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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Thank you ❤️ still have many hurdles to navigate yet, but glad we are at least in with a chance this month now.

Feel free to rant whenever you want. That's what these spaces are for, and we all understand the emotional turmoil of the TWW!! Let us know how you get on tomorrow if you test x

@AnonTTC Yay. I bet you must be relieved. So nice to have it confirmed and luckily only a week delayed! How do you feel about Monday?

@Leoladyttc1 Oh I am so sorry about your miscarriage at the end of last year.

So the clinic have no issues with me flying providing that they can locate the pregnancy before we go - and it’s in an ok location. I have indeed told them of the holiday as we would have to be very specific on when we have the early pregnancy scan.

I have a history of ectopics (and now no fallopian tubes) so they need to confirm it’s safe for me to fly. It doesn’t rule me potentially having a miscarriage whilst away but medically that won’t be any risk to me (where the ectopic would be) so it’s more of a question as to whether I am happy to go away. We are in such a need of a holiday I am happy to go away even if I could miscarry whilst away - so happy to take the risk.

In your situation you would be 100% able to confirm pregnancy location before you fly so I think it’s more a case as to whether you are happy to fly at that gestation given previous losses.

It’s so hard to balancing the two competing priorities. Whether I have made the right decision remains to be seen - the main thing which enabled me to decide to proceed was that by the day before we fly we should about 95% rule our ectopic pregnancy which was the main thing for me. On the flip side it could result in it being another ectopic pregnancy for me but given I don’t have any tubes anymore the only danger areas really are scar tissue ectopics - which are extremely rare!

One thing I would do is make sure you have got good travel insurance. After my ectopic pregnancy in June 2024 we had to cancel our holiday but luckily due to our insurance policy we got it fully refunded.

Best of luck.

xxx

I need to fly for a 3 days conference in may, directly when it's the time for the first ultrasound around 8weeks. I wish it could be the Friday before the trip but i think it will be after. I'm trying not to stress about that but it's hard. I hope i will not have any poblems with my medication/needles in my luggage.

@MyLau Have you thought about speaking to your clinic about your situation and see if they are happy to work your scan around your planned trip.

May be worth while having the conversation - our clinic only do pregnancy scans one day of the week but given our impending trip, they have advised me that I can have the scan whichever day works best with our trip.

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@AnonTTCgreat that your lining caught up and you're booked in! I think it will all feel a bit more real for me once we have a transfer date booked in. I've got a pre-ovulation scan booked for Monday (day 17) but my cycles post-pregnancy are still a little bit uneven and my last cycle was quite long, so there's actually every chance I'll ovulate earlier than that this month. So this week I'm just testing testing testing to make sure I catch my LH surge and can rush in for an earlier scan if I need to.

My clinic is actually the hospital. I'm waiting on the ultrasound departement to call me for the appointment. I'll ask if i can do it before

6dpt, and still a BFN.😔 Testing earlier than advised by the clinic is a real double-edged sword. It is gut-wrenching to wait a couple of minutes for that line that never shows, but I agree with you @Peonies94 that it's also helping me prepare for the unfavourable result.

@SunshineCorazon24 me too! I move counted myself out now as I’m using FRERs, it is really horrible but it has helped me process the news! It’s definitely felt harder this time being our final one, but I’m back in work tomorrow so at least had some time before going back!

Oh girls @Peonies94 @SunshineCorazon24 that’s really really crap..

it’s so unfair and there are just no words for it ..

hard to think of it as your last attempt too @Peonies94

😞😞😞😞

@Peonies94 @SunshineCorazon24 hey you doing ok?

Sorry to hear you're both still getting negatives @Peonies94 @SunshineCorazon24 - hope you're doing okay. Understand this must weigh heavier with it being your last 'go' before closing the door on this chapter. Are you 100% certain on that or could you maybe decide to take a break to be more present with your daughter and revisit at the end of this year to make a call on it? You might decide at that stage you're definitely moving on anyway, but maybe it would help to not make that final decision when emotions are already running high? After experiencing a miscarriage at a similar time, I can relate to the added feeling of 'we had it right there in our hands' too, which makes things hard :(

Thank you @taytay2020 & @Pregnant4456 - definitely feel grateful at getting a shot this month after the uncertainty. Not sure how I feel about Monday yet.. definitely different to last time in the sense I feel like it's more 'going on in the background' vs. last time when I thought about it every second of every day, but I bet that will change once I'm in the TWW! Trying to go into this round a little more cautiously optimistic, because I definitely went into the last one thinking it would work and that would be that (so naïve!!) Trying to see this as more of a journey than a quick fix.. but easier said than done because I will naturally be disappointed if it doesn't work. How are you finding the TWW so far @Pregnant4456 ? x

HPTs are really good at toying with my emotions! I tested this morning (7dp5dt) and got a BFN.

When I got home this evening, I looked at the test result again and found a faint blue line. I checked my 6dp5dt test (which was also a BFN), and saw a faint line there too!

I know that results after 10 minutes are invalid, but is it possible that this can be a valid result?

I've attached an image of both tests here for reference. The one on top is the 6dp, and the one below is the 7dp. Please help me make sense out of this. It's driving me nuts!

Hi @SunshineCorazon24 - I think these tests can be a bit notorious for evaporation lines, but since it appeared on both I feel like it's worth continuing to test to see if it gets stronger? Have you tested again today? x

Yes, I did tonight and it's a BFN - although a part of me is now expecting to see a line there tomorrow morning! 😂

I do suspect that these are evap lines. It's just driving me nuts because lines showed up on these last two, while the 4dp and 5dp didn't have any. It's trying to trick me into thinking that something's might be there.

@SunshineCorazon24 Oh I'm sorry 😔 the added torture of dodgy lines is not what any of us need in this process! I've been victim of this myself and the line was SO clear I also drove myself mad.

Like you say, if the others had nothing then it could be the start of something. I think the only way to tell is to continue testing over the next couple of days unfortunately. Let us know how you get on x

Thanks @AnonTTC. I've just read about those horrible evap lines story with Clearblue, so I'm also approaching this with great hesitation. Anyway, 2 more sleeps to go amd I'll get a definitive answer from my OTD. All fingers crossed!

Hey,

I had my first FET 21/4/26 and had 2 embryos transferred, they werent the best quality but the doctor said it may increase our chances if they were put in together. I wanted to reach out to anyone else that may be in a similar situation to mine. When is everyone testing? 2 days post transfer and already thinking about testing! The dreaded 2ww!!

@AnonTTC were not making any decisions on it as such, but financially we’ve spent all of and more than what we could have afforded, we’re emotionally drained and I think I’m sick of the not knowing if our family is completed or not stage! We’ve been TTC for nearly 3 years now and feel like it’s taken lots of time and filled our lives with added stress for no reward. It’s so consuming and I think I need to come to peace that we’ll be a one child household.

I’ve always known I’ve wanted a few children from being a child myself and it’s always been such a dream for us, but my little one is incredible and we’re lucky to have her, but I think I need to think of her financially and save us any further heartbreak with no guarantee that we’ll be any better off and that it would result in success. I’ve spent a few days reading threads of those who ended up with one child only and I’m trying to find peace I guess.
good luck to everyone ❤️

Thanks so much for the support and exchanges here everyone. I really appreciate it. Even though I have my DH to talk to if needed, there are just some conversations that I'd rather have with women like you who are going through a similar journey.

I'm yet to close this chapter tomorrow when I hear the news following the OTD, but I've already prepared myself for the worst. Cried my eyes out today, so I can get it out of the way.

I still have one embryo left - will probably take a breather for a month or so before I jump into another cycle.

All the best to everyone here who have already received a BFP, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed to all of you who are still navigating through the TWW. I'm rooting for all of you.❤️

I am so sorry @SunshineCorazon24 and @Peonies94 I hope you guys are being kind to yourself and your partners are giving you a hug. Seeing you lots of love.

@AnonTTC I am now 4dp5dt. I wouldn’t say I have had cramping but I have felt “something going on in there” but who knows if that is anything or not. Each day is a rollacoster. I am really struggling concentrating at work and just generally feel pretty flat about work being a distraction. Doesn’t help that our holiday is only 2.5 weeks ago which makes me less motivated with work.

Still holding out on testing and making a plan for what we do if it doesn’t work. I really don’t know how I am going to feel if it doesn’t work. A PGT tested 4AA embryo with me typically able to get pregnant easily naturally puts odds in my favour - but I still feel very negative and unhopeful.

My husband is more worked up about whether is football team get relegated or not than the outcome of the transfer but I just think he switches off from the whole thing than I do!

We have some nice plans for the weekend and the sun will be out so hopefully that will help. Taking our son to Legoland on Sunday so hopefully that will be nice.

How are you getting on? You must feel pleased that you are only a small amount off Monday coming around!

Those already in the TWW? When are you planning to test. I am intending to wait until Thursday 30th but I have been pregnant so many times I am pretty sure I will know by then if it has worked even without a test!

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Ah yes totally understandable @Peonies94. The uncertainty in this journey is by far the hardest part, so I totally get you wanting to almost remove that from your lives after 3 years of trying. Sending lots of love ❤️

& we're always here to chat @SunshineCorazon24. Thinking of you today with your OTD and if it's not the news you want I am keeping everything crossed for your remaining embryo 🤞✨

@Pregnant4456 Oh yes - I remember feeling like something was happening. I definitely felt different, and that's the one and only time I've ever been pregnant. I am a bit cautious about that for this round though, because it's almost a curse that I know what to look out for and if I don't feel the same again I'll obviously be convinced it hasn't worked. I'm already getting myself worked up because last time by boobs were SO sore as soon as I started the progesterone and this time they're not.. so obviously I'm convinced my body isn't reacting to it the same (so silly I know).

Your comment about your husband and the football made me laugh 🤣 Mine is the exact same and I'm glad to know it's not just me!! He obviously does care but he's much more pragmatic than I am and I know it doesn't occupy his brain space in the same way it does mine. Very excited for Monday but definitely more distracted than last time, which can only be a good thing right? We move house next Friday so it is all go getting the house packed up!!! Our house sale fell through the week after we miscarried in January which was so rubbish.. but you couldn't write it that we're now having our next embryo transfer AND moving all in the same week a few months later!!! xx

I have been lurking in the background but got my positive today, 10dp5dt. This was our third frozen transfer, the first ended in early miscarriage and the second didn’t implant so hoping it’s 3rd time lucky and the double down regulation for my endo/adeno has made the difference.

Wishing everyone well on their journeys!

@Pregnant4456 feeling something going on in there says it all for me! I know people say you can’t feel anything but on the 2 cycles it’s worked for me I knew .. on this cycle all night long on the 3rd night last transfer I knew something was happening .. I waited til 4am to test and there it was .. positive. I thought either these progesterone side effects are playing cruel tricks on me or this embryo is making itself at home (or themselves at home maybe!)
PGT 4AA doesn’t give any promises but you’re right the odds are in your favour and I hope that this is it and it goes all very straightforward for you now after all your bad previous experiences ..
I’m super hopeful for you .. 🫶🏼

@OurIVFJourney that’s amazing news!!! I have heard down reg with endo / adeno is the way to go for embryo transfer .. very exciting!

Awesome news, congratulations. What did you use to downregulate?