anyone experienced this?

[lhsis]

I had my sister and her partners embryo transferred 3 days ago, i am now bleeding, like a light period(red blood though) i am a surrogate and two good quality embryos where placed in (cell 7) and my womb was nice and thick, does the bleeding mean it hasnt worked?

[AnnieBrooke]

No, it could just be an irritated cervix, a broken blood vessel, or implantation breaking a blood vessel in the uterine lining.  Keep taking your progesterone, and keep hydrated, and take iron, and stay off your feet to calm the uterus.  Good luck!

[lhsis]

thanks Annie, As I am a surrogate for my sister I dont want to worry her if i dont need to so i am keeping it under wraps, good to hear another opinion or from someone who has gone through the same. I have my test a week on thu so i will try to relax until then.THANK YOU!

[mhv]

I am not sure if you had a 3 day transfer or a 3 day transfer, so I am going to post the time line for both.  I hope this helps to show you what is going on.
It is a wonderful thing you are doing for your sister!!!!



3-Day Transfer
Days Past Transfer (DPT)
*One - The embryo continues to grow and develop, turning from a 6-8 cell embryo into a morula
*Two - The cells of the morula continue to divide, developing into a blastocyst
*Three - The blastocyst begins to hatch out of its shell
*Four - The blastocyst continues to hatch out of its shell and begins to attach itself to the uterus
*Five- The blastocyst attaches deeper into the uterine lining, beginning implantation
*Six Implantation continues
*Seven- Implantation is complete, cells that will eventually become the placenta and fetus have begun to develop*
*Eight - Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) starts to enter the blood stream
*Nine - Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted
*Ten - Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted
*Eleven - Levels of hCG are now high enough to detect a pregnancy

5-Day Transfer
Days Past Transfer (DPT)
One- The blastocyst begins to hatch out of its shell
Two -The blastocyst continues to hatch out of its shell and begins to attach itself to the uterus
Three- The blastocyst attaches deeper into the uterine lining, beginning implantation
Four - Implantation continues
Five- Implantation is complete, cells that will eventually become the placenta and fetus have begun to develop
Six - Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) starts to enter the blood stream
Seven- Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted
Eight -Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted
Nine - Levels of hCG are now high enough to detect a pregnancy

[mhv]

I rant to say 3 day or 5 day

[lhsis]

i am not sure which sounds silly, the egg was fertilised on the Tuesday and the transfer was done on the Friday, i guess this means 3 day transfer? it was two quality embryos and they went in no problem and all went swimmingly, i am worried about the period as i just think period usually = no pregnancy but as nothing is normal about this situation! arghhh the waiting!!