Massage before FET a good idea?

[Mommyagain]

I am going in for a massage feb2 & 7 my projected transfer date is feb8. Anyone else do massages beforehand and have good results? Is it a good idea?

 

[chellesama]

I didn't do anything special before transfers, but I can't imagine it would hurt anything. Just remember to drink a lot after the massage. Our lymphatic systems can be a little sluggish and the massage helps to bring a lot of toxins into it to be got rid of, so drink and pee, drink and pee, as the therapist I saw during pregnancy said.

It took me a while to relax during a massage because I'm just not used to being touched (single surrogate, here!) but I felt absolutely great afterwards! Enjoy and good luck with the transfer!!!!

 

[Mommyagain]

Thank you!

Can I ask you how many u/s's you had before your actual transfer? I only have one scheduled for FEB4...I am hoping everything is ok so my transfer date isn't pushed back. I just got to wondering if it was normal to only have one appt scheduled like that and them saying my FET date should be FEB8.

 

[chellesama]

I had two, sort of. The first was on day 3 of my cycle, and it was just to make sure that I was actually having a period since I was coming directly off a failed fresh cycle. The second, on day 10, was to check the lining, do the mock transfer, and since they were in there anyway they do a little endo scratch by wiggling the trail transfer catheter around a bit.

I had the same with the fresh donor cycle - one on day 3, the other just a few days before transfer. Since my ovaries weren't being stimulated, I didn't have to go through as many as with my own cycle.

I'm not certain how many places skip the day 3 check since all it should show is a very thin lining that you might still be shedding; I wouldn't be surprised if quite a few did. The later check is the important one, and mine showed an intermediate striation patter, not the triple layer they hope for, so don't worry about that part if they mention it.

 

[Mommyagain]

I really enjoyed the massage and will be doing it again the day before FET. It was a little weird being touched like that by a complete stranger. lol...