Why 2 weeks?
These 14 days are the necessary time after your egg retrieval until your first pregnancy test, the β-CG blood test. This test will show if your IVF treatment was successful.
Are there any symptoms I should keep in mind these 2 weeks?
You may experience period cramps, spotting or light bleeding, bloating or breast tenderness. Your body, after all the tests you have done and the IVF medication is prepared for your pregnancy to come. All these symptoms are normal but cannot indicate if you are pregnant or not.
It’s ok to feel stressed.
Stress, anxiety and worry are normal during these 2 weeks. Sure, you wonder if everything will be fine, if there is something else you could do to help your treatment. You may also wonder how these days will pass, if you can go to work, if you should change something in your everyday life.
It’s normal to have all these questions in your mind.
Besides, while during the treatment you had examinations, appointments for ultrasound, prescriptions, emails, phone calls, now suddenly nothing happens! How strange…
The doctors and the midwife team will be by your side from the beginning, to support you, to explain to you, to share your fears and anxieties. You are not alone.
