What signs and symptoms did you have of BFP after IVF transfer?

[Shellster52]

I had a day 2 embryo transfer, and now it has been two days since the transfer - so my embryo is four days old today. I woke up to some mild menstrual type cramping which I have felt a little bit throughout the day.

I know the embryo doesn't implant until day 6 and today is only day 4, but I have read that the embryo emits something to lower the mothers immune system so the uterus doesn't reject it. Perhaps this is what the cramping is all about????

I am curious what other signs and symptoms anyone had after embryo transfer. Did you have any symptoms before day 6 of the embryos life like I have?

[eurochick]

On the one that worked, nothing. I was sure I was heading for a BFN.

On one of the two that didn't I had cramping, etc. that made me think something had implanted (chem preg).

I have concluded that symptom spotting is pointless!

[Shellster52]

Okay, thanks for the tip.

I think my cramping symptom was all in my head anyway. I have some left ovary tenderness that started last cycle and I think the tenderness was coming from there again, and I was just being overly hopeful. I think it hasn't yet recovered from the previous IVF's because only one of the 8 antral follicles grew this round.

You just can't help but pay attention to every little twinge when this 2ww is torturous - it has only been 3 1/2 days and every hour takes forever!

[eurochick]

I know - it's so much easier for the men who don't have to feel every twinge!

[Shellster52]

Indeed! The men (or at least my husband) just don't seem phased at all and in fact, hubby hasn't even asked me a thing about it and seems to have forgotten it.

I wish I could do the same because I know that being anxious and obsessively feeling for every little twinge in my body isn't going to help, but my mind just doesn't seem to want to co-operate in trying to forget.