To POAS or not to POAS...that is the question!
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Anonymous
| I am 9 days post-d5 transfer and I've had mild period-like cramps on and off today and I noticed a slight pinkish-brown discharge on my panty liner. I feel like I'm about to get my period.... Has anyone ever had implantation bleeding 9 days after a day 5 transfer? I sort of assumed if I had implantation bleeding it would have happened a couple days ago, because everything I've read says implantation occurs within 3-4 days of a d5 transfer. So, now the question...do I take a home pregnancy test tomorrow AM? This is my first cycle, and I just want to cushion the blow if it didn't work..... |
Anonymous
| Take one. |
Anonymous
| Personal choice. Pick your worst case scenario to avoid - either you want to avoid the negative call from the nurse or you can't handle seeing a white pee stick and then do what allows you to avoid that worst case situation. Good luck... I hope instead you see two lines and are pregnant.... |
Anonymous
| I can't believe you lasted that long, I pops at day 2 after 5dt, and day 3, I got a slight + on day four. After that I think I pops every hour until beta, I know I have no self control... |
Anonymous
| Pp here pops=POAS stupid autocorrect, oh and I had brown discharge after Ivf I doubt it was implantation bleeding, but rather the blood from retrieval finally making its way out |
Anonymous
| Op here... POAS this morning... Not pregnant. I'm not really surprised because I've had this nagging feeling for a few days that it didn't work (women's intuition?) I'm just dissappointed because not only am I not pregnant, but I just flushed thousands of dollars down the drain...and now we have to do it all again. |
Anonymous
| I started getting cramps and PMS- type symptoms as early as just 7 days post transfer (3 day) . Did home test, it was negative, and accurate. I don't know why so much fuss about home testing, they are extremely accurate. |
Anonymous
+1 They are extremely accurate and they almost halve the 2ww, so it's really more like 8-9 days wait. People bitch all the time how hard it is to handle 2ww all while avoiding tests and waiting for the scheduled beta. I don't understand. |
Anonymous
I don't think it's really about self control. For some, the idea of POAS is very very anxiety producing. The ambiguity and process sends my heart rate through the sky. I posted the "infertility vent" thread where I was going crazy and had a trip planned delaying my beta a day. I was advised to just test and I decided to wait as long as possible before leaving and then asked my husband to sit with me while we waited for the test to cook. Even when the line was there I still felt pretty uncertain all weekend and until I tested again the night I got home (since I had started the process and my beta was the next day that second time was a little - but not much - less nerve racking). Try to guess how you'll feel least crazy I guess. The only cycle I tested other than the one above is when I started spotting 9dpt and wanted to know if it was okay to have some wine. In the end that was just confusing because it was a faint positive but the spotting came because it was chemical pregnancy. That story should scare you however because my RE said implantation bleeding is really some expansion and changes and can happen at any time (versus just when the embryo attaches) |
Anonymous
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PP here ... I'm sorry I replied before reading the whole thread. I'm sorry it was negative. I know the feeling exactly. But my DH always reminded me, while expensive and tiring you really do learn something important each cycle and get closer to understanding what's going on and how to optimize your results. But sorry still.
As for intuition, I think we tell ourselves not to get excited all the time. Next time you might be sure it failed and come to find you were wrong! As for those who don't understand not testing, they can show positive for chemicals, they can show negative because negative or negative because too early, they can lead to all sorts of mind games. Everyone is different in how they get through best. |
Anonymous
Beta can also be positive for a chemical. If the line shows late its probably a chemical. |