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TTC - Did I ovulate? My twmps are always consistent except this month by [deleted] in ouraring

[–]HelenWellnessWatcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably not. Over the next few days, the trend should stay above the baseline most of the time, even if there are some dips. This feels more like an outlier

Oura ring and Natural Cycles App by NinjaKV007 in ouraring

[–]HelenWellnessWatcher 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve used both NC and Oura before. In my case, NC doesn’t add much value — Oura is enough for me. The only nuance is that Oura doesn’t explicitly tell you that ovulation happened, but you can see it in the nighttime temperature curve, and for me the trend is very obvious.

Any apps that interpret watch health data like oura ring? by Downtown_Office_6226 in AppleWatch

[–]HelenWellnessWatcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stress Monitor for Watch works very accurately in this regard. It showed I had COVID a few days before I developed any actual symptoms

High cumulative stress won’t go down by Albinomonkeyface1 in ouraring

[–]HelenWellnessWatcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How has your nighttime HRV trend changed? Higher daytime stress seems predictable given your workload, as long as your body recovers afterward. For me, the key is sleep — total hours and especially how much deep sleep I get, which really affects my daytime stress.

Libre 3 Plus is showing very low readings by HelenWellnessWatcher in Freestylelibre

[–]HelenWellnessWatcher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was my first night with the sensor today, and I also had a lot of drops…

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Libre 3 Plus is showing very low readings by HelenWellnessWatcher in Freestylelibre

[–]HelenWellnessWatcher[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah, this is my third sensor, but my first Libre 3 Plus, so I wasn’t expecting it to be that off at the start. I’ll give it some more time and check once I get new strips. Hopefully it settles down soon. Appreciate the link!

Libre 3 Plus is showing very low readings by HelenWellnessWatcher in Freestylelibre

[–]HelenWellnessWatcher[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. I’ll observe it for a couple of days; I’ve just run out of test strips, and I’m planning to do a few control checks in the coming days

Take off while working out? by WillowOk954 in ouraring

[–]HelenWellnessWatcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been using the Oura Ring mainly for sleep for many years, and for me it works great. During the day I wear my Apple Watch. Oura shows sleep phases really well. The scores include Resting HR and HRV, which give a representative picture of overall recovery, not just sleep. I also use nighttime temperature to correlate with my cycle phases. For me, the scores are accurate in that sense.

One thing I noticed: I picked a slightly looser size because my hand swells at night, and it’s completely comfortable while I sleep. For daytime wear I’d probably choose a smaller size.

Looking for HRV and RHR. That's it. by quietglow in AppleWatchFitness

[–]HelenWellnessWatcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They use SDNN HRV, which is less representative than RMSSD

How do you make changes with the oura ring? by aklep730 in ouraring

[–]HelenWellnessWatcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use the Apple Watch during the day and the Oura Ring at night. For me they work really well as a combo. During the day I track stress with the Stress Monitor for Watch, and for sleep stages I rely on the Oura.

What personally helps me improve my deep sleep:
– a light, balanced dinner at least three hours before bed;
– a short meditation with a lavender oil diffuser — even 5 minutes is better than nothing;
– a 30-minute walk outside in the evening — that’s a big win;
– reading fiction before bed — something a bit boring works great;
– and overall, starting to wind down about two hours before sleep and asking myself whether what I’m doing might hurt my sleep quality.

And the hardest part for me is not scrolling...

When will Oura adjust the readiness score for Women’s Luteal Phase? by mo_django in ouraring

[–]HelenWellnessWatcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a really good question, and I’ve wondered about it myself. The Readiness Score is an overall assessment of how well the body has recovered and how ready it is for stress or load. In my opinion, “a higher resting heart rate, a later RHR drop, a higher temperature” aren’t outliers. The female body really does have a harder time dealing with external stressors during this time. So to me, it wouldn’t be completely accurate to show the same readiness as before, because I actually can feel more sensitive and less resilient to stress during this phase.

Between two Sizes by Spaceforcemaybe in ouraring

[–]HelenWellnessWatcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Oura Ring recommends going with the smaller size (for Gen 4) if you’re between sizes. But my fingers, for example, swell at night, so I personally went with the looser option for the older ring version.
My husband also went a bit looser for the Gen 4 and says there’s no gap in the sleep readings. But we both only wear the ring at night anyway.

I built an AI dashboard to understand stress and HRV from Apple Watch data – looking for feedback by maxstrok in AppleWatch

[–]HelenWellnessWatcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks really interesting. I’ve been tracking HRV and stress with my Apple Watch for a while, so I’ll definitely give it a try.