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

Scan went well today - saw the heartbeat flickering away ☺️ Said I was measuring a day behind at 6+3 but didn’t revise my EDD. Officially discharged to midwife now. Hope everyone is keeping well ❤️

@LS2020 awww look at your little bean. I am so happy to hear all was well and you saw babies heartbeat. Such lovely news ❤️❤️. That’s good that it’s helping. Hope your throat feels better soon. 🤣🤣 oh my, is your manager for real. I wish it was just a mental concept haha

@mumof23188 thank you! Didn’t work last night and was so poorly but think a lot of it was anxiety before scan and feeling much better now. I’m supposed to be giving a presentation tomorrow so should be interesting 😂

Hi all. Found this thread this morning. Came off the pill in March and got excited when I saw a rise after ovulation this month but it's dropped by 2 this morning so feeling a bit glum @ 6DPO. Have had all sorts of funny symptoms the last few days - all in my head probably.

Attached my chart. What do you think?

Wanted to add that we caught first cycle with other pregnancies so it's all new to me!

@LS2020
Congrats on the scan.
I can’t believe how quick my pregnancy has gone- today was my 36 week appointment and I put together my birth plan.
I got weighed today and I am 1 kg lighter than at my booking appt due to the GD I’m not restricting I have reduced portions to help control blood sugars.

@ttc19 welcome! 6dpo is really early but I think any rise post O is a really good sign, what’s it doing today?

@Kona84 thank you and that’s insane, can’t believe your little one is nearly here! It feels so far away at the moment for me ☺️ I’ve lost weight and can’t tell if it’s because of sickness or because I’m actually eating better which is a horrible reflection on my diet pre pregnancy!!

@LS2020 Morning!

It's on the rise again! I will totally mind boggled if I'm not pregnant this month. I've had lower back and leg pains, an extremely strong metallic taste in my mouth for the last 4 days, nausea, breathlessness and the rising RHR. Keeping everything crossed!

How are you today?

This is probably TMI too but this morning I've had a large increase in CM too.. just need that BFP! X

@ttc19 good luck - all very promising!!

I’m doing good thanks, 7 weeks and the nausea is just insane, not sure why I tried so long for this now 😅

Had my 8 week scan yesterday and little one is doing well, measuring 2 days behind but heartbeat nice and strong at 148bpm 🥰 finally getting my fitbit back hahaha

Hope everyone is keeping well x

Congratulations @LS2020!! Gorgeous scan. Hi cute little baby 👋🏻 can't believe you are 8 weeks already!! Hope the ms isn't too bad. My nausea started at 7 weeks and it just got worse and worse until 13/14 weeks, then suddenly over 1-2 weeks it went away! So don't lose hope if it feels like it's getting worse all the time. Not to mention that ms is statistically associated with better pregnancy outcomes 🙂
I am 22 weeks now and panicking.... Where did all the time go?? I have no baby stuff. After trying for a while and having the CPs I really wasn't prepared for it to go so well and get to this point!

Also just a heads up that at around 8-9 weeks my rhr plummeted by about 10bpm across about a week, back to a normal post-ov level. Not quite to AF level. Then about week 10/11 it went back up again, and has been up and down ever since. So you're probably in for a fun few weeks with your Fitbit - try not to panic!

Oh not to mention the vomiting that started about 10/11 weeks I think 😬👍🏻 that was the absolute worst.

@GlassLily it is and isn’t too bad. I throw up nothing on wake up and then just nauseous until about 4pm so I could be chucking up all day! Mines been bad since hitting week 6 so I hope it starts going soon 🤞🏻That’s what I’ve been trying to tell myself that it’s a good sign but it doesn’t help!

This is my big fear! I’ll be half way at Xmas and then it’s our busy season at work Jan/Feb and then when I get to March I’ll only have 6 weeks before I go on Mat leave.. how do I get everything done?! You’ve still got loads of time. Remember for first few weeks it just needs a place to sleep and some nappies!

Yes my RHR has plummeted 2bpm since yesterday 🤣 Tbf was kinda expecting it just to go back to normal levels maybe slightly high.

@LS2020 awww look at your little baby 😍. How lovely. When is your due date? Sorry I’ve been rubbish at keeping up. We’ve all got Covid atm. Been a rough two weeks! Hope everyone is well xxx

@mumof23188 May 9th but measuring two days behind so might be a bit late!

Oh no you poor things, hope you’re recovering and feeling better now?

@ls2020 so happy that your scan went well.
I measured A few days behind at my 12 week scan and was given a due date of the 17th October but based on LMP would be more the 21st/23rd.
I’m 38 weeks now and am expecting to be induced before 40 weeks due to gestational diabetes so anything can change in regards to due date.

I’ve got pretty much everything ready for baby in regards to sleeping, bathing, changing.
I have my hospital bags ready (only just finished that though) I got so much stuff at my baby shower and managed to find some many good bargains in charity shops and market place.
And don’t worry if you don’t have everything remembering that most online places deliver within 1-2 days now anyway

This is my HR for my pregnancy I got my positive early feb. It fluctuates frequently

@LS2020 ahh a lovely early summer baby 🥰. Will you be finding out wether baby is a boy or girl?

Slowly recovering now. It was brutal and I’m double jabbed. My poor DS 1 has it atm. He’s been so poorly. My DD is better now but still can’t smell! Just hoping baby doesn’t get it.

@Kona84 omg I can’t believe your little one in nearly here how wonderful 🥰 yes we’ve decided to just tell everyone May for due date and not give a date because it can always change!
Thanks for your chart, mines only just slightly higher than prepregnancy so nice to see it will probably rise still :) sorry to hear you’ve had GD, hope you’ve got under control.

@mumof23188 yes I was thinking that! No we’re not going to find out, we want the surprise. Probs will find out for any other kids we have. Glad to hear you’re recovering and hope you’ve managed to keep away from the baby!

Had my booking in appointment today which was lovely 🥰

@LS2020 lovely to have the surprise 😍. How are you doing with the sickness now?

My poor baby has Covid 😩. He’s only 5 weeks old.

@mumof23188 oh no! How is he coping with it? I hope it's very mild! Also I can't imagine testing for it on a baby 🙊

@Juno231 he’s doing ok thank you. Just very snotty which is making him catch his breath and super sleepy. I know. I just wanted it on his medical records, he wasn’t bothered at all about the test. Didn’t even wake up 🤣.

How are you?

@mumof23188 oh no, hope he’s okay 😔 do you just have to nose swab a baby?

Sickness is more manageable, deffo had that not covid virus going round and coughing made so much worse. Now I’m just sick in the morning and then mildly nauseated til about 7pm but I can manage with getting it all done in the morning so to speak!

@LS2020 thank you. He’s doing ok bless him. Yes just a nose swab for him. My partner has it now also. It’s been a domino effect in this house 😩.

Ah no, sorry to hear you’ve been poorly too. I’m glad it’s improved for you 😊. When is your next scan?