Ideas for 4 days of bed rest after Embryo Transfer

Any suggestions for activities while on bed rest would be appreciated!
My doctor is pretty strict. I have to do 4 days of bed rest after the egg transfer.
I am thinking about:
Putting together some photo albums
Reading a Harry Potter book
Giving myself a pedicure
Watching the soprano’s-I forget the last season I saw but I should have [...]

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Getting ready for the Egg Retrieval

Estridol rising and follicles growing nicely. I am getting ready for the egg retreival.
I had my blood and ultrasound today. It should be soon. I am cycle day 11.
H had a hundred miler bike ride scheduled for next weekend. Looks like he’ll be able to do it. He [...]

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Paralyzer by Finger Eleven Music Video and Lyrics

Paralyzer
I hold on so nervously
To me and my drink
I wish it was cooling me
But so far, has not been good
It’s been shitty
And I feel awkward, as I should
This club has got to be
The most pretentious thing
Since I thought you and me
Well I am imagining
A dark lit place
Or your place or my [...]

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Evolution of Dance

I LOVE THIS VIDEO. OMG! I can’t believe it’s been out a year and I just found it. Thanks Maddie. I’ve already watched it twice. It’s making me want to do the sprinkler, shopper and lawn mower!
LOVE IT.
Can’t wait for evolution of dance remix.

Here is Justin’s official [...]

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One more complaint: CONSTIPATION!!!!

WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS TOO MUCH INFORMATION. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Migraine + percocet + prenatal vit with iron= feeling as though there is a pole stuck up my ass

I had cramps off and on for two days but sitting on the toilet was unproductive. Then on Wed, I had cramps for 1 1/2 [...]

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Need a little extra support?

Everyone knows how stressful IVF can be. Support is very important.
(See earlier post for Migraine)
Day 4 IVF cycle:
I have an appointment for an anesthesia consult at the clinic were the Egg Retrieval and the Transfer will take place.
As I am getting dressed, H is sitting on the bed and we [...]

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Migraines Suck

This is what happened the day before my first IVF cycle started.
Day 3 1/2 of the migraine, I ended up in the ER Friday at 1:30am. I hadn’t yet started the injections of Follistim or Lupron (thank god-I think it would have intensified it). I called my PCP around noon and never got [...]

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Starting an Short Cycle Lupron

I started my first IVF cycle with
Follistim injection 1 x a night
and Lupron 2 x a day
I am injecting myself and this is day three. So far so good. No problems it is much easier then I thought.
I go in for blood and ultrasound two days from now.
I still have a headache [...]

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Day 1 Period (yah!)/Migraine Day 2(nay?)

Yeah! Its day 1 of my cycle. I start injecting tomorrow to prepare for the egg retrieval and transfer or IVF.
I started to feel a migraine two nights ago. I suffered all day yesterday and still today.
I am in migraine hell.
I cannot take motrin. I called the doctor [...]

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Somebody help

We had the rug pulled out from us. I am scrambling. I am calling in the troops today trying to get help. I have a couple contacts. Life is about to change. I am not ready.

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