A new year and a new 'be-healthy' plan!! What works??

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Ok so I said last night was the last night for drinking. NO MORE ALCOHOL!!!! Also had a few cigarettes last night and that is the end to that for me too now!!! I am always taking my folic acid tablets. What else can I do now to get ready for my next ivf cycle (down regging in February)??? Any tips???
 
I would say healthy, balanced diet, multi-vits, lots of water etc. I've been having acupuncture for about a year and really love it, so think that's a good thing to do as well to prepare your body and relax. I just bought Zita West's book on assisted conception and she talks about preparing for IVF by detoxing and going for something called lymphatic drainage massage, which is meant to help get rid of toxins and cleanse the body. Depends on how far you want to go though! I'm thinking about it, but tend to agree with DH when he says that some people are certainly making a lot of money out of this infertility lark. I always say I'll try anything once...For my first icsi I just took multi-vits and did acupuncture and it didn't work, so I might give the funny sounding massage a go next time just to see what it's like!
 
Where can I buy The Zita west book??? That massage thing sounds strange!!! Can u get it done in a beauty salon place??? I am going for acupuncture on the 11th of January and prob every week after that!!!
 
Wii fit and weight watchers points worked for us. My bmi was 30 before we started treatment and I was told not to let it get any higher so decided to make sure I lost weight and when we started treatment I had perfect bmi.
Good luck for your treatment.
 
Lou32 & Wishful - Lymphatic Drainage massage is a very light touch massage stimulating the lymph nodes and lymphatic system and light massage to help toxins move through the lymphatic system. It actually works quite well, but I haven't really heard about its use for fertility (I'm a massage therapist). You should be able to get it done at a day spa or wellness center offering massage. I also think some nurses are trained in this as well, but not sure (had a client who saw a nurse for it until she realized I did it). Anyhow, good luck!!
 
You should be able to get it on Amazon or any online book shop. It's called Zita West's Guide to Assisted Conception (or something like that). I also have her Guide to Getting Pregnant, which is really informative but goes into less detail as there's more on getting pregnant naturally in there. I couldn't find the Assisted Conception one second hand so had to get it full price (about £12 I think), but I'm pretty sure you can get the first one off ebay or Amazon really cheap now.
 
Hi there, I am on my 3rd day of not smoking and not finding it as hard as I thought I would! Also yesterday I bought just dance 2 for the wii to help keep me fit (and it's great fun too!) and bought some running gear and going to start jogging!

I will also be drinking lots of water and sticking to a balanced diet.

Good luck! x
 
Hi there, I am on my 3rd day of not smoking and not finding it as hard as I thought I would! Also yesterday I bought just dance 2 for the wii to help keep me fit (and it's great fun too!) and bought some running gear and going to start jogging!

I will also be drinking lots of water and sticking to a balanced diet.

Good luck! x

Hi princess, are u starting a treatment soon???
 
Cut out processed food from yours and OH's diet. It's recently beenshown that processed food increases infertility. So start cooking fresh vegetables, meat, soups from scratch :)
 
Hi there, I am on my 3rd day of not smoking and not finding it as hard as I thought I would! Also yesterday I bought just dance 2 for the wii to help keep me fit (and it's great fun too!) and bought some running gear and going to start jogging!

I will also be drinking lots of water and sticking to a balanced diet.

Good luck! x

Hi princess, are u starting a treatment soon???



Hi wishful, just waiting for a letter to confirm an appointment for 1st IVF treatment, my fs said should be within next 3 months so fxd!

Are you undergoing any treatment? x
 
Had my first round of IVF with icsi in November but it failed. Starting my second round in late february!! Hope u get your letter soon xxx
 

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