FET: Progesterone Symptoms

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone - I had my FET a few days go. I was already on progesterone for a week before the FET (vaginal and PIO), but after the FET the progesterone-related symptoms seem to worsen (ex. nausea, uterine pulling/cramp). Is this related to the accumulation of progesterone in my body as I am on it longer? I have read on other forums worsening doesn't always point to pregnancy, just trying to figure out why this is the case. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I have very obvious burning sensations with both my IVF PGs within hours of the transfer.

[Anonymous]

I had a FET on Monday and I am definitely feeling the same things. This is my fourth FET (first attempt for a second child), and I seem to remember having symptoms this strong only with my successful transfer. Hoping it means success for both of us!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a FET on Monday and I am definitely feeling the same things. This is my fourth FET (first attempt for a second child), and I seem to remember having symptoms this strong only with my successful transfer. Hoping it means success for both of us!

This is my 3rd FET (first FET attempt for second child). Now that I am older with DOR, it took me 5 egg retrievals to get a normal PGS embryo, so I am really hoping this works out. I am tempted to test early, but don't want to disappoint myself if it's too early to show any results.
With my previous successful pregnancy, I was only on PIO, so perhaps that's I didn't have these more intense symptoms. This time I am on both vaginal and PIO, I feel my symptoms are a little different. Don't want to read too much into the symptoms, but the waiting is so difficult. Baby dust to all of us, fingers crossed

[Anonymous]

Fingers crossed for you!

[Anonymous]

Wishing you both luck

[Anonymous]

Thanks. This is the OP. I tested early at 4dp5dt…ughhh shouldn’t have. It was stark white. I noticed a spot of blood and smear of blood at 4d, so thought it was implantation bleeding so thought I might take a chance. Now I have so much anxiety thinking this FET won’t work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. This is the OP. I tested early at 4dp5dt…ughhh shouldn’t have. It was stark white. I noticed a spot of blood and smear of blood at 4d, so thought it was implantation bleeding so thought I might take a chance. Now I have so much anxiety thinking this FET won’t work

Four days is really really early to see a positive, don't count yourself out and test again in a few days. I tend to think that if you don't have a positive by 7 days post transfer then you can pretty much count yourself out.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for lifting my spirits a bit. Yea 7/8 days post is what I’ve heard too. There are exceptions too, like people who can test negative at home all the way through but have a positive beta. With my luck I will always fall on the wrong side though, IVF really messed with my brain and now I am a pessimist. It is so disheartening to see the negative, it just foreshadows what’s to come. I’ve learned during this fertility journey to always expect the worse, if something can go wrong it prob will for me.

[Anonymous]

Keep up your meds! I was just listening to a podcast on FETs and the doctor said that early home tests are the worst because she’s seen people test too early, get a negative, and then slack on their meds. In the end, some test positive, but they may lose the pregnancy if they missed meds. Oh no! Keep going. Wishing you luck.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the insight and the well wishes.
My beta is 9dpt so I do plan to follow through until then. Seeing the negative is demotivating but I am this far along already with 8 IVFs under my belt, a few more days won’t hurt. Fingers crossed for all of us!
Again appreciate everyone’s encouragement, I am so grateful to have this community as support during these difficult times

[Anonymous]

Thinking of you, OP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thinking of you, OP!

Thanks. Unfortunately FRER still negative at 7dpt. I am preparing for the worst at this point. I just need that Beta in 2 days to have closure and release all my emotions (frustration, disappointment, sadness, confusion - why this didn't work when everything was perfect, anger etc)....
Hope everyone is having better luck than I am, plz keep me updated.

[Anonymous]

Oh, this is hard, OP. Hang in there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, this is hard, OP. Hang in there.

So of course, my beta on 9dpt showed HCG of 5. Technically anything less than 5 is negative for pregnancy, so I am borderline and they asked me to take my meds for a few more days. No closure until I get retested tomorrow. They think this is a true value, but they've never seen anything so low leading to a viable pregnancy. (in my heart I know I am not pregnant)
I didn't take HCG trigger, and they told me that no meds can cause HCG to rise. I've always had undetectable HCG.
I just have to laugh as even when I am willing to finally accept the negative outcome it has to get dragged out.

I told myself I wasn't going to do anymore retrievals after this one failed, but now I feel like the only way to pick myself us from this devastating outcome is to jump into another retrieval. I hate this feeling of hopelessness, doing another ET at least makes me feel there's still hope and I can get out of bed every morning.