IVF/FET FEB MARCH No 4 2022

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Hi new thread carried on !! Please tag everyone else I just grabbed a few names from the last couple of pages :)
@bluehawaii29
@gigi89x
@overlyanxious
@justawannabemam
@easterbunny7
@frenchiepupmama
@Mochii
@paxromana
@NaomiNatNat
@IE00
@W1ngingit

I also have a burning heavy feeling in my chest that makes me feel awful. I don’t remember ever having this before any of my periods

Hi so nice to hear of all the BFP!!

Especially @Justawannabemam who has upped the pregnancy rate in our group by about 50%

Who is left, I can only spot @Bluehawaii29?

@IE00 lol I feel like I’m in squid games waiting next in line to be shot. This is so nerve wracking

@Bluehawaii29 Same here. No blood test only home test hence why I thought I might as well test early😅 However, I’m definitely thinking of getting a private blood test just to check my beta numbers (clearblue may be a cheat way to do so too due to the weeks estimations I’m guessing…) and get a private scan too as the hospital just said I’ll have to wait 2-3 weeks for the scan post OTD… not sure if I can wait that long LOL.

Don’t have the churning feeling but do have a lot of gas and I mean A LOT 😆😆😆

@Millymillymillymillymilly ahh that’s a good idea. If I reach your stage I will try and get an early scan too. I know what you mean about never being reassured enough with a home test

@Millymillymillymillymilly im so excited for you, your lines are getting stronger! Did you say you had 1 transferred?

@Bluehawaii29 i cant wait for you to test, i'm convinced all your symptoms are very good news 😍

Iv got my follow up with consultant booked for 2 weeks time, still debating the 1 or 2 embryos to transfer next time. I have an A grade that was taken to day 6 & hatched < not sure exactly what this means and i think the other was a 3c grade

@Gigi89x aww that’s sweet of you to say. I wish I could say the same haha I’m dreading Friday now. I want to know but then don’t want to at the same time if you know what I mean
That’s good you have two left, I think you should talk to the embryologist and see what they say. Apparently there is some literature that embryos which are very different grades can have a detrimental effect on the other if they are transferred together. you hatching one sounds very promising and may be worth transferring on its own but as I said talk to the experts and see what they think x

Hi can i join? I had my first ever FET on Wednesday 9th March. I’m currently 5dp5dt.

Im planning on testing tomorrow. My OTD is 22nd March. But my thinking is that I’m on a natural cycle so I’ve not had a trigger which could give a false positive, if I have a chemical I would like to know and I need to take prednisolone if it’s a BFP so the earlier I know the better.

Symptoms, I have had cramps quite a bit, a massive appetite, and constipation sorry TMI. I had some red spotting yesterday two very small dots. That really confused me.

@XjustagirlX congrats on your transfer. I'm also 5dp5dt from a fresh transfer though. When you describe cramps how full on are they?

@IE00 I'm also in 2WW 5dp5dt fresh. OTD a week on Weds.

I'm having period like feelings today. Icky tummy feeling. I really hope AF is not on its way!!

@MollyVanDer, @XjustagirlX and @Bluehawaii29 I'm rooting for you. You've got this

@Millymillymillymillymilly really surprised your clinic doesn't do what they call a "viability scan". I got one when I was not even 6 weeks. Hope your private one goes well.

@Millymillymillymillymilly spoke to the clinic today. They say they will not do any blood tests if I get a positive pregnancy test. The next appt will then be the 4 weeks scan. I think that’s good? But every day seems an eternity at the moment so I might end up doing a blood test to check it after. The problem with that then is I’ll become obsessed with the numbers and end up having to check every 48hrs if it’s doubling. Don’t know what to do for the best but right now just got to get past OTD 🤞🤞

I forgot to mention I was on the NHS @Millymillymillymillymilly. I personally thought less information was more and didn't decide to do any blood tests. I felt the HCG picture may give some mixed messages, as we've seen on this forum. It was during the first lockdown so probably couldn't have gotten them done anyway. I did go through a phase of doing some home tests but I stopped that as it just made me more anxious. I got a lot more reassurance when the morning sickness came in week 5. But of course do whatever you need to make you feel more relaxed. Basically I'm just saying that sometimes you think more information makes you feel reassured but it just gives you more information to question !

@Gigi89x Yep, just the one :)

@IE00 I’m on NHS too this cycle. I will get a scan but will have to wait another 2-4 weeks post Friday which is my OTD. Currently just testing every morning and hope the ones stay strong but I know what you mean… When you did your viability scan, what info did you get?

@Millymillymillymillymilly how is your cramping now? Mine was on and off today but feeling a lot better this evening. Was constipated though when I tried to go loo and wee really smells now (tmi)

@Millymillymillymillymilly forgot one of my symptoms which started today is an achy crampy feeling in left upper thigh, does this sound familiar at all? x

@Bluehawaii29 is your cramping in your abdomen on and off or constant? Is it painful or just faint aching? Sorry for all the questions just to understand

@MollyVanDer heyy way I would describe it is like what you said something about the icky feeling pre af except it’s milder and a bit higher up
On another note been panicking my BP is unusually raised! Never been higher than 120/80 and I’ve checked it like 8 times and keeps flashing amber and my resting heart rate not going below 75-80bpm. Normally mine is 57-60bpm

@MollyVanDer the two days after the transfer the cramps were like sharp twinges. Then the cramps basically feel like af is coming. Like dull aches. I know it’s not af coz I only get that feeling the day before af. But I’ve never had a transfer to no idea if it means positive or negative.

Thanks @Bluehawaii29 @XjustagirlX I had feelings yesterday like AF was coming but it would only have been day 22 for me and I don't usually get AF until day 26-28. They seem to have gone today so who knows what it was about! I'm so paranoid I'm going to see spotting like I had on my first cycle

@Bluehawaii29 did you sleep better last night?

@Bluehawaii29 My cramping is getting a lot better. An occasional twinge here and there, not too bad. Other than that, I haven’t got any other symptoms you described (surprisingly this cycle I’m not constipated at all! I was really struggling in my previous cycle and thought the embryo was going to pop out 😅) Hope you’re feeling better overall now? Are you taking today off as well?

So my test was negative this morning. I’m 5.5dp5dt. My transfer wasn’t until 4pm.

@Millymillymillymillymilly heyy good to know your cramping is better too, yes mine is just occasional twinge as well now. That’s good you’re not constipated. For me my heart burn is very noticeable when I’m lying down in bed, getting a lot of gas but when I try to go having to strain but luckily always have managed to do something each day.
@MollyVanDer I slept better last night thanks but still woke up at 3.30pm from a vivid and scary dream that my dog was being eaten by a fox 😢😭 found it hard to go back to sleep after that but managed a few more hrs I think. I think it’s a good sign if you are cramping earlier than expected x

Meant *3.30am😝 yes am taking day off today as well. Looks like my job is not the kind of job that you can just do for a distraction. Stressed me out more