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After pre-ordering my Ava bracelet many moons ago, I finally received it. I wanted to share my thoughts with yo-u all after wearing it for a few weeks.
The Good
- It's easy - Wearing a bracelet all night is much easier than the pain of waking up at the same time every day, manually typing in my results to multiple apps, etc. The app takes the data and tells me when I will be fertile/am fertile. Easy as that. It feels like less of a chore and makes the whole process feel much more enjoyable
- 5 day fertile window - This is really nice and helps us feel less pressure. Considering how we have about 6 days we can conceive per cycle, it's really great to have 5 days that I know in advance to plan some fun with my husband. With OPKs and temp, we can guess based on previous months' data, but Ava tells you immediately. You also don't know for sure until you get that smiling LH test or your temperature has already dropped with BBT.
- More than BBT - Ava measures 9 different things (temp, heart rate, sleep...) and has used a clinical trial and some fancy algorithm to make it's predictions. This is not BBT. It's actually an entirely new way of measuring fertility, it's pretty cool
The Bad
- What to do the numbers mean? - The app gives you some data for each individual day, but the app doesn't explain what they mean. Their is a number called HRV and after looking at the website, I know it is heart rate variability and it shows stress, but this really needs to be explained in the app.
- No graphs! - No graphs showing my cycle. I hope this is coming soon.
The Ugly
- The strap - The strap broke after about a week and a half. Luckily, their customer service was very fast and responsive and they sent me a new one that has been fixed so it doesn't break. It has been MUCH BETTER so far and looks like it will hold together nicely. They said they were aware of this issue and were already using the new straps for their upcoming batches.
All in all, it's pretty cool! When you add up all the money spent on thermometers, OPKs, etc, it's worth the price. And it's fun! This product is brand new and I'm sure they'll continue to make it better in the future. I've already seen some small improvements in updates.
The Good
- It's easy - Wearing a bracelet all night is much easier than the pain of waking up at the same time every day, manually typing in my results to multiple apps, etc. The app takes the data and tells me when I will be fertile/am fertile. Easy as that. It feels like less of a chore and makes the whole process feel much more enjoyable
- 5 day fertile window - This is really nice and helps us feel less pressure. Considering how we have about 6 days we can conceive per cycle, it's really great to have 5 days that I know in advance to plan some fun with my husband. With OPKs and temp, we can guess based on previous months' data, but Ava tells you immediately. You also don't know for sure until you get that smiling LH test or your temperature has already dropped with BBT.
- More than BBT - Ava measures 9 different things (temp, heart rate, sleep...) and has used a clinical trial and some fancy algorithm to make it's predictions. This is not BBT. It's actually an entirely new way of measuring fertility, it's pretty cool
The Bad
- What to do the numbers mean? - The app gives you some data for each individual day, but the app doesn't explain what they mean. Their is a number called HRV and after looking at the website, I know it is heart rate variability and it shows stress, but this really needs to be explained in the app.
- No graphs! - No graphs showing my cycle. I hope this is coming soon.
The Ugly
- The strap - The strap broke after about a week and a half. Luckily, their customer service was very fast and responsive and they sent me a new one that has been fixed so it doesn't break. It has been MUCH BETTER so far and looks like it will hold together nicely. They said they were aware of this issue and were already using the new straps for their upcoming batches.
All in all, it's pretty cool! When you add up all the money spent on thermometers, OPKs, etc, it's worth the price. And it's fun! This product is brand new and I'm sure they'll continue to make it better in the future. I've already seen some small improvements in updates.
--that being said, I've tried the sticks etc and I TRULY BOW MOST HUMBLY to the ladies who can get ahold of doing that route. I literally was going insane. I was asked what I wanted for Christmas/bday (my bday is soon too), I asked for this, so we'll see 
as a result!!! BEST WISHES!!!!
