HRT FET- tell me everything!

[Saffy]

So, anyone done HRT FET??

Any experiences welcome- the good, the bad and the ugly.

Do you get menopause symptoms?? Dreading that but at least i will fit in at work lol!

[Lily Dust]

I did 1 HRT FET cycle and honestly, I did not notice anything different to a 'normal' cycle. I perhaps had a few more mood swings. Well the HRT was my excuse anyway . Sorry, I wasnt really much help I hope that this is your cycle

[Saffy]

thanks lilydust- that makes me feel better, the less side effects the better! xx

[onthefly]

Yeah, I didn't notice anything in particular. All the pessaries were horrid..

[Janie71]

I did a HRT FET that resulted in my DD. To be honest I didn't notice any side effects at all, but I had just come off the back of a stimulated cycle - and we all know how great they make you feel so perhaps I just did not notice the symptoms (if that makes sense). I agree with MadB - the pessaries are the worst thing. Also when you get your BFP be prepared to be on the HRT and the pessaries until you are at least 10 weeks pregnant. I wasn't 'weaned' off any drugs at that time, although I know others have been. I just got told to stop cold turkey as the placenta is taking over at that time. That was probably the scariest moment for me in my pregnancy as I had to take a huge leap of faith that my body would do what it needed to do to sustain the pregnancy.

I found the whole process so much easier than the stimulated cycle - physically and emotionally.

I wish you heaps of luck - oh and I didn't get any menopausal symptoms.

Janie xxx

[Mrs P]

Our HRT FET resulted in our DD (after 2 fresh transfers that were BFNs). For me it was probably the best of the three transfers as it was a FET and not a fresh one (so my body wasn't as thrashed!!). Though I can't compare it to a non-HRT FET as I haven't had one of those!
As Janie said you will be on the HRT & pessaries once you get a BFP - I was on them for about 3 months but I did 'wean' off them eg went from 3 pessaries/day to 2 to 1 to 1 every 2nd day etc. Gotta love doing the pessaries at work!! I just had a little tupperware container that contained my pessaries and a couple of gloves that I kept in the work fridge inside another contained labelled with my name - so it just looked like lunch to anyone else ha ha!

Good luck

[*beannaithe*]

Hey Saffy

Just to be totally different to everyone else and hoping you will be the same as them, my HRT experience was somewhat different. I experienced horrific fatigue to the point, the hour drive home after work was sometimes a no go and the worst migraines I have had in years. On the plus side, my skin and hair were just the bees knees!!!!!

Hoping you get through it with no side effects whatsoever and GOOD LUCK