Symptoms disappear during 2WW?

[Mcher]

Has anyone had their symptoms (sore boobs, cramping, bloating) disappear and still go on to a positive pregnancy. I'm 7 days post 5 DT and did a pregnancy test this afternoon and it was positive. I'm very aware that this could also be the trigger shot so I'm not getting my hopes up. Around 2 days ago my boobs got so sore and now today they are not anymore and my cramps are getting worse (my period is due on Saturday so not strange). Has anyone had their symptoms disappear or not be as strong and still be pregnant? If it was not the trigger shot I'm very nervous I'm having another chemical :-(.

[Hopewhite]

hi , I hope you’re keeping well. I’m sorry to read you have had a hard journey so far, I hope this time everything works well for you xx

I don’t have the full answer from experience, as I’m also on my 2ww , OTD is 5th June, however I’ve read elsewhere that symptoms vary as every body reacts differently, even people who have had previous ivf cycles and many of them could be caused by the medication. In other words, try to be kind to yourself and don’t over analyse symptoms as everything could mean nothing. Hopefully there’s some good news awaiting for you on your OTD.

I personally haven’t got many symptoms either and I’m very conscious any of them could be caused by the progesterone, e.g. the sore boobs come and go in my case.

I’m just trying to survive until Monday to test, hopefully it will all be ok 🤞🏼🤞🏼

Wishing you the best of luck in your journey! You’re very close now , keep the positive thoughts 🤞🏼

[Mcher in reply to Hopewhite]

Hi, thank you for your kind words. Unfortunately this time it was a chemical for me. It was exactly the same as my first chemical (first I got symptoms then they disappeared completely). The line was really dark yesterday and this morning its very faint. So I think this is the end this round for me. I don't have any embryos left so would have to do the egg collection again and not sure I have it in me. Wishing you the best and hopefully you'll get your BFP on Monday xx

[Hopewhite in reply to Mcher]

I’m so sorry to read this, this treatment is really hard for the mind, body and soul , give yourself some time to process this and build your strength again, then you’ll be in a better place to decide xx

wishing you all the best of luck whatever you decide to do xx

Also, talk to your doctor, ours said not to test earlier than OTD or with other test because those could pick up the medicine and give wrong results, so potentially there’s still some hope xx

[Mcher in reply to Hopewhite]

It really is so hard on your body and soul, and so frustrating when it doesn't just work. I've taken the trigger medication 3 times (I'm on a natural cycle so no other medication). I've done some test and the trigger shot is usually out of my body before I do the transfer. I've had 4 transfer (that I count as viable options). And twice now my bookbs have gone so sore a couple days in, then after 3-4 days the symptoms disappear. Both times have taken test and they have been positives that turn into negatives. I don't have sore boobs normally and never got any symptoms from my previous rounds. So I do really think its a chemical. Wish I could get the blood test but it's not something able to do with my clinic. I'm feeling a bit better now and will take some time then review my options and what might be the best way forward 😌.

[Hopewhite in reply to Mcher]

I’m glad you’re feeling a bit better, Just try to relax and do something nice today xx i know this can be heartbreaking, but it also shows your strength and courage 💪🏻, I do hope it works for you soon ! xx

[Mcher in reply to Hopewhite]

Thank you, and fingers crossed for you on Monday xx

[Hopewhite in reply to Mcher]

thank you so much I’m very hopeful 🤞🏼🤞🏼 , but I’ve also entered this with eyes wide open xx

[Kotick83]

Hi, I am sorry to hear that we are on the same boat...I was the same than you a couple of weeks ago and sadly it ended up in a chemical. Hope you have better luck...

[Mcher in reply to Kotick83]

I'm sorry to hear that, it's so difficult thsi journey. I'm pretty sure it is a chemical this time, my second now 🥺. Not sure why we do get chemicals if it's the embryo quality or something related to the implantation.

[Kotick83 in reply to Mcher]

That's the discussion I had with my consultant afterwards...it is so difficult to distinguish the secondary effects from the progesterone, from the early pregnancy symptoms. But we agreed that for my next IVF round I will be taking more progesterone (I was in 2 crinore a day, I will be in 3 cyclogest plus 1 lubion) so at least we will role out the low progesterone levels as a cause of misscarriage

[Mcher in reply to Kotick83]

It is very hard as the symptoms can also be from the medication. Did you do a natural or medicated cycle and did you bleed early? Is that why you are adding more progesterone?

[Kotick83 in reply to Mcher]

I did a medicated cycle with a fresh transfer. The symptoms cannot be tell apart, but at least if I go into another chemical, it won't be because of the progesterone. This was my first cycle and first transfer and we are self funded, so I wanted to try something different for next time to try to ovoid another chemical

[Mcher in reply to Kotick83]

That makes sense, so did you do the collection as well on this transfer? It's really good to do different things, I wish my clinic was a bit more inventive. Fingers crossed for next time and some baby dust coming your way x

[Kotick83 in reply to Mcher]

Yes, we did egg collection this cycle, it was my first time for everything! 10 eggs collected, 7 fertilised, 7 made it to day 3, but only 2 to day 5...so I had a double transfer. The consultant seem happy for us to try naturaly again, but in almost 3 years of trying I never got a possitive! This time my my hcg levels were low by the time they did my blood test, so they considered it non-viable and ask me to stop the progeterone. A couple of days later I got my period. We have been diagnosed with unexplained infertility, and me turning 40 in a couple of months, we have time against us, so have decided to try IVF again

[Mcher in reply to Kotick83]

I also have to do the egg collection again. Not sure why im dreading it as the first time went smooth just so sad all those embryos didn't make it to a pregnancy. That's really nice you can confirm with a bloodtest I wish my clinic did that. I've heard that it might be easier to get pregnant after chemical.

[Kotick83 in reply to Mcher]

I heard that too! so I am keeping all my fingers and everything crossed. We are taking a break this month, as by the time we had the follow up with my consultant after the chemical it would had been to rushed to start again. Hopefully my next cycle, but their lab is going on a shutdown and the dates might not match...so maybe the break will end up to be the rest of the summer...

[Eggfreezer2015]

Sending big hug and I’m sorry it wasn’t better news for you. I felt similar a couple of weeks ago on my transfer where I had symptoms for about 7 days and then I felt hardly anything and I knew in my gut that it had not worked. This journey is very taxing on all levels, hope you manage to spoil yourself with whatever makes you feel good this weekend. Wishing you all the best on your next steps in the journey 💜

[Mcher in reply to Eggfreezer2015]

Thank you, I'm going to try think positive. It's just so soul destroyed when you finally get that positive only for it to be taken from you so quickly. Will definitely try and do something extra nice this weekend. Wishing you the best on your journey as well and lots of baby dust x

[Rookery17]

Hope Ur doing ok it's soo hard isn't i had my 1st one I got my positive on the 20th this week I have bleed tested yesterday and the test had the faintest line I knew it in my heart doesn't make it any easier when you see it and u question how can I do all that again plus the financial side that was my NHS go I onli had one frozen good luck 🤞 xx

[Mcher in reply to Rookery17]

Hope you're ok as well, this really is just so difficult. Was this your first transfer or first positive? Its so hard not to get excited when you see it and then get back to reality of having to do this all over again. I've had to finance my rounds on my own so it really is such a financial burden (causes equal stress sometime). Now I'm just waiting for my period to come, had to take to aspirin as well from all the cramps. When was your OTD? Bestbof luck to you as well in the next steps in your journey xx

[Rookery17 in reply to Mcher]

Im trying to be ok some I'm ok other minute I'm in tears so hard. 20/05 this was 1st experience in total so yea first transfer and first positive ever so waiting on clinic to call bk I thinks that's the scariest I don't know what to do. It's so expensive isn't it wishing u all the luck too xx