Generally been doing okay with keeping distracted, 7dp5dt hatching 5AA blastocyst, and avoiding early testing. But I’m really struggling with sleep 😫
On 25mg pred every morning. I am getting to sleep around 11.30pm (later than my usual) and then wake around 4am. So really not getting the hours sleep I should. And then worrying now that will affect implantation! I also had something stressful happen with fire alarm at home at 4-5dpt and worried the adrenaline and poor sleep from that night will have been bad especially as since then my uterus feels heavy/bruised/bit crampy like it has when I’ve had my biochemical loss and ectopic loss. It’s hard to keep distracted today because I’m so aware of that and the pessary leakage keeps making me worried I’m bleeding. Up to now been able to just keep saying to myself not to symptom spot, and that the breast swelling and tenderness is just the progesterone I’m taking.
Did anyone else really struggle with sleep/on pred post transfer but things turned out ok? Sorry for the long ramble. I don’t know what I’m expecting really but just can’t talk to anyone else.
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Hi. Hopefully your little embryo will be settling in even with your lack of sleep just now. You may think it silly, but are you warm enough, as night temperature drops, just a thought. Keep up with all prescribed medication including Vitamin D and Folic acid. Lots of fluids and avoid constipation. Good luck. Diame
Thanks Diane. I’m finding it really hard to get temperature right. I am feeling cold at times at night as our house is quite old and cold but I’m scared to use heated blanket on even the lowest setting (which is not even as warm as being cuddled to husband really so doubt it would do harm) but then I’m also getting night sweats and waking in early hours dripping! Can’t win it seems 😖x
hi there! Insomnia is a common side effect for steroids. The advice is to take them as early is possible in the morning to minimise the risk of insomnia. I was taking mine around 7 am in the morning and pretty much avoided sleeping issues throughout the course.
Try not to worry too much and have a good sleep hygiene (no screens, fresh air etc).
So I just wanted to put some things into perspective as I can tell you’re panicking and overworried which I really do understand, but hopefully the below will help:
- Nothing you do will affect this embryo, it is down to science and your body. It’s going to take or fail regardless of what you do.
- I heard of a woman who literally fell down two flights of stairs immediately after embryo transfer; it still took.
- I had my embryo transfer during a huge heatwave here in the UK, I’m talking super hot, and I couldn’t lower my temperature AT ALL so my core temperature was far more than any heated blanket for 5 days. I also had to lift heavy things up the stairs (probably shouldn’t have, but due to the situation, I had to). My embryo still took and I’m currently 19 weeks pregnant.
- I have suffered from insomnia for many, many years and this did not go away whilst doing IVF. Did not affect a thing - water intake and healthy foods is what your little embryo cares about the most.
- Women have babies in the hottest of countries, and women have toddlers etc when doing this process so simply just have to lift kids, prams etc. unless it’s a stupid amount of strain, you’re fine.
- A heated blanket is not hot enough to cause severe core temperature issues, nor is waking up in a sweat. And yes shock horror, you can even take baths as long as they’re 38/39 degrees max.
- Get yourself some finger cots and get those pessaries up your rear passage; I always did my morning one the other way and the remaining two up the rear (I was on three progesterones a day). Absorbs quicker up the rear, and there’s no leakage or mess.
- Your uterus has been prodded, poked and things gone into it, plus a huge dose of progesterone it’s not used to. It will feel heavy and weird etc but I totally understand your fears due to previous losses, so I can’t really say ‘don’t worry’ as that’s just not going to help you, but honestly it’s ok.
- Ultimately you can be high on stress and low on sleep, which is not ideal, but neither is going to affect that little embryo. Take your vitamins, drink a lot of water (and Pom juice!) and that’s all you can do. Symptom spotting is natural and as you say, progesterone is a nasty hormone which gives you so many side affects that you just cannot tell at this stage what is what.
thank you I really appreciate you taking the time to reply. The cramping stopped after a bad 24hours of it so that has helped me stay distracted and have a better mindset today. I just listened to some meditation when I couldn’t sleep last night and that was good and helpful. I wish I could use them rectally but I have Utrogestan prescribed (I had nasty reaction to Cyclogest) and I’m told Utrogestan can only be done vaginally - I’ll just have to soldier on and try and ignore it 😊. Nearly there now and we will know either way.
Congratulations on your pregnancy I really hope all goes well
Hey, I've not taken pred but I have really struggled with sleep this round. I go to bed between 9:30pm and 10pm, and before I had my transfer, I would most nights sleep through till 6am when my alarm goes. Since transfer day I've found it really hard to switch off and go to sleep often awake until gone midnight then waking up 3/4am and not being able to go back to sleep. I'm currently 6w5d I've had 2 scans so far (as I have had bleeding from a hematoma) everything looks good so far. The lack of sleep won't effect the outcome. The pessaries are quite messy I have been wearing period pants so they absorb the leakage. I know it's super hard not to worry and panic about every little thing but the truth is there's not really anything you can do that will impact the outcome. Good luck, x
I'm not as far down the road as you (awaiting PGT-A results), so no advice from experience, but I just wanted to send you all the very, very best of luck. I so hope it works out well for you 💚
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