Using the Apple Watch Temperature Sensor with Fertility Friend

The Apple Watch temperature sensor, available with Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra, is an exciting development for all those using fertility charting. This sensor is easy to use and is integrated with Apple Health. Find out how to use it with Fertility Friend tracker and how to best integrate this new sensor in your fertility charting data.

What is an implantation dip? How does an implantation dip looks like on a fertility chart? what are the possible explanations for this BBT pattern? When trying to conceive looking for early signs of pregnancy is difficult to avoid. One of the most common fertility chart pattern looked into is the elusive implantation dip.

When should you take your pregnancy test? Is your negative test a false negative? Testing for pregnancy when trying to conceive is a sensitive issue. The emotional toll of repeated negative results is hard to imagine for those who have not experienced it. At the same time, waiting throughout the luteal phase to know the outcome of your cycle can be agony. For these reasons, knowing when to expect reliable results is extremely important, both to preserve your emotional state and to save money by not testing too early.

When seeing an early negative pregnancy test result, most people wonder if they could still be pregnant and if they might test positive later on in the cycle. To explore the issue of the reliability of early pregnancy tests, we looked at just under 6,000 charts for which a negative pregnancy test was followed by a positive test and did not result in a very early miscarriage.

Does your fertility chart looks like the rocky mountains? Interpreting a Basal Body Temperature chart can be challenging when the pattern shows large variations of temperature or erratic patterns that seem random. We review the main factors and the way to minimize the effect on your fertility chart interpretations. In particular, we'll review tips and guidelines to make sure your BBT is as accurate as possible.

Choosing a wearable for fertility is not an easy task depending on your goals. This is especially true if you plan to use your wearable data as Basal Body Temperature (BBT) replacement. Wearable technology for fertility is a exciting and evolving field. Our goal is to give you the criteria you need to select the right device for you in the context of Fertility Charting.

Learn how to read an ovulation test (OPK). Sometimes people charting their fertility signs struggle to read their OPKs, occasionally to the point of increasing their stress unduly. The purpose of this episode is to help alleviate this concern and to show how fertility charting can provide a great framework for this issue.

This podcast discusses the concept of the “fertile window”- the days when intercourse can result in conception. Learn which days relative to ovulation are your most fertile days. See how fertility charting helps you find these most fertile days and increase your conception chances.

Learn the basics of fertility charting so that you can get started charting and find your most fertile time and your ovulation date. Learn about your primary fertility signs so that you can find your ovulation date and your most fertile time.

This episode describes the most significant events of the menstrual cycle. You’ll understand what is happening in your body during menstruation, the follicular phase, ovulation and the luteal phase of your cycle.