I exercised throughout my twin pregnancy (albeit w/ significantly less exertion as I got into the third trimester.)

I routinely had a higher BP from the pregnancy itself but the only time that was an issue was in a hot dressing room trying on bras for breastfeeding!

The exercise was important for me mentally, and I think also REALLY helped me physically w/ carrying the twins and recovering easily from the c-section.

I'm not an athlete, I'm fairly overweight, and middle-aged, but it still really helped.

Good luck OP.

Anonymous wrote:NP here. What about after a positive beta? What are the recommendations regarding exercise in early pregnancy post IVF? Just planning ahead (wishful thinking)!

Was always told it was fine to exercise again once pregnant (assuming you had been exercising before) but not to get Heart rate above 140, which seems pretty low. I have no idea where that 140HR number comes from (seems very random and doesn't account for fitness level at all), but since I'm not an Olympic athlete I just slowed down a bit (let myself get my HR up above 140 but not above 160, and called it day. I did heed doc's advice not to play impact sports and DH refused to let me continue to ride a bike for fear of falling.

my SGF nurse told me it is okay to exercise but she said exercising is now for leisure. No high impact exercises or hot yoga. I was interested in exercising like OP but I find the enlarged ovaries so uncomfortable that I waited for a few days before returning to gym.

Anonymous wrote:NP here. What about after a positive beta? What are the recommendations regarding exercise in early pregnancy post IVF? Just planning ahead (wishful thinking)!

I can't remember exactly, but for some reason 6 weeks post transfer is sticking out in my mind. I thought I would go crazy but I had extreme fatigue my first trimester (I couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without taking a break) so I didnt start back up until 9 weeks later. Once I started back up, I worked out 4-5 times a week until I delivered but could never do high impact.

NP here. What about after a positive beta? What are the recommendations regarding exercise in early pregnancy post IVF? Just planning ahead (wishful thinking)!

Anonymous wrote:OP here .. SG... they did advise against it, advice I ignored during early stim phases, but as soon as follicles started to grow and increase in number, i basically stopped, and only did spin and swim for a bit (now i don't even feel like i want to do those). just wondering when i can run and do other/different stuff again really.

Why risk it? I walked between ER and ET and then didn't do anything, including walking, until I did a home test since SG's betas are ridiculously far out.

OP here .. SG... they did advise against it, advice I ignored during early stim phases, but as soon as follicles started to grow and increase in number, i basically stopped, and only did spin and swim for a bit (now i don't even feel like i want to do those). just wondering when i can run and do other/different stuff again really.

PP again. Fwiw, Shady Grove (and the clinics I cycled with) advised against exercise right after transfer. From Shady Grove website:

Can women travel or exercise during this time?
We tell all of our patients to be careful during the first five days after their treatment. Additionally, they should refrain from sexual intercourse and engage in only very minimal or no exercise. It’s precautionary as some of these activities may cause uterine contractions that might impair the implantation process. There’s also a greater risk during that time of ovarian issues arising, since the ovaries are often slightly enlarged at that point. After those first few days, patients may return to exercise, but we still ask that they avoid high impact activities

Whoa, what clinic are you with? High-impact exercise is a no-no during stims at nearly every clinic because your ovaries are enlarged.

"Some exercise is acceptable during in-vitro fertilization treatment, but as the IVF treatment cycle progresses, only low impact exercise (such as walking) is recommended. The ovaries may become enlarged from the fertility medications, and high impact exercise may put you at risk for ovarian torsion, a condition in which the ovary can twist on itself. This is a very rare but serious side effect."

I lay low for the day of the transfer and resumed everything normal (including exercising) the next day.

I did this on all my transfer days, and only the last one (where I was probably the most blase about everything) suceeded.

Good luck.

Hi everyone, I feel so bloated now during stim that it's hard to keep up my typical routine (especially running or high impact classes), am scheduled for retrieval Monday (hopefully!), and wondering when I can get back on the horse.