sex and the TWW

[dusty]

Well DH is most happy to hear I am up for it, and he will be even happier when I tell him about your replies

Thanks ladies, not something I have felt like doing before but this whole donor cycle/FET puts a different spin on how I feel - no huge amount of hormones doing crazy things to my head...
xx

[kasam]

I know the "deed" has probably been done but we have been told by our clinic no sex during the first week. I am not sure whether it is for the reason of infection of just for the fact that our clinic does not promote multiple births until you are over say 37. The above is very interesting lol

I also can't have a bath, go swimming, use tampons (not that I am wanting to use them!!!!) "due to infection". Swimming would have been nice over the weekend as it was so hot but oh well!

[briggsy's girl]

kasam i think some of it relates to whether it's a fresh transfer (so you've had EPU - and increased hormones, increased chance of infection following EPU) - or frozen (or in Dusty's case a medicated cycle with no EPU due to donor cycle). none of our paperwork explicitly said no DTD for any period of time, but post EPU, i don't think most people would want to anyway!

[dusty]

yep 'deed' is done and was absolutely fine and felt really safe and comforting.

i admit i have never felt like it after an EPU during the TWW. I was reading that some clinics have a no sex policy for the TWW and others don't worry from 24 hours after ET. I also heard that some believe it is helpful to DTD just before ET (morning of or evening before) as semen can 'prime' the uterus for acceptance of the embryo. Perhaps others know more about this than me.

[briggsy's girl]

when it comes to IUI's, we were recommended to DTD same night or next day. also it was suggested not to abstain before FET but i can't remember why.... i know i could never bring myself to do anything night before cos of the "what if there is some there during transfer" factor - ewwwwww, but 24 hours before we always did. even for IUI's, we dtd most times that morning without DH being able to finish - cos i read somewhere orgasm helps to prime the uterus too... go figure!

i have read so much now, i just can't remember what i read where!

[grub17]

TMI WARNING

i've got a sex and tww question... dtd and hubby noticed things had "tightened up'' quite substantially. arhm. anyway. just wondering if that is the crinone gel's doing? BT tomorrow hopefully for some good news so if i'm UTD, would that be a cause?

any help/advice/knowledge appreciated.

[dusty]

Hayley, I am really not sure hun, but I do know that I have also noticed a tightening but I am also still on progesterone support (pessaries after using crinone in the TWW). I hope someone else may be able to cast a bit more light on it.