Ava bracelet, yay or nay?

schmoopie1-2

Wow does google know how to target me or what?  I've been seeing ads for Ava on every social media I use and site I visit!  

I don't know anyone who used/uses it.  The site has positive testimonials (obviously, it's their own site) but I'm looking for real feedback.  Honestly, I think it's worth the money if it does everything it's supposed to and is a real help in tracking your system but if it lacks or isn't much more accurate than a wondofo strip, I'd rather not waste the money.    

Success stories or otherwise?  Is it relatively user friendly?  Would love some feedback! 

ladystinson

sounds great... but given that its 200 bucks and I've never heard of it until now.... I'm gonna pass for the moment

Megzb510

I've seen tons of ads for it.  Even if I weren't starting the IVF process, it wouldn't have worked for me because it doesn't work/isn't accurate for women with cycles outside the 23-35 day range (I read that as a response from the mfr on Facebook, I looked but can't find it again.)  My cycles were 50 days, so useless to me.  It's also not currently helpful for women with PCOS, though they hope to add that in the future.  It also does not currently detect annovulation, though they hope to add in the future.  You can't use this watch without the app so you also need a smartphone.  I personally feel like it's a lot of money to spend on a TTC device when a BBT is $7 and OPKs are around $20 for 50 of them.  If you get KU the first  few cycles, then you spent $200 for just a couple cycles that you could have achieved the same result with temping and OPKs.  By the time you TTC a sibling, it might not be supported any longer cuz a new model might be out.  If money isn't an issue and you have a typical cycle, then sure it sounds cool.

zwink1

@Megzb510 hit my issue with it on the head.  I actually saw quite a few ads for it too (creepy stalking Facebook...) but my main issue with it is that my cycles are irregular and are rarely under 35 days.  I know that their website doesn's say that it won't necessarily work for cycles longer than 35 days, the fact that it hasn't been tested is enough to prevent me from spending the money.

saralee797-2

I haven't heard of anyone using it. Temping is not difficult especially if you set a silent alarm (phone or fitbit) and way cheaper!

PolarBear517

I have seen tons of ads for it as well. I must admit that I did break down & buy a wearable BBT tracker called iFertracker... I work changing shifts and wake up a lot in the night, plus DH is an incredibly light sleeper with difficulty getting back to sleep and the beeping from Mabis is enough to wake him up. I worried about accuracy temping 1 night at 5 AM and another morning at 9AM and also about pissing off DH. My fears were somewhat confirmed when I found my temps to be erratic using waking temp. So I just shelled out the $140 bucks for iFertracker on Amazon. This way, I should get a true BBT rather than waking temp, which requires more consistency for many women.

Raaing Medical updated the app while I was on vacation and the new version wouldn't sync temps for 5 or 6 days, I was so annoyed. On the plus side, their customer service was responsive and they did fix the issue. But other than that is has been working well for me and even gives me notifications if there wasn't enough data to create a reliable temp (I didn't sleep enough) or when my temp spike was sufficient to imply ovulation.

The thing is literally double stick taped under your armpit with a temperature sensor that is in constant contact, but it is so small I don't even notice. The (few) reviews on Amazon implied that a few users experience rashes from taping the device, some of them see a short battery life, and the app isn't user friendly. Other reviews were mostly positive. I would agree with the app complaints but I haven't experienced any other issues (and I just take the temp and put it into FF anyway).

However, this device is not predictive of FW so I only got it for accuracy reasons, and also convenience since I don't have to wake up early just to temp and don't have to wake up DH. I can't say I'd recommend it yet, but it could be worth looking into if you are worried about those same problems. I am not sure what data Ava uses to predict FW but speculating on the issues it has recognizing anovulation or working for irregular/lengthy cycles it may just be using previous cycles to predict your current cycle.

kd0202

I've been using the ava bracelet for about two weeks. So far I really like it. It predicted my ovulation date and after a few days actually moved it up, I'm assuming because of data it pulled from me when I slept.

Here is some background: I went off birth control in Feb and was using OPK and temping BBT to find my fertile window and confirm ovulation. The first two months I found I ovulated on day 21 of a 30 day cycle. The temping and peeing was pretty consuming and my husband had to travel a lot for the summer so I just let fertility friend predict my fertile window based on those two months and when my period was. So naturally it kept predicting O on day 21. My cycles were 30 days for the first three months off bc then started to waver by 1-4 days (28, 31, 34, 29 were my last four.

So I ordered the ava bracelet and started wearing it this month. It told me I was at high fertility on day 10 of my cycle and predicted ovulation on day 16. Since I though I was going to ovulate on day 21, at first I was frustrated. Was this expensive bracelet no better than a counting app that was assuming I was like most women that ovulate around day 14? But then the next day it suddenly changed and said I was now in peak fertility and that ovulation was going to happen on day 13 of my cycle. I can't imagine it would suddenly change like that unless some data it collected from me made it change its prediction. Perhaps my luteal phase actually changed over the last few months and Ive been timing sex all wrong. Perhaps thats the reason I haven't had much luck getting pregnant. Not sure but if it is true Im super glad to have found that out. Ive heard over and over that luteal phases don't really change that much but I've also read some other sources say it can alter after coming off of bc. I typically don't produce much cervical mucus but I actually was finding small amounts of ewcm when I wiped during the time ava said I was fertile. That added some credibility to the prediction. 

Anyways, if its accurate it is a hell of lot easier than opks and temping etc. I think next month I will temp and see if the data matches up with what the bracelet predicts.

glitterfish-2

I would love to hear that it works - I am not great about remembering to temp - and I only "have" to get up at 5:45 half the week!

spcraig

@kd0202 Since you have the bracelet, do you have a friend referral code? I want to get one for my sister who has been TTC for 3 years. 

lund

KristoKekerooni

Raise your hand if you were in TTGP when this was posted, and you're still here.
I didn't even realize it was almost a year ago. Ugh.
 

lulu1180

@KristoKekerooni

eggplantface

lund

@KristoKekerooni

adirat

@KristoKekerooni Yep though mine is more of a 

saralee797-2

ETA: I even commented above and wasn't snarky about it so you can tell how old this is

Aurora1973

adirat

spcraig said:

@kd0202 Since you have the bracelet, do you have a friend referral code? I want to get one for my sister who has been TTC for 3 years. 

@spcraig Does your sister want one of these? If she's been unsuccessfully ttc for 3 years, she almost certainly needs intervention beyond a device to track her temperature. 

I'm only at the one year mark and if someone got me this I would be frankly insulted. I wouldn't get her anything unless she has expressed she wants it. 

RVAmom315

Add me to the list

kiki75

adirat said:

spcraig said:

@kd0202 Since you have the bracelet, do you have a friend referral code? I want to get one for my sister who has been TTC for 3 years. 

@spcraig Does your sister want one of these? If she's been unsuccessfully ttc for 3 years, she almost certainly needs intervention beyond a device to track her temperature. 

I'm only at the one year mark and if someone got me this I would be frankly insulted. I wouldn't get her anything unless she has expressed she wants it. 

THIS.

Unless she's a been trying for three years type who can somehow manage to not do any research in that time and learn things like the p has to go in the v and how to predict when she will ovulate & confirm ovulation.... you're going to be out $200 and she's going to be offended. If my sister gave that to me at this point, I'd likely cry. "Oh thank you person who doesn't know what I've been going through for basically telling me to just temp. Like I hadn't thought of that." It's like the 'just relax,' only more expensive so then you also feel like crap for not wanting the gift. 

Seriously, talk to her. Take her out for a smoothie or whatever. Tell her you love her and you hate to see her going through this. Tell her that it's nothing to do with her value as a woman. Tell her it has nothing to do with what kind of mom she'd be because she'll be great. Ask her how you can be supportive. Ask her what she needs. Ask what their plans are from here so you can support them. At the next family gathering, when Uncle Frank starts asking when she's going to have kids, intervene and change the subject or whatever saves her from having to justify why she doesn't have kids.

If their plan is treatment, give her the cold, hard cash to add to her treatment fund. If you want something to wrap, go to Target and buy her a pair of fun socks. They have lots of $4 or less. I always wear fun socks for my time in the stirrups because it makes me feel better, reminds me of my friends who are rooting me on, and because it gives us something to small talk about while we pretend that my vagina isn't just out there in the breeze. 

Or, send a few small care packages from time to time. Just little things that would brighten her day. A note, a funny card, a gift card for an ice cream, etc. 

KariAnn323

adirat

@kiki75 That post should be posted up everywhere and shared widely. 

purplg8r

Dilynne

laurad75

@kiki75 Amen. 

Also: Is it just me or is 'Have you tried acupuncture?' the new 'Just relax'? 

eggplantface

laurad75 said:

Also: Is it just me or is 'Have you tried acupuncture?' the new 'Just relax'? 

Really any "Have you tried..." question is the new "Just relax." Yes, before you even open your mouth, I have tried it. No matter what it is, yes. 

zwink1

I'm late to the party (as per usual), but...
(I'm not this excited about it, I just love me some Hermoine)
@KristoKekerooni yyeeppp, and like @saralee797-2, I even gave a polite response!

Also, I totally second @adirat, honestly if someone gave me this at over 2 years in I would probably throw it in a junk drawer the minute that they left. If it's been that long, something that makes an educated guess at when you O is not about to be helpful...unlesd it magically speaks to your ovaries/ute and your H's sperm and tells everyone to get on board...i assume this does not.

ETA: also, I should mention, basically an emphatic YES! to everything @kiki75 said.

[Deleted User]

Just got home from a trip but wanted to add



K now this thread can die again until next year and I hope all you ladies are out of here by then.

Dumbgurl04

I just want to say the raising hand gifs gave me a nice little chuckle. 

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^^^ This.  And also, sorry to bump it up lol
I only waited this long bc I *<i>did</i>* think it seemed oddly familiar...

adirat

Dumbgurl04 said:

I just want to say the raising hand gifs gave me a nice little chuckle. 

Why, cuz it's so hilarious how many of us still have no baby this many months later? 

KariAnn323

adirat said:

Dumbgurl04 said:

I just want to say the raising hand gifs gave me a nice little chuckle. 

Why, cuz it's so hilarious how many of us still have no baby this many months later? 

@Dumbgurl04 I have no idea why you would think that this is "hilarious" or why you thought your comment was appropriate. I love these ladies and I wish I knew them IRL. With that being said I'd give ANYTHING to be on a BMB rather than being stuck here.

lund

Dumbgurl04 said:

I just want to say the raising hand gifs gave me a nice little chuckle. 

Thanks, I'm glad you're having a chuckle while I'm about to have contrast dye rocketed through my uterus and fallopian tubes.

kiki75

Yeah. I definitely thought that comment must have come from an old drive-by that was holding a grudge. @Dumbgurl04 I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and say I think what you meant to say was,
"I'm so sorry you're all still here but your gif game is on fleek."
 

If I'm right, what your wrote came off totally different. Apologize sincerely and we can move on. 

If you actually meant what you wrote, then I have another gif for you. 

BertieMeetsGertie

Can someone make another mean comment so we can see @kiki75's other awesone gif?! 

Oh, and here's me a year later...

dpjennifer

Ditto on seeing @kiki75 other gif! 
I was mostly lurking (more active on TTCAL), but yeah... here's me:

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<div>Yeah. I definitely thought that comment must have come from an old drive-by that was holding a grudge. @Dumbgurl04 <b>I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and say I think what you meant to say was, </b>
<b>"I'm so sorry you're all still here but your gif game is on fleek."</b>
<img alt="NRK P3 squad crew fest p3 GIF" src="https://media1.giphy.com/media/HViCLYo612G4w/giphy.gif"> 

If I'm right, what your wrote came off totally different. <b>Apologize sincerely and we can move on. </b>

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Yeah... I mean I have to laugh sometimes bc otherwise I'd just be a useless puddle, sobbing on the floor.  But I think what she meant was
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But I mean.... I can obv see how it could have been taken completely differently too.... :/ I think she's just new here and maybe missing the point...  NO ONE WANTS TO BE HERE long enough to remember the zombie threads from when they were posted the first time.  No one deserves to be here this long. ((((*Big hugs))))

KristoKekerooni

Yeah... because when I asked for a raise of hands, I totally meant it as a fun joke we can all get on board with... not because I am a bitter bitch wallowing in pity and misery... oh wait. 

I'm sure you didn't mean it, but ouch. 

Dumbgurl04

Oh wow totally didn't mean it in that way.  Just meant they were on point and were some good gifs.  Sorry if it came off that way, did not mean it that just was scrolling through and I felt silly cause I started looking up all this information in the comments and then seeing it was posted back in September and everyone seemed to be laughing it off with gifs so I didon't feel as silly.  Sorry it was taken out of context 

*Going back to my hiding place*

kiki75

That was a sincere apology. No hiding necessary. Just more caution and a moment before posting asking if what you wrote makes your intentions clear. 

My gif will have to wait.

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<div><b>@Dumbgurl04</b> That was a sincere apology. <b>No hiding necessary.</b> Just more caution and a moment before posting asking if what you wrote makes your intentions clear. 

[SITB WSS (((HUGS)))]

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