Did you gain weight while on Stims during IVF?

Question

So I’m on day 9 of IVF Stims currently taking 300 IU Gonal F, 25IU Menopur and Cetrotide. I feel bloated and heavy in my stomach and really tired no other symptoms such as cravings or eating like crazy. We were told to switch to a Keto diet and I was dropping the weight the past 2 weeks and now all of a sudden my weight came back!! Just wanted to see if this is normal and due to IVF Stims?

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Before fertility treatments I weighed 138. By the time I had my FET, I was 162. I was so upset that I gained that much before even getting pregnant! My doctor said the hormones mess with your body which of course can lead to weight gain. Once I have this beautiful baby - I plan to work out and get back my pre-IVF body back. Also - I had an amazing diet plan during IVF so the weight gain was very frustrating since I knew I was doing everything right. 
I wish you luck on your IVF journey and pray you get your baby soon 💕

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I gained some bloating weight from stims as well by after retrieval and then my following period the weight went back down and so did the bloating. It was mostly water retention for me but I also had OHSS.

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I gained a couple of pounds, but mostly just felt bloated all the time!

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I’ve done 6 days of shots and feel no bloating. It’s really starting to freak me out. I have another scan tomorrow so hopefully everything is progressing the way it should.

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Bloat!!!

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I gained about 10 pounds. But the bloat is real

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I was 2 lbs heavier than my normal weight on the day of my retrieval

Did you gain weight while on Stims during IVF?

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