What is/was your post-transfer protocol?

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Hi everyone!  My FET is on Wednesday, so I started the pio a few days ago, along with my auto-immune protocol, and staying on the 3x daily estrogen. 
After my transfer, I have to be on modified bedrest for 48 hrs (no standing for over 20 minutes), and then still take it easy until there’s a heartbeat (no sex, no lifting things, and no cardio that gets me to 120 heart-rate).
Are/were your directions similar?  I kind of remember maybe Mama saying it was bedrest, but not most others?
I’d only been working from home since covid started, and now I’m starting work every morning w a 3yo (basically chasing him around his classroom to prevent him from hitting/grabbing peers, though my specialty isn’t the behaviors so much as the social-emotional development or social skills w that age range, and usually I work with older kids and groups so not much chasing), so I’m super glad to have my transfer 5 days before I start instead of having to take off a few days the week I start. Now I’m also a little nervous about it overall, but the nurse said it should be ok so long as it’s not the few days after transfer.  And it’s only 3 hrs a day then the rest my normal job currently on zoom.
Thanks!

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Both of my FET’s called for
Bed rest the day of and day after. Basically getting up to pee or eat. No coughing or laughing or going up/down stairs. For my second FET it was a bit harder not to carry my baby who is 20 pounds. I was able to avoid it day of FET but day after to date, I have lifted him (from a squatting position when needed; which is basically a lot). No sex, no high impact exercise (same as you). 
I’m 5 weeks now. 😀

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Take it easy the day of transfer, then business as usual afterwards:) I didn’t have any restrictions at all!

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I was told to lay on the couch the day of transfer and then to just take it easy after that.

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Hello! First I want to congratulate you and wish you the best during this journey!!
I had a fresh transfer and was not put on any bed rest or anything. I was told to spend the day just relaxing and taking it easy, no increasing of my heart rate but told I could do regular daily activities such as washing dishes, taking my dog on a walk, playing with my daughter, etc. I have my first beta tomorrow (13dp5dt) and have been doing everything like normal, only thing I haven’t done is have intercourse with my husband as I was told contractions of the uterus from orgasm could interfere with implantation. 
Goodluck xo.

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Hey sandy, my clinic had no restrictions at all really. I went pee literally a minute after the transfer because I was bursting, and ended up going for about a 30 min walk within the same hour because all of the restaurants that we planned on going to were closed due to covid. I took it pretty easy for the rest of the day and resumed normal activity (except i skipped working out until I was about 7 weeks). I would go for walks pretty much daily though!
A lot of clinics believe in movement as it helps to promote blood flow, but some clinics believe in bedrest as well. Honestly at the end of the day, I think it's what will make you feel better because I think ultimately, if it's going to work it's going to work and there's not much we can do to influence it short of running a marathon or something. Good luck!

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My doctor just said to relax as much as I could, told my husband to take over big the house chores until my beta 😜 I gladly took that one seriously.

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I was told I could do normal activities (nothing major), but I didn't. It was my second transfer and after the first one failed, I decided to just rest after for two days. After that, I went food shopping and did my normal daily activities (without over doing it). Only thing they said was no baths. I'm currently 23 weeks, so something worked this time. Good luck! Take it easy and try not to over think.

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I just had to take it easy 24 hours after retrieval. After that they said do not pick up anything heavy, no cardio, no sex, no squats, be careful about bending over, etc. I’m currently 5weeks 2 days. I’ll be on progesterone until 11 weeks of pregnancy. I wish you the best of luck! 😊

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My re had me take it easy the day of transfer (but did not recommend bed rest and in fact said to go for a short light walk), including no lifting my 22 lb 16 month old at the time.  After the first day I was allowed to return to my normal activity including lifting my child.  I tried to limit lifting her the day after transfer as well, but wasn’t very successful.  I’m now 15w1d.

What is/was your post-transfer protocol?

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