Natural cycle FET bfp 10dp5dt - symptoms early on, then gone, then back

[GCMama]

Hi all. I've scoured the internet for success stories while ttc. My wife and I (we used donor sperm) tried with IUI before doing IVF this time. I conceived my first son via IUI but not as lucky this time around. I did a natural cycle (vaginal progesterone only) and refused to test until today which is 10dp5dt. I had a BFP on a FRER. Beta tomorrow.

I tracked my symptoms after the transfer almost every day except day 6 and 7 (forgot and I'm pretty sure there wasn't much?). I added my "emotions/thoughts" for the day too. Thought I'd share below:

1 DPT: I feel bloated/gassy but relaxed and glad I took the day off. Progesterone white milky CM.
2 None during the day. Woke up very hungry. The night before I felt tightness in lower abdomen in bed.
3 mild bloat lower abdomen. Mild cramp briefly. Lower back pain (mild). Very Itchy skin and hunger the night before.
4 Nausea/queasiness last night, at the conference this morning. And again briefly in the afternoon around 5pm. Wondering about the nausea and if it's real or just progesterone medication symptoms.
5 Mild queasiness this morning. Moderate (!!) lower abdomen cramps that go down my legs and around my lower back. Started around 3 and all the way to bedtime.
Heartburn. This is feeling real.
Too early for period cramps and they're never this intense.
6- none
7-none
8DPT Low back pain, some nausea in the day time, some lower abd cramps in PM
9 No symptoms This doesn't feel like it's happening.
I had vivid dreams about being pregnant last night
10 (AM)-I don't feel anything anymore. Feeling like I'm out. Vivid dreams again. Breasts are sore to touch but not really otherwise. I have 3 tests ready to use but haven't taken any of them, fearful that it will be a negative and then I'll just start to go crazy.
10DPT (PM)- VERY tired/fatigued at work today.
Cramping in early afternoon. Took HPT: Positive! Strong line. Beta tomorrow.

Beta 849. I think it’s higher because of the fact that the original beta date would’ve been 2 days prior. Repeat tomorrow to see if the numbers doubled.

So yesterday had my first US at 5weeks 4 days along. The yolk sac was hard to visualize but it was there. Just “fainter” than the doctor wanted. She didn’t seem overly concerned but also not as excited as she had been all along. I think she was expecting more given my high hcg (over 10,000, progesterone 42 and estrogen 551). She even mentioned the word “guarded.”

second US in 5 days to see if anything changed. So nerve wracking.

Repeat ultrasound today 1 week later (6w4days) and we have a heartbeat! Looks perfect she said. What a roller coaster this past week! Goes to show- a lot can happen in 1 week and that first scan was too early to give us much info. Hope this info helps someone out there.

@GCMama thank you for sharing. I keep looking online and keep scrolling looking for symptoms!
Did you have any implantation bleeding at all during 2ww? I guess no as you haven't mentioned it on your first post...
I'm currently 7dp5dt...
All the best with your pregnancy and congratulations

@AlisonDanuta no I didn’t have implantation bleeding but definitely cramping to the point where I thought I should’ve been bleeding! I hear a little bleeding isn’t bad though. Good luck to you!!! Have you gone in for a scan yet?

@GCMama glad to hear you didn't have implantation bleeding as I keep reading that and have not had any, so was worrying.
I'm supposed take a urine test 11 days after the transfer. So waiting for that now. Hoping it would work for us this time but obviously also prepared to try again...

Oh duh- of course haven’t had a scan yet (I misread your numbers - foggy brain !)
I jave my finger tightly crossed for you!!! The wait after transfer is so brutal.

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