Bettydraper
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I hope Im not tempting fate by doing this but I just wanted to share with you my success story as similar stories have really helped me. Im 39 and have been ttc for about 10 months. Ive had a whole string of chemical pregnancies since then and I seem to be one of those people that can get pregnant but cant make it stick. Ive been to the fertility clinic and heard all the usual depressing talk on old eggs, low reserve, cysts, fibroids
..BUT never felt like giving up, in part due to hearing good news on here from people trying for a lot longer than me.
Ive always considered myself a healthy person, mainly because Im naturally slim and always on the move, but I come from the generation, probably like many of you ladies over 35 where Ive worked and played hard since my teenage years. I have a hectic job and a very social social-life and most activities revolve around a nice meal and plenty of wine. I always read with interest the posts about consuming alcohol whilst TTC as I am pretty sure the evidence is there that drinking during the TWW doesnt harm the baby per se. So Ive been a drink (moderately) until its pink kind of girl. However I dont think I really had thought about my lifestyle in terms of my poor old eggs and its effect on chances of having a viable pregnancy. When the ovarian reserve test came back at 12 the doctor said that most likely it was their reduced quality that was causing the chemical pregnancies and that I would be put on the list for IVF (even though I have lower chances of success).
After much reading on the internet, I decided to cut out drinking (and caffeine) altogether a Swedish study showed that even moderate drinking had an adverse impact on egg quality, and consequently successful implantation. The fact that they said heavy drinking was more than 8 drinks a week shocked me, OH and I were prone to ordering that second bottle of wine at dinner. Then I read about the suggested benefits CQ10 on the life-cycle of the eggs before you even ovulate and decided to give it a go, apparently it takes 90 days for the teeny-ting eggs to become real eggs and they have to go through a number of chemical changes where they need energy. And also apparently, older ladies are lacking in this energy (can you tell Im not a scientist). I took 400mg a day for the last 2 months and boom, this is the first time I have had a BFP stick around long enough to get good numbers on the HCG blood test. Who knows, maybe it was a coincidence but adopting a truly healthy lifestyle has paid dividends so far and I also feel great (but yes, a bit boring). If this bean doesnt stick (please stick, please stick), I think Im giving myself a much better chance next time and during the IVF.
Anyways, Im sure there are some ladies who dont drink who simply cannot relate to this, so this is for you old ravers out there!
Good luck everyone xx
Ive always considered myself a healthy person, mainly because Im naturally slim and always on the move, but I come from the generation, probably like many of you ladies over 35 where Ive worked and played hard since my teenage years. I have a hectic job and a very social social-life and most activities revolve around a nice meal and plenty of wine. I always read with interest the posts about consuming alcohol whilst TTC as I am pretty sure the evidence is there that drinking during the TWW doesnt harm the baby per se. So Ive been a drink (moderately) until its pink kind of girl. However I dont think I really had thought about my lifestyle in terms of my poor old eggs and its effect on chances of having a viable pregnancy. When the ovarian reserve test came back at 12 the doctor said that most likely it was their reduced quality that was causing the chemical pregnancies and that I would be put on the list for IVF (even though I have lower chances of success).
After much reading on the internet, I decided to cut out drinking (and caffeine) altogether a Swedish study showed that even moderate drinking had an adverse impact on egg quality, and consequently successful implantation. The fact that they said heavy drinking was more than 8 drinks a week shocked me, OH and I were prone to ordering that second bottle of wine at dinner. Then I read about the suggested benefits CQ10 on the life-cycle of the eggs before you even ovulate and decided to give it a go, apparently it takes 90 days for the teeny-ting eggs to become real eggs and they have to go through a number of chemical changes where they need energy. And also apparently, older ladies are lacking in this energy (can you tell Im not a scientist). I took 400mg a day for the last 2 months and boom, this is the first time I have had a BFP stick around long enough to get good numbers on the HCG blood test. Who knows, maybe it was a coincidence but adopting a truly healthy lifestyle has paid dividends so far and I also feel great (but yes, a bit boring). If this bean doesnt stick (please stick, please stick), I think Im giving myself a much better chance next time and during the IVF.
Anyways, Im sure there are some ladies who dont drink who simply cannot relate to this, so this is for you old ravers out there!
Good luck everyone xx
but that's why I addressed it to those who do drink, I really think a change in diet and lifestyle helped me.
x
