January 30, 2016

My IVF timetable & supplement regime

I took a break from all supplements apart from my multivitamin since our last unsuccessful cycle in September. I find when I'm taking them, it's really difficult to take a mental break from TTC - I am reminded daily.

I started up again in December sometime I think, so it's only been around 6-8 weeks. I planned to get back into IVF in March so I would have a good 3 months to get my system back in shape & give the supplements time to kick in. But a work opportunity has come up from March onwards which will make it difficult to take time off for procedures. So, we're jumping right back in now. Here's our draft timetable for the full stim cycle:

* Feb 2 (CD21) - begin taking Progynova 2mg twice a day

* Feb 12 - go in for a blood test & pick up my other medications (Gonal-f & Cetrotide), if all is well, start morning Gonal-f (FSH) injections

* Feb 16 - begin morning Cetrotide injections

* Feb 19 - follicle scans & blood test

* Feb ?? - Trigger injection tba

* Feb 22 - estimated week of egg collection

And here's what supplements I'm taking:

* Elevit multivitamins- 1 daily
* Fish oil - 1500mg once daily
* Probiotics - broad spectrum 35 billion once daily
* CoQ10 - 150mg once daily
* Iron + C (GP put me on these as I was pretty low & exhausted)

I'm trying to up my protein intake, more salads, less sugar (difficult!) aaaaand.... I'm back on full fat organic milk. I went dairy free about 12 months ago due to bad acne (definitely helped) but I wonder if that's hindering my fertility these days? We'll see if that helps.

5 comments:

  1. When I tried acupuncture the lady told me I should cut out dairy completely to help fertility! Not sure why that would make a difference.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I find cheese gives me bad acne! Definitely noticed an improvement when I cut down.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Yes I've read that dairy can hinder fertility by causing inflammation.. but have also read a study that suggests it helps embryos "stick" in women 40+ so who bloody knows?! All I know is I was consuming tonnes of it when I conceived my little man.. & since I went off it - beautiful skin but a loooong string of BFNs! I think cheese is my nemesis, but how I love it!!

    ReplyDelete
  4. wishing you all the best for this round. looking forward to reading through your blog xx

    ReplyDelete

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.