Feels like AF is coming 7 days after ET :cry:

Trying4ever · Feb 25th, 2010, 18:27 PM

I just feel terrible

Awful as it dawns on me that AF could be around the corner

After having embryo transfer 7 days ago I feel real crampy and it feels exactly as it does before AF is about to come

I just needed it to stay away till next Thursday....7 more days before I can test...but I may never get that chance

I knew I shouldnt have gone back to work

Its all my fault for pushing myself to be good at work when no one really cares that I cant have kids

and that this IVF could now be wasted because I wante dto keep work happy ...what about my happiness?

BizyBee · Feb 25th, 2010, 23:13 PM

I am praying for you Sweetie. I know cramps often go along with pregnancy and I have everything crossed that is the case for you.

xx

Dancingkaty1 · Feb 26th, 2010, 02:10 AM

hi i didnt have ivf but wanted to let u know that i still feel like af will come any minute & im 5 weeks preg! i honestly thought i wasnt preg & am still shocked so im wishing u lots of luck, dont give up hope as it could happen for u still xxx

Beckic · Feb 26th, 2010, 02:13 AM

AF cramps can be a good sign sweets so hang on in there.
But just also wanted to say please dont beat yourself up about going back to work - with both my failed cycles I have had three weeks off work and done nothing but lie with my legs in the air watching TV and it hasnt worked for me - so being off work doesn't necessarily mean its going to work either. it really isn't your fault.
ANd if the cramps are cos of implantation then its now that matters - so maybe take a few sick days and rest up now just in case.
Really feel for you hun - the IVFTWW is a killer.

Crossing everything fro you,

Bx x x x

Breeze · Feb 26th, 2010, 02:43 AM

Trying4ever, please hang in there and dont blame yourself!! If its any consolation, i also feel crampy,tearful and moody,along with craving carbs!! my classic pre af symptoms!!! Hopefully it will be the embies implanting for both of us!!!

FBbaby · Feb 26th, 2010, 04:07 AM

I hope for cramps every time in the 2ww because I don't really get them with AF, or midly, yet when I was pregnant before, they were definitely there. With my first pregnancy, I remember so clearly getting the worse AF cramps and cursing about it, then 5 days later, I woke up totally confused as to why she hadn't shown yet, 2 days later, did a test and had the most beautiful dark line.

So yes, I would say that it is actually a VERY good sign that you are getting these cramps

ReikiBaby · Feb 26th, 2010, 09:58 AM

[QUOTE=Trying4ever;4545335]I just feel terrible

Awful as it dawns on me that AF could be around the corner

After having embryo transfer 7 days ago I feel real crampy and it feels exactly as it does before AF is about to come

Trying4ever, I haven't done IVF but I did an IUI just 5 days ago and my period feels like it's starting... I bawled in the doctors office today. I know how you feel (well the sadness anyway)

We have to keep our chins up... somehow...

brooklyn1 · Feb 26th, 2010, 10:21 AM

Hi sweetie, for me it was the same. Exactly 7 days after ET, I woke up feeling exactly like I do when AF Is a few days away- emotional, bloated, crampy. And three days later I got my BFP!
Also, please don't beat yourself up about going back to work. I've read lots of stuff, and all of the research says that it makes no difference if you go back to your regular routine, even the same day as ET. Rest is not necessary for implantation- it's only recommended because some need it to recover from EC and all of the meds. This is somewhat out of our hands and that is really hard, but please be nice to yourself about it and know that you are doing the best you can.

Trying4ever · Feb 26th, 2010, 16:01 PM

Thank you so much girls for all your words of support and encouragment. I'm just not in a good place at the moment. Even now I keep thinking it really will be the end of the world if it hasn't worked....even though I know that it doesnt happen for everyone the first go and then they try again. But I have a mental block...my brain won't allow me to think that far in a positive way. The glass is definitely half empty right now

jojoD · Feb 26th, 2010, 17:42 PM

Dont you give up!!!!!!!

I promise I felt exactly the same. 8 days past transfer I took cramps and they lasted for bout 6 days and as you know I got my BFP in the middle of it. I felt bloated and exactly like AF was going to appear any minute

When I told the clinic they said they were glad I felt something. Said that was better than feeling nothing. Shows things are kicking off and working. Also after IVF when your hormones start to rush it can start to aggravate the ovaries all over again. The hormones make them enlarge again, hence cramps and feelings of AF. Dont worry even if you get spotting, that can be completely normal too

Feb 25th, 2010, 18:27 PM	#1
Trying4ever Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LONDON Posts: 481	Feels like AF is coming 7 days after ET :cry: I just feel terrible Awful as it dawns on me that AF could be around the corner After having embryo transfer 7 days ago I feel real crampy and it feels exactly as it does before AF is about to come I just needed it to stay away till next Thursday....7 more days before I can test...but I may never get that chance I knew I shouldnt have gone back to work Its all my fault for pushing myself to be good at work when no one really cares that I cant have kids and that this IVF could now be wasted because I wante dto keep work happy ...what about my happiness?

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Feb 25th, 2010, 23:13 PM	#2
BizyBee Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New York, USA Posts: 7,665	I am praying for you Sweetie. I know cramps often go along with pregnancy and I have everything crossed that is the case for you. xx

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Feb 26th, 2010, 02:10 AM	#3
Dancingkaty1 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 1,191	hi i didnt have ivf but wanted to let u know that i still feel like af will come any minute & im 5 weeks preg! i honestly thought i wasnt preg & am still shocked so im wishing u lots of luck, dont give up hope as it could happen for u still xxx

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Feb 26th, 2010, 02:13 AM	#4
Beckic Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Watford Posts: 1,434	AF cramps can be a good sign sweets so hang on in there. But just also wanted to say please dont beat yourself up about going back to work - with both my failed cycles I have had three weeks off work and done nothing but lie with my legs in the air watching TV and it hasnt worked for me - so being off work doesn't necessarily mean its going to work either. it really isn't your fault. ANd if the cramps are cos of implantation then its now that matters - so maybe take a few sick days and rest up now just in case. Really feel for you hun - the IVFTWW is a killer. Crossing everything fro you, Bx x x x

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Feb 26th, 2010, 02:43 AM	#5
Breeze Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 62	Trying4ever, please hang in there and dont blame yourself!! If its any consolation, i also feel crampy,tearful and moody,along with craving carbs!! my classic pre af symptoms!!! Hopefully it will be the embies implanting for both of us!!!

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Feb 26th, 2010, 04:07 AM	#6
FBbaby Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sussex Posts: 1,031	I hope for cramps every time in the 2ww because I don't really get them with AF, or midly, yet when I was pregnant before, they were definitely there. With my first pregnancy, I remember so clearly getting the worse AF cramps and cursing about it, then 5 days later, I woke up totally confused as to why she hadn't shown yet, 2 days later, did a test and had the most beautiful dark line. So yes, I would say that it is actually a VERY good sign that you are getting these cramps

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Feb 26th, 2010, 09:58 AM	#7
ReikiBaby Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 106	[QUOTE=Trying4ever;4545335]I just feel terrible Awful as it dawns on me that AF could be around the corner After having embryo transfer 7 days ago I feel real crampy and it feels exactly as it does before AF is about to come Trying4ever, I haven't done IVF but I did an IUI just 5 days ago and my period feels like it's starting... I bawled in the doctors office today. I know how you feel (well the sadness anyway) We have to keep our chins up... somehow...

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Feb 26th, 2010, 10:21 AM	#8
brooklyn1 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,185	Hi sweetie, for me it was the same. Exactly 7 days after ET, I woke up feeling exactly like I do when AF Is a few days away- emotional, bloated, crampy. And three days later I got my BFP! Also, please don't beat yourself up about going back to work. I've read lots of stuff, and all of the research says that it makes no difference if you go back to your regular routine, even the same day as ET. Rest is not necessary for implantation- it's only recommended because some need it to recover from EC and all of the meds. This is somewhat out of our hands and that is really hard, but please be nice to yourself about it and know that you are doing the best you can.

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Feb 26th, 2010, 16:01 PM	#9
Trying4ever Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LONDON Posts: 481	Thank you so much girls for all your words of support and encouragment. I'm just not in a good place at the moment. Even now I keep thinking it really will be the end of the world if it hasn't worked....even though I know that it doesnt happen for everyone the first go and then they try again. But I have a mental block...my brain won't allow me to think that far in a positive way. The glass is definitely half empty right now

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Feb 26th, 2010, 17:42 PM	#10
jojoD Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 417	Dont you give up!!!!!!! I promise I felt exactly the same. 8 days past transfer I took cramps and they lasted for bout 6 days and as you know I got my BFP in the middle of it. I felt bloated and exactly like AF was going to appear any minute When I told the clinic they said they were glad I felt something. Said that was better than feeling nothing. Shows things are kicking off and working. Also after IVF when your hormones start to rush it can start to aggravate the ovaries all over again. The hormones make them enlarge again, hence cramps and feelings of AF. Dont worry even if you get spotting, that can be completely normal too

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