We're going in for our first IUI tomorrow morning. I am thinking about taking advantage of my day off, and getting a massage tomorrow afternoon. Nothing deep tissue, just a soothing swedish massage. I'm afraid though of 'dislodging' or affecting my chances of pregnancy. Am I being paranoid? What would you do?
DH Vasectomy reversal 06/28/11; Started TTC July 2011; FSH test = normal; Progesterone = normal; Semen analysis shows low count, low morph, and low motility....HSG planned for April followed by IUI
Re: IUI then massage...thoughts?
TTC since 08/2010
Anovulatory since at least 12/2010 (probably longer, unDx)
Dx PCOS 3/2012
SA 5/25/12--normal
June 2012--50mg clomid+TI--BFN
July 2012--50mg clomid+Ovidrel+TI--BFN, lining at 5mm
August 2012--5mg femara+Ovidrel+TI
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TTC since 08/2010
Anovulatory since at least 12/2010 (probably longer, unDx)
Dx PCOS 3/2012
SA 5/25/12--normal
June 2012--50mg clomid+TI--BFN
July 2012--50mg clomid+Ovidrel+TI--BFN, lining at 5mm
August 2012--5mg femara+Ovidrel+TI
If you are with a certified therapist - who knows what they are doing and is familiar with the dos and don'ts of a pregnancy massage - there shouldn't be any issues.
One who is trained will know what areas to avoid.
My masseuse has several pregnant clients, and is trained in pregnancy massage (if you lived closer I'd give you her number).
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This! I thought about getting massage after IUI before! Maybe you could request certain body parts like arms & legs only? I would think they aren't harmful.
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7/5: ET 2 5-days blastocysts are transferred, none made to freeze
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