Waiting period after IVF question??

[Prettymama23]

Hello all, I am new to this site and I would like your help.
I just had a IVF 5 day transfer on 3/21 now I am feeling some cramping on day 7. I took an over the counter pregnancy test and it came out positive. Is the cramping normal?? please any advice you can offer would be great!!! Thanks

[projectbaby]

YES!!! It is normal!!!  I also had cramping and was told that since you had so much going on...with ER/ET that it is completely normal.... When was your trigger shot??? this is what it could be that is making it positive....  I waited until day 9 and then took one each day and it got progressively darker.... that way I knew it wasn't the trigger shot.....good luck to you!! Can I ask how long you stayed on bedrest and how many embryo's did you put back??
Jacquie

[Prettymama23]

I want to thank you both for responding. I feel so much better now.
They transferred 3 blastocysts to me two were all the way developed to day 5 and one was about day 4 they said.  I was on bedrest for the remainder of the one day and returned to work the next day.  I was testing from day three and on and finally got a faint postive line on day 6 then became a testing maniac and testded again on day 7,8 and 9 which was today.  On 7,8 & 9 the test became darker so I am supposed be tested on day 13 to long to wait!!!  I hope this transfer works this time... This waiting period is driving me bananas!!!!!

[ZevasMom]

From personal experience I can tell you, that I also had minor cramping... Kinda felt like AF was going to start... My Dr. said that minor cramps are normal! And, I have a beautiful baby girl!

P.S. I aslo had day5 IVF transfer

[veronica12]

Wow!  I am right where you were.  Tommorrow is day 6 for us post 5 day blastocyst transfer.  We will be testing in the morning.  
Does anyone know what the most sensitive pregnancy over the counter test is?

[anetski]

Hi

I had my transfer on the 9feb and i had cramps ever since. it really feels like a normal period is coming. I am convinced i am not pregnant. What was the outcome with you?

[Hope4Baby24]

Hi there, I also had my transfer on Feb9th.  They transferred 2 5day blastocysts.  I had mild cramps a few times a day and that was normal.  This is my second IVF cycle.  The doctor said the cramps are normal because your uterus is stretching.  I took a HPT yesterday that came back negative...last time, the HPT didn't show a positive until 14 days post transfer, and it was a very faint positive. when do you go in for your beta hcg test? mine is on the 23rd!!!

[anetski]

Hi

I am now having full on period pains so I don't have too much hope left that it has worked. I am going in on the 21feb for the test but I am pretty sure I will get my period tomorrow morning. So upset and then I think, this is my first IVF after doing 2 IUI's and I feel so down. Imagine others who do it many times. They must be so strong.

Good luck to you!!!

[anetski]

hey

mine is tomorrow. How are you feeling?

[Hope4Baby24]

So how are you feeling? Whatever the outcome is, don't give up...most IVF cycles don't work the first time, your body isn't used to something like that.
I'm just thankfull that there are treatment options out there.  As hard as it is, with all of those painful progesterone injections and sleepless nights, I'm willing to try IVF as many times as necessary to have a baby!

[Anne1Marie]

I am 11 post transfer of 2 day 3 embryos. I have had period like cramps for a whole week. Took a test 6 days after transfer but it was negative. I  am testing on the 19th, and am so scared it will be negative. I wanted this to work soooo bad. I also have sore brests and slighty dizzy sometimes.

[katiebeldie]

hi everyone
this is only my 4th day post transfer, of 2 embryos and I feel cramping too, the waiting is a nightmare I am to test on the 28tth I am just praying that I dont start to bleed before implantation occurs, but I dont suppose it works like that

[Anne1Marie]

Hello
I was on my 4th day post transfer when my cramps started. Hold in there as the nurse from my fertility clinic said it could be implatation pain. Although mine lasted a week and a half. I am thinking that it shouldn't have lasted that long. I test on the 19th, with my b-day on th 21st. I am hoping for the only thing that I want in life. I will keep you in my thoughts, good luck. I am taking progesterone and estrace, the nurse said it should keep my period away. I also over-stimulated during my cycle. Hope that helps you. I know it is hard but try to stay positive.

[elizabeth250]

Hey guys, I also had IVF, and I'm now 6 month pregnant.  I had 3 IVF's and 2 m/c, so I can tell you all that feeling like your about to start your period is GOOD!  If you are not pregnant, you will not start your period until you are off all of the meds. (progesterone, and estrace)  The cramping is the implantation of the embyro, and you might have a little bleeding too. The best test I have found is the one that says (PREGNANT or NOT PREGNANT ) I can't remember the brand name.  Good Luck to all !!!

[Anne1Marie]

Thanks for the encouragement. It seems that a lot of people get cramping. I have had cramping for 8 days, but it seems to be getting better. How long did yours last? I am just so nervous, as I'm sure everyone here is. I do my test in 2 days, I kind of want to do it early but I did one on day 6 after transfer and I think it was too early. I am almost scared of the thing, hehe. Congradulations on being pregnant and I wish everyone the best.

[joanmar73]

I am going carzy waiting! I am 7 day's post embryo transfer and like most of you I am feeling like I do when I am about to get my period.
My legs are cramping getting hot flashes and mild cramps I know they say this can be noramal but I'm just nervous I guess.
Feels good to know there is support out there so Thank you everyone for your expeirences it helps.
Good luck to all!!

[Anne1Marie]

Hello Ladies,
I tested positive today!!! It was a home test, still waiting for the results of the blood test. But it did turn positve right away! I must have felt like I was going to get my period for a whole week, and I would have bet my house on it that it would come. So hang in there and stay positive. Good Luck to everyone.

[joanmar73]

Congrats!!! so happy for you.
I am to go for my test next Thursday but I kind of feel dicouraged I'v been feeling like my period is coming for the past week and more then anything my breasts are so soft And I guess I figure if I'm prego they would be getting sore or hard by now.
I guess I have just wait and see!

[elizabeth250]

I had my transfer on a Sunday and the next Sunday I tested and it came out positive, it was 3 days before my blood test. You will feel like you are about to start your period for the first 12 weeks of your pregnancy, so hang in there.  Good Luck!

[Anne1Marie]

Hello everyone,
I just got my first HCG level back and it was 363, 2 weeks after transfer. I am waiting for the second one to come back today, hoping that it has gone up. Is this normal??? Once again the waiting is driving me nuts!!!

[jennyfer976]

I kept feeling like I was about to start af on and off too I am 6dpt and today its calming down and I don't feel the cramps as much...does that mean its done implanting or that i won't get pregnant? Now I am worried because cramps are going away!! give me some hope!!

[Anne1Marie]

Please try not to worry. I had cramps the whole waiting period. I thougth every time I went to the bathroom I would start my period. Then I learned I was Pregnant!! Then I paniced today when my HCG was low. Only to have my secand test come back 4X the first one. My cramps come and go. I just want this so bad, everything sends me into a frenzy. My poor hubby. Try to stay positive, its the best for your body. Good luck.

[joanmar73]

Hello Everyone,

I go for my test tomorrow but of course I could not wait so I took a HPT a little while ago and it came out positive, what are the chances that it's a false positive?  I don't really want to believe it!!
Should I take another one????

[Anne1Marie]

I would say that you probally are pregnant. I took 5 tests and they all came out positive. Congradulations!!!

[Rach1974]

I'm only on day one of my 2 embryo day 3 transfer, second cycle of IVF and my lower abdomen is still painful and swollen from the egg collection.  Last time was a year ago so I can't remember what to look for apart from the period signs.  What day does the cramping start if it's positive?
Talk about a rollercoaster experience huh??!!