Slightly losing my mind after natural BFP

[Ltry]

Hello everyone

I posted recently about trying for a sibling and whether to go straight to FET or try naturally. We decided to try for a bit and to my amazement after 4 months I got a natural BFP last week. But now I am feeling so anxious about it! I had a MMC in February 2022 and then conceived my son after an FET later that year.

I estimate I am about 4w6d (my last period was 28/1 but I know I ovulated late as I was tracking - I think caused by having covid). I currently have no symptoms at all and have had a little brown spotting. I am also slightly anxious that my test line wasn't that strong when I did my first test. I have done another and it has got darker but that start point is playing on my mind when I compare it to my test after FET.

I have contacted the GP this morning asking for bloods for HCG and progesterone and hoping they will also arrange a scan for me next week once I am (hopefully) past 6 weeks.

I promised myself if I got to have another pregnancy I wouldn't let it be controlled by anxiety like my last pregnancy but I feel like I am spiralling already 😫

I don't really know what I am asking for but wanted to share with some people that might understand.

[Joeysjourney]

Hello there, whispering congratulations to you!

All i can say is i could have written this post. Natural pregnancy after mmc and years of ivf, 43 years old, not that strong a test line (even though my hcg was almost 400 and my tests pick up over 10) and zero symptoms and i mean zero.

Im now 24 weeks and still an anxious mess! It's really really hard to trust your body but previous experience doesn't dictate what the future holds. The waiting is the hardest part and that's all we can do is wait!! I've had weekly scans just to get me through but feeling movement now which helps. My anomaly etc was all healthy 🙏🏼

No real advice for you but hopefully giving some hope that it can all be ok! Def get repeat hcg bloods done and next week will be here in a flash xxx

[Ltry in reply to Joeysjourney]

Thank you! This actually makes me feel better to know that your pregnancy is progressing well. I keep trying to remind myself that there is no reason that things will go wrong but it's so hard finding out so early and literally just having to wait. The GP wouldn't do bloods but has referred me to EPU so hopefully they will do something.

[scotchegg]

Hi, I'm also in a similar boat! Had 3 failed IVF rounds and never ever had a positive pregnancy test through natural conception, so was utterly shocked 2 weeks ago when I tested and saw a positive result. I think I'm now 6 weeks 1 day.

I'm slowly (slightly!) relaxing into it, but it's such a strange experience doing this without the structure of fertility treatment, or support of medication. Our 2nd transfer before ended in a miscarriage at 12 weeks, so I am also hyper anxious and checking for blood every time I use the loo. I am counting down the days as they pass and the 12 week scan seems a lifetime away!

I am just having to keep telling myself that to be in this position is a miracle I never thought possible, and that I am pregnant! I guess I am fearing the worst but hoping for the best. Telling myself there's nothing I can do to affect the outcome so just to try to relax and enjoy this feeling I wasn't sure I'd ever get the privilege of experiencing again.

I hope very much you have a successful pregnancy!!