Bed rest after ET?

hopeful34 · October 2009

Were you told you needed to be bedridden Or couch ridden for 2 days after ET?? My RE's website says you can go about your normal routine after it but i thought they wanted you to be pretty much on bedrest.

Nesting.Away · October 2009

My RE says to take it easy for 2 days after. Meaning laying around as much as possible. I have been pretty strict on myself this time around in hopes that it will help. I also took 2 extra days from work to stay as stress free as I could. Tomorrow I will move around more normally but no heavy lifting or anything like that.

armywife76 · October 2009

Mine said bedrest with BR privledges for 72 hrs.

srh08.05.06 · October 2009

No, my RE actually told me I could go back to work and didn't need any bed rest at all. I did stay home that day and took it easy, just to make myself feel better. But I did have to run an errand or two, so I wasn't in bed all day. I went back to work the next day.

Mattysgirl04 · October 2009

Yes, my RE says bedrest is mandatory-I can't even work from home during this time because of the stress level. If I have a 3 day transfer, it's 5 days. 5 day transfer it's 3 days. We shall see next week which one it is!

LCB34 · October 2009

My RE only requires bed rest the day of transfer. After that you are put on limited activity (no running, lifting anything over 10 pounds, etc).

Bed rest really varies from RE to RE.

Quizzle · October 2009

My Re wants 72 hours. I'm not sure I'll be able to manage it...

I can do 72 hours of taking it easy, but 72 hours in bed.... yikes. I'm tempted to go spend money I don't have on a laptop so I'll be entertained.

JillAly · October 2009

My doctor said that the studies publsihed show that bedrest does not affect the outcome. Over and over, the studies debunk the theory that bedrest matters.

So for my first 3 IUI's and 1 IVF, I went about my regular business and all were BFN. My second IVF I did self-imposed "house rest". Not as strict as bed rest but for the first few days just I just sat around, watched movies, and relaxed. That one resulted in my BFP and DS.

So, the studies may not support it, but I"m not messing with the streak!! Each time we do something now (just did IUI for #2), I did a self-imposed rest.

LakeGenevaBride · October 2009

My RE does not have any bed rest requirements. Just no lifting > 10 lbs, no physical activity, no intercourse, etc. I went back to work the same day my 1st cycle, but I think I'm going to follow pp advice and do self imposed house rest - hopefully this will lead to BFP this time.