Couple finds out wife is pregnant, thanks to Fitbit (and Reddit)
David Trinidad thought his wife's Fitbit was broken when he posted her heart rate stats on Reddit.
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David and Ivonne Trinidad found out they were going to have a baby after posting a Fitbit readout to the popular message board Reddit. (David Trinidad)
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As It Happens5:30Couple finds out wife is pregnant, thanks to Fitbit (and Reddit)
When Ivonne Trinidad's Fitbit started acting up, her husband did what many would do: he turned to the internet for answers. As David Trinidad tells As It Happens host Carol Off, "the Reddit forum...had given me some user tricks and tips before."
David Trinidad first posted this on Reddit, hoping to be able to 'fix' his wife's device himself. (Reddit)
The problem was with her Fitbit readout. It was showing an elevated heart rate, even though she hadn't exercised that day. According to Trinidad, "she had recorded ten hours in what Fitbit describes as 'the fat-burning zone.'"
Several Redditors suggested there was a problem with the Fitbit's heart-rate sensor, which had been "wonky" since a recent operating system update. But one response stood out: "Is it a possibility she is pregnant?"
One Redditor raised a possibility the Trinidad's had not considered: that the elevated heart rate might be a sign that Ivonne is pregnant. (Reddit)
He responded: "If that's the case, and I'm going to be a dad, I've got to worry about my own heart rate!"
David Trinidad, who's Reddit screen name is YoungPTone, told his fellow Redditors that he was going to be a father. (Reddit)
Indeed, it was the case. Trinidad immediately called his wife, and told her to pick up a few pregnancy tests. She picked up ten. "It was like an assembly line. It was just positive, positive, positive, positive."
The couple that Fitbits together, stays together. (David Trinidad )
Since finding out the good news, the couple has got in touch with the original Redditor who suggested Ivonne Trinidad might be pregnant, who is a mother herself. She was delighted, and said she was happy to give any advice to the first-time parents.
