Is It Important To Take Bed Rest During IVF Treatment?

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Is It Important To Take Bed Rest During IVF
Treatment?

• by infertilitydost.com

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Should I take bed rest during IVF and IUI
treatment?

• Well, I will start with a disclaimer that every
  case and treatment is different so follow what
  your doctor says. However, I feel that taking bed
  rest is most over rated and the biggest myth.
  And, the type of bed rest that doesnt allow you
  to lay your feet on ground except loo breaks is a
  complete no-no.
• Post an hour of my embryo transfer I was resting
  on the couch of clinics lobby when my doctor
  came and said, Mam, you feeling fine.
• I said, Yes
• Then go home, mam, the doctor said.

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• You should take it slow till 72 hours post embryo
  transfer but beyond that there is actually no
  need unless you have a peculiar medical condition
  or has been advised by doctors. Most of the time
  it is our parents, especially mothers and MIL who
  live by the miracles that bed rest has done in
  cases of infertility. Trust me, most parents will
  emphasize on how so and so took bed rest and they
  became mothers. Thus, taking unto themselves the
  responsibility of doing everything. Just because
  you conceived after a lot of struggle it doesnt
  mean that they need to over pamper you. Dont
  allow Pakeezah type of situation  Yeh haseen
  pao zameen pe mat rakhey. Educate your parents
  about this in a diplomatic way.

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• Will you believe if I say that during my first
  IVF cycle, I too, like most of you blindly
  followed anything and everything? I too, took the
  only loo-break third degree torture type of bed
  rest, and my IVF failed. However, in my second
  IVF attempt I resumed office after a week break
  and I sailed through happily. Well, it might be
  just a happy coincidence too. But the failure of
  first IVF cycle got me thinking on what went
  wrong. And, one of the things that didnt work in
  my favour was excessive bed rest for I was
  constantly thinking about, Will it, Will it not,
  succeed?

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• This was building anxiety and stress. I had
  nothing else to do except stare at the fan. I was
  feeding my over active brain with negative and
  anxious thoughts. What if IVF fails? I was
  nagging God to his sanitys limit, threatening
  him, cajoling him, and using all the tricks in my
  emotional shelf.
• Listen to your body as you are the best judge.
  Dont tire yourself. Engage your mind creatively.
  It is all a mind game. Keep your mind busy
  somewhere and stay happy then the mind will stay
  calm and composed. Paint, sing (dont dance
  please), write, read, knit, go to a spa, enjoy a
  romantic dinner do whatever makes you happy.
  Avoid, too much time on computer and mobile.
  There are harmful rays and there is a scientific
  logic behind it. Again, I said too much time not
  that you shun off your laptops and mobiles
  completely. Balance is the key to success.

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• If your doctor has specifically prescribed bed
  rest then do that but avoid the only loo break
  type even then . Take it easy. You can always
  read, meditate, get a head spa or colour mandala
  books. The point here is to have a balanced
  approach and engage your mind positively without
  tiring your body too much.

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