Garmin stats, early pregnancy, impending miscarriage ??

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Hi, this is my first post here, though I’ve followed some threads.
am feeling very overwhelmed/anxious and seeking some guidance.

background: I’m 9w today with my first. I’ve had two v light bits of bleeding at 6w and 7w and had two scans at 6w2 days and 7w4d both of which showed normal growth and a heartbeat.

I wear a garmin watch and it was my first indicator of pregnancy. My RHR increased from about 44-51bpm pre pregnancy to about 56-60bpm. My stress levels (dictated by hrv) skyrocketed and I could barely get above 40 body battery most days.

last Saturday (21st, 8w exactly) I flew from uk to Mexico for a holiday with my partner’s family. After a couple of days I noticed my body battery was suddenly hitting 100 each night. I put it down to being on holiday. Then two days ago by rhr went down to pre pregnancy levels sometimes down at 46bpm. I took my watch off because it was freaking me out.

I have had very sore boobs and strong nausea and was v bloated. Two days ago when the rhr dropped my symptoms also went down. They haven’t vanished completely but are definitely much less.

this morning I started having some pink discharge.

I am absolutely terrified. I am trying to prepare for the worst but also cant really cope with that idea.

being in Mexico I don’t know how to get a scan or anything.

i feel sure that the baby’s stopped growing. I don’t know if this is just my anxiety fearing the worst or an instinct that can be trusted.

does anyone have any similar experience or guidance? Would be very grateful to hear.

thanks for reading.

No experience of the garmin stats sorry but it's really common for symptoms to fluctuate in those weeks, my sore boobs and nausea disappeared around week 7/8 and really freaked me out but it came back a week later. Sorry you're having this worry. Best of luck

That sounds really stressful OP. I don't have much useful advice other than I would try to ignore the garmin stats. I had times during my pregnancy where I lost the increase in my RHR and it's easy to drive yourself crazy with looking at the patterns in all of the stats, but my pregnancy progressed fine. I find other things like body battery and HRV can be all over the place for no apparent reason.

Early pregnancy is awful for inducing anxiety but there's nothing you can do to prevent a miscarriage so you just have to go with it to some extent (easier said than done I know). I would try to seek medical help if you have any serious symptoms like significant bleeding or abdominal pain, but otherwise maybe try and get another scan at an early pregnancy unit once you get home because of the spotting you've been having? Do you have a midwife yet who you could contact for reassurance?

I have a garmin. I’m 8 weeks and have noticed my rhr has dropped a little and my hrv has started being in the normal range again. I conceived by IVF so had a scheduled scan last week. The nurse said your body adjusts to different hormone levels and to not worry.

It sounds so stressful going through this being so far away from home. Although bleeding is fairly common. Fingers crossed everything is fine.

Put the garmin down. There is a reason healthcare professionals don't use RHR as a measure during pregnancy - it isn't useful or indicative of anything because of all the variables which will affect it. Early pregnancy is such a worrying time, I do get it, but your watch cannot tell you anything about the viability of your pregnancy. Hope all goes well for you.

Hi OP, I thought I'd look back on my Garmin stats when I was last pregnant, my resting heart rate fluctuated from between 63 and 48, was higher in the very earlier part of pregnancy, but from around 9/10 weeks dropped back to 48. I didn't track it, just thought I'd have a nose for you. She is now a 2 year old. Hope that helps.

Also at around your gestation I believe the placenta takes over and symptoms can lesson. My sore boobs were very on and off in both pregnancies, would go a week feeling fine and then it would be back with a vengeance

thank you so much for looking back, this is so useful! I find a lot of the stats helpful so have kept the watch on until now, but think I should consider taking it off as it really is contributing to the anxiety! (See in my post below I had a scan and all ok :)) )

Thank you all so much for the reassurance and helpful responses. Feeling very grateful for this community!!

I managed to get a scan here in Mexico and the embryo is still alive!!! Measures 2.08 and has a heartbeat of 179bpm! So am on track for 8w5d (which matches perfectly with my ovulation). I can’t believe I got myself into such a spiral that I was convinced I’d lost it.

hoping this thread can be useful for anyone else who’s stats scare them in the future!!

I’m glad everything is OK! All the best with the rest of your pregnancy.

This is great news.

I'm also 10w3d and have found myself focused on the Garmin pregnancy tracker.

Because you like data I thought you'd find this bit of literature reassuring - if you see a strong fetal heart rate on US at 8 weeks pregnant, and you're measuring correctly for dates, the miscarriage rate drops to less than 2 percent, meaning it's many times more likely you'll end up with a healthy baby than having a miscarriage. I find myself holding onto that bit of literature when I feel anxious.

Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy!

Glad all is ok OP, hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday :)