? My mum thinks I should ask about mine now but I’m not quite sure what to or what’s best now I’m pregnant x

Thank you @juno231! Sorry I only just realised what I did with the old thread when I tried to post again 🤣 oh the irony! Thank you for setting up a new one 🙂 I see the post number in the top left now. What's your appointment in June for? I'm always looking forward to the next appointment!

@NJOBX @Kona84 Good news after my rise last week, which I initially thought was due to me being unwell... BFP at 11DPO 🥳 so pleased!! After 3 CPs I am just trying to stay positive as this is the highest my RHR has ever been, and the line looks pretty good for 11DPO! So I'm letting myself get excited. Whether I worry or not won't change the outcome so why bother 🤷🏼‍♀️