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Tips for upcoming ER/ET?

wiscgirl95wiscgirl95 member
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Remind me of the no-no's. I'm in such a fog (thank you Lupron) and can't remember anything.

 I start stims this Friday with ER tentatively set for the week of 4/22.  I've already reduced caffeine to one cup/day.  No alcohol.  What else? 

What did you do for relaxation?  Massage?  Before ET?  After ET?  I remember all of this being posted on the IF board when I was doing my IVF for DD but that was 3 years ago and I just don't remember. 

How long did you do bedrest after ET?  My clinic says 24 hours bed rest then 48 of taking it easy.  They even give me a valium before ET.

Any other helpful tips that I'm not thinking of because my brain is all mushy.  TIA!

BTW, lupron sucks.  Just sucks.

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  • Ruthie04Ruthie04 member

    I think you are good on the caffeine/ alcohol cut back. With my second ER, I had some of those disposable heating pads for the ride home since my clinic's surgery center is an hour away. I also took Colace as soon as I got home to prevent bathroom issu

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    Do you have the Circl.e and Bloom IVF meditation? I was doing some other meditations, but I did this one before and after my transfer and it really helped me relax. I did acupuncture after ER for my fresh cycle and before and after ET both times. I was
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  • mnj05mnj05 member
    I didn't do any sort of relaxation things before or after. I dropped my caffeine like you have but nothing else I'm not a drinker so alcohol didn't apply to me.

    I was told bestest for 24 hours then take it easy for a day or two but DH made m

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  • JBDamonMJBDamonM member

    Load up on the sodium to prevent OHSS.

    start with the Gatorade and soups the night before ER and don't stop!!!

    also - my advice, when you go for ET, don't overfill your bladder. I did this and it made for some miserable time waiting to pee


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  • Dragonfly1226Dragonfly1226 member
    For both of my fresh IVF cycles I did acupuncture once a week and then added sessions before and after transfer, I cut out alcohol and caffeine during the cycle, I drank Pom juice during the 2ww, and I ate pineapple core I think for the five days after tr
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  • eponine7682eponine7682 member

    I honestly think you will get very different answers from everyone. My clinic said I had to rest after ER just because of the drugs but to go back to work the day after. I had to drink TONS of Gatorade because I dealt with a very mild case of

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