Before I knew when my transfer was going to be, I had planned a hiking holiday with a girlfriend where I would be carrying a 30kg backpacks for days on end. After we got the date for the transfer, I asked my OB about the hiking/backpack carrying, and he said that it was fine to still do it. But I ended up cancelling the trip as I just didn't feel comfortable about it. As it turned out, since I didn't go on holidays I stayed at work, and ended up moving offices and carrying hugely heavy boxes for a few days. My embies didn't stick, and though it's unlikey to have been caused by the heavy lifting, I will never know for certain. I wish I had taken a few days off, read a few books, seen a few movies, had lunch with friends ... kept myself occupied and relaxed, but not doing any strenuous activity.