Questions and advice

stillpraying4ababy

Hi ladies.......Hope all is going well. I normally post on the TTC forum but i thought maybe you ladies would have more answers/advice for me. My Fiance and I just did IVF (FET) on friday for the first time. We did 2 tries with IUI and came out with 2 BFN......... My doc transferred 2 embryos that she says looked great, we still have 2 more less quality frozon (we were unable to do a fresh cycle due to prolonged meds)........Im 33, my fiance 34. diagnosis: DOR.

Do you gals have any major do's and dont's for me while i wait? i.e: exercise, foods, drinks, etc......

did any of you start to feel any type of symptoms prior to your beta test? I dont want to annalize all the little things like i did with my IUI cycles, although thats probably what im doing by asking, lol.

any information is appriciated, google is no longer my friend!

***Did your doc put you on bed rest and no sex after the procedure. 2 of my friends did IVF that their separate doctors told them different things about the bed rest and sex stuff.

Hope everyone is having a great monday.

Stillpraying4ababy

Gregermis

No super heavy activity.  For myself I had one fresh and 3 frozen transfers.  In all cases I was super carefully and basically sat on my butt until beta (couch with light hearted comedies for two days and worked from home the remaining days).  Fresh cycle was a CP, first FET was an early m/c, 2nd FET was a BFN, and 3rd FET gave me my DD.  I also know people who were bed or couch rest for two days and then went about their normal lives and got sticky bfps.  Including one girl who biked to work after two days off.  If there were a tried and true formula we would all follow it to the letter.  GL in the 2ww!

Mrs.AmyDylan

Good luck! My RE had me discontinue all activity except walking and no sex until after the 6w u/s. I was also supposed to limit lifting anything more than 15lbs. I have a 23lb toddler and I abstained from lifting her in ET day. I also attempted not to lift her much for a week. That was not very successful So be gentle with yourself.

iheartpancake

I was told two days of strict bed rest and I did one per their orders and one sort of halfway... I did try and relax, physically and mentally, as best I could the following week. Ivf can be so stressful, try and just give yourself a break. Just resting can't hurt anything, even though I'm not convinced a little exercise will hurt either. I was actually in the middle of a really stressful move for my dad when I got my positive beta, so strenuous exercise after a week or so seemed to be okay with my body. I'm now almost 31 weeks so it did stick! No real signs before the beta, though. I did a live transfer and was extremely bloated for weeks after the procedure. I don't think I could definitively say any of my pain was a sign.

mnj05

After my first IVF, I was told bed rest for two days, light activity following until beta and no sex until after the first u/s. After my FET in October, I was told bed rest was no longer necessary but light activity the day of transfer. Still no sex though.

With both, I had slight cramping between transfer and beta and headaches, although the headaches could've been from the progesterone.

Good luck!!

1983Lindsey2

No advice other than what has already been said but I wanted to wish you good luck! FX for a sticky baby!

dp21

I didn't do best rest or anything.  I'm a floor nurse and had to go back to work, but I took it easy, didn't do any heavy lifting etc.  In terms of food etc, treat it as you would a pregnancy and assume you are pregnant.  So no alcohol, I stayed away from caffeine for awhile, no deli, no sushi, stuff like that.  I didn't have sex for a long time, I know it is safe but the paranoia even when I was 17-18 weeks pregnant from infertility kept us away most of the time. 

stillpraying4ababy

thank you ladies so much for your advice. I, for the most part, stayed on the couch for the 2 days after. my mom yelled at me for trying to sweep (i couldnt take the mess). im a firefighter but am currently on a teaching assignment so that im not doing heavy lifting or activity. praying daily for a sticky baby. and congrats to all of you that have had success. i cant imagine the happiness when that beta came back positive. I'll find out easter sunday! thank you again for the positive replies

stillpraying4ababy

two more questions.......

hot bath????
going out on the boat???

yes or no?

KDR1979

I finally got pregnant with twins on my 5th embryo transfer. I did acupuncture twice a week and right after my embryo transfer that cycle. I also took several days off work and just rested (with other cycles, I went right back to work the day after transfer). That was all I did differently!

FatPony

Good luck stillpraying!!  At my FET, they made me rest for 30 mins at the clinic. Then I got up and drove ~6 hours home. They told me to 'take it easy' for a couple weeks (no heavy lifting, no sports, etc). I'm pretty sure I got home that day and took my horse out for a ride to help relax. No hard riding, just walking. 

I've come to the conclusion that (unless you're high risk), those little beans will do whatever they want! During my 2WW, I started getting cramps the day before my period was due. I knew it was my period coming, so I said 'screw it', and went and played in my hockey game that night. I still had cramps the next day, but no period. The clinic told me that the progesterone could screw with my period start date, so the only thing I could do was wait. A week later the clinic called to tell me that I was pregnant. :O

For me, early symptoms were: feeling 'full' or bloaty like your period is just around the corner, and no breast tenderness. Plus I had those cramps for a couple days. In my opinion, that blast will do what it wants. If it survived a hockey game with me, I'm sure sweeping your floor will be fine! I hope your little sticky bean will burrow right in! Keep us posted, we're cheering for you

vpine

I was on strict bedrest for 3 days after transfer. I only got up to bathroom and that's it. I didn't exercise (at ALL) after transfer, no sex until after hearing heartbeat (per RE), no food restrictions although I was eating only soups for a while - acupuncturist had told me warm foods are best for implantation...I had AF-type cramps after 3 days, spotting after 5 days (just 1 day of spotting), cramps and boobs hurting on and off. I REALLY thought my period was coming, especially after 14 days past transfer which is why I didn't test early and almost skipped beta. I was shocked when I got call that I was pregnant. I had beta of 2061 (see siggy) and have twin girls.

(I got pregnant on 2nd IVF attempt, frozen transfer of 2 5-day blasts to be exact). Good luck!