Exercise during treatment.

[Hope85]

Hi all! Starting my first round of ivf in April 😬 At the moment I go to the gym 3-4 times a week & do classes do you think I should stop once I start treatment? Xx

[emmab178]

Hi

You can ask at your clinic. Mine said nothing except gentle exercise like yoga pilates walking etc. They also allowed swimming up to EC.

[Buffy21]

I used to exercise 5-6times weekly sometimes 2xdaily. My body fat very low and I genuinely believe thats what stopped me conceiving naturally. When I started injections I changed from cardio to do my gentle exercise like swimming Pilates and walking. It was very difficult but I did it. After transfer you ate told not to swim so cut it out too. It paid off as currently 8 wks pregnant!!!😲

I also googled it and the advise is to cut it down especially hard cardio and running.xx

[72cloud9 in reply to Buffy21]

I was going to start running again this week having put on a heap of weight with last treatment! Is running ok up until treatment starts again? My FET is end of May so thought I have a good number of weeks ti get fit again if I can run?

[Buffy21 in reply to 72cloud9]

Yes before treatment is fine. As long as you don't train obsessively like I used to exercise is good for you and they say weight loss good too for fertility. It's just about hitting the right balance I think.xx

[72cloud9 in reply to Buffy21]

Thanks Hun-yeah don't see me getting to in to it-it's a miracle I even get my running shoes on!! But I feel bloaty & horrid right now which isn't helping me have a positive state of mind so need to take some action x

[Buffy21 in reply to 72cloud9]

I was sick this morning and have been feeling dreadful today but I still dragged myself to Legs Bums n Tums tonight. Got to admit doing cruches and Russian twist wasn't my favourites and I burped throughout!Not nice for fellow people in class!But I feel better for it xx

[72cloud9 in reply to Buffy21]

I admire your determination lol!! X

[SeniorPhipps]

Hi Hope, I'm on my first round of ICSI on the long protocol.

Up until today I didn't feel the need to stop exercising (2-3 days a week, fairly intense) - in fact I found it helped with the lethargy the down reg drugs induced - although I've had to control some headaches with paracetamol and lots of water.

I started the simulation drugs on Fri and it is this stage that you are told to avoid impact exercise - not only could you find it uncomfortable/painful with your ovaries getting so large but I believe there is a risk of them twisting.

However, I continued with exercise until today because I felt fine and I need exercise for my sanity. I've now started to feel quite bloated, yucky and sore; particularly when being too active (digging and carrying stuff in the allotment!). So I'll be sticking to walking until my ovaries start to feel like mine again!

I wish you all the best for your journey xx

[Hope85]

Thank you so much for your advice!

Good luck ladies xxx

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Thanks for bringing this up Hope, I've been meaning to ask about this too - I'm starting Round #2 in April and last time cut down on exercise from the start of my down reg drugs, but felt I could have comfortably carried on for longer - I agree with the post below that you'll want to cut down when you start stims and I wouldn't advise anything except gentle walking after egg collection. Good luck and keep us posted! xxx

[KiraJean]

Hi Hope,

Once my treatment was in its later stages, I didn't feel like doing too much vigorous exercise because I was so bloated and my ovaries were so big. After EC, I just rested, but now in my 2WW I have started doing gentle exercise again. Lots of walking basically.

Hope it all goes well for you

[Hope85]

Thank you ladies! Think I'm going to carry on like normal then at the gym and then just see what my body tells me once I treatment starts. Xxx