I had a 4 yr old at home, and she was home for the summer, and I wanted to sit down desperately and not move. I had someone take care of her during the morning, but within hrs of being home I was full on with her, and cried from the stress of not being able to just kick my feet up. DH had to go to work. Within 3 days I was picking her up and resumed all household activities the next day and had mentally told myself ivf wasn't going to work....but I was wrong! In fact about 6days post transfer I did one ona stick and got a negative, cried inconsolably, went to the mall bought a huge ass area rug and carried it to my car and into my family room convinced I was out!

Also friend who is a Chiro, and basically slams her body into others for a living went to work that day and got a positive. I was 32, she was 29.

a study done in Egypt found that women who were on bed rest for 24 hours following a transfer had a lower success rate compared to those who returned to their usual routine. Some believe that bed rest can actually be detrimental because it prevents normal fluctuations in heart rate and blood flow.

IVF Success Rates are not affected

In 1988, a report was published calling into question the logic of bedrest after IVF. The arguement was that since the uterus is tilted in the body, that in the upright or standing position, the uterus is almost horizontal. It made more sence, then to have an IVF patient stand rather than lie down. when this IVF group then encouraged patients to get up after an embryo transfer, their pregnancy rates actually increased!

Another study used ultrasound to study the issue. During an IVF embryo transfer, there are air bubbles present in the transfer cather that are visible on ultrasound. After the embryo transfer is completed, these air bubbles can be seen in the uterus. It was found that when patients are asked to stand immediately after the embryo transfer, the position of the air bubble (and by extension the embryos) do not move.

In the modern are, there are two times in which bedrest has been recommended:
Immediately upon performing the embryo transfer

After the patient is discharged and goes home. Lasting from some specified amount of time from a few days to a few weeks


Two IVF studies from the United Kingdom have addressed this issue. In both studies, no effect of bedrest could be detected on IVF success rates.

This month, another study was published in the journal Fertility and Sterility. In this study, 406 patients were given the option to rest or not after the IVF embryo transfer. Of these women, 167 decided to get up immediately and 239 decided to stay for 1 hour’s bed rest. The results are not surprising. Pregnancy rates did not differ between the groups: 41 out of 167 (24.55%) in the group that got up immediately and 51 out of 239 (21.34%) in the bed-rest group.

CCRM says 48 hours bedrest, and it has one of the best success rates in the us

They'll give you specific instructions on the day of your transfer. Generally they tell you to avoid going up and down stairs and to lay flat on your back or sitting up with your legs in front of you for 24 hours.

My RE at SG told me to take it easy for 24 hours after my transfer. I stayed at home that day but did regular stuff (DH took toddler DS out of the house). The next day, I took my then 2yo to a pumpkin festival - ran around, carried him. My twin girls are about to turn 3!

Anonymous wrote:I was at SG and did six embryo transfers. No idea if this was a coincidence or not, but the two that worked were the ones where I really tried to follow the 24 hours of bedrest. I had bought into the idea that bedrest doesn't really matter, people get pregnant all the time without any bedrest, etc., but that's how things played out for me. To the extent your doctor recommends it and you are able to do it, why not give you it your best shot? Good luck!

What do you mean by bedrest? I took the day off, spent a lot of time on the couch with my laptop, and was generally lazy (no walks, no housework, etc.) but I did cook dinner, get up and walk around, etc. I guess I've never understood the difference between betrest and lazing around. I mean, at the very least you have to get up to pee, right?

I was at SG and did six embryo transfers. No idea if this was a coincidence or not, but the two that worked were the ones where I really tried to follow the 24 hours of bedrest. I had bought into the idea that bedrest doesn't really matter, people get pregnant all the time without any bedrest, etc., but that's how things played out for me. To the extent your doctor recommends it and you are able to do it, why not give you it your best shot? Good luck!

I was at SG and they did tell me to rest and try to stay off my feet for 24 hours. However, I could sit up, sit on the couch, etc. After my fourth failed transfer, one of the nurses told me to lie on my back with a pillow under my legs. Frankly, it was a little tortuous for 24 hours, but DD is now 4 months - so totally worth it.

No bed rest withSG. Research shows it makes no difference.

Didn't use SG, but I didn't do any bed rest after transfer.

SGF said 24 hrs, but then RE said it really wasn't necessary. I was sorry I didn't stay home the next day because I had really, really bad cramping and had to go home anyway and then the FET did not work. That was probably not the reason why, but who knows. It's one day ... stay home if you can.

I was at CSA, we were told no need to rest at all after a FET. I took the day off from work, I thought I should. It is really up to you.

Yes it's 24 hours bedrest after a transfer. Good luck!

I'm at CFA but they just say to take it easy the 24hours after.

I could wait until Monday and ask the nurse, but I wanted to get an idea of how long they required bed rest after an IVF transfer. I'm sure many of you ladies can help me out! ; )
Thanks!