Couples’ dream of attaining parenthood are affected by various factors. Infertility has become a common struggle for many couples. With proper guidance and medications you can overcome this issue. In this technology world, you can access many advanced treatments that can make your dream into reality.
Among those, IVF is the most common fertility treatment. In IVF, embryo transfer is a crucial process because the fertilized embryo is injected directly into the uterus. After the process of embryo transfer, you must follow some guidance given by your doctor and wait at least 10-14 days to gain a positive result.
In this blog, here are some analysis that you can follow easily in your daily life for a successful embryo transfer.
Measures to take after embryo transfer to increase success
1. Stay Hydrated
Normally, drinking plenty of water makes more magic in your body. After the embryo treatment, you need to consume extra one litre compared to normal days. You may think why do you need to drink more water than usual? But, when you know the benefits, it motivates you to drink more water.
Staying hydrated improves blood circulation in your body. During IVF therapy, you may be given numerous medications to boost fertility, which require more water to dissolve and absorb in your body.
Here are some tips to drink water frequently:
- Always have a one-litre water bottle near you.
- Buy a motivational water bottle as the words in the bottle may motivate you to drink more. Set an alarm for drinking water.
- It is not compulsory to drink only plain water. You can drink detox water, fresh juices, and coconut water to keep you hydrated.
Plan for a healthy diet
Eating is a habit for everyone. However, eating healthy has become a passion for many in the current decade. Avoid eating everything you have, hoping that it will boost your health. Consuming too much junk food during or after embryo transfer is very bad as it can damage your health.
Have a daily diet plan. Add your favorite fruits and vegetables as it can enhance your health. Eat more sprouts and nuts. It is not compulsory to eat sprouts directly. You can make healthy smoothies by combining nuts and can make sprout salad, sprout dosa, etc..
Avoid preserved foods where the chemicals such as Citric acid, Nitrite, and Benzoic acid hurts your health. Stay away from sugary and refrigerated foods. Replace it with sugarless cookies, jams, and cereals made of food.
If you are confused about what to eat and what not, ask for suggestions from your fertility doctor.
Get enough sleep
Sleeping is necessary for everyone. Normally, it is recommended to get at least 7-8 hours of sleep which is good for their health. Researchers found that women with low quality sleep have less chance of getting pregnant, whereas women who sleep for 7-8 hours have a very mild issue that can be cured soon.
Before starting your day, schedule what to do first, as it helps you save time and makes you go to bed earlier. Eat dinner at least an hour before going to bed. This can improve your digestion system in long term.
Listen to your favorite music before you sleep as it can help to keep your mind relaxed. Avoid screening time on TV, laptop, or mobile phone for one hour before going to bed as the EMF radiation present in the screen may affect your mental health and reduce mindful sleeping.
Concentrate on 7-8 hours with a proper position of sleep, which aids embryo development, rather than more, as it harms both physical and psychological wellness.
Do easy exercises
Having a habit of doing exercise regularly helps you to maintain a healthy body. But after the embryo transfer do not stretch so much as it may lead to a negative track instead of pregnancy. Concentrate on light exercise such as mild walking, and doing simple household work. Don’t do any forceful exercise as it damages the uterus and directly affects the embryo.
Take medicine daily
Always try to consume medicines as prescribed by your fertility doctor regularly. It has a huge impact on your treatment and helps you to attain a positive outcome. Medications such as
- Doxycycline – to prevent infection after the embryo transfer.
- Prednisolone pills – a type of steroid used to cure infertility.
- Heparin – helps to increase the blood flow in the uterus,
are advised by the physicians to take after the embryo treatment.
Do stress relief activities
After the transfer of the embryo, most women will face a lot of stress because of worrying about the result. Stress is a damaging factor because it produces Cortisol hormone which is a primary hormone that affects the reproductive system.
Do mind-relaxing activities such as listening to music, reading books, hearing stories, sketching, painting, gardening, and some simple household chores that might not produce stress.
Take a warm bath or shower before you go to sleep as it helps your body to relax and do meditation for at least 5 minutes as it helps to concentrate on your work and reduces stress.
Take care of yourself
Don’t forget to take care of yourself after IVF treatment since it is a very crucial phase in your life. Stay with positive thoughts as it will lift you up for a successful path.
If you feel any negative vibrations in your surroundings, get out of those and make yourself positive. Avoid taking pregnancy tests to know the result soon, as it takes a minimum of 10 days to know the accurate result.
Do what you like and pamper yourself for simple things. Don’t panic for simple things and make yourself suffer. Handle with ease. Enjoy these two weeks and wait with hope for a positive result.
Avoid high temperatures
Do not take heated temperature foods such as grilled, deep fried food as the meat in the heat contains components of heterocyclic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Avoid taking hot baths or showers as the high temperature helps to increase the blood flow in other parts of the body which reduces the blood flow in the uterus. But keep your uterus in a warm condition by giving a warmness through hot pads as it helps to circulate the blood flow.
Conclusion
A successful pregnancy will always not depend only on fertility treatment. After the process of embryo treatment, take rest for 3-4 hours as it is recommended by doctors. However, you need to follow some of the activities that result in a positive pregnancy. It is a golden time in your life, enjoy it and hope for positive results.
It is recommended to drink 2-3 litres of water daily. Drinking plain water may bores to you. Instead try in the form of detox water, fresh juices, and coconut water.
After the treatment of the embryo, take 3-4 hours of bed rest. However, if you reach home no need to take full bed rest. Do some easy activities that keep your body active.
