FET October

[ForestThrills]

Hi,

Is anyone else having a FET this month? I think I will have my egg transfer next week. It's my first one.

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Thanks @morganablue

@ForestThrills thank you for the reassurance! How long did the bleeding last with you SCH? I'm still passing clots at the moment. Ive been very anxious, struggling to sleep too. Feel like I'm losing hope. My DH still has hope. Wish he is right.

Hope test day tomorrow goes well for you. Symptoms can be so misleading, so you never know. X

Good luck for test day @ForestThrills . Fingers crossed for you. Fair play to you for waiting.

my test line is getting stronger (I think).

@ForestThrills good luck tomorrow 🤞🏼🤞🏼

@Aim2912 I am keeping all crossed for you.🤞🏼

@Hopefull1981 definitely darker! I think they us as dark as it gets?🤞🏼

should I be worried that I have no pregnancy symptoms? Not sure how I can make the next 16 days pass faster

@ForestThrills good luck for today xx

@Aim2912 I’m sorry you have been through that. Fingers crossed for tomorrow.

@Hopefull1981 tests are getting really dark. How are you feeling in yourself?

I have stopped testing now. The wait for Amazon every 48 hours was making me anxious lol. However I am in limbo now as any symptoms I had are a lot lighter.

@Crazyladywithacat i had a few symptoms like cramping, lower back pain, nausea, very sore boobs. Boobs are now only sore when I properly squeeze them, not feeling any nausea, a bit of cramping on and off. My early scan isn’t until 24 november ( 7w + 1) I don’t know whether I should get seen at the EPU before this date as I had an ectopic last time or just wait for this scan.

Has anyone notified there GP yet or referred themselves for a midwife? Normally wouldn’t do this until the early scan but I’m thinking because of Xmas and the potential nurse /midwife strikes it may be Best to do this earlier.

@Emsie1987 oh I am a POAS addict. You would think I would learn that the progression did nothing for me last time but give me false hope. I have attached my test the day before my d&c and the end of August. At this point, I had taken the tablets for MVA 2 weeks prior. The doctor confirmed those had worked, but they hadn't. Given your ectopic history, I would definitely go to the EPU. Are you getting betas?
I have not notified the GP yet. I did let the team in the recurrent miscarriage clinic know, but they can't do anything.

I was at the clinic this morning for another beta, they will wait to see what this comes out as before seeing if I need another one. My scan is the 16th, so I think I should be able to hold out until then.

I have zero symptoms yet.

@Hopefull1981 my clinic doesn’t do betas so in this limbo at the moment not really knowing what’s going on.

I don’t think EPU will see me until six weeks. Which is only a week before the early scan at the clinic. The thought of sitting there for 8 hours is not appealing when it won’t change the outcome. I may call my GP / EPU and see if there is anyway of his booking me an appointment. I also want a scan and feel like you don’t always get that and they want to do blood tests instead over 48 hours which is hard going when your working

@Emsie1987 i would go EPU, they also get you two betas and progesterone blood, if you need. As you had an ectopic in the past, they would definitely see you anytime. First time EPU Saw me was 5 weeks 4 days (i was bleeding), and they were absolutely fine with it.
This time, if I have no bleeding or other things going on, I would wait until end of week 6 and go see them, just to have a chance for them to find an heartbeat 🤞🏼
I was very anxious but I finally informed GP and self referred to midwife today, as I thought that nothing I can do or say will change the outcome of this pregnancy, that will go as it is meant to go, either way. I thought worst case I'll just cancel the appointment, but I'll join the" queue" meanwhile (due to lack of NHS staff here in UK).

Symptoms wise it is hard to know what is pregnancy and what is meds, but my boobs are painful in the morning and I feel like I have heartburn. Hungry all the time but I get stuffed very quickly and stomach bothers me. Also constipation! 😅 all of these can be the meds, so I would not rely too much on any

@Crazyladywithcat Totally agree, I am a woman of science, I don't know how I can wait two weeks without seeing "evidences" of this pregnancy being there!

@ForestThrills 🤞🏼

Hi ladies,

how are we all? I got my beta results for 14dp and it’s 985. I am happy with that as for my last transfer on the same day was 172. They said they don’t want another. I might get one of the GP on Thursday. My IC are starting to dye steal.

Hope are all well.

@Hopefull1981 i did one last night and only got one line (the pregnant one) never heard of the dye steal thing, is it usual? What does it mean?

@Crazyladywithacat it’s means HCG is rising to the level where the test line steals the dye from the control line.

what test did you do?

Hi all we had a scan today, they said it looked like two had implanted, but I have lost one. The bleeding was due to me losing one and not a SCH. It's odd that I was in no pain. As I've had an 8 week MC and 2 Chemicals all which I was in alot of pain in.

For the other embryo they can see a sac and yolk but no fetal pole. At 5 wks 5 days they do expect to see one. Been re booked for next week now to see if theres any progress. Based on the the dr's facial expression and the fact that they are not calling it a pregnancy scan, but a clinical review does worry me.

I know this is naive but I'm hoping it's just a slow one and next will be fine.

@Hopefull1981 that's a great beta! Hopefully that can put your mind at ease for now.

@Emsie1987 @ForestThrills hope you both doing ok.

@Crazyladywithacat @morganablue thanks, hope the wait for scan goes quickly for you guys! Work definitely helps. Also leisure walks!

@Aim2912 sorry you lost one embryo.
As for the other, it may be too early as from my understanding at 5 week all you can see is the yolk sac and the gestational sac and after 6 weeks you should see the fetal pole, but there are women with no visible fetal pole until week 8-9 (including my boss)
Keeping all crossed for your next scan 🤞🏼

@Hopefull1981 that is a great Beta!

@morganablue I really do hope your right. The dr has got me worried when she said we expect to see it at 5 wk 5 days. The little bean has held on through all the bleeding so I hope its stays stronge. X

Oh @Aim2912 , it seems you have gone through so much in such a short space of time. I'm sorry for your loss. I'm keeping everything crossed for you.

@Aim2912 i am sorry to hear about your news today. I also think it’s too early to see a fetal pole. I though it appeared between 5.5 and 6.5 weeks.

im okay. I rang EPU today and they suggested I book an appointment via my gp. He is due to ring me tomorrow morning. They advised they won’t see me until after 6 weeks as it’s difficult to see anything until then. symptoms today have been more back ache feels like a sciatica but without the restlessness. I have had a bit of nausea as well, heart burn and starting to feel put off certain food. The pregnancy with my son I couldn’t eat or smell meat until I was over 12 weeks. I couldn’t bare the smell of people either. I am a little bit worried about the back ache, I think I’m feeling aches in my shoulder, neck and arms too. But I also think my mind could be playing tricks with me. My last ectopic I didn’t have any symptoms apart from stomach cramps near the end. However, I didn’t no I was pregnant for a while so maybe I wasn’t that in tune with it.

@Aim2912 I am so sorry for what you are going through. I really hope your next scan brings positive news. I am keeping everything crossed for you. xx

Hi everyone,

Thanks for the good luck wishes, they really helped as I got my positive result on Monday! (10dpt) I’ve just been for my second blood test. I’m still in absolute shock!

Sending lots of hope and strength to you all xxx

Congrats @ForestThrills those are great lines. I am 5 weeks today and I got my 3+ on a digital. So relieved. How was your first beta?

Hi all thank you for you messages, this week is going painfully slow.

@ForestThrills congratulations! Very happy for you!

@Hopefull1981 your beta has gone up quite well, it must be over 2700 to get that. Glad things a progressing well! Will go for an early scan in 2 weeks?

@Emsie1987 I didnt know you book appointments in the EPU, thought you had to show up and just wait there. Hope you get you scan soon.

I think some back pain is normal theres alot of blood flow to the area and our ligaments and become more flexible due to the progestrone.

@Aim2912 I will have one next Wednesday at 6 weeks with the clinic and then one with the EPU based on that scan.

How are you feeling? There is nothing like waiting between scans where there is uncertainty. The TWW is nothing to compared to it. I really hope you get good news.

Thank you, I think my betas have been okay. I had my first on Monday and it has now doubled today (Wednesday) To be honest the whole beta thing confuses me and I didn’t know about it, until others mentioned it on this thread. It’s our first round of IVF.

@Hopefull1981 So glad things have progressed with the test. Sending strength for the wait for your scan.

Thanks @Aim2912 - still keeping fingers crossed for you