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 yes! There’s a maccies over the road so will deffo be there for lunch given the time and then I’ve had two pineapples turn up in tonight’s shop 😂 I think I start it tomorrow.

Thanks all x

@gezelligheid is it stretchy or just wet? If stretchy sounds like you might be ovulating later, if it’s just wet that can sometimes happen

@LS2020 just went, turning a bit white like watery milk (sorry if that's tmi!) but my rhr dropped yesterday and went back to ovulation day bpm today so I dunno. Had the second covid jab yesterday so honestly not feeling up to DTD today lol.

We DTD on 13, 15, 16, 17 and 18th and apparently ovulated on the 18th. Hopefully that's enough cos I feel too run down today for more

@gezelligheid I think you probably have ovulated then. I sometimes get that when my and OH have DTD loads around the time of ovulation. Surprised your RHR went down after the jab, mine shot up both times!

It went down the day of the jab, then yesterday which was the day after the jab it went back up :) my arm is still killing too

@gezelligheid the arm pain is awful isn’t it?! That’s the main thing I had.
I think you should be in with a good shot, good luck!!

Some good news from hospital - embryo is 5AB so second highest grade it could be at current stage and the woman on phone said it looks as good as they’d hope for at this stage so all ready to go for 11am 🥰

@LS2020 oh my gosh. That is absolutely fantastic news. Hope it all went well for you. Now time for your little egg to get comfy ☺️🥰

Thanks @mumof23188 I am officially PUPO and resting up on the sofa ❤️

@LS2020 amazing 😍. Crossing everything for you. Enjoy your rest lovely xxx

Thanks @mumof23188. Been resting up but progesterone has given me the worst constipation so I’ve been basically stuck on the sofa in pain all weekend 😫
Funny all the side effects from it are my normal TWW symptoms which I normally get excited about so really does show there is no way of symptom spotting!!

@LS2020 congrats on being PUPO! Sorry about the constipation - get on the prune juice! I'm so pleased your embryo was such a high quality, let's hope this is it

@Juno231 my mum said that but can’t imagine anything worse! There’s an orange fibre drink I have so been downing that 😂

Hope so but kinda feel out already as my RHR is shooting up but it’s too early 🤦‍♀️

@LS2020 ha I know the drink! If it doesn't work I'd try prune juice mixed with apple juice or something to disguise it :)

@LS2020 also you'll be on progesterone now no? that will make rhr shoot up so maybe just turn that function off until test date...

@Juno231 ooh that’s a good tip will try that! Yes but I’ve been on that a week and only gone up last 3 days, must be it building up. I’m on holiday from Wednesday so thinking I may stop then as I’ll probs relax and it’ll drop and I’ll freak out 😂

5dpo rhr dip by 3bpm. Bad news or still in with a shot? (pink arrow is o day)

@gezelligheid 5dpo is too early for anything so you're def not out!

@LS2020 ooh are you going anywhere or staying here? When is your official test date btw and when do you think you'll actually test? 😅

@gezelligheid yes 5DPO is way too early, you’ve probably not even implanted at this point so try not to worry!

@Juno231 going to Northumberland for the time so a couple of hours drive away which will be nice. Official test date is 3rd September. I reckon I’ll probably crack bank holiday Monday 😂 I think I might have to take Fitbit off. It’s gone up to 64 now and it barely went above 62 all night so it’s deffo gonna drop soon 🙈

@ls2020 Ha yes take it off! or at least disable the RHR function in the app. I'm looking forward to bank holiday monday for you then!

Hello ladies.

Sorry I've been quiet, as was going through a rough storm of happiness then straight to sadness. My first cycle of monitoring with private clinic on medication and got my bfp on Fri 13 Aug (week 3+5 days). Only tested as my rhr remained very high on the same figure for numerous days so thought let me see what is happening. Didn't tell anyone of the results, not even my husband, except told my consultant the results, as we are on monitoring cycle 1. I wanted to surprise my husband on his birthday Tue 24 Aug and even got a reveal present for him.

Sadly, yesterday morning (Mon 23 Aug - week 5) I started to bleed with clots and today morning (Tue 24 Aug - week 5+1 days) went for a scan and HCG blood test. Nothing showed up in scan, as it was too early and blood test results received now saying the numbers are too low for week 5+1. I suspected something going wrong, as wed 18 Aug rhr dropped by 1 and kept dropping each day until Sun 22 Aug rhr started to increase and today it's jumped up by 3bpm to what it was when I tested on Fri 13 Aug.

Now, just waiting for the next plan. It's very sad one minute you have happiness and the next minute it's snatched from you. My second MMC and both the MMC happened the same time last year and again this year.....feels like déjà vu a very cruel joke.

However, I won't give up and will press ahead for the next plan and keep moving on.

Hope you all ladies are keeping well, keep safe and most importantly keep strong.

@EveryMumDay so sorry for your loss. Hope you are keeping your head above water, the shock and grief of it all is so hard after the initial happiness isn't it. Especially second time around. Thoughts are with you while you try to process this! One day you will get your rainbow baby, but you'll never forget the ones who could have been ❤️

@ls2020 huge congratulations on your lovely little egg! Hope he or she is snuggling in and really holding on tight. I'm so hopeful for you, it's great news that you got such a good quality embryo, every reason to be optimistic! I hate progesterone and I assume you're on a higher dose than me. I was overjoyed when I was finally able to stop taking it. It'll be worth it in the end though! Hope you can find a way to distract yourself the next few days, when will you test?

@gezelligheid I don't want to get too carried away here.... But from memory I think I had lots of watery discharge before my current BFP. I had that, and also rhr which went higher than ever before at about 9dpo. I'm 16 weeks now! So I'm rooting for you, could be a good sign. Keep us updated!

@Juno231 I need to! It’s stayed the same and now I’m sad 😂

@EveryMumDay sorry to hear you’ve gone through that recently. Take lots of care of yourself and comfort from your OH.
It’s a good sign the cycles worked though and it’s an option to try again when the time is right.
I totally understand though if this IVF cycle works, my due date will be one year after my due date on my MMC and similar my OHs birthday is on Friday and we’ve remarked how odd it is that I’ll technically be pregnant for two of his birthdays but we still don’t have our little one. It’s a hard wave of grief.

@GlassLily thank you! I’m on 2 x 400mg pessaries so ugh! I really hope so 🤞🏻 Official day is a week on Friday but trying to get through til Monday and if I do then I’ll be pleased. My RHR is high and if that stays up I might early test 🙈

@LS2020 is there a trigger to wait out first?

@EveryMumDay I am so so sorry to hear about your loss. Does this mean you didn't get to tell OH until the worst had happened? Unimaginable to have to go through that :(

@LS2020 how are you doing? Hope the progesterone isn’t to bad for you. Hope your little egg is getting nice and snug 🥰.

@EveryMumDay so sorry for your loss ❤️

Thank you ladies.

Yes, indeed I told my husband yesterday when the worst happened when in reality I wanted to give him the reveal gift but sadly didn't end on a happy note.

Upside is that going for blood tests tomorrow to see if HCG has cleared out and then next week plan what the next steps could be. Either a second cycle of monitoring or IVF.

Wishing all ladies the best of luck, these tww is indeed feels like a lifetime. Hang in there and take each day as it comes.

7dpo and my RHR has been going down since 4dpo. Usually it rises until about 12dpo and then drops a day or two before AF but this month just a straight drop