Hello Ladies,
I don't know the rules and protocol of these boards, so forgive me if I'm not allowed to post here! I am doing IVF #2 in January and wondering what worked for you guys? Last time I stayed no more than 30 min at the RE's after the transfer (getting up to pee and change during that time) and then stayed in bed the entire day after the transfer and the following day as well and took it easy around the house the next day. This time I will be working and almost wonder if I was too still last time (I was on summer break). I hear so many differing opinions. I hear people laid completely still at the RE's for 30 min after and kept their hips elevated when home for 24 hours...
Would love to hear from those of you who did IVF and are now pregnant!
Thanks in advance!!
Re: Bedrest after IVF
I haven't intro'd here yet but will be soon since we just got our BFP!! My RE has you stay laying down for an hour then I was on bedrest the rest of that day and for 2 more days after that. Since it was our 2nd IVF, I took it *really easy* for the entire 2ww.
One other thing we did differently this time around was that I had an endometrial biopsy in the cycle before my IVF cycle in hopes that it would help with implantation. Seems like it did!!
I basically did 3 days of couch rest (modified bed rest) and then worked from home until beta as I have that flexibility in my job... I did this for all my transfers and wound up with a c/p, then an early m/c, then a BFN, and finally this one.
I don't think it really matters all that much, but it's hard not to over analyze everything I know (I still do it!)
Positive for HLA-B27, I'm a mutant
Testing - Me ok, gluten issue? DH - borderline count, low motility
4/28/11 IUI#1 = BFP!(5/25), EDD 2/2/12 - m/c 5w3d
7/3, 7/31, 9/25 - IUI#2-4=BFN
IVF#1 - 1 blast = BFP!! (12/30), EDD 9/9/12, confirmed c/p 4w2d
FET#1 3/2/12 - 2 blasts =BFP!! EDD 11/18/12, us#1 = twins! Confirmed m/c 5w6d
4/20-surprise BFP and another c/p 4w2d
FET#2 7/16/12 - 2 blasts = BFN
FET#3 8/20/12 - 1 blast - BFP!! Beta #1-2=177, 354
1st u/s 5w6d, one beautiful little HB , 2nd u/s 146bpm
baby girl born 5/10/13
TTC#2 since 12/17/2014, Cycle 8
Repeat Testing...FSH=12, AMH=3.8, AFC=28.
IUI#5 5/10/15- c/p?
IVF#2 8/19/15 - cancelled due to cysts
IVF#2 take two 10/2015 - 5 blasts frozen
FET#4 12/11/2015 - BFN - 4 blasts remaining
FET#5 2/18/16 - BFP!!! Beta1-3, 126, 250, 745!!
Tons of love and ((hugs)) to my IF sister NMscubagirl
After the transfer I was able to get up and go pee and change my clothes right away. We were really only there for about 15 min afterwards. I went home and relaxed for the rest of the day, and then took it easy the following day-no bedrest though. I was scared to even pee at first but my doctor described it like this: rice and skippy. He said that all the meds I have been taking have made my uterus sticky and fluffy (like skippy peanut butter) and the embryo is like a grain of rice. It's stuck in there pretty good. Good luck!
April 2012:Varicocele embolization
IVF #1 July 2012: BFN DH- Femara 90 days
12/10/2012 Femara helped!
IVF# 2: Jan 2013 BFP, M/C 6weeks0days
5 frosties.
IVF #3 FET April 2013 BFP, M/C 7 weeks 0 days.
3 frosties
My RE also told me the peanut butter uterus thing (though he did not specify a brand...lol)
I lay still the 30 min after ET, then was on couch rest for the rest of the day, then just took it easy for a few days. GL!
Antagonist IVF 7 retrieved, 4 fert w/ICSI&AH, 2 blasts transferred. Beta #1 9/20: 367 Beta #2 9/22: 841
Me:34 Type 1 Diabetes, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Hypothyroid DH:35 Perfect
DX: Unexplained IF
Many IUI's with various meds all BFFN
IVF #1 11/11 canceled due to OHSS
IVF #2 Feb/March 2012 ET of 2 on day 3 4/7 BFP! 5/1 u/s blighted ovum
IVF #3 July 2012 ET of 3 on day 3 7/24 BFP!
Healthy baby girl born at 36w4d on 3/9/13
TTC#3
IVF #5 June 2018- PGS planned, no surviving embryos
IVF #6 August 2018- ET of 2 on day 3 - Chemical pregnancy
IVF #7 August 2019-....?
DH: Severe MFI/Azoo Me: Compound heterozygous MTHFR
IVF #1= m/c- methotrexate @6w2d
FET #1= BFN
IVF #2= m/c- D&C @8w5d
IVF #3= Beta #1 9dp5dt= 252, Beta #2 11dp5dt= 417, Beta #3 17dp5dt= 4,952
US #2 @ 7w2d= twins, baby B measuring behind
US #3 @ 8w5d= Baby A doing well, no HR in baby B
*S/PAIF always welcome*
April 2012:Varicocele embolization
IVF #1 July 2012: BFN DH- Femara 90 days
12/10/2012 Femara helped!
IVF# 2: Jan 2013 BFP, M/C 6weeks0days
5 frosties.
IVF #3 FET April 2013 BFP, M/C 7 weeks 0 days.
3 frosties
I had to lay in almost froggy position on my back post ET for 30 minutes. (While thinking of anything EXCEPT how much I had to pee!) I actually had my post ER tummy problems the evening of my ET, so I spent the night on the bathroom floor trying not to move as much as possible while dealing with intestinal awfulness. Then I laid on the couch the next couple days just because I felt gross. So I did lounge around with minimal moving. I was on summer break too, so I had nowhere to be.
When I asked the doc, their official answer was to keep my feet up that whole ET day and take it easy for a day or two. When I jokingly asked if I should stand on my head he said "If you had to do that, nobody would ever get pregnant!" With all the data these places have on IVF, I think they'd be more strict with their rules if they had all the answers.
Best of luck - hope to see you over here for good soon!!
For this round only 30 minutes with hips elevated on the table post ET and 3 days of bedrest. But that's my RE's protocol.
IVF #1: ER 03/29/10; ET 04/01/10: transferred 2 embies; Beta #1 (9dp3dt)- 45; Beta #2 (11dp3dt)- 91= BFP
FET#1: ET 04/18/12: transferred 4 embies; Beta #1: >2 = BFN
IVF #2: ER 06/20/12; ET 6/25/12: transferred 2 embies; Beta #1 on 7/5/12= BFN
8/16: hysteroscopy for polyp removal
11/11: hysteroscopy #2 for yet another polyp removal
FET#2: ET 12/15/12: transferred 3 embies; Beta #1 (9dp5dt): 12/24/12: 426; Beta #2 (11dp5dt): 845= BFP
u/s 1/9= triplets!; miscarried all three on 1/10/13...
Thanks
April 2012:Varicocele embolization
IVF #1 July 2012: BFN DH- Femara 90 days
12/10/2012 Femara helped!
IVF# 2: Jan 2013 BFP, M/C 6weeks0days
5 frosties.
IVF #3 FET April 2013 BFP, M/C 7 weeks 0 days.
3 frosties
Me: 35 DH: 30 TTC since 1/2010 DX: 6/15/2011: MFI IVF with ICSI
IVF #1: Sept 2011: Beta 10/10- BFP!! 1st u/s 10/31/11 1 blighted ovum, 1 embryo 2nd u/s 11/14/11 stopped growing, no h/b D/C 11/17/11
IVF #2: FET 5/4/12 : Beta 5/16/12 BFN
IVF #3: ET 7/6/12 : 7/18 Beta #1 BFP at 246, 7/20 Beta #2 at 713, 7/27 Beta #3 at 9068. 1st u/s 8/7 with one lovely hb.
Mabel is here! 2/17/13!
IVF #1 in August 2012: BFP!
L was born on May 5, 2013, 8lb. 6oz.
PAIF/SAIF welcome!
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Always happy to answer questions!! My RE only made me lay still for 15 mins after my ET. I did acupuncture along with my transfer, and I can't say if that is the reason it stuck, but both embies stuck my first time so obviously it didn't hurt. When I got home, my instructions were to take it easy/ bedrest, but that I can get up, walk around, go to the bathroom, etc. once an hour for 2 days past ET (i.e. my ET was on a Tuesday and I didn't return to work until Friday).
GL with everything and hope to see you on this board next month!!
IUI#3 - Jan 6 IVF#1 -5/18 - stims start (225 gonal f, 75 menopur, 5 lupron) ER 5/29 - 14R, 11M, 7F. 6/1 - Transferred 2 8cell embryos (grade 1 and 2). 8dp3dt +HPT, Beta#1 - 92, Beta #2 - 174, Beta#3 - 614, Beta#4 - 2010. 6wk u/s - TWINS! Baby A 114bpm, Baby B 112 bpm