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?

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I think what I am trying to say about my holiday is if ectopic is ruled out (which it is) then there is no immediate risk to my health. Whilst a miscarriage is not pleasant, the immediate risk to my health is very different to an ectopic.

i should also add we are not going to a Greek Island but to mainland Greece where there are 2 major hospitals 45 mins from our hotel

Hi everyone. Sorry have been so MIA with the house move!!

@Pregnant4456 - sounds like such a hectic few days for you. So sorry you’ve been in and out of hospital but I’m glad to hear your pregnancy is still progressing and has been ruled out as an ectopic. I think it sounds like you’re leaning towards going on holiday and tbh I would say just go too! Sounds like you’ve done your research re hospitals and I do think the NHS are always super cautious and as you say insurance companies too. Fingers crossed you’ll be signed off anyway and all will be fine but maybe make the decision in your head either way so you’re not in limbo in the run up!?

@taytay2020 sorry to hear your transfer was a little disappointing but glad to hear it’s all gone ahead as planned! I’ve had 2 transfers and the first one was like you described where we couldn’t see much and it all felt very clinical whereas the second felt much more special. I guess it just depends who you get on the day? Shame though when it’s such a big moment! Hope your TWW goes smoothly and yes definitely feel like 14 days is a bit excessive. 11 is more than enough i think?

I also wanted to come on to say… we tested this morning (11DPT) and it was positive 🥰🩷🌈🤞🏼

Obviously a bit anxious after what happened last time but trying to hold on to hope that it was a one off and this time will be different. The positive looked stronger than last time as well so hopefully that’s something x

@AnonTTC congratulations!! That’s fantastic news! Sending all positive thoughts and energy your way!

@Pregnant4456 sorry you have had such a difficult week, it’s so hard to decide what the best thing to do is. After my second transfer the nhs advised me not to travel because of spotting etc but when I spoke to the clinic and ectopic was ruled out they basically just said if anything happens and you are concerned just book a flight straight home as it’s not as time critical as it would be with a pregnancy of unknown location. So that’s what we did and even though things didn’t go well for me I didn’t need medical intervention so didn’t need to come home. That’s was absolute worst case scenario in my situation but yours is totally different, you’ve seen a Fetal pole and know baby is progressing so I really hope you have a fantastic holiday and have the break that you need!

@AnonTTC yaaaaaay! Huge congratulations!

this has been the luckiest thread ever … SO many positives!

what’s your next steps?

delighted for you!

@taytay2020 when will you test? How are you feeling?

@Pregnant4456 i’d go on the holiday! Plus .. when you have a scan next week things might feel a bit more positive .. so for sure plan to go is my advice!

Thanks guys 🥰

I was SO nervous for how I’d feel if we got a positive but I’m actually feeling so optimistic and happy. I can’t put my finger on it but this time around just feels different..

Plus, a friend gave me some good advice that I may as well enjoy the pregnancy as much as I can because what will be will be and worrying won’t change the outcome - so I’m really trying to channel that energy!

My clinic will book me a scan 3 weeks from now (I think around 1st June) and that will be my viability scan. We didn’t make it to that last time so I’m PRAYING we do this time around 🙏 I’m not really sure whether to maybe follow suit from you guys and book some HCG bloods over the course of the next week or so, but not sure how I go about doing this? Do you just go private? Was also tempted to book a 6 week scan privately but I think it could potentially lead to additional anxiety if they can’t see much yet so think I’ll try and hold off for the NHS one. My symptoms kicked in a lot earlier this time around so I’m taking that as a positive!

Wow such good news !!

On our side we had the viability scan this morning at 7 weeks. The little blueberry is Mesuring 6 week 4 days and we could see the heart beat 😍😍. He is more on the left side like i thought because i have more pulling on this side. Such a roller coaster of emotions. Next step, finish those damn PIO shots 😂 i know it's for a good cause.

What good news @AnonTTC and @MyLau

@AnonTTC I would ask your clinic about the HCG. At my clinic you get the first one included but if you want further you need to pay. It’s always worth an ask!

@Pregnant4456 sounds so scary, hope your okay and sending love

@AnonTTC so happy for you, really hope this time ends differently for you! I have been away from this group for obvious reasons but wanted to check back to see if there was an update from you)

wishing you all healthy pregnancy! Good luck

Aww thank you @Peonies94 - very cautious at the moment but will feel better if we can get through the next couple of weeks 🤞🏼

Very kind of you to check in and I hope you are doing okay x

Awww a massive congratulations to you, such awesome news☺️
Take it easy and enjoy the journey!

TW: positive test (marked as sensitive).

Sorry to post a photo on here as I know some people find them triggering. However, I’m just wondering if you think this is an okay like progression for 48 hours? I swore to myself I wasn’t going to get obsessed this time but it’s my official test date today so I obviously did one to check everything was progressing okay. My logical brain says it’s clearly darker but I’m anxious it’s not got as much darker as I’d have liked? Am I being silly?

Congrats @AnonTTC! I'm so pleased for you! What symptoms are you feeling now? It's amazing how you could just tell.

My test day is 16th May and I'm on day 8 now. I've got no obvious symptoms so it's hard not to assume it hasn't worked. But last time the only symptom I actually remember is OHSS after a fresh transfer so I can't really compare the two! I don't think fatigue and nausea hit until a week or two later. I'm just having to remind myself that I've always expected to be someone who doesn't get symptoms (as I never get pms etc) so I'm not out yet...

@Pregnant4456 I'm so glad to hear it's not ectopic! I'm sure by the time of your next scan they'll be able to give you a much clearer idea of your miscarriage risk. A week is a long time in early pregnancy. I find it weird that they'd officially advise against flying this early in pregnancy when there's already such a high chance of miscarriage for all pregnancies. Maybe they were telling you on a personal note rather than trying to invalidate your travel insurance? (If that makes sense.) I guess I'm just wondering if the advice to fly was 'official' enough for your insurer to use it as evidence against you. Most people wouldn't have had a scan by the time you fly so wouldn't be any the wiser. Maybe all you need is for someone at your next scan to say out loud that it's ok to fly if you want to.

Hey @taytay2020 8dpt is the point that I found it harder not to test! Best of luck on the next few days. When are you going to test?

I think they are advising not to travel as if they cannot rule out imminent miscarriage it is the chance of me needing medical attention outside of the UK. I have lost 7 pregnancies prior to this one so I have had lots of losses and have never needed medical attention for excessive bleeding.

If I started miscarrying abroad I would just wait and monitor it. For my first miscarriage I rushed to A&E but there isn’t anything they can do. Very hard decision to make but I am still weighing up my mental health alongside the medical risk. We are going with friends so it’s not a case of being to re arrange the holiday as if we did not fly, they would still go without us so it would be a case of us not getting the holiday we had envisaged.

Not sure my husband will feel the same way (he has been away all weekend) so we are going to have a discussion about it all later.

However, I can now confidently say that the bleeding has reduced. Have had very little cramps since Thursday and I would now I am spotting every so often rather than actively bleeding.

Still feel pregnant too with the symptoms I have which haven’t changed since I got my positive really.

Only time will tell but I haven’t written this pregnancy off entirely yet.

@AnonTTC as a serial early tester and a complete line progression obsessor I think that looks absolutely perfect!
I think the ability to look at your own line progression gets a bit blurred by the anxiety of it all sometimes …
But it’s clearly darker and looks great!

Ah thank you @Ivfchat - that’s really reassuring to hear! I never worried about the progression last time but testing was definitely still a novelty at that stage so I think this time I’m a bit more wary.

Going to try and not test now until my scan, which is 3 weeks on Tuesday! Keeping everything crossed we have no scares before then x

@AnonTTC I can understand why you want the line to be a certain amount darker but honestly if they wanted the test to be scrutinized that way they would have provided a little colour chart with it! So I wouldn't read too much into it at this stage. Good luck with the wait for the scan! It's all so agonizing in the first weeks isn't it? I didn't let myself fully believe it was happening until after my 20 week scan last time. Keeping everything crossed for you!

I'll not be testing until the 16th. All you early testers baffle me 😂 I just wouldn't be able to stand the stress of not knowing whether a negative was a proper negative or not! I'd much prefer to wait in hope then eventually get my clinic-approved definite answer!

Thanks @taytay2020 - I actually think in hindsight I was just being daft and it is early darker than the one 48 hours before so I’m happy with that and won’t be testing again now!

I'm with you though - my first test was 11DPT and the second one was 13DPT. Definitely wouldn’t have been testing before that because I’d rather live in the hope and just know an early faint positive would stress me out too!

@taytay2020 is that 14 days past transfer?
I think it’s mad that some clinics say to wait 14 days … there is zero need for it. If positive then alright the hcg should be nice and high but negative it’s 4 days of completely unnecessary meds.. 🤷🏼‍♀️

This is a good point actually @Ivfchat and also delaying the cycle starting so you can get cracking for another transfer (if you’re having one).

I messaged my clinic on 11DPT requesting some bloods as I had a positive test and they point blank ignored me until I messaged again at 13DPT 😂 like you say, I get it in terms of wanting things to be accurate but 11DPT is still 16DPO so feels long enough!!

@AnonTTC its just someone who decided it’s clinic policy… there is actually no clinical need to wait past 10 days .. at all.
even worse are the clinics who don’t do hcg bloods at all and rely only on a home test then book you in for a scan.. it takes one MMC to realise what an absolutely absurd way of working that is .. waiting 2 weeks or more on a scan thinking everything is fine … when clinics have seen this many times enough to know it’s wrong but continue to do it anyway.
Sometimes IVF care is just so poor it makes me so mad.

I know @Ivfchat .. my clinic actually don't do HCG so I am in that position where we are kind of 'in the dark' until the scan, which isn't for another 3 weeks.

It's tricky, but I'm going to try and assume we're fine unless I get any bleeding/pain etc and hope for the best. I know you can get the 'blighted ovum' situation, but I believe HCG keeps rising with that anyway as your body still thinks it's pregnant so I'm not sure the bloods would help catch that anyway would they?

@AnonTTC sorry I didn’t know your clinic didn’t do bloods .. that’s probs the last thing you need to hear me rant about ..

they would pick it up on the bloods .. usually hcg would start off low / not rise properly / start to stall or drop off so you’d know well before hopping up on a bed for a scan that things weren’t right ..

it’s one of my biggest annoyances from clinics..

your tests look good, I thought when you said above you messaged them on day 11 for bloods but they wouldn’t do them til 13 - my big giant foot in it sorry 🤦🏼‍♀️

Oh no don't worry at all.. definitely not put your foot in it! It's something I debated paying for privately but it's a good £70 per blood draw for me and I'd obviously have to pau at least twice so I'm not sure.. My first NHS scan isn't until 8 weeks so I think if I was going to do anything it would be paying for a private scan a little earlier. However, I then have the other thing of if I go too early and they can't see much it could cause a lot of unnecessary anxiety.

I am getting stronger symptoms than my last pregnancy so I'm kind of hoping they will ramp up over the next week or so and that will help me know things are moving in the right direction whilst we wait for a scan. Sure I'll regret wishing for symptoms though, ha!

@Ivfchat yup 14 days after transfer! Mad, innit? But whatever. I can wait. The cyclogest is driving me mad though! I hate having my life ruled by multiple phone alarms every day, and between this and my opks I'm now on my 4th week of it! We visited family last week and I found it really stressful trying to contrive a subtle trip to the loo at 3pm in the middle of a nice scenic walk (especially when there were NO LOOS in the direction everyone else wanted to walk). So fingers crossed for a positive this time just so I don't have to do this again next month 😂