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Hi ladies šŸ™‚

Thought Iā€™d reach out on here for some support, advice and/or experiences. I had a FET last week - making me 9DP5DT. It was a blastocyst day 5 transfer. So I am on day 9 of 2ww! I started bleeding 2 days ago - it is now Friday. It was brown spotting to start with - barely there but now is more pale pink and sometimes a bit of red. It is more frequent now, but definitely not getting heavier so far. I have had mild on/off cramping and lower back pain, similar to period, so I expect my bleeding to get heavier, but it has not. Thank God! I am confused as to what is going on! šŸ«£

Has anyone had this experience? I am not testing until next week as Iā€™d like to try and stick to what the nurse has said and wait until Day 14.

Any similar experiences? X

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Chocolatelover2305

oh wow I am 9dp fresh transfer! Iā€™ve had similar if not the same symptoms as yourself. I had some brown spotting yesterday but it was not much at all so Iā€™m not sure what that is. I have sore breasts and today I am so tired but that might be end of week tiredness. I wish you all the luck!! My test date is 7th May. Iā€™m so scared to test. Iā€™ve been told that the symptoms Iā€™m experiencing may be from the cyclogest so donā€™t know what to think.

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Awww! Hello šŸ™‚ itā€™s actually so nice to be on this forum I was reading messages all week but never posted until today!

Yep day 9 for me also. I started brown spotting Wednesday (day 7), on/off and VERY light pink if not brown - now I am still bleeding after 2 days but I spoke to the nurse this morning who said as long as it doesnā€™t get heavy, I donā€™t need to worry! Which thank God so far it hasnā€™t. I am not sure tbh I think it may be my period trying to break through as Cyclogest apparently can kind of prevent it from what another nurse saidā€¦ I am definitely tired also and have back pain today all day and cramping, but the sore breasts for me subsided a few days ago.

Itā€™s quite stressful isnā€™t it as we all have different symptoms and donā€™t know whatā€™s going on. My test date is May 8th. Had your bleeding been still spotting? Brown spotting or light pink is a good sign ā¤ļø

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I only posted today too for the first time! But like you Iā€™ve been reading through others experiences. Sometimes I tell myself I shouldnā€™t because it gives me a little anxiety, other times itā€™s reassuring so here I am still reading through lol. My brown spotting was yesterday and itā€™s all stopped now. It was so light, only noticeable on the tissue paper a few times. Nothing at all since. I definitely have lots of potential symptoms but definitely donā€™t want to raise my hopes. I have had 3 failed IUI but this is my first IVF. I hope we get lucky together x

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Oh sounds really good for you!!! If you just had some spotting and nothing since then sounds like might be implantation spotting! Thing is itā€™s quite tricky bc some women donā€™t even have any bleeding, some have a little like you, and some have it for up to 3 days. My friend had it similar to me and now she has a baby girl of 7 months! So you just never know. We had a fresh transfer too it was a 4AB grading so quite healthy! Yeah fingers crossed for both of us! But I donā€™t like getting my hopes up either so I am just trying to accept it could or could not be positive!

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Kitkat10

I had spotting pink and red at day 6 and 8 after transfer. It stopped after those two episodes and all was ok at the 7 week scan. The nurse saw little haematoma around the pregnancy and said itā€™s just where the embryo attaches and this can cause spotting. Good luck šŸ€šŸ€ hope everything goes smoothly xx

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Hi I am so happy for you! Congratulations on the pregnancy šŸ™‚ so I have been spotting since Wednesday - it is happened nearly every time I go toilet but it is not heavy. I hope you all donā€™t mind but Iā€™m going to attach some pics of my bleeding - I know itā€™s TMI. I am still bleeding and having period like pains but itā€™s tolerable. Iā€™m just really hoping I still have a change but not feeling very positive tbh! Xx

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Yes, mine was similar. I wore a pad because it was between toilet breaks too. I know how terrifying it is but try and stay positive šŸ€šŸ€

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It is so terrifying, I am trying to switch off and be positive but itā€™s been so difficult since the bleeding started. Did you have frequent bleeding in those 2 days? My concern is that I am bleeding every time I go bathroom. It either comes out in my urine stream as pinkish blood or when I wipe or both. Sometimes there are red little bits too! Sorry TMI

God willing all is ok! Think Iā€™ll just do a pregnancy test by Sunday. I donā€™t think I can wait much longer Iā€™d rather just know if itā€™s good or bad! X

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Twiglet2

The bleeding doesnā€™t really tell you much without doing a test Iā€™m afraid, Iā€™ve had bleeding with negatives and upped progesterone (this normally stops your period so if you have bleeding with a negative then it can be a sign you need more next time), Iā€™ve had bleeding with positives and it be an early miscarriage/chemical and Iā€™ve also had bleeding with a positive that was my little boy. You can also get some bleeding from the pessaries causing irritation no matter the outcome of the test. Ive always tested by day 8 though to know whatā€™s happening as thatā€™s helpful to me but I know it isnā€™t the way for everyone so I guess what Iā€™m saying is without a test there is just no way of knowing Iā€™m afraid but it defo isnā€™t always a period in my experience šŸ¤žšŸ½šŸ¤žšŸ½šŸ¤žšŸ½ xx

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Hi itā€™s very hard for me to think itā€™s not a period after this morning as I had a bit more blood - I wouldnā€™t say heavy but the blood was quite red. I donā€™t know if this is due to being asleep for 7 hours as the blood accumulates and will be pink on top of pink on top on pink etcā€¦ bc so far Iā€™ve had pink bleeding and not much of red apart from some bits in here and there.. very hard to stay positive at this point but I will try! I was on Cyclogest 400mg rectally - was it same for you? Xx

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Yeah I was on cyclogest 200mg twice a day (vaginally) and I have added lubion and now donā€™t bleed before test day. With my little boy though it was a hematoma so no amount of progesterone would have made any difference. If you are taking rectally itā€™s not likely irritation. If you donā€™t want to test all you can do is wait and see I can understand why the bleeding makes you loose hope but there is just so many people who get ot, especially with IVF, and itā€™s not always a period xx

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So I am bleeding today like I would on a period as in itā€™s quite dark red and a bit heavy. Surely game over rightā€¦ when I had my FET last week Wednesday the doctor had issues getting the speculum in and had to put it in at a different after trying multiple times.. I went to empty my bladder a bit to try and help and saw some blood (not a lot) which she then told me was normal as she was having trouble putting it in.. hubs thinks maybe that could cause the bleeding but surely not as the bleeding started a week since procedure.. I definitely think this is a period!.. youā€™re right there are many reasons one could bleed but when itā€™s period like blood color and heavier then implantation then surely it is most likely that? X

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Hanj10

I had spotting then mild flow for 2 days with cramping at 7dp5dt. I thought I was out as the pain was quite intense but I tested at 9dpt and it was a strong bfp. He is now eating his breakfast! Good luck x

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Aww thatā€™s lovely!!! Late congratulations but congratulations šŸŽ‰ when you say mild flow how much blood are we talking? I wore a pad yesterday to trial it out so I could see how much blood it actually is. I attached pic below so sorry if itā€™s tmi!!! Xx

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It was around that much if not a bit more. Have you switched to pessaries rectally as the irritation from them can cause bleeding too x

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I am on Cyclogest 400mg rectally.. it does say the pessaries have side effects of bleeding but I donā€™t know if the bleeding would be like a period x

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Banana77

Awww all the bestā€¦. Fingers crossed for OTD x

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