Is rest necessary after embryo transfer?
From this blog we want to answer and clarify the main doubts you have during an assisted reproduction treatment. And one of the questions that you ask us the most is about himThe steps you should take after an embryo transfer. For this reason, we have asked Paqui Pizarro, IVI Madrid Nursing Consultation Coordinator, to answer all the aspects related to the post-transfer moment in this post. We hope it answers all your questions, and if not, you already know, contact us!
The day has finally arrived when we look forward to the transfer of our embryo! It is a very special moment after a path that is not always easy, with small obstacles, which has caused us not only physical wear but also emotional and we want to take care of it with great care and that nothing we do can harm it so that we can fulfill our dream: being mothers and forming our family.
In the middle of these feelings Of illusion, hope and happiness, we are confronted with a series of questions that generate fear, anxiety, and increase our stress level, and therefore, they will not let us enjoy those days before knowing the result: the time of the beta wait seems eternal, so we are going to give you some recommendations that can alleviate those fears and reduce that nervousness that on the other hand we understand to be normal, but if we succeed … Our well-being will increase!
Main questions after embryo transfer
The questions that come to mind in most of you after performing the embryo transfer by the doctor are:
- ¿Do I need to rest after my transfer?
- Can my embryo fall off if I move right away?
- Will I be able to walk, go to work …?
- Do I stay at home?
- Can I do some sport?
I have to tell you and confirm that the scientific studies carried out so far and the scientific evidence they do not show that rest increases the pregnancy rate.
Therefore, resting after embryo transfer There’s no need.
How long do I wait to get up after the transfer?
Yes it is true that after the procedure Our recommendation is to keep a rest in the living room or room of about 15 minutes, but mainly because it’s your moment, You need those minutes of intimacy, as a couple or alone, but minutes that are yours and you can thus relax after surely a few previous days of many nerves, now he’s with you and we’re going to take care of ourselves.
We can get up after that approximate time, go to the bathroom without fear that our embryo may “get off” and lose it and take our car or other means of transport, there is no contraindication for this. Your embryo is strong and it is not going to detach so easily from the uterus, her little house, now, is very protected from external factors.
What can I do the days after the transfer?
Well, the way to wear and enjoy the best we can of these days before taking the pregnancy test is going to be as simple as have a normal life. Yes it is.
Keep our daily routine will help us create a more favorable environment Mainly on a mental and emotional level, but also recommended on a physical level.
Tips after embryo transfer
- Although we should not reduce our daily activities that we had been doing before the transfer of our embryo, we should try do not make efforts that involve an abdominal impact. The ovaries can bother you, the neck of the vagina is now more vascular and together with vaginal progesterone you can stain a little.
- Sports are not contraindicated, but we must avoid extreme sports, of impact or very prolonged. Can practice gentle exercises and moderate that will help us to be more relaxed and don’t think too muchThinking a lot is not good and we already know how our mind travels….
- Do not pick up or move objects that are heavy. But if we can take for example a shopping bag, carry a small suitcase or take our little one if we have more children.
- Your common sense must prevail. If my knee hurts, I will not jump, because in this case we will also avoid anything that involves intense effort and that can cause abdominal pain or small uterine contractions that we must avoid.
- Walking, going to work, driving or traveling are activities that we can continue to do if there is no medical criterion that contraindicates it.
- Walk it will also help improve blood circulation, including that of the uterus and clear our mind.
- The bed or the sofa: to sleep and rest, NOT to do continuous rest.
The most important thing after an embryo transfer
Not feel guilty of anything, For better or for worse, implantation will depend on factors unrelated to rest or not that you do, your embryo is in the uterus and you must BE POSITIVE.
Encourage everyone And don’t let fears or what they tell us about staying in bed or lying down for the transfer to be successful get in the way of your activities and daily routine. It is not necessary, no studies support these claims.
Go for a walk, do moderate exercise if you feel like it, keep your mind busy, take time and enjoy. If you take care of yourself, you take care of him, you already put everything on your part and you are going to do very well, the rest will not depend only on you, so let us avoid as much as possible staying still or at rest, surely that still generates you more anxiety and what we want is precisely the opposite.
I hope I have helped you and have transmitted you some more tranquility and security With these recommendations, after one of the most important, special and exciting moments of your treatment: the transfer of your embryos, and thus be able to enjoy those days as you deserve.
Thanks a lot
Paqui Pizarro Castaño
Nursing consultation coordinator
IVI Madrid Clinic
