Fresh red bleeding - post embryo transfer - positive stories only please

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Hello, my fertility clinic's communication is absolutely appalling so I am turning to MN.

I had a blastocyst fresh transfer on day 5. It is now day 11.

Since day 6 I saw dark brown spotting - it was only on wiping and a few streaks in my underwear. The next day this increased a tiny amount, but it was still dark brown. Then 8-10 I've had dark brown-red (again, very light but now needing a sanitary towel). Since today (day 11), I now have fresh red blood, less than my normal period amount, but it's definitely fresh red blood and more than spotting.

I am still continuing my Cyclogesr pessaries (initially it was vaginally, but since last night, rectally). I will still test on day 13 (the day the clinic told me to).

The question I have is are there any positive stories where you had fresh red bleeding but still had a pregnancy?

I think the ivf has failed, but I wanted to just ask and see.

Thank you for sharing. It means a lot to me.

so... no positive stories then ? :(

(bump)

I had fresh blood but a bit later, from around 14 days post transfer so I had a positive test by then. I had a day or two of it and then it tapered down to spotting. It came and went through the whole of the first trimester then stopped one day and that was it. He’s now nearly 5. Have you spoken with your clinic? I callee mine when it first happened and they told me to continue with the pessaries and just call back if was period heavy. I hope it works out for out, it’s a really anxious time.

Sorry I’ve just realised that you’ve said the clinic is appalling, that’s tough. I’d continue with the pessaries for now though.

If you were getting spotting as early as day 6 that indicates your progesterone level is too low. Are they testing your blood to check the level is high enough? I'm at ARGC who do regular testing and a lot of ladies need 4-6 cyclogest pessaries a day and lubion injections to maintain high enough levels of progesterone. I'm sorry but it sounds like it hasn't worked this round. If you're able to try again I would recommend looking into a better clinic, unfortunately there's huge variation in the quality, knowledge and experience, I've found the NHS to be particularly terrible 😔

thanks @Betsyboo87 for sharing, and I'm so happy it worked out for you! Over today, it's been like a light period. I am still hopeful but getting upset about it. I would rather than no symptoms or bleeding at all and then get a negative pregnancy test, than go through this. I feel like my body is torturing me.

May I ask, when you had your fresh bleed, how much was it? Was it like a period or just spotting? thank you so much

thanks @ButterscotchBabe for sharing. I have no idea . this is my first ever ivf experience and i haven't been happy with their poor communication. the procedures went ok and the lab team were fine, but the doctors seem... rubbish with comms and making me hate them.

On clinical guidelines, I am taking the highest dose of Cyclogest, but perhaps having blood tests would have been helpful.

I'm not sure how to complain about this. I'm also self-funded and feeling angry with the clinic as time goes by. I'm not with the NHS though, I wouldn't go with the NHS that place is a dump. We had a really poor experience just getting bloods done with the NHS and after that (poor staff, not open on bank holidays, slow, poor attitude, typical NHS drama), I just went to a private clinic instead.