April FET 2026

[Pregnant4456]

I have just started spotting so expecting tomorrow to be CD1 of our FET round.

Doing a modified natural cycle with Letrozole and a trigger.

We will be transferring a PGT tested 4AA embryo so I am hopeful it works after our fresh transfer failed in Feb. Doing IVF due to tubal factor as both tubes removed from previous ectopic pregnancies.

Just to make the whole process more stressful we are going on holiday to Greece 6 weeks today - a bit too close for comfort to check pregnancy placement before we go away - but for the moment, we are planning to continue with our FET.

Anyone doing a FET in April too that wants to join and chat?

x

Hi I’ll join you! I am mid modified natural FET cycle 😊 & I am scheduled to transfer 2 embryos next Tuesday!

I did 10 IVF cycles, 9 transfers, a couple of early losses and one precious little baby born last year from my 9th transfer. It been a dream year but here I am again giving it another shot & hoping so much to give baby a sibling.. we have 4 in the freezer, 2 from cycle 8 (2 day 6 embryos untested) and 2 from cycle 10 (1 day 5 and 1 day 6, also untested). So our chances are low but we’re giving it our all!

Sorry to hear about your ectopic pregnancies and your failed transfer. You must have pretty good odds with your 4AA PGTA embryo so fingers crossed for that. Hopefully all works out timing wise for your holiday 🤞🏼

Oh I am so sorry that you have had a tough time getting to where you are now. It’s so hard isn’t it!

Which set of embryos are you going with transferring?

How do you feel about the upcoming transfer?

Our IVF round is also to give our son a sibling. He was 3 in January and I know would love a little bother or sister.

If all goes well with the timings we should be about 5.5/just under 6 weeks when we fly so I am fairly confident any pregnancy would be visible on a scan. Also trying to be more positive as ultimately the biggest risk is a tubal ectopic - which obviously isn’t applicable to me anymore!

Although if transfer looks to be later than we would want we may cancel the cycle. My cycle post egg collection was a LOT longer than normal which is why we are where we are in terms of timings and if we cancel now we would loose the same amount of money than if we get to the point of having the scan on day 9 to see how far off transfer I am.

I take my first Letrozole tablet tomorrow (my cycles are not regular so trying to make it more predictable). How did you find the fist part of your cycle go? How many scans did you have before trigger?

Best of luck for Tuesday! X

Aah you have a little boy too! Mine has just turned 11 months!
I’m ok about the transfer, being in the situation we are in right now was something I dreamed about for so long and thought might never happen so I’m trying to be mindful of that, I would love to do it all again and to give him a sibling.. we’ll see.
We are transferring one from cycle 8 and one from cycle 10! The 2 of the best quality really makes that decision, the other two aren’t great so I feel like this is our only real shot. Just a 2 scans, one on day 8 and the next on day 11 and then I triggered day 12. I’m still breastfeeding but those days tie in exactly how they would have pre baby so I was happy with that. Did a mock cycle last month so I was fairly confident things would look ok..
What is your protocol like?

Yes I get the whole feeling of you are lucky to be where you are. My issue has never been getting pregnant, has always been keeping it.

I had 3 losses before I had my son (including 1 ectopic) and since then I have had another 3, possibly 4 losses, two out of those confirmed ectopic and the most recent one (November last year) lost my final tube. This is our first time doing IVF, egg collection was Feb and now onto our FET.

My protacol is letrozole CD 2-6, so starting on that tomorrow and then I have Ovitrelle as my trigger. Post trigger I just have progesterone suppositories. Will also take baby aspirin from around the equivalent of 10DPO.

It is very helpful to understand your timings. Did you take any ovulation induction like letrozole - my cut off point I think in my head is CD12 for trigger for us to be 5+6 weeks the day before we fly to give us the best chance of getting the all clear to fly! I think if we are not ready to trigger by then, we may decide not to proceed with the transfer.

How have you found the first 11 months of parenthood? And what is your stance on testing early etc?

xx

That is really tough, I hope all runs smoothly this cycle. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 how many embryos did you get? 4AA is fantastic to have to transfer.
With my protocol I don’t really do anything up until I’m about to ovulate naturally then take the trigger just to time it right for transfer.. then 36 hours after trigger start progesterone support. Also on clexane and aspirin..
I’ve loved the last 11 months, it’s been a dream! Mat leave has been great, back to work at the start of July and hoping that I can go back on the countdown to being off again!!
I am a TERRIBLE early tester! I’ll probably test from 4 days past transfer onwards … and with my successful cycle I did HCG bloods from 7 days past transfer - I knew it was positive at that point so I wanted to track it to see that it was progressing as it should - now that’s completely OTT I know …

We were extremely lucky and managed to get 11 blasts. 1 was transferred which obviously failed. We then tested 6, 3 of these came back genetically ok.

So, we have 3 tested embryos in the freezer and then 4 further untested embryos also.

I only see the 3 tested embryos as those that we would transfer though. If one of those doesn’t work I don’t know if we would continue to transfer.

Not sure if you can relate to this but I very much feel like I need to move on from fertility issues. I love my son and would love another baby but I have felt so defeated at times and have continued to just push through - I need to close the chapter on this part of my life so won’t keep transferring and we won’t do another egg collection.

What other plans have you got before you go back to work during your last few months of mat leave?

I managed to hold off testing last time - I did it one day before OTD but that was only because I had a big day at work and didn’t want the distractions. I would like to think I would do the same thing again - I have been burnt by fake lines so many times and have obsessed over lines getting darker during previous pregnancies.

I would however track my bloods as soon as I know if it has worked. Would be keen to check they are doubling appropriately!

I totally understand.. it consumes a lot of your thoughts while going through it.. the build up, the actual treatment and the aftermath… the planning, the picking yourself up etc etc etc. we won’t do any more egg collections either and either way we are close to closing this chapter either with another pregnancy or to know that we must move on with our one beautiful baba … who we really are so lucky to have.
You sound sensible with the testing, I torture myself… if I can hang on this time I will .. though I have 35 tests of different brands at the ready so that might suggest I don’t really plan to hang on 🙈 we’ll see..
I don’t really have any plans yet - sort of just taking every day as it comes at the minute, see if this transfer works then soak up every last minute with the baby before having to hand him over to someone else every day 😭
What date do you fly to Greece?

Sounds like we are both very much on the same page in terms of closing the chapter. I know that some of the stress I have had whilst trying for no.2 has not always been fair on my son.

Not my fault I know but our center parcs trip last year was tainted by me having my ectopic just before. I was deffo not on top form!

The only way I can do it is have 0 tests in the house. If I have one, I am taking it. I have to clear out the ovulation tests too as I know they come up + when pregnant. I still have a fair few ovulation tests left so will throw them out after the transfer. It’s too tempting.

Have you been doing anything in advance of the transfer? I have been trying to eat a bit healthier - I lost a fair bit of weight before egg collection in Jan and then comfort ate for a month. I don’t want to go down a dark pit of comfort eating this time so trying to be a bit more sensible.

We fly on the 13th May. I have worked out that if we trigger on CD12, transfer will be 20th April so I would be 5+6 the day before we fly so should be able to locate pregnancy.

Seems stupid to be planning so far in advance as it still may not result in a pregnancy but I want to get all of my ducks in a line so I make the best informed decision whether we go ahead with the transfer once I know when it could be!

@Ivfchat just wanted to say best of luck today. I hope it goes well! xx

@Pregnant4456 thanks so much! Just chilling waiting to go to the clinic .. I’ve never felt this chilled before a transfer before!
Hoping these 2 little embies make themselves comfy for the next 9 months! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
How are you getting on? What day are you on?

So good that you feel chilled! I didn’t ask you whether you want both embryos to work or are you putting both embryos in to give you the best chance of a positive!

I am on CD6 now. Took my last letrozole this AM. Felt quite down over the weekend and is is supposed to supress your estrogen. Have had some ovulation twinges and feeling the start of mucus which is very very early in a cycle for me so hoping it has worked and I will get more symptoms in the coming days. My scan is Friday so I am on the count down to that.

Finding concentrating at work quite hard!

What is your plan over the next few days? Are you off work or are you wanting the distraction? Xx

Hello - hoping to join as I am too having my FET this month! I started my cycle last week and my transfer is booked for 20th April.

This will be my 2nd FET after the first one worked but unfortunately resulted in an early loss. Feeling lots of mixed emotions going into this one.. want to feel excited/hopeful but obviously that's mixed with anxiety and nerves.

Hope you are both doing okay so far! ❤️

Welcome @AnonTTC

I feel you with the mixed emotions. I have a lot more hope for this working than our fresh transfer but then it’s a lot harder to manage the stress when there is more hope!

What protocol are you on? I am jealous that you have a transfer date. I am finding it hard being in nowhere land not knowing when we will be ready to transfer given the natural protocol I am on (with the letrozole to nudge things along).

xx

Well they survived the thaw and looked good so at least we got past that step. Transfer went well. I would absolutely love both embryos to work - it would be a total dream! .. a dream - and a handful to manage 3 under 19 ish months if it did happen 😂
There is such a small chance of both implanting though so I may keep dreaming!
I’m actually still on mat leave so plan is to just chill as much as possible and not let myself go too insane with the waiting .. or at least try not to!
Ah CD6 you’re well on your way, it feels like ages at the start but when you get to your first scan things will start to feel like they’re moving faster.. when do you have a scan?

@AnonTTC Hi! Welcome! It must be a fully medicated cycle? I didn’t realise you could plan a transfer that far ahead!

Hi both,

Yes I am on a fully medicated cycle :) I think because I have had a transfer before my clinic have assumed my body will behave in the same way. I have a scan on CD 13, and then providing it is the optimal thickness they then transfer 5/6 days later so it's fairly easy to work out based on your cycle days (because everything is modified and not relying on nature!).

So glad your transfer went well.. and definitely don't write the two off as a small chance! If they were strong enough to be frozen and thawed then they are good enough to implant. Fingers crossed!!

This would be my first child so I am very much in the horrible stage where we have been trying for years and still don't know if/when we will get a child. I am really praying this cycle works for us because I'm so fed up with it all now!! x

@AnonTTC ah I really hope this is it for you, my baby was born last year after my 9th transfer & 2 previous losses on earlier transfers so I do know how awful it is waiting and wondering if it will ever happen.. hopefully this is your time now 🙏🏽
That’s great to be able to work out the dates like that.. will you take a few days off or what is your plan? Is there anything worse than the 2ww .. I’ll probs get to 2days past transfer then lose my mind .. I have 35 tests here ready 🤪 terrible early tester ..

Hey not sure if this is ok as I had a fresh transfer not frozen yesterday but would love to join this group 🙂, first round of IVF was definitely an emotional rollercoaster in so many ways so relieved to get to this point!

Wow sounds like quite the journey @Ivfchat !! So glad you got your first baby eventually.

i’m very much in the camp of “I’m sure we will get our happy ending at some point”, but not knowing when it what’s testing me most now. The constant waiting, wondering, living month by month is taking its toll, especially after finally getting pregnant then losing it earlier this year. Keeping everything crossed for this cycle.

i somehow managed to be quite regimented with my testing last cycle and waiting until about 11DPT but I don’t think I’ll make it that far this time 😂 good luck with the wait!! It is torture isn’t it?

congrats on your transfer @Bubbles14 ! Is this your first? X

Hi @Bubbles14 of course .. the more the merrier! You can join me on the 2ww … first time is an eye opener to say the least but I’d say just go easy on yourself, it’s hard and there’s no way around it!
Try to do nice things and keep busy to keep yourself going.
how has your cycle gone up til now?

@AnonTTC it’s the unknown isn’t it .. I had kind of given up all hope on my 9th transfer .. and then everything changed .. forever! So it can happen, you just have to do what ever you can do to keep the faith and strength to keep getting back up and trying again .. nothing about this is easy or fair.
11 days past transfer that’s good going.. I waited once until the clinic called me (on my 7th transfer) with the hcg bloods result .. i was so convinced it was postive i had all the symptoms and it was negative .. so back to early testing I went .. I don’t think it makes it any easier or harder I think you just have to do whatever works 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’m going to try to hang on till Sunday .. but I’ll see 🤪

Why is it that you feel so hopeful pre transfer and then quickly begin to lose all hope 😞🫣
I feel like this is our last shot with our remaining 2 being really poor quality and I’m too old to do any more egg collections …
it’s going to be a long week 🙈

Hi !! I just had my first FET this morning of a Day 5 4AA embryo on a fully medicated cycle. We only have 2 embryos, the other one is a day 6. Good luck to you all :)

Hey @MyLau thars a great embryo! Was it tested?
i transferred 2 yesterday but untested!
I’m so ready to know already and it’s only day1!!!

Untested, we have only 2 so that was the Doctor recommandation.

@MyLau grest chances with that I would hope!
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Hey thanks @AnonTTCand @Ivfchatyeah it was our first cycle and was a bit of a wild ride, I found the constant ups and downs really hard but was relieved we ended up with more embryos than we expected (although not all the best quality)

Great advice to keep busy, need to try this more. Already symptom spotting and obsessing about my oura ring data so much and only on day 3! Will be keeping my fingers and toes crossed for positive news for us all 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻