How the Oura Ring told me I was pregnant before I took a test
Disclaimer: this is my personal experience with the Oura Ring during my pregnancy. This is not medical advice under any shape or form.
A few months ago, I discovered I was pregnant. I did a urine test and in a few seconds, the little device in my hands gave me a positive result that promised to change my life and my husband's forever.
Nonetheless, it was just a confirmation as a few symptoms in my body were the major tell sign as well as my Smart Ring. Yes, I first knew I was pregnant thanks to my Oura Ring.
I started using my Oura Ring a year ago and it daily measures my vitals such as my heart rate and temperature. A few days before my positive test, things started changing. The first was the "higher than usual" rise in temperature after ovulation. This was only possible to detect as Oura Ring had several previous cycles and temperatures recorded in the system. And then, I woke up to a Sign of Strain notification from the APP.
Signs of strain before I took the pregnancy test while I was not feeling sick at all
Other than the rise in temperature, my respiratory rate was more elevated and my heart rate variability was lower than usual. All signs that can indicate illness but if you are not ill or about to be, can be signs of conception and implantation.
Other the tell signs from the Oura Ring APP:
- Resting heart rate: my usual heart rate when I am sleep is below 45. Yes, it's almost like I die in my sleep. And man, for two weeks, my heart rate never lowered from 50+ even when sleeping. That was so strange for me, I was feeling so restless at night I thought it was because we were going from location to location during our holidays and my body was craving my bed. Alas... there was an explanation...
- symptoms radar: the APP notified me I was having minor signs of something straining my body a few days prior. That happened when I got really sick in March but this time around, I did not feel sick at all. I later learned through online forums and shared experiences that several women mentioned they had minor or major symptoms alerts through the app during conception or implantation. That was my major hint that something was indeed happening...
Jess
After the positive pregnant test, I opened my Oura Ring APP and put the information that I was pregnant on the Cycle Feature, where the "your period is due x days prior" had been written for a few days. Instantly, the app changed and turned into a pregnancy APP to track my vitals with this new information.
The Pregnancy features on Oura Ring
I was mesmerised at the technology and the immediate support I felt with the APP at that moment. And with my last period date, the APP confirmed I could be 4 weeks pregnant. I would then continue to notify me of minor or major symptoms detected.
Signs of strain detected during the pregnancy after I confirmed it in the app
Unfortunately, the pregnancy terminated before the due date and I did the heartbreaking task, among the miscarriage itself, to tell the app I was not pregnant anymore. Also, the app notified my when I was miscarrying. It's a given that my body was more than strained during that awful period.
Signs of strain detected during my miscarriage
Jess
Nevertheless, I was very positively impressed by how the APP changes and accommodates a pregnancy. If I am lucky to ever get pregnant again, I am excited to see how it evolves through the weeks.
Like this content? We can connect also on BlueSky | TikTok | Youtube | Pinterest
Comments ()