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

@EveryMumDay well I hope whichever way it is, it’s good news in that you have a positive test or, as I always found, peeing on a test meant AF would show within the day and it means you can get started on the next cycle. How many follicles did you have on your last scan before EC?
Could you maybe ask to be a later trigger time so that even though you’ll be later surgery in the day, they might be able to get you in if scan shows you close in the morning?

@popcorndiva what a lovely update and picture 🥰 glad to hear you’re all doing well and enjoying your newborn bubble

Hi.....Just an update from me. I got my bfp today morning after I felt very out of place, i.e. stomach cramps, slight headache, body was aching so I thought test and the positives came up straight away on all 4 different tests. BPM has increased by 1bpm since yesterday too.

Thank you @LS2020, you seemed to have sprinkled some magic dust and become my lucky charm 🥰

Crossing fingers🤞🏼 and praying hard 🙏🏼 it's my sticky bean 🌈

@EveryMumDay Congratulations 🥰🙏🏻This goes to show that RHR may not increase for everyone as fast.

Thanks everyone! ❤️🙏🏻I'm feeling okish, no fever, feeling a bit weak and still have no sense of smell. My RHR seems to be normalizing. Today is 5dpo and Covid Day 7.

@popcorndiva your little baby girl is ever so cute 🥰 wish you all the best and enjoy motherhood 😘

@LarasMama thank you. I've had 2 very different graphs for bfp, one last August on medication and now after failed IVF. It just shows what the IVF injections and medication can do to your body and heart rate.

I'm glad you're recovering. It must be awful going through this. Hopefully, it will clear out soon. Please do rest as much as you can.

@EveryMumDay what the heck! A natural bfp in between IVF rounds? Another little miracle! Congrats ♥️.

@popcorndiva oh my goodness she's adorable ♥️. Are you well? Did the birth go okay?

@LarasMama well done on staying team green. - I'd love to but I don't think I would have the self discipline and I know OH is dying to know. I think we'll be doing nipt next month so will know at 11 weeks I think!

I had my dye stealer today although I must admit I was expecting to get it a few days back but oh well. 5 weeks tomorrow so will be out of CP territory at least 🤞

Thanks everyone. Yes my birth went as well as it could, I.e I managed to avoid a c section this time and didn't need to be induced.

Wishing everyone on this thread luck, I got my bfp 17/11/20 so you will all have similar age babies next Christmas to me currently and if anyone needs any nub guesses I am pretty good at it now

@Juno231, thank you, definitely a miracle and shocker. I had to have a gap between first and second IVF as the hospital labs closes for 2 weeks in December for deep clean so egg collection wouldn't have been possible. So thought I'd monitor my ovulation in natural cycle and didn't get a peak when I thought I would so thought I wouldn't ovulate, and dh and I were much more relaxed this time round. Maybe that helped not sure but very surprised and hopefully it sticks.

@popcorndiva so glad to hear everything went well for you during labour.

It's lovely hearing stories, it brings great comfort to me.

@EveryMumDay what fabulous news! Yes always funny how when you “relax” between treatments it seems to happen for some people so glad you’re one of them ❤️ Sometimes maybe it’s just getting your body in line with mind too!

@Juno231 mine took loads longer than I expected on the FRER but digitals helped with that a bit as they ended up showing more movement for me. When you’re so far on, try give it two days between each test to give enough time and also makes the time go quicker in those early weeks!

@LarasMama hope you’re feeling better soon x

@EveryMumDay what fabulous news! Yes always funny how when you “relax” between treatments it seems to happen for some people so glad you’re one of them ❤️ Sometimes maybe it’s just getting your body in line with mind too!

@Juno231 mine took loads longer than I expected on the FRER but digitals helped with that a bit as they ended up showing more movement for me. When you’re so far on, try give it two days between each test to give enough time and also makes the time go quicker in those early weeks!

@LarasMama hope you’re feeling better soon x

Hi everyone I've been ttc for 2 years and I've been using my Fitbit for a year consistently to track my cycle this is the first month the readings look promising. I had a positive opk 2nd December and I think I implanted where it's dipped

Hey @Beunique. Was your positive opk on 2 Dec at 81bpm? When are you due your AF?

@LS2020 true when you relax then miracle happens. However, I cannot help but think the IVF injections and medication from last month could have helped this month 🤔 how are you feeling? Anymore kicks? Hope you getting plenty of rest time.

@Juno231 congratulations I'm passing the 5 week mark. I'm currently in that phase and praying I cross it too. I dread going to the toilet for a 'knicker watch' 🙈 and still very much keeping a close eye on resting heart rate too!

@EveryMumDay

Hey *@Beunique*. Was your positive opk on 2 Dec at 81bpm? When are you due your AF?

Yes the 81bpm and 3 days time I did take a first response but saw the faintest line

@Beunique if your opk positive was 2nd Dec at 81bpm then I assume it should stay or increase and not got under 81bpm?!?! I'm not sure, I've not studied the charts or know too much about them but I'm sure one of the ladies on here would be able to better enlighten you 🙂 Got my fingers crossed for you 🤞🏼

[quote EveryMumDay]@Beunique if your opk positive was 2nd Dec at 81bpm then I assume it should stay or increase and not got under 81bpm?!?! I'm not sure, I've not studied the charts or know too much about them but I'm sure one of the ladies on here would be able to better enlighten you 🙂 Got my fingers crossed for you 🤞🏼[/quote]
I think it decreased for implantation to happen that's just my theory . It's increased today and I'm 13dpo now. Plus I would be concerned if my resting heart rate went drastically high after 81bpm so I'm assuming the body regulates itself because of the hormonal changes that may be happening

@Beunique wow it looks really promising right now - aren't you tempted to test??

Had my 3+ on a digital yesterday at 5+1 so it's good to see it's progressing. If it wasn't for the test I think I'd be a bit more concerned about my RHR dropping the last few days!

@Beunique that chart looks amazing look at the line shot up 😱 Definitely, take a pregnancy test tomorrow morning with fmu. Fingers crossed 🤞🏼

@Juno231 congratulations so happy to hear that. It's so daunting this journey makes us to question ourselves a lot. Lovely to hear the pregnancy is progressing 🥰 Will you have a private scan at 6+4?

[quote Juno231]@Beunique wow it looks really promising right now - aren't you tempted to test??

Had my 3+ on a digital yesterday at 5+1 so it's good to see it's progressing. If it wasn't for the test I think I'd be a bit more concerned about my RHR dropping the last few days![/quote]
Aww congratulations, it really has risen and I've done 6 early first response test they all had a grey shadow in the time frame and I did one this morning that was noticeably faint compared to the previous tests. I'm really nervous for tomorrow I really want to see the word pregnant but I don't know when to test

Hello all! I’ve just found this thread after seeing it mentioned on another one.

I’ve been TTC for the best part of a year and at this stage I’m willing to give anything a go!

I’m checking in so I can read through later this afternoon ⌚️❤️ 📈

Is the idea that you notice a change in heart rate at ovulation and then implantation?

Oh my god soooo many BFPs
@Juno231 @gezelligheid sorry if I missed anyone I’m not good with names.
So nice to see all the charts.
Good luck to everyone else still waiting and I know it’s not a science but it’s pretty awesome that the RHR is quite telling.
I’m laid here listening to my 8 week old snore .
Don’t worry about dips later on pregnancy and of it stresses you too much take off the watch and enjoy.

Agree with @Kona84 on dips, I took mine off as was stressing me out when dipping etc and I am nearly half way with everything fine so far 😊 I’m barely above my normal pre pregnancy RHR so think every woman is different!
Hope all your pregnancies are developing well ❤️

@EveryMumDay don’t feel them consistently but definitely getting stronger kicks now/ a lot more tuned into feeling them, looking forward to when it’s a bit more repetitive so I can check in on them more 😊

Nausea and sickness are kicking my arse lately. Doing the grocery shop is hell cos I can't stand to be around food, and yesterday I threw up 4 times (usually it's only once or twice per day) ...but we are at 10 weeks 5 days now and I'm feeling very very grateful even if all I do is moan about feeling so rubbish

Hi everyone hope you don't mind if I join.

I had my 7th miscarriage last month (also have a 16 month old, 5 before her, 2 back to back since) and it has absolutely broken me. My friend is pregnant (we were both trying and were due within 6 days of each other) and I would usually talk about this stuff with her but all I do is cry lately and I can't face talking to her about it this time. I said I wouldn't track anything this month but I'm 1dpo and my RHR is already rising so obviously I'm obsessed.

I'm really trying to not get too excited but if it doesn't work this month I'm going to stop trying all together because it's making me a horrible person to be around. PRESSURE.

Hi @MrTumblesEyebrows I'm really sorry to hear about your losses and that must be really hard given that your friend and you were due around the same time ❤️ make sure you give yourself time and space to grieve that lost excitement ❤️

As for RHR I know how hard it is to ignore when TTC but my advice would be to try and ignore any changes until you get to at least 7dpo (or when implantation could occur). The rise in RHR comes from progesterone initially but once hcg starts to enter your system (which happens after implantation) that's when your RHR will really start to creep up. Ill attach my chart and the arrow points to when I got my BFP (9dpo) so you'll see it's not even significantly higher than my other temps. It only started to rise after 10dpo

Good luck 🤞