Late period after OHS, delay FET?

[IVFat40]

Looking for some advice from you lovely ladies. So I had a cycle of IVF and fresh transfer in August which sadly ended in BFN. During the cycle I had some OHS (E2 levels around 21,000). After the cycle I had a withdrawal bleed, but now my next period is a week late with no sign yet - this has never happened to me before, normally my periods are pretty regular, perhaps 2 days early/late.

I was due to have my first natural FET with this cycle. Essentially I'm wondering if I should postpone my FET to next cycle, as my hormones are obviously so messed up. I'm worried that if my hormones are this messed up, might my whole cycle be a mess/unusual, and is there then a risk we'd end up accidentally putting the embryo back in at the wrong time and wasting it?

I'd like try natural rather than medicated FET if I can, because I felt so rubbish with all of the drugs during my last IVF cycle and am just desperate to get back to feeling like a normal healthy human. But of course the priority is creating a baby!

Any similar experience or advice very gratefully received 😊

[Goldie24]

I’m in exactly the same situation as you except period is only a couple days late so far. I had early onset OHSS and was hospitalised for quite a while so never got my fresh transfer, they froze everything on day 5. Having natural FET next cycle (when it eventually starts), normally regular as clockwork too. I guess our bodies have Some recovering to do. I did wonder the same as you but the way I look at it is that We’re still in the last cycle at the moment. once our periods come then our bodies are signalling they’re back to normal and as thats when your day 1 will be, it’s a whole fresh cycle anyway so if you feel ready I don’t think it would necessarily mean that you would be better waiting until the cycle after as the next one hasn’t started yet (if that makes any sense at all). Good luck! We might even end up being cycle buddies at this rate!x

[IVFat40 in reply to Goldie24]

Thank you so much for your reply Goldie24, I really appreciate it. Just knowing I'm not the only one who's body is behaving in this way is reassuring. And what you say does make sense, plus emotionally I just really want to move forward.

I'm so sorry to hear you went through full on OHSS, that must have been completely horrible, on top of everything else this IVF process puts us through physically and emotionally.

Fingers and toes crossed for both our FETs!