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Five more days and the suspense is over with. The 2WW [Two Week Wait] is never fun, whether you are trying to conceive naturally or with a little help. However, the 2WW on an IVF cycle is just torture. As my friend Melissa puts it, you are “pregnant until proven otherwise.” I keep trying to hold on to that thought. IVF is the one time you absolutely know that something happened and that there is a chance that you could finally conceive—and your dreams would be met. For the first half of the 2WW, you keep an eye out for the mythical implantation spotting and cramps. These occur roughly in that 4-7 days after your egg transfer. I have never seen implantation spotting, but I do think that I have experienced the cramps on a previous cycle. And, it is possible, I felt some this time—or was that just gas? In this second half, you are looking for all the signs of early pregnancy like breast tenderness, etc. Guess what? You have all the symptoms thanks to the progesterone supplements you are taking. It is hard to determine what is real and what is fake. So, all you can do is wait until you take your first pregnancy test. For my first IVF cycle, I waited for the actual official test. Not this time. I have embraced the philosophy that it is better to know what to expect then to be surprised. It is possible that you could have a negative home pregnancy test and still end up with a positive—that would be a nice surprise. Of course, deciding when to pee on the stick is the bigger question. Some say you can do it as early as eight days past the transfer. Eight days for me would be Tuesday. I think for good measure I am going to wait until Wednesday, that will be two days prior to my beta. I am just hoping that I don’t see blank white spaces. With any IVF cycle, you are obviously invested in the outcome. For me, this will be my last IVF cycle with my own eggs. Even if I seemed like I had my head on straight during this process, let me just tell you there’s a lot of bravado coming through these words. My heart wants so much to bring a child into this world with my wonderful husband. However, sometimes it is out of your hands. All I can do is hope that Friday is my lucky day. Comments (5)
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... im in the same boat as u except i did a iui and this will make the fourth one i have learned to just go with the flow cause i looked for symptoms the other times and i just drove myself crazy i still have 10 days left to i find out so im more at ease and whatever happen happens of course i will be out buying test ahead of time to find out but till then all i van do is wait good luck to you hope you get your bundle of joy |
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... Well sending you positive thoughts and keep going, life has many obstacles for us, we just need to weather the storm with the best wet-weather gear we can find! and keep your humor  |
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