Pregnant after ivf

[sophieb13]

Hi,

I am 5 weeks +2 pregnant after second round of ivf.

Just wondering if anyone else is in a similar situation?

I cannot stop thinking about how it could go wrong! Constantly checking for bleeding, terrified to have sex (poor dh) or do anything that could compromise the pregnancy!

I had implantation bleeding (well brown discharge a couple of weeks ago) and have had some very lightly brown discharge from progesterone. I'm not worried about this as I know it's normal. Also have very sore and swollen boobs. I actually am desperate for some morning sickness to ease my anxiety.

I am just so scared of everything I don't even want to go outside ha!

I have my early scan on the 22nd so hoping will feel more relaxed then xx

Hi there - I'm also pregnant after IVF (third transfer) and am now 25+2 weeks. The first trimester was pretty scary (but I had a lot of bleeding on and off) but once you're over 6 weeks your early pregnancy assessment unit should see you if you have any pain or spotting and check everythings ok! It's an absolute faff especially with work, but worth it for not panicking!

Also pregnant after ivf, amazingly 30 weeks and I still can’t believe it!

I still check for blood when I wipe (habit now!) and felt very anxious the whole time. I’d say it’s only in the last 4 weeks when I really started to believe I was pregnant - I have imposter syndrome!

The best advice is to take each day as it comes, every day that passes is another day you’re still pregnant. Scans are reassuring, get extra ones if it helps. Celebrate each week as a milestone and eventually the time will pass.

Congratulations OP, I hope you have a wonderful, healthy pregnancy!

Hey all,
I’m pregnant after second transfer. First transfer was a chemical. 9 weeks today and have found /am finding the anxiety very intense.

I had a big fresh blood period bleed about 5 and half weeks and somehow it managed to hold on. Still spotting on and off but no major bleeds luckily. However constantly paranoid! Had my third scan today, all looked ok, now need to push through till my harmony scan in wed 20th.

@Bipbop2020 @sandytoes84 great to hear you are so far through your pregnancies.

@sophieb13not too long till your early scan, hang in there!

@sophieb13 hey! We got a BFP after our second fresh round of ivf. My fertility clinic have me at 11+4 but I have my 12week dating scan on Thursday this week so it may slightly change my current due date of 27th May. I was quite ill from the beginning. I have not actually been sick yet 🤞 but I have had really bad nausea and fatigue. I have also had some heartburn and my midwife thinks I may have sciatica too now. When we had our early scan at 7weeks it was a big relief to see that little heartbeat. I feel really rough some days and panic when I feel ok on others but I am lucky not to have had any bleeding. I am sorry you've had to deal with this @mouse1234567. However, I am extremely anxious. I am not usually like this. I'm quite a calm, relaxed person who deals with pressure well. I find myself freaking out at every twinge and toilet trip some days. I'm hoping that our 12 week scan will give me some peace of mind again x

Hi!
I am 7+4 weeks after my 3rd round of ivf, and extremely anxious about it. I'm 38 and what started as male factor infertility turned into me not responding well to the medication and producing a low amount of pretty poor quality eggs.
My first round i was stimming for 17 days and it resulted only one 3 day embryo. It was successful but at my 7 week scan there was no heartbeat and I had a missed miscarriage at home at 9 weeks. It was horrendous, and an experience I'm truly terrified of repeating.
This time - again with only a single 3 day embryo - there was a nice strong heartbeat at my ivf clinic scan last tuesday. The embryo was measuring a few days behind, and although the sonographer told me this was nothing to worry about, I'm still symptom spotting like crazy. I tend to get morning sickness in the afternoons or evenings, but it's not as strong as it was last week. Every morning I wake up feeling totally normal and panic, convinced that the baby hasn't made it.
So I have a private reassurance scan booked for tomorrow, and then another with the ivf clinic the following tuesday.
I've told myself if these go well, then I need to just relax, cut out the panic and anxiety and just start to actually enjoy the pregnancy. Itll be better for both me and the baby!
It's such a rollercoaster of worry though and I think its particularlly difficult for people with fertility issues where if things go wrong, trying again is not a straightforward process...
Best of luck to you all as it's not an easy journey , but hopefully very much worth it in the end.

I have had 9 scans I think! 3 EPU because of spotting, 1 clinic, 1 private, the 12 and 20 week ones and 2 because of a massive bleed at 15 weeks! It's been a rollercoaster but fingers crossed it's all a bit calmer now!
I do see my midwives pretty much weekly for reassurance and to hear the heartbeat because I'm not feeling many kicks which is actually the most helpful thing so far!!!
I worried lots about not enjoying the pregnancy to begin with, but I think that's really hard to do when it's been such a journey to get here - so I've stopped stressing about stressing 😂😂😂