i just got a negative beta result on my first IVF cycle June 1st. Everything looked very good. We transferred 3-8cell and 1-7cell on 3dt
i have 2 completely blocked tubes and my dh is completely healthy. I am just trying to make sense of why this did not work. My RE was really positive the whole time. I was just trying to come up with any reasons why i got a negative result and i was reading on the infertilty boards that the medications make them constipated and straining could jeaporadize their chances after ET. Well I know we are on the complet oposite spectrum of constipated, but i do strain quite a bit while having bowel movements(sorry TMI).could this have caused a problem after my ET? I go to the bathroom approx 10 times per day, could this have been a problem at all?

While the infertility boards are a great place to get support, be cautious about what you believe from a medical standpoint. There is nothing you can do after a transfer to increase your chances, or cause the cycle to fail. Straining to go the bathroom would not have impacted your cycle. My clinic spends a good deal of time educating people about these types of concerns and they have emphatically said that this is not a reason for a failed cycle (nor is riding in a motor boat 2 days after a transfer, or any number of other things that people assume might cause a problem).

Sometimes cycles don't work, even when conditions look favorable. Why? No one knows. Why do some people without fertility issues trying to get pregnant get pregnant first try and others take a year or two or more? We are not talking about something taht can be controlled here. There is still a fair amount of nature involved here. So, maybe your lining wasn't exactly right or maybe, in spite of the size of the embryos, they weren't healthy and therefore didn't implant. You'll never know, unfortunately, and there's nothing you can do to increase your chances, except to work with your clinic and RE.

I miscarried after a frozen cycle that looked perfect. THey assumed there were issues with the embryo but after the tissue was examined, there was nothing wrong. So why didn't the baby survive? No one knows. These things just happen.

So, hard as it is, don't beat yourself up over this. It isn't your fault in any way that the cycle didn't work.

My first IVF was a 3 day transfer of 2 8 cell, one of which is my son Alex who is almost 2 1/2. My frozen cycle last year ended in the miscarriage. So when we did our next fresh cycle, we chose to take the embryos to blast - 5 days. Since I had mild OHSS, we actually transferred one on day 6 (on that day the embryo was a hatching blast) and I'm scheduled for a c-section on July 16th. You may want to discuss blasts with your RE. You need a good number of embryos to start wtih because fewer will survive to five days, but blasts do have a higher implant rate.

Good luck!

Hi,
I did my first IVF a year ago in march. I had 3 great looking embryos transfered on day 3, none of them implanted. My dr was very positive that it would work. There may have been something wrong with them genetically and there fore did not attach. When I found out that the IVF failed I asked my self what could have I done to help them stick, the answer nothing, once in the uterus it's up to god. I am going to be doing my next IVF in about 3-4 months and this time I am going to try acupuncture to see if that will help. I also thought that straining might cause them to not attach or to stay attached, but it doesn't. Just know this, it wasn't your fault that they did not stick.

thank you for your insight on the situation. It puts my mind at ease a bit to know that having the j-pouch and all the bowel movemnets will not harm my chances at becoming pregnant. I am hoping to try again in the fall. Good luck JillM on your upcoming delivery. And also to you Jenny we might just be cycle buddies the next time!

Lashton,
That would be good, we can be each other support. Keep me updated on what and when your doing for your cycle.