Spinoff to cramps post.....

Lots of people said cramping ended up being a good thing for them.

I promised myself I wouldn't read into anything and I'm doing a pretty good job ... but that post left me wondering...

Has feeling NOTHING been a good sign for anyone? I mean really pretty much nothing.


I know it's different for everyone, but I just need something to hold onto for the last days leading up to my beta!

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The first time I got pregnant I had cramping the whole 2ww and I was preggo. This time I had nothing at all. My only "symptom" was the road maps on my chest which I get usually get 13dpt. I had some slight cramping that day too but nothing substantial. when is your beta?

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My beta is Thursday... umm ..if I make it in one piece till then!

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With DD I felt absoutely nothing at all. I was sure it didnt work.

With this one, I was cramping A LOT in the 2ww and I was sure it didnt work because I never had that with DD. LOL.

So I guess my answer is.....you never know!

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Posted by PennyCat

Lots of people said cramping ended up being a good thing for them.

I promised myself I wouldn't read into anything and I'm doing a pretty good job ... but that post left me wondering...

Has feeling NOTHING been a good sign for anyone? I mean really pretty much nothing.


I know it's different for everyone, but I just need something to hold onto for the last days leading up to my beta!

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Posted by PennyCat

My beta is Thursday... umm ..if I make it in one piece till then!

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I felt absolutely nothing with DC#1. I was 100% convinced that the cycle did not work and I actually started getting really upset about. Imagine my surprise when we had a BFP!

The only thing I had once we got the BFP was bloat, but that was normal for me during my failed cycles too.

I really didn't have any symptoms at all the first 10 weeks or so and had a very easy pregnancy overall.

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honestly... the cycle I got my 2nd BFP... DH asked me, out of nowhere, "do you feel pregnant or anything at all?"
I QUICKLY responded "NO!" My response was so fast and stern that I even surprised myself. But it was true. I was feeling NOTHING.

Then a couple of short days later I felt cramping and realized I was implanting. I took a test 3 days later and a BFP it was.

I think about you and wonder how you are doing and hope that you get that BFP soon!!!
Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!

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I know I told you when saw you this morning (thanks again, by the way ), but wanted to tell everyone here too --I still have NO symptoms!

I POAS once a week just to calm myself down and was afraid to go to Dr. B yesterday because I thought we weren't going to see anything on the sono. I brush my teeth without gagging, I'm not more tired than usual, and I'm not even going to the bathroom much more often (I am trying to drink more water now tho!).

The only thing I do have --I didn't even know WAS a symptom of early pregnancy! My sciatic (sp?) nerve has been killing me, but I thought I'd just been sleeping wrong or something. Dr. B said it's probably from the extra progesterone --it inflames the sciatic nerve and presses it against the spine.

Anyway, that's my story... even tho symptoms may be reassuring, enjoy not having them for the time being. And tons of luck on Thursday!!!

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Thanks everyone!!


This is typical for me... I spend the first half of the wait optimistic and as it comes closer to testing day, reality starts to set in that I might NOT like the outcome.. so I start to try and prepare myself and overanalyze what I'm feeling- or not feeling.


This is the most stressful part of the whole process!!! Waiting to test is WORSE than the fear of the ER .. the needles........ the bruised up forearm from daily bloodwork........... the uncertainty at this point is what I hate most of all.

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I had lots of cramping after my first transfer which was a BFN. I pretty much had no symptoms the next time other than being really tired and that one worked.

I know everyone says don't read too much into your symptoms, but really, don't.

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I only felt cramping about 2 days (10 DPO) before my BFP and it just felt like AF was coming. Ive had light cramping the whole time. But even now at 7 weeks I feel like I have really only started to feel pregnant this week. Sore bb's didnt start until 5 weeks or so and frequent urination started about the same but only at night. Now, the nausea and exhaustion are kicking in. I think you can go either way with symptoms.

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I know how you feel Penny. I just want to feel something anything. But I feel nothing. The first two times I was pregnant I felt crampy. My beta is wednesday and I am losing my mind over here.

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i felt nothing at all to the point that i was completely 50-50 on whether the cycle was BFN or BFP. you know the rest

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Thanks everyone!!! Of course the moment I post that I start to randomly feel weird stomach twinges So it's really all a toss up at this point and I'm just waiting for the days to pass.


I can list 10 reasons why I'm in and 10 reasons why I'm out ........ Only one way to tell!

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Didn't do ivf but I did note in my ttc calendar "prett much no symptoms whatsoever" and then got a surprise bfp 2 days later. No Symptoms doesn't mean you are out! I'm rooting for you!!!

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Dont worry, many people feel NO symptoms at all. Everyone is different. Hang in there

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I felt absolutely NOTHING and I was pregnant with twins! I had 100 other cycles where I had every symptom in the book and swore I was pg but then a got a BFN like always. The month I got pregnant (IVF) I had not one symptom and I was convinced it was over.....boy was I wrong.

I didnt start feeling anything until a few weeks in.

Good Luck! Sending you lots of

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Lots of luck!

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Thanks everyone for the reassurance!!



I'm going crazy waiting over here and reading into every little twinge or non-twinge is so stressful! I have come to realize having a baby is a natural human process and we were just NOT equipped (biologically) to deal with the stress of infertility!!

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Posted by PennyCat

Thanks everyone for the reassurance!!



I'm going crazy waiting over here and reading into every little twinge or non-twinge is so stressful! I have come to realize having a baby is a natural human process and we were just NOT equipped (biologically) to deal with the stress of infertility!!

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Thanks, I understand what you're saying.. and as far as asking other people what their experiences were- I know by now that what other people's experiences are have no baring on what my own will be. If that were the case, I would not be in this position at all.

That said, it's still at least somewhat comforting to compare signs, etc and gain perspective on what it was like for others who have went through the same thing.

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PennyCat.. i felt NOTHING leading up to my bfp beta (and even after the beta)
Only about a week or so after bfp did i actually start feeling some soreness in my boobs and mild backaches

It's obvious that everyone is different, but i also believe that our bodies can vary from month to month (sometimes for no reason at all) so trying to read into symptoms can only lead to further questions!

and to you for this cycle! hang in there!!