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heavy bleeding on 8th day after embryo transfer

Hi, I'm new to this site and I'm on my first ivf cycle. I had my embryo transfer on 17/10/12 and i've been taking the
progesterone. I'm on my 9th day now and wed evening i had spotting like brownish pink blood. then yesterday
(thusrday) morning still same then it turned to a heavy period. I spoke to my doctor and he said it should be a good sign that my period came it means that the embryo is starting implanting however he said my period came early
and its not due in 5 days. So he's not sure if it really works or not but to wait on my blood test this.coming monday.
I'm still bleeding a little bit right now but it's not heavy anymore. I'm now worried that it didn'T work coz  actually had heavy period. Also i tried home preg test and it came up as neg i know its too early but I just hate this feeling of wondering if its all good or not.
is there anyone had similar experience and still got pregnant despite having heavy period just before their blood test? also i have no symptoms of pregnancy right now except for cramps probably period pain only. Hoping someone cannhelp or give anlittle bit of advice.
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Day 11 after ET and I started bleeding heavily with mild cramps. Got bfn on hpt. I'm disheartened. Anyone had positive on blood test after such bleeding cramping and a negative on hpt?
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I'm on my 12th day after a 3d 2 embrios transfer and had no spotting and no symptoms yet. My blood test is in 3 days and I don't know what to expect because the 2 times I got pregnant naturally I had very sore breasts and was peeing a lot very early,before I tested. I'm still hoping that no sign is a good sign. I lost the other 2 prenancies and I only have 1 embrio left. Please pray.
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I have had a 3 day, 2 embrios transfered on 7th july 2016 and i have started heavy bleeding today. I am so upset that i have not stoped crying all day. I am 38 years old and this is our 1st IVF treatment. My test is on 20th july. Is there still any hope for me.
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Hey ladies,I'm currently on day 11 of my 2ww, I started heavy bleeding today very scared and tearful, I called the clinic who said to carry on with the progesterone and still go for my blood test which is on Thursday but she also said that if it is a period I'm having its very unlikely that my little embie has made it, I feel so numb! Not very hopeful now! I still have 4 frozen embies to try again if it hasn't worked, is all so draining! I wish all you ladies luck with your goes x
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How was the result?
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Hi, I had my ET on the 24th, 8 days ago. I had sharp pains on my right side yesterday, and today I'm spotting. Fearing the worst, I looked up this site. Now I'm hoping my 2 little embryos are still in there. Our other embryos didn't make it. If this doesn't work, we'll have to apply for another loan and do it all over again. My bloodwork begins on Tuesday. Please pray, somebody.
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Hello everyone, I'm 8 days after 3 day transfer,  have AF pains since 3 days,nervously checking if it arrived! promised not to POAS to not to "kill the dream" and just patiently wait for my beta on Monday...very nervous with those abdominal pains...
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HI everyone, am new on this site too, I had my egg collection on 27th of sep 2015 and on d 29th I had my Et,  I made 8 eggs after retrival and the 8 were all grade A respectivelly and dey  all made it to 8cells, my doctor congratulated mi and gave mi 4embie and reseved the remaing 4,And on my 12th day I  started having cramps and den brown discharge and dis morning I noticed a brown /black blood, not heavy though but dont knw what to think, tomorrow monday is my  blood test, am being hopeful that God will give mi a goodnews tomorrow cos I dont want to go through dis though procedure and not have  good result. Can anyone tell mi if  dey ever have such experience cos this is my first ivf, tank you and I wish all of us grace of God.
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Hi I take my test tomorrow but when I did my transfer I had maybe one or two eggs that made it to 8 but the rest were 6 and he told me that was bad and implanted 3 instead of 2. How did your results turn out?
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Hi all,
This is my first IVF cycle and i had one blast transfered on day 5.On 2dpt i had some dark brown discharge which got lighter and spotted on 3dpt.Now today 4dpt im bleeding red blood like my usual period.I am so worrried as i am still early in my 2ww and already loosing hope after everything! Im currently on 4 pesseries a day n the clinic said that they cannot do much as it is too early! This is very devastating. my period is due next week.I dont know what to think anymore and i dont want to convince myself that this is implantation bleeding because it looks so much like my period.Had anyone bleed early in their 2ww and what was the end result?
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I am from the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland.  We got a free go at IVF and I felt as though i have been on a conveyor belt, I had extreme pain after my egg collection and transfer, like severe cramping like I have never experienced in my life, went to the RE and they did a blood test said that I had an infection, never heard another thing about it.  Pain continued up until several days before my 2ww was to be over and then everything just stopped and my period came two days before I was due to take a home pregnancy test. Now they havent even bothered calling me to find out the result.  I havent bothered either. Very bad experience.
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I am also new.  This is my first IVV cycle, and I did the 5 day transfer on June 23rd. I started light bleeding on Tuesday the 30th, and since then have had a full period.  My doctor tells me that bleeding is not always a bad thing, and to go for my scheduled test tomorrow.  I don't feel pregnant anymore and I feel so discouraged. I have read all your stories and I am being a realistic and feel that it has failed.  My husband is telling me not to read and to keep hope alive, but this is my 3rd day of heavy bleeding.  It is hard for me to be positive.  I am already thinking of how much more money it will be to try again.  It took me so long to save for this even if Insurance is picking up the majority.  I feel like everything is against me.  I wish everyone well and I pray that God helps us understand and keep pushing forward and have beautiful blessings.    
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I read your comments please I want to know how your blood test go before a am in the same situation as you now
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I am new also. I am currently I n my 2ww. The longest wait ever!!!! I transferred a 5d single embie. Today is 7dpt for me. I have experianced light spotting since transfer and yesterday morning had heavier bleeding (bright red in color and a small amount of brownish discharge). As positive as I have tried to remain, I couldn't help but break down yesterday morning. The bleeding stopped and it seemed as if my symptoms weren't as strong anymore. I did cheat. Started to take HPT's after day 5. They have all been negative so far. My reasoning to continue is so I can prepare myself if that is the final outcome. At this point I can't even stop myself from doing them if I tried. Really wish I listened to to my husband and waited till the bloodtest. My first blood test is this Friday. Even after all the pain from progesterone injections, symptoms, and emotions I'm hoping my lucky embie is inside of me handling business. I want to feel like it was all worth something. This is my first Ivf cycle, and I commend all of you ladies that have gone through this multiple times. I am barely making it, but you owe it to yourself to do this. It's so much and life changing. I hope that God can bless us all with positives. With happy healthy deliveries and children. The things we do as women and sacrifices we make takes some serious discipline. God sees that! Please stay hopeful and strong ladies.
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I am so sorry......
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My heart goes out to you both.  A little bleeding can be a good sign...it could be implantation bleeding.  However, it shouldn't be like your period...when you need to change a pad every hour.

I had some bleeding the first 5 months, and my twin girls are now 13 months old.

I know that it's hard but try to think positive.

Good luck! :)
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Congratulations!! I hope to have good neews too!
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I'm new too. This is also our first cycle.I had a 5 day blastocyst implanted on the 14th, things didn't go to plan and i had to go to theatre for the implantation procedure (due to a tight cervix). I noticed a little bit of blood on the end of my Crinone on the 19th, which has now become almost full-blown period-like bleeding, both bright and dark red. I'm still taking the Crinone and have my test on the 24th.... I did a hpt last night (whilst hubby wasn't home) which was very negative. Finding it difficult to stay positive for another 4 days until i do the test.
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Hi! I am new to this website. I was so worried as I started bleeding a little bit today and tomorrow is my blood test. I also had bad back pain, nauseous and burning sensation in my tummy. I am trying to stay positive but it is very hard as you can all imagine. This is my first ivf cycle.

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Hi! I am new to this website. I was so worried as I started bleeding a little bit today and tomorrow is my blood test. I am trying to stay positive but it is very hard as you can all imagine. I have also had bad back pain, nauseous and a burning sensation in my tummy. This is my first ivf cycle.
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How did that turn out for you. I'm going through the same thing right now. My test is tomorrow.
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I found this site really helpful and everyone sharing their experiences and feelings is really amazing. I had my FET on last 23rd and my test is due on 3rd. Today i had some brown spotting and some burning feeling just like before my periods. It is really hard to be positive and relax as we are trying for a baby for years now. This is really frustrating and i can' t sit tight but there's  no help other than wait and see. Fingers xeD. And again thanks everyone, i know im not alone.
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I had 2 frozen 5 day blasts transfered on the 20th of March and a few days later had shooting pains and cramps localised on both sides and since every 12 or so hours I get them for roughly 10 to 15 minutes one side then the other, however today the 29th of March I have started bleeding it is a pink blood at the moment but I feel it is getting darker and the ache is getting worse but I still have the pulling pain on my left side. I honestly do not know what to think. I do know that after my last transfer I feel this will end the same way in a BFN..
Good luck to everyone who is in the TWW.
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I'm about a week past embryo transfer and started to heavy bleed yesterday, I'm scared to do a test but am convinced it's gone, have you got any advice? It would be much appreciated.
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Hi,

You have a similar experience to what I had.

I would love to know how it went. Fingers crossed.

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Hi,
I didn't know if I should write in here or not but it seems it helps so:

1 did a day 3 transfer on the 8th feb. On the 18th á started to bleed heavily! And did for 4 days :( very stressed and sad as I was hoping it would work.

Did a blood test came back as an 8. The nurse told me to do another one a week later. To everyone's surprise it was 450. 2 days later ........ 850 hug.

They think it's ectopic due to the bleeding. A scan is to be done on the 10th.
How am I supposed to wait so long. Can't they see if it is now?

Just like you I bled ....a lot and still a positive.
Good luck. I hope you have good news.
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What was your result?
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Hi, I'm day 9 after transfer. Started having light irregular bleeding day 8. It turned dark red and this morning there is a little more with gloopy clots.  I'm due my pt on weds and just so worried it's not working.  It's our first time and what an emotional roller coaster it is! Fingers crossed for just embryo implanting x
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Wondering how your beta went? Hoping you got wonderful news!!!!
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This is an old thread from 2012, so you many not get a lot of responses. Did you do a 3 day transfer?  Or a 5 day?  When is your beta?  
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Hello, I wander how are you doing now ? My period-like cramp and bleeding brings me to this site and reading more let me hold on to my hope. I am 11 day post transfer, can understand the wait seemed forever. Though I think everyone is different, besides sharing, the site provides us a platform to vent out Our stress and gain support
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