Ivf pregnancy 6 weeks no symptoms

[Vik27]

Hi, I’m currently 6 weeks today from ivf. I’m so anxious and nervous thinking about the scan I’ve got at 7w+1 worrying that something will be wrong or there won’t be a heartbeat. I wish I wasn’t thinking like that but I’m on progesterone suppositories and injections and keep thinking that I wouldn’t bleed now on all that progesterone if something was wrong anyway.

I’ve had no symptoms except a crampy full feeling uterus nothing else and I think this is why I’m feeling like this. I did a clear blue test when I was 5w+3 and it only said 2-3 weeks but I know they aren’t that reliable.

i just want to stop worrying and enjoy the fact I’m not experiencing nausea, vomiting, fatigue but my minds in overdrive.

I had no symptoms when I was pregnant either if that’s any comfort to you. Never had nausea, felt completely normal and was sure something was wrong but it was fine. Incidentally I’ve had pregnancies with symptoms and something has been wrong.

I know the wait is hard but you’re better off waiting until your scan. You could have one now but it might raise more questions than it answers.

@Awaywiththeferries123 thanks I know I’m not thinking rationally I just don’t feel pregnant and keep reading about so many people experiencing symptoms at this stage and earlier and it’s hard not to compare.

7-10 days before any scan gives me the anxious panicky breakdowns (official term😁).
The closer scans get the more I convince myself it's going to be awful news.

Baby is absolutely teeny tiny at 6 weeks and it's understandable you wouldn't experience anything or be able to tell. People also have all the symptoms and get bad news and if you were having symptoms people would say it was the progesterone you're taking anyway so you can't win.

All you can do is keep telling yourself it's likely to be okay and worrying about it isn't going to change it either way. Try to keep yourself busy. Stay off Mumsnet. Stay off pregnancy chats. I have completed more cross stitch since starting IVF than I've done in my entire life!

I know exactly how you feel I'm almost 22 weeks pregnant and tbh still don't feel pregnant, I'm just a bit fatter! Also IVF and have had zero symptoms it's a really tough time especially when you go down the MMC rabbit hole! All I can say is take a day and a step at a time, worrying will not change the outcome,very easy for me to say when I still hold my breath at a scan now..but it does get easier.

Second absolutely nothing, no change whatsoever except the line appeared...

Found out it was twins at the first scan :)

@IVFKinster thank you you’re absolutely right. Yes I think it’s best to stay off the pregnancy chats at least until my scan while I feel like this.

@JRTfan thank you I appreciate the reply. I thought the 2ww was hard enough but this is worse!

@crazyBadger ah that’s amazing news!

I've had 3 pregnancies,2 successful,1 ectopic. I had absolutely no symptoms with any of them. In fact,I was so symptom free that the midwife asked me if I was sure that I was pregnant,not reassuring when you've been told that you'd never have children!
I suppose that the 4 stone that I put on with Dd1 was a symptom though! Although you couldn't tell I was pregnant with Dd2,I weighed about 7st after having her.

Hi @Vik27. I could have written this post - our dates are the same. I'm also 6 weeks (after my 6th round of IVF), and currently have no symptoms, so I know exactly how you feel. I'm taking Cyclogest and injecting Lubion.

The last round I did ended in a miscarriage which I found out about at the viability scan (although I did have bleeding), so anxiety is through the roof.

If it wasn't for a positive blood test and no period, I'd be none the wiser. I had some breast tenderness and was a bit fussy with food for a couple of days last week, but that's now gone. Of course, I'm analysing that, thinking I've miscarried but the progesterone is masking it.

The best we can do is take each day as it comes, or each hour if that's too much, control the controllables, and keep busy. I keep reminding myself my body is designed for success, and that even if it's bad news, I will be OK. There's absolutely nothing I can do to change the outcome: it's in the hands of the universe now.

We should probably both stay off Mumsnet in the coming days, but I wanted to reach out and offer you a hand hold😉x

@SeaBridge thank you for your words. I have been off here since but I did see you had mentioned me so came on to have a look. Hopefully all is well for you too. When is your scan? I won’t take offence if you haven’t replied as I’m keeping off here also it’s for the best. My scans only a week away now and there’s nothing I can do but wait and see.

@Vik27 my scan is next Thursday. Hoping so much we'll both be OK: IVF is such a rollercoaster.