8 days since my transfer and crampy!

[hopeful in PA]

Hi out there,

This is my third IVF cycle. First two were neg.

I had my fresh transfer on Feb. 4. I take Prog. in oil every night and now use estrogen patches. I had a wonderful case of OHSS that has gotten better, thank goodness! I have noticed that I have been crampy everyday since day 1. Of course this is scaring me to death...

Is anyone else experiencing this?

Hopeful in PA

[Hoekey]

Hi Hopeful, cramping can be a very Positive sign. When the embryo implants and even after, you can get menstrual type cramping. Try not to sweat it. If you have no spotting of bright red blood with the cramping, then just sit back and relax. Even a little pinkish to brownish spotting is okay too. Some women get implantation bleeding. Really, cramping can be good! GL, when is your 1st beta?

You will probably get this same answer form almost everyone on here .

Sending sticky baby dust your way,
Hoekey

[LostGirl]

I had cramps too from 3 days past transfer and on... And now I'm pregnant. Relax, maybe there's an embie nestling in!

lostgirl

[tennisgurl]

8dp3dt I awoke in the middle of the night wit the WORST cramping words cannot describe- it lasted like 15 minutes

I HPT the next day (I know i am a bad girl) lololol and the preg test was pos

i am now 12w pregnant

Good Luck Ladies!!! Keep the faith

[hopeful in PA]

Thanks for the feedback and good wishes!
As you know, you feel and worry about every twinge.
I did take a home test this am. The line is VERY faint, but definitely there. I am afraid to get excited, however this cycle has been completely different from my last two.
I don't go for beta until Monday the 18th. Day 14 fell on the weekend. Will probably do another home test in the am. I can hardly wait!

Hopeful

[Hoekey]

hopeful Congratulations on your early HPT +ive. I can't wait to hear what your beta is on Monday. Good Luck and enjoy your pregnancy! I hope you and your DH are going out to celebrate. I know it's scarey to get too confident in the HPT but a line is a line is a line. Do you plan to take another on Saturday? Once I got my +ive on the HPT I couldn't stop taking them until my beta. Then I was still taking them to make sure the line was getting darker. I swear this stuff makes you crazy. I hope you have more will power than I did.

[waitingforMia]

Hopeful: Congrats!! I had AF cramps starting at 8dpt and got my BFP today!!

[ncgennie]

I am new to this site--but love to read..we had our FET on 2/2 and will wait until 2/18 for the blood test. I did have cramping 2-5 days after--but none since and have not felt really anything--not even breast tenderness. Am taking Crinone each night and took HCG priort to FET and 1 day after-but that is it......I called our RE today to ask if we can take a HPT this weekend and worried that HCG would still be in my system and the nurse said that it is too EARLY to feel anything and that I should not have any HCG in system--but did not address the HPT-just said she would see us on Monday-I want to do it--but so afraid and almost look forward to the BFP on Monday--(have to stay positive)

Any suggestions???

[hopeful in PA]

Thanks so much for the feedback. I called my Dr. yesterday and they sent me for my beta today (2/15) along w/ u/s to make sure everything with the hyperstimulation was ok.
Well, guess what??? I had a positive test!!!! Unbelieveable! 40 years old and starting my second family. My other kids are 19 & 16.
I am curious if any one knows the range of HCG numbers. Mine is 71 today. I go back on Monday for more bw. Not sure what is good or bad...

ncgennie
I know how you feel. After going through this before, those two weeks are the longest wait ever! Especially the day of. Although I was not totally confident that the hpt's were accurate, I at least was prepared. One of the nurses told me that if you take one at 14 days and it is positive (as long as you are not still taking HCG) then it is positive. If it is neg. then it could still be positive. Either way you only have a couple more days. Hang in there and stay positive! Will be anxious to hear!! GOOD LUCK!


Hopeful

[seejae]

So glad to read all this! I'm day 8 after my transfer - my first. I knew the waiting would be hard, but never thought it would be like this. I'm quite obssessive, despite my best efforts! My biggest fear has been the pelvic pain - I keep thinking it must mean I'm premenstrual (even though it started from the outset post-transfer).

So, I'm so relieved to hear that it doesn't necessarily mean I'm not pregnant. But still another week to wait...

Best wishes to all!