bleeding after embryo transfer

[isabelrose]

Hello. I had my embryo transfer 9 days ago and I just started bleeding like I'm having my period. I have 5 day day to go before my blood test and I just feel really sad and worried.

Anyone out had the same experience?

This is my 1st Ivf, but I have 6 AI. I'm 40 years old.

[1twinmom]

hi, are you on progesterone? I more than spotted when I was on that last time. I am pregnant with twins now. My level was low so they increased my dosgage and everyhting is fine. Have you told your clinic? I hope everything is okay. Will you try again if this time doesn't work? If you have any other IVF questions feel free to ask me. We went through it 5 times. The last two times worked. I have 20 month old twins also. It's a rollercoaster ride for sure! I know what you are going through. The days until the preg test just seem to drag and then when the day is finally here you are nervous and scared to hear the results. Hang in there and know that you have support if you need it.

[AnnieBrooke]

Your IVF clinic probably has an emergency on-call advice person evenings and weekends, I'd phone them and tell them you are bleeding.  It might be normal or they might also want to change your progesterone levels, as the previous poster said.  In either case, it will make you feel much better if you talk to them! I had bleeding, and my clinic said I should lie down until 24 hours after the bleeding stops, and stay very, very hydrated, drinking up to 2 quarts of (non-caffienated, non-sugary) liquid extra per day. (My sister tells me that drinking lots of water is how they calm down Braxton-Hicks contractions, so that makes sense.)  I did all that and it calmed down.  This is not the time to clean the attic and carry heavy boxes up and down stairs!  Also, they said bleeding early in pregnancy is relatively common with IVF, even more so than for other pregnancies and it's pretty common with them too.  They said if it is the beginning of a m/c, all the going to bed in the world won't make it stop, but if it is just some of the uterine lining pulling away from the uterus (not near the baby), the lying in bed helps the uterus stop contracting (i.e., walking around causes it to contract). They also said that when they put in 2 embryos, the uterus sometimes reacts by expanding pretty fast, which might be why sometimes the lining can't keep up and you get a bleed.  If you are 9 days post transfer, when you are sending hubby to the store for many hydrating drinks for yourself, ask him to also pick up a 2-pak of ept.  You can get results in only about three or four days from now, with this test.  I got mine with ept at only 11 days post transfer, but that was unusually early even by ept's standards.  Good luck!

[latina_love_goddess]

I had a 5 day embryo transfer on 3/13 and was to have my preg. test on 3/27 Friday...on Tues.  night I spotted...is started crying I was scared..I went to get the cheapest hpt at CVS and took it...I got a BFP......I called the nurse the next day on Wed...she said to come in on Thurs. Morning...I did...and blood test confirmed..hcg was 457!!! that is high from what I have read...that was 14 weeks ago..I can't wait to feel my peanut kick.

[sharonib]

I am 15 days past my transfer (2 embryos) and have been using the progesterone suppositories 3x day.  I've had what I guess is the normal clear dripping from those lovely things, but I've also had a bit of cramping and am worried.  Especially worried because yesterday I started to have a discharge that was a bit more yellow and it has dark red/brown tiny specks in it.  Im sooooo worried.  Is this a bad sign...the slight cramping (no more breast tenderness- a lot before) and the discharge with specks in it?  Please help with advice or input.  I go in for my first blood test on Friday.  Thanks in advance.

Sharon