Good morning all,
Getting a bit lost amongst the Fertility Network TTC chat, and trying to find people at a similar stage to chat with.
My FET was 21st January, OTD was 1st February and expected due date of around 9th October.
My clinic do viability scans between 7-8 weeks, so I'm currently (in)patiently waiting for mine on 24th February.. this wait almost feels worse than the TWW!
Anyone else on similar timings? How are you all doing?
Congratulations ! Hope time passes quickly till your scan For extra support take a look at our website fertilitynetworkuk.org " Pregnancy and beyond group " Next meeting 25th Feb - see Events & Group meeting for details and follow the prompts to register
Take care
Janet-Partner
Thank you!
Check out mumsnet too in the talk > infertility threads. There's usually a thread for every month in which women got their positive via ivf. I found it invaluable, especially in the difficult wait of the first trimester. Best of luck!
Ooh yes, how could I forget mumsnet! I used that last time too.. thank you!
Firstly congrats for the positive! I am about a week behind you as I had my fresh transfer on 29 January. Luckily my clinic do viability scans between 6.5 - 7.5 weeks, but it still feels ages away. Mine is 25 February.
I am trying to keep myself busy at work, which luckily my days normally are packed so it helps a bit. I am still testing some just to make sure it is still there.
Fingers crossed for you x
Congratulations to you, too! How are you feeling? I know what you mean.. I am counting down the days until 24th, but equally super anxious about the scan! I am also still testing every other day, using a cheapie HCG strip.. the test line usually comes up pretty instantly and is very dark - hopefully that's a good sign.. but have also heard of people who have that but then find an empty sac at scan... trying to remain positive and optimistic! Is this your first pregnancy? This will be my second (also from the same egg collection in 2017) but my son will be 7 later this year, so it all feels pretty new again to me! xx
I am starting to have some nausea, but I think that likely is do the progesterone. It’s my first so I don’t know how my body is going to react 😬 I had heard that about empty sacks as well so I am counting down the days to the scan. How are you feeling with this one?
My symptoms keep coming and going, which is driving me mad - but I've read in so many forums that this is 'normal'. Just trying to ride the waves and keep myself as distracted as possible until the 24th! It's so hard knowing what's pregnancy and what is the hormones, isn't it?! Which meds are you on?
Completely! There definitely doesn’t seem to be one set pattern or way people experience it. I am on 2 x cyclogest and 1 x lubion per day. I am looking forward to when I can come off them but I know that is weeks to come (assuming the scan is okay). Are you on any currently?
Have they said you can come off the meds at 12 weeks? I'm v similar to you, but utrogestan instead of cyclogest (think I had them last time around) so 2 x utrogestan and 1 x lubion.. oh and 3 x progynova! They've become daily habits now, but like you, I'm looking forward to coming off them too! I have so many reminders in my phone!
Wow that is a lot to remember. I find it hard enough with my 3. They have said between 10-12 weeks, but they will confirm at my scan. I should get the prescription for the last batch then I think.
hi there congratulations! 🥰
I’m a little behind you I had my transfer on 28th Jan 🙂 my due date is 17th October. I’m currently 5 weeks.. it hasn’t sunk in at all. I previous had a mmc at 8 weeks so been feeling quite nervous but trying to just stay positive. My clinic have said can have a scan at 6 weeks so got one booked on 21st and the next week is just going to be the longest! I am super nervous but trying to stay cautiously hopeful. Trying to keep busy each day. 😌 xx
Hey - congratulations to you too! Sorry to hear about your mmc - that must make this wait even more anxious for you... glad that you can have a 6 week scan, not toooo much longer to wait! Keeping busy is easier said than done when it's the only thing on your mind, isn't it?! xx
Thank you ☺️ I’ve thrown myself into light cleaning and organising things… I don’t have any real nausea yet but my smell is super strong and I do have some aversions especially garlic! I’m forever peeing lol sorry TMI I been allocated my midwife and spoke to her last week and felt bit better to have the support she is going to come and see me in few weeks time. It’s definitely more anxiety than the first pregnancy. I’ll probably have a few more scans in between before the 12 weeks scan which is booked for 4th April 😬😬😬 exciting just praying this pregnancy makes it xx how are you feeling?
Oh yes.. the super strong smell! My husband was cooking an omelette in the airfryer yesterday and I was so close to vomiting... I went off lots of my favourite things when pregnant with my son - coffee, avocado and peanut butter! I can't remember at what point that kicked in, but making the most of them until that point! Great that you have your scan booked already - I don't get to speak or see my midwife until 4th March! It's going to be an anxious wait in between each appointment, isn't it?! x
Hey how are you doing? I had a major wobble today I started spotting brown and tiny bit red and went into a panic..have managed to calm down a bit now and after profusely googling speaking to a nurse and my pa at my clinic I’m trying to stay strong… but I feel like the nights going to be long! Got two more full days and 3 night till scan day. Just really really hoping it’s ok in there. X
Ah no, sorry to hear you had a wobble yesterday - how are you feeling today? Has the spotting stopped? It's painful waiting for scan day, isn't it?! Is there any way you can get it brought forward if you're concerned? x
Hey I’m feeling better albeit mega tired as didn’t sleep great. But thankfully the spotting appears to have stopped. I did ask if I could bring scan forward but they said at 5.5 weeks there is a chance they may not see the embryo so best to wait a few more days. The wait is long! It’s like another Tww but for a heartbeat. How are you doing? Xx
Glad the spotting has stopped.. I think I had some spotting around 7 or 8 weeks last time, and it ended up being nothing to worry about. It's so long, isn't it?! I'm finding this harder than the TWW - at least with that I could cave and take a test.. with this wait there's nothing I can do (other than keep peeing on sticks!) I slept 6.30pm until 6am the other night, which is unheard of for me, but mostly I'm waking up about 6 times in the night so feeling the exhaustion too. Willing away the days until scans! We're almost there... xx
Thank you ☺️ ooo nice full 12 hours sleep.. 👍🏼
Oh gosh can totally relate to the toilet trips! And then if it’s after 5am ish I’m starving so I’m usually downstairs on the table having a bowl of cereal lol xx almost there for the first scan, fingers crossed 🤞 for the precious September/October babies xx
Hi I'm also due around then,maybe a couple of days difference. The morning sickness has hit and I don't vomit but just feel very sick pretty much all day. I also keep spotting which freaks me out. How are you doing?
Congratulations to you! Similar to you, I've had nausea (without any sickness) on and off most days, a couple of days where it's completely disappeared which is unnerving! I haven't had any spotting this time, but I'm pretty sure I did around week 6 with my son in 2018... just keep an eye on it, and any concerns speak to your clinic. Have you got to wait long for your scan?
Got a private scan in three days. The nausea is horrendous, it turned into actual vomiting two days ago so I'm trying cyclizine currently. Wiped me off my feet 🤢
How are you doing? Not long until your scan now!
Feeling really rough , not been able to work. How are you? Yeah I'm anxious for it, still having on and off brown spotting x
Oh no! Sorry to hear you're feeling so bad. Is your employer being supportive? is it your scan day tomorrow? x
Yeah they are being OK so far. Had the scan this morning, baby is 0.76mm big, heartbeat seen but they didn't measure the HR. Now 12 days to wait until official clinic scan 🥰 xx
Amazing! Makes the sickness more worthwhile?! xx
I'm due on the 4th Oct and had my FET on 16th Jan. This is my first pregnancy at 36 and I'm so anxious. I felt so sick all last week but then I seem to feel ok this weekend. I've been spotting too but they think it's from my cervix. I had my scan last Tuesday and we saw the heartbeat but the sickness suddenly going is filling me with fear and doubt.
Hope everyone has smooth pregnancies and we have our babies in our arms in October xx
Congratulations! How wonderful that you saw the heartbeat - I find it so incredible that you can see it so early on. Hope you got some reassurance from that. I'm with you though on the nausea coming and going - I've read so many posts and forums though and LOTS of people say the same. Are you booked in with a midwife now? xx
Congratulations to you too! It must be such an anxious wait to your first scan. I feel very lucky that my clinic scans at 6 and 8 weeks. They only did one HCG beta blood test though, whereas it seems a lot of clinics retest after 48 hours. I haven't heard from my midwife yet; I completed the self-referral last week and had an email saying I'd be contacted by my midwife between 8-10 weeks. Have you heard from yours yet? Xx
Oh wow, so you've had your 6 week scan and due the 8 week one soon? I will be 7+4 for my scan on 24th... exactly the same as with my son, and I remember being amazed that I could see his heartbeat! I didn't even have a blood test, literally just a pee on a stick on OTD, email results in and book the viability scan for 3 weeks later! I have my first midwife appt on 4th March... ticking each day off between appointments! xx
Yep, 8 week one next week. I hope it all goes well on your scan day next week. I know what you mean about ticking off the days! Xx
Hello everyone. Please to have spotted this post as I am due 18th October after a FET which I was convinced wouldn’t /hadn’t worked. Put myself through hell messing around with tests repeatedly which has not proved very helpful! But still I continue to! Got a very early scan on Friday due to history so just counting down the hours and minutes and wishing my life away. Also struggling comparing this pregnancy with my little boy who is now 20 months (fresh transfer from same batch of embryos ) so hard not to ! 🫣 anyway hope you’re all doing ok today 🥰
Hello - congratulations to you! Haha I think being serial testers comes as part of IVF'ers, doesn't it?! Although having said that, I haven't done one for a few days now.. the tiredness, nausea and strong sense of smell is keeping me on my toes! Hope all goes well on Friday, how many weeks will you be? My last pregnancy was 7 years ago and I'm struggling to remember whether or not I had these symptoms.. I know overall I loved being pregnant, and perhaps the fact I was finally pregnant over-rided any of the struggles! xx
Thank you ! And to you too 🥰 yep defo a side effect of this ivf , if only I had known in advance I would have started saving for bloody tests years ago!
I’ve had some brief nausea which was short lived so now my obviously paranoid, anxious mind has jumped straight to the worst conclusion. Oh I so wish it would come back . Who in their right mind WANTS to feel sick?! 🤣
I’m 5+3 today so 5+6 on Friday. They said they’re not likely to see much it’s just to make sure it’s in the right place as I’ve had 3 previous ectopics 😩. And even if it’s a case of that scan is ok it will be the fear until the next one waiting for heartbeat etc! Never ends!
I know! In the 7 years since my last pregnancy I'd completely forgotten how much tests cost! I got as far as the 3+ on the digi ones, but now I stick to the cheapie HCG strips from ASDA.. Haha I know what you mean about nausea, I think sometimes I'm worse when I've got time to stop and think about it, days I'm busy I *almost* forget about it!
I'm so sorry to hear about your ectopics - what are the symptoms of that? Did you have any idea you were experiencing that? Although we've been TTC since 2012, we've only ever had two positive tests - our son in 2018 and this one now.. it's been a long journey but I've been fortunate not to experience any problems.
Glad that you get to have your early scan, and you're right.. some very light reassurance until the next one!
Hi all, it’s so lovely to read this thread! I had my transfer a week before (Jan 14th.) I’m 39 and this was our 6th transfer and it’s taken us 5-6 years to get our first pregnancy.
After spotting and symptoms coming and fading, I had my first scan and we saw 2 heartbeats! (We had a double transfer) The nausea/hunger the last 2 weeks has been unreal. Quite difficult to cope with but trying to take each day as it comes.
As one twin is slightly smaller we have another scan this Friday at 8 weeks+1. Trying to get my head around it all after our journey. It’s all a bit mad. Wishing you all the best for your scans. I think we’re due in Sep as it sounds like twins come earlier. We’ll see what they say at the scan…
Hey, congratulations to you! So nice that there's a few of us at a similar stage. Wow - it must have been incredible to see 2 heartbeats!! Have you felt double the symptoms and tiredness?! Hope your scan on Friday goes well and the smaller twin has caught up x
Thank you! Yea it was amazing to see! I dont have anything to compare the symptoms to but talking to a friend, it does sound on the extreme side. I’ve got into having supper before bed but before I did that, the hunger started at midnight, then I’d wake so hungry every few hours. It’s cracker packets by the bed at the moment. I’m also struggling with food and smells. I’m sticking with chicken and rice type dishes atm but struggling to cook due to feeling weak so sometimes ordering them in. I’m really grateful for symptoms though as it’s a helpful sign but I read so much that symptoms didn’t always matter early on which was reassuring too.
I’m looking forward to the scan and seeing what’s going on.
Hope everyone is doing ok. Off for a scan today, so extremely nervous I don’t even want to go 😔 I’ve had so many scans over the years and bad news given, I’ve just come to expect it . Or even worse than bad news - limbo news . “Oh it might just be early or let’s check again in a week maybe it wil be ok” .
Don’t really know what the point in this post is I just needed an outlet 😩
I really hope this scan is different for you 💫 what time is your appointment? Hope it’s not a long wait for you x
Thank you xxxx 1120 😩
How did it go? xx
ahhh thank you so much guys for asking! All good they could see everything they said they needed to see at this point including a teeny tiny heartbeat 🥹 they said I have to go back in one weeks time for another scan to measure as they said it will be easier to do that then . I’m elated ! But know this will be a very long week now and anxiety will no doubt creep in very soon. I have tried everything to just try enjoy these little moments and be reassured but I guess the damage from previous times is never erased sadly! Have you got a scan booked soon? I’m really surprised with my clinic actually as I am a paying patient now I’ve got my little boy this time but they still seem to be doing all this extra (and not charged me)!
Ahh amazing news! Congratulations 💫 enjoy this moment of reassurance while it lasts. Glad that you’re getting the extra scans and monitoring.. that will help with some of the anxiety!
I’ve got my scan on Monday, when I think I’ll be 7+4… it’s going to be a long weekend waiting! xx
Oh yes, the waiting and torture inbetween never ends does it! Hope you have something nice planned for the weekend to pass the time? I think I was about 7ish weeks when I had my first post transfer scan with my little boy, you could see so much more than I could today so will be lovely when you do see , I mean it’s still just a little blob but it makes a world of difference seeing it doesn’t it!
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