Reasons for pain following a FET????

[farmgirl77]

I need some advice.

On Wed, I had an FET which went well. Yesterday, I had about six hours of intermitent dull stabbing pain on my right side - about half way bewteen my belly button and the top of my hip bone. Lying down did not help, neither did panadol. It was not until I had an acupuncture session in the arvo that it stoped.

I rang the nurses who were not concerned unless I was doubled over in pain, it got worse or there was bleeding with it (which there is not).

Today I'm feeling better, but have twinges of pain in the same spot on the right, and slightly similar spot (but a bit higher just under my ribs) on the left.

I'm on progesterone pessiaries (400mg) - could this be causing the pain? Any ideas of what else it might be? Any help much appreciated as I'm starting to get a bit worried that it might all be pointing to a negative result.

Thanks
Katie

[Acacia]

Hey Katie

I would think that it is the progesterone giving you cramps and twinges. I had quite bad cramps when I first started on the pessaries, and quite a lot of aching in my ovaries - much more than with the Crinone after my stim cycles. It was worse in the first few days after starting, and then the cramps settled down - they were weaker after that.

I think it would be too early to tell if it's indicating you'll have a BFN, hun. I know every twinge is going to make you wonder what's going on, but try to worry too much, especially at the moment as it's quite early on after transfer

There's also no bleeding associated with the pain, so that is a very good sign too, and nothing to be concerned about

Did you have a 2 day transfer or a blastocyst? I ask because it's would be too early for implantation yet with a 2 day embryo, but the pain could be associated with implantation of a blastie, which can happen in the first couple of days after transfer. That's the only other thing other than the progesterone that I think could be causing the pain.

Try not to worry, hun. Got to keep positive and relaxed in that TWW

[farmgirl77]

Hi Miss C,
Thanks for the response - I'm hoping that it is just the progesteron. I had a 2 day embie transfer so was figuring that it would not be implantation.