Hi Danyelle, it was standard practice for my clinic to check my progesterone levels several times in the TWW. I was on injections through my IUIs and Progesterone pesseries through IVF. My clinic told me that anything over 30 is good but the usually liked to see me a little higher. Through out my IVF cycles my prog always seem to come in around 60-80. We finally got our BFP in October and I didn't really have any symptoms either until the very end. I didn't suffer nausea till week 8 and my first symptom was when my boobs started to ache about a day before my period was due. Good luck with everything. My fingers are crossed for you. Try to stay positive as everyone is different and no symptoms does not necessarily mean things aren't working.
I went for another Progesterone Blood test today, I am 11 days after ovulation and P4 level is 61 so that's a good sign its going up .
My clinic doesn't do any blood test in the 2ww until your pregnancy blood test.
I asked them could I do the test as I have been sick again with some sort of flu (this is the 3rd time I have got the flu mid cycle) and I was feeling a little down, thinking that it won't work again.
Plus my cycle wasn't doing anything on the Puregon so mid cycle they switched my meds and put me on Progynova 3 times a day and the Progesterone Pessaries Morning and Night.
The reason I mentioned the Non Pregnancy symptons is that on all my previous cycles which I used the Puregon and then the Pregnyl 5000 as Trigger and 3 x Pregnyl 1500 follow up injections, I had the common pregnancy symptons, mild cramping, bigger boobs, sore boobs etc.
I went back through my paperwork today and I was looking at my test results from my Last fresh IVF Cycle that ended in Bio Chemical BFN and my Beta HCG Level was 7 and my P4 was 26 .
I do have an ache in my chest but I'm putting that down to all the coughing that I have been doing at night.
Also congratulations on your BFP, you must be so excited. All the best for a happy and healthy pregnancy for you.
Thanks again for your help.
Last edited by JustOneMore; January 4th, 2010 at 08:52 PM.
Dayelle - great to hear that your prog is going up. Looks like your body is doing the right thing, plus the pesseries will definitely help. By the sounds of the symptoms you have had on previous cycles it was probably the injections. I found I didn't get and preg type symptoms on the pesseries (which was good because it doesn't confuse the situation).
I had a chemical preg on my first IVF stim - HCG reading got to 24. I figure that maybe it was nautures way of letting me know that this one wasn't meant to be. Fx that this little embie is the one that sticks this time round.
Take care of your self and I hope you get rid of this flu thing qickly.
I’ve finally joined in the TWW but it seems that at the moment I’m on my own. Of course, this is my umpteenth TWW but my first as an IVF TWWer.
I’m still unsure how I feel about being here. It’s so different to all the other times. Knowing that your egg has fertilized but not knowing if it is continuing to grow and implant. It is very strange to me. I feel a bit nervous and yucks in the guts but I'm sure the latter is because of the pessaries. I worry (ever so slightly) about taking pessary symptoms for pregnancy symptoms. *sigh* I don't want to jump too far ahead of myself!
I have decided to adopt not just a positive mind set but also that DH and I should encourage our embies (I’m incubating two because I’m so old – thanks FS ) to grow and burrow when the time is right. That being said, I’ve instructed DH to speak words of support to them. He feels stupid but is willing to try. I feel a bit daft too but kind words spoken to plants work, so why not this? C’mon embies!!
We also have been blessed to have a third embie (aka threebie) still in the lab. She started, then stopped, then started again. Clearly a nutbag and takes after me. So not only are we hopeful that our twobies do their job, but also that threebie continues to thrive for use a bit later. We shall find out her fate on Saturday.
Looking forward to hearing from some / any / one of you soon.
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I hope that your doing ok and fingers crossed that it won't be long before you get your BFP.
) to grow and burrow when the time is right. That being said, I’ve instructed DH to speak words of support to them. He feels stupid but is willing to try. I feel a bit daft too but kind words spoken to plants work, so why not this? 
So not only are we hopeful that our twobies do their job, but also that threebie continues to thrive for use a bit later. We shall find out her fate on Saturday.
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