Having some mild uterine cramps today. They only last a few seconds then go away. They kind of feel like AF cramps. No spotting. I was hoping for some to put my mind at ease that my little embies are burrrowing in and making their home for the next 9 months. No such luck.
Today I've gone back and forth from "This is it" to "not a chance in hell I am pregnant." Has anyone else experienced this during an IVF cycle?
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- Emily
- Nashville, TN, United States
- I am a mom to amazing twin girls, a wife, and I work full time. I battled infertility for 2 years and over the course of treatments, a twin pregnancy, and raising twins I managed to gain about 80 lbs. I’ve lost about 50 lbs so far and would like to lose another 50 in my quest to become a hot mama.
Yes, I definitely went back and forth, finally settling on "no way" because I'm such a pessimist! =) But the cramps you're describing were like what I had, too. And then they got worse and worse til it felt EXACTLY like AF. So I think this is a great sign!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are right sonja!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou bet we all did!
ReplyDeleteYour cramps sound like implantation, especially if they are on the side, rather than right down the middle.
I didnt do IVF but I remember period like cramps after our IUIs... Good luck!
ReplyDeletei had no spotting at all when i got pregnant with my IVF twins...i did, however, have cramping :) three days until you can test!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great sign!!! (I think I goofed with my comment yesterday...I had implantation cramps at 3pd5dt...not 8dp5dt...I was confusing it with 8dp Ovulation.)
ReplyDeleteCramps today seem PERFECT!! STAY POSITIVE!!! :)
Have I experienced whip-lashing emotions causing me to feel 100% certain I'm pregnant and then convinced that not only am I not but that I never will be? YES YES YES!!! It's quite normal and enough to cause you to seek mental health care. It sounds like you're in great shape. I definitely felt just like I was about to start my period and I had no implantaion bleeding, so all good signs. This is it! I keep telling you! =)
ReplyDeleteThanks ladies! Trying not to read into it since the cramps have been really brief... I mean they last for 2-3 seconds and then go away.
ReplyDeleteHoping everything works out for you! Thank you so much for your kind words on my blog today...it helps so much to know you're not alone in all of this:)
ReplyDeleteNo symptoms for me till the BFP 6dp5dt, but lots of despair and hope...
ReplyDeleteI had similar cramping with this cycle. I hope it is a good sign for you. Oh yeah, and 7dp3dt was when I got BfaintPs with my first two IVF cycles. Not to encourage POASing or anything...
ReplyDeleteI had somekind of AF cramps, and was then pregnant, just like the cramps were starting.
ReplyDeleteAnd then sometimes severe AF cramps.
I wouldn´t worry about cramps, they can be a good thing.
Cramping is a good sign. I so go back and forth, but made a promise to myself with this IVF (no. 4 for us) that i am all positive. 2010 has been declared, by me, the year of the baby, so just wait, they are coming to us girl. Happy iclw.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you have alot of encouragement with your cramping! Praying for you!
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