Asking a nurse - 9dp5dt BFN

[Dogpark]

Hi there! I'm new here and at 42 I'm going through my first IVF round where I transferred 2 blastocysts. I'm reaching the end of the 2ww and tested a couple of days ago at 9 days (with an early response test) and it was negative. I am nevertheless continuing medication and will retest on day 14, but I was wondering if there were "rational" explanations as to why the test shouldn't show a faint positive line at this stage, if I really had any remaining chance to be pregnant.

Shouldn't the blastocysts have implanted by day 9? Can the medication that I am taking influence the test result?

Many thanks in advance.

Best,

Elsa

[Cinderella5]

You're right, a lot of ladies do get a postive around day 9....however there are some outsiders that have late implantation. I got a late one last time and I only got a very faint BFP 12dp5dt and it continued to rise - you can have a look at my old posts as there is a pic. I did however lose the pregnancy at 6wks sadly. Two of my friends didnt get a positive until later too, one at day 12 (with FRER) and she has a little girl. My other friend got a negative on day 12 and a positive on day 14 though unsure what kind of test she used, it may not have been a sensitive one. The medication doesnt influence the result but it stops a bleed, when you stop your progesterone levels will drop and induce a withdrawal bleed. Best of luck.xx

[Dogpark in reply to Cinderella5]

Thanks for sharing. So there is still a tiny bit of hope!

[Cinderella5 in reply to Dogpark]

I would say so, I know its only a small chance but I wouldnt want you to stop you meds.....just in case! Good luck.xx

[Kempton]

It could just be that there isn't enough hormone in your urine yet. I've heard of people who were definitely pregnant but didn't get a positive on a home pregnancy test for ages.

Hold in there. Wishing you the best of luck and keep us posted!

[AnnieAnnie]

I've seen on here where ladies have done tests the day before OTD and got a negative and then on OTD get a positive. When I got a negative on my 1st cycle with a 5dt on OTD, my clinic told me to continue with my pessaries for a further 3 days and test again, AF hadn't arrived and I had quite a few symptoms. I then tested 3 days later and was still negative, at which point they told me to stop the progesterone pressaries which I did and by that afternoon, bleeding had started. For the clinic to make me go a further 3 days, they must have thought there was still a chance, especially as I hadn't had any bleeding. Good luck for your OTD xx

[Dogpark in reply to AnnieAnnie]

Thanks AnnieAnnie Best of luck to you too! Were you using normal tests of first response tests to test?

[Dogpark in reply to Dogpark]

Also, I'm under a lot of progesterone (not just pessaries, but also injections, pills etc...) so I think I won't bleed anyway until I stop the progesterone.

[AnnieAnnie in reply to Dogpark]

Just Clear Blue early detection. My private clinic were not fussy with my tests. Also I was only on 2 pessaries on that cycle (I was upped on subsequent cycles). 🤞🏼 for you xx

[Dogpark]

Tested today again (at OTD-1), it's still a BFN (with First Response and ClearBlue). I'll test again tomorrow for the form but I know what's coming It's devastating. No embryo attached.