I continue everything as normal, within reason. Obviously no mountain climbing or anything too strenuous, but I continue to work (unless a transfer falls in school holidays) and do my normal thing if I'm feeling up to it. If I'm too tired to cope with something, then I don't do it. I've fallen pg with an embryo transfer in the middle of the busiest time as a teacher, and again fallen pg with an embryo transfer and the TWW completely in holidays. I really don't think it makes any difference just so long as you don't go overboard with anything.

I have found that I cope mentally and emotionally much better with the transfers that happen while I'm working rather than the ones on holidays. I need the distraction. Like BG I also make the appropriate diet modifications. Every day at work this year I have eaten a chicken salad wrap bought from the school canteen. It's going to be tricky explaining away my reason for stopping that when I return to work tomorrow!

What I'm doing with this transfer is going to be dictated by my process of recovery from EPU. It's my first fresh transfer, and I really don't bounce back from anaesthetics and other procedures terribly quickly!

In summary - tell your family to butt out and mind their own beeswax (probably a good idea to acknowledge that they do mean well at the time!), just do what you feel comfortable doing, and if it's something you're not comfortable with, then don't. I figure there's no point doing something for the TWW if you're not prepared to maintain that for the entire nine months!

BW