5 weeks pregnant following frozen embryo transfer - need reassurance

[Secretguineapig]

Hi all. I'm currently 5 weeks and 4 days pregnant following the frozen embryo transfer of our only embryo.

It was so wonderful having the positive pregnancy test but now I am doing nothing but worrying.

Near the time of the test on Friday I had some v mild hints like going off my food and briefly a heightened sense of smell, though these of course can be due to the meds. But I had connected it to the positive test. The day of the test I was absolutely exhausted, far beyond normal for me and I had also put that down as a symptom of pregnancy. However since then I've had no symptoms whatsoever.

And then Sunday I had diarrhea in the afternoon and evening. And since Tuesday eve I've had dark brown spotting. And still no positive symptoms to reassure me.

I have only had one pregnancy before which was distinctly different to this so far. And unfortunately I lost that later on (11 weeks I had the miscarriage, but the baby stopped growing at 7 weeks). I realise the time the baby stopped growing I had severe gastric symptoms for a whole day followed by a significant reduction in symptoms. And then later on ahead of the miscarriage I started having brown discharge.

I'm just seeing the parallels between the previous pregnancy and now and panicking. I know spotting can be normal and that not having any symptoms can be normal. But I don't know if it's normal to have some beginnings of symptoms and then loose them in this frozen embryo cycle. I just want someone to tell me it could still be ok 😢

Hi! Oh the anxiety is just the worst isn't it? It must be particularly hard after a previous MMC and comparing symptoms. All I would keep repeating to myself is that both gastro symptoms and brown spotting are very common in early pregnancy and neither is a sign of anything being wrong. And symptoms ebb and flow and can completely vary from pregnancy to pregnancy so there is no reason to believe anything is wrong. I am keeping my fingers so crossed for you!!

Hi I had dark brown blood - more than spotting around the test day. All was fine but was later diagnosed with a medium sized haematoma, which self resolved. They are more common in IVF pregnancies.

I also experienced a sudden drop in symptoms at some point, not sure why but again all was well xxx

I really hope everything is ok, this time waiting for the first scan is just the worst especially when you’ve had previous losses 🫂. When is it?

Have you told your clinic about the spotting? Echoing that IVF pregnancies can result in more bleeding. I had a lot of bleeding up to 18 weeks with my FET pregnancy (brown and then three very heavy episodes). I’d had two unsuccessful natural pregnancies before and the symptoms were quite different to my FET pregnancy but I bled a lot more with the FET pregnancy. Other symptoms were reduced with the FET pregnancy too eg no nausea and sore boobs were less. My bloating dropped off quickly too after the transfer. And also with all pregnancies symptoms can come and go. And to be honest between my first and second pregnancies the symptoms were quite different too

Keeping everything crossed for you xx

Hi all. Thanks for your well wishes everyone. Unfortunately I've done some repeat pregnancy tests and the line is very weak now 😞 so I think it has gone before it even really got started.

Have you stopped taking the medication or are you currently still on them. Either way continuing on pessaries can cause irritation to the cervix for long period of usage which can present itself as Brown spotting also coming off medications suddenly without losing over time can cause a bit of havic while the placenta hasnt been formed yet and the ovaries are not making enough to sustain the pregnancy. If you have come off meds id talk to the clinic who you should still be cared under of you can go back on the meds to atleast 11 weeks when the placenta should be 100% taking over..

Sorry, I added my comment before reading the update that I didnt originally see. Im so sorry for another loss.