Ivf#2 FET#1 - Beta Day

Assalamualaikum wbt,

Today is 8dp4dt which is beta day. During this pass 2ww (well to be precise it is 1ww), there were plenty of pregnancy symptom aka progesterone side effect that occurs to me such as cramping, nausea, sensitive smell, flu and rising body temp occasionally (the feeling when you are going to get fever) and facial rash.


To be honest, we had done 2 hpt before this day, and both are negative. We try to be optimist and guessing it is too early to be detected using an internet cheapie hpt. So, at 11am, we went to the nearest BP lab, which is at glenmarie shah alam. After registration, the staff took my blood and the result will be ready after 3 hours. After that, i had a proluton depot jab on my buttock as a preparation for pregnancy.

3 hour suprisingly was not a long time to wait. From BP lab, we went for lunch at segamat rail, sek 9 shah alam while my husband meet his agent and after that we head off to putrajaya for a quick meet up with our client. Then the email popup on my notification. We both recite 'bismillah', and the mail opened.....

My IVF Journey - Progesterone and me

Assalammualaikum,

Seperti semua pesakit IVF, sy juga xketinggalan dalam memerlukan luteal support selepas FET. Luteal support ini ialah pengambilan hormon2 tertentu, terutamanya Progesteron untuk membantu proses rahim menyediakan medium yg optimum bagi bayi menempel. Dalam kes saya, doc precribe 2 jenis ubat iaitu femoston yg mengandunyi 2 jenis pils, sy perlu guna pil yg mengandungi progesterone shj, dan crinone, atau progesterone vaginal gel. Yes, vaginal gel means insert in your vagina, termasuk pil progesterone femoston tu.


ini juga kerana ovaries saya dua2 tidak aktif menghasilkan telur dan sepatutnya sarang telur atau corpus luteum yg merembeskan progesteron. So itulah sebab sy perlukan progesteron luar. Bila cerita benda ni kat mak2, diorg mcm blur plak..hehe..yela if undergone natural pregnancy, rase sy pun xambik kisah benda ni.

So, since the 1st beta smpai skrg, effect progesterone sgt ketara kat saya.. Sepanjang minggu ke 4, sy demam selsema sepanjang hari, teruk sgt, xleh kena kipas or aircond, mesti selsema.. Bdn sentiasa panas smpai skrg.. Masuk minggu ke 5, demam selsema terus hilang, tp bdn still rase panas dr biasa, dan, mula simptom baru. HEARTBURN! 1st time kena mlm sblm tdo, mula2 rase sesak nafas, ingat semput ke kan, then rase senak dada, sakit tekak terutamanya time baring, sepanjang malam xboleh tdo. Xpernah rasa mcm ni sblm ni, so esoknye google lah..tgk2 same simptom pedih ulu hati ni.. Bila progesterone da tinggi dlm bdn, ia akan relaxkan muscle esofagus dan menyebabkan asid perut naik ke atas..mlm ke 2 kena, pun teruk, smpai kena mkn gaviscon 2 paket baru boleh tdo, tu pun terjaga malam2 rase kena bakar je tekak ni..n lama2 tertdo sbb penat n ngantuk sgt.

Jadi, bile sy komplain simptom ni kat doctor, doc nasihat supaya kena kerap makan n amik early dinner so acid tu xkeluar mlm2. Doc pun precribe ubat femoston estrogen utk di mkn 3x sehari utk balance kan hormone.

How's progesterone effect on you? Do share it with me in the comment below.. Tq :)