Working out during shots

Re: Working out during shots

• freudianmamma member

  April 2016

  hi @runner76 - my Dr. from Shady Grove said to cut out "vigorous" exercise during the 2 week wait part.  Walking and swimming are allowed during the back half of the month.  The concern is about implantation not being able to work.  He did not say anything about the first half of the month so I would think running would be ok.  
  

  Me (34) & DH (38)
  Married 2014; TTC since 4/2015
  Diagnosed with Stage 3 Endometriosis and possible ovulation dysfunction 
  

  1st TI (clomid/follistim/ovidrel/progesterone)- 3/19/16 - BFN
  2nd TI (clomid/follistim/ovidrel/progesterone)- 5/11/16 - BFN
  
  

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• dragonfaerie member

  April 2016

  My RE does not like running. It jostles you a lot and can actually cause you to metabolize the meds too quickly and not work. Avid runners (those who run several miles a day) can even have IF just from that. Walking, yoga, swimming, light weight lifting (~10 lbs) should be okay. I did not feel like working out because I was bloated and a little in pain during stims, but a few days after ER I went back to the gym. Once I start the transfer meds I'm supposed to back off again.
  As for sex, my nurse said it was okay as long as I felt like it, but definitely use a condom. Your RE/nurse may recommend something else though.

  ---Trigger warning---

  Me: 31 DH: 27
  TTC since April 2013
  Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count
  IVF round 1: January 2016
  ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized
  Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS
  FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo
  First beta: May 23, '16: 998!!  Second: May 25, '16: 1648
  EDD: January 27, 2017

  

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• riveridgional member

  April 2016

  The shots make your ovaries produce a lot more follicles, and as they get bigger, they get heavier and the risk of ovarian torsion increases. This is why certain exercisers ate not recommended like running and anything involving quick bending or twisting motions. For example, my doctor told me I couldn't go golfing. If you have any particular exercise questions, I would ask your nurse or doctor. 

  Married to DH 10/6/12

  TTC since 5/14

  Unexplained with (controlled) hypothyroidism and suspected ovulatory dysfunction (but, I do ovulate on my own)

  Clomid 50 mg 3/15 (unmonitored) - BFN

  Clomid 50 mg + metformin 4/15 (unmonitored) - BFN 

  First RE appt. 5/15; Natural cycle 5/15 monitored with 2 mature follicles and Pregnyl Trigger (full dose) + prometrium - BFN

  6/15 HSG - clear tubes & normal uterus; great PCT test results

  TI - 100 mg Clomid + prometrium (AM & PM) + vaginal estrace (AM & PM) 6-7/15 (monitored) --> no additional response and thinned lining - BFN

  TI - Injectables (follistim + Gonal-F, Ganirelix, & 1/2 dose Pregnyl) + prometrium (AM & PM) 9/15 --> 3-7 mature follicles (3 definites and 4+ that could have matured due to trigger) @ O -->BFN + 5 large cysts

  BC for 2 weeks due to cysts
  

  TI - Injectables (Gonal-F, Ganirelix & full dose Pregnyl) + prometrium (AM & PM) 10/15 --> 1 mature follicle --> BFN 

  TI - Last attempt at injectables (Gonal-F, Ganirelix & 1/2 dose Pregnyl) + crinone (AM only) + vaginal estrace (AM & PM) 11/15 --> 3-4 mature follicles --> BFP!! 11/27/15 @ 13dpo (shockingly, actually waited until then to test)

  
  

  Beta #1 @ 16dpo (11/30/15) = 1,075

  Beta #2 @ 19dpo (12/3/15) = 3,150

  One baby: Saw heartbeat @ 5w5d (114 bpm; baby measuring 2.3mm)

  
  

  "Great Things are Happening"

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• runner76 member

  April 2016

  ok thanks.. does this mean I can't clean too lol.  seeing you have to bend and pick up etc

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• MagicMikki member

  April 2016

  I am not familiar with this activity you call "vigorous exercise"!  Hehe!!  :-D
  
  But anyway, my doctor also advised against hard exercise while taking injectables.  I did several rounds during IUI cycles, so it was a much lower dose, but my RE said basic movements like walking on a treadmill or yoga were ok.  My RE's reasoning was similar to @dragonfaerie's explanation - don't want to metabolize the meds too quickly. 
  
  
  

  TTC since March 2013

  HSG: Sept 2014, clear tubes

  Dx: MFI - Low motility, morph, count (Aug. 2014); Hypothyroidism (May 2015)

  Moved to IUIs October 2014

  IUI #1 w/ injections:  Nov 2014- BFN

  IUI #2 w/ injections:  Jan 2015- BFN

  IUI #3.1 w/ injections:  Feb. 2015, cancelled due to cysts- 10 days BCP

  IUI #3.2 w/ injections:  Feb/March 2015- BFN

  IUI #4 w/ 100mg Clomid +  Injections:  August 2015- BFN

  IUI #5 w/ 5mg Femara + Injections:  September 2015- BFN

  IUI #6 w/ 5mg Femara + Injections:  October 2015 - Cancelled due low response

  Moved to IVF May 2016 

  Retrieved 18 eggs on 05/27/2016, 13 were ICSI'd, 9 made it to day-five transfer

  Transferred 2 beautiful day-five embryos on 06/01/2016, froze 7

  BFP 4dp5dt on 06/05/2016!  Line continued to darken beautifully!

  EDD:  February 17, 2017

  Beta #1:  92

  Beta #2:  305 

  Ultrasound #1 - one baby!

  Ultrasound #2 - saw heartbeat!

  
  

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• vssbrm member

  April 2016 edited April 2016

  My doctor actually did advise against cleaning, specifically vacuuming, sweeping etc. they also told me I could not do yoga. I think each doc and each of us are different, I would call your clinic and speak with them.

  Married May 2009, TTC since November 2012 (Together since 2006 ish - had my eyes on him since 2001)

  Me: 32 (33 in May), Him: 37 (January)
  

  
  

  DX: Me: High Prolactin, Possible Autoimmune Disease Issues, though RE not concerned (?)  New RE has a plan!!

         Him: Minor Varicocele, low morphology, slightly low count

  
  

  History:
  
  Beta 5/9/2016 BFP!!
  Embryo transfer scheduled for April 28, 2016 and beta test May 9, 2016 (day after Mother's Day!)
  Transfer Meds include: Lupron Depot (4/1), Minivelle Patch (every 3rd day), Estradiol (3x daily), Amoxicillin, Progesterone in Oil, Methylprednisonlone. Lovenox and baby asprin added after transfer. 
  
  3/22/16 - Sono Saline ultrasound cyst to be aspirated on 4/1/16 if not cleared up by 3/29 US - It cleared on its own
  Retrieval 3/4/16 - 26 eggs retrieved, 23 mature, 20 fertilized, 14 embryos currently frozen
  Starting IVF Stims on +/- Feb 22, 2016
  HSG scheduled for 1-26-16 - All clear "beautiful uterus" (though inverted)
  
  Switched clinics and now prepping for IVF in February / March
  
  

  Fourth IUI -  CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - December, 2015 - BFN
  

  Third IUI -  CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - November, 2015 - BFN

  Second IUI - CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - September, 2015 - BFN

  Started Prolactin Medication October 15 - Levels quickly regulated to with in normal range

  First IUI - CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - August, 2015 - BFN

  After no BFPs (ever) First RE/Urologist visit in Feb 2015
  

  HSG w/ OB, 2014 = all clear
  Trying to conceive since November 2012

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• msirni0 member

  April 2016

  I think you need to have a list of questions and ask your doctor. You seem to come to the forum a lot with questions that should be answered by your doctor. If they are not answering your questions, then you need to find a new clinic.

  Me: 29 DH: 28
  Together since 2008, married Sept 2013
  ttc #1 since July 2014
  DX: unexplained infertility
  Sept, Oct, Nov Clomid 50 mg: BFN
  Feb 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
  March 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
  June 2016 IVF: BFP 6/28!!! beta #1: 358, beta #2: 1428, beta #3: 3742
  
  
  

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• FatPony member

  April 2016

  *paif warning*
  I wasnt allowed to do much bc of the risk of ovarian torsion. So I sat on my ass and the cycle went fine. Then I actually got a twisted ovary when I was 23 wks pregnant, and let me tell you, the pain of that was worse than labour. So please be careful working out until you can talk to your doc about it. GL!

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