JuliaL
10-09-2006, 10:14
Hi everyone, I am 5-6 weeks pregnant after going through our first round of IVF/ICSI in August. Obviously we are delighted and excited, but I am becoming increasingly anxious...I wonder if anyone else has had conflicting early pregnancy symtoms, or ones that just disappear?
I have been pregnant 10 years ago, and had morning sickness by about week 5 and this time, no sickness at all (I still feel like a glass of wine, but have to resist!), my dizziness has already gone and I am now just a little tired in the late afternoon. Even my breasts are not that tender anymore! To complicate things further, I had 13 follicles drained, so my ovaries were quite swollen and sore, so this has given me a bloated tummy, with twinges and small cramps around my womb area - which does nothing to reassure me that it's the pregnancy - could just be the ovaries going back to normal. I've had no bleeding or severe pain, but a friend had no symptoms either, but when she went for her 12 week U/S the baby was dead. I am so scared that that is what is going to happen to us (I wish she had kept that to herself till AFTER after our 12 weeks...:shame: ) and I am longing for a sign that tells me - YES I am still pregnant! My 7 week scan is a couple of weeks away, so it's a long wait...anyone else had an experience like this after IVF? I am trying to relax - we have done all we can - but with only 2 more embryos in the freezer, it's not like we have infinite options.
Thanks for listening and good luck to all for their IVF miracles.
Julia (38)
I have been pregnant 10 years ago, and had morning sickness by about week 5 and this time, no sickness at all (I still feel like a glass of wine, but have to resist!), my dizziness has already gone and I am now just a little tired in the late afternoon. Even my breasts are not that tender anymore! To complicate things further, I had 13 follicles drained, so my ovaries were quite swollen and sore, so this has given me a bloated tummy, with twinges and small cramps around my womb area - which does nothing to reassure me that it's the pregnancy - could just be the ovaries going back to normal. I've had no bleeding or severe pain, but a friend had no symptoms either, but when she went for her 12 week U/S the baby was dead. I am so scared that that is what is going to happen to us (I wish she had kept that to herself till AFTER after our 12 weeks...:shame: ) and I am longing for a sign that tells me - YES I am still pregnant! My 7 week scan is a couple of weeks away, so it's a long wait...anyone else had an experience like this after IVF? I am trying to relax - we have done all we can - but with only 2 more embryos in the freezer, it's not like we have infinite options.
Thanks for listening and good luck to all for their IVF miracles.
Julia (38)