Help with Vitamins!!!

[nicijones]

Hi Ladies!!

I was wondering if anyone was taking any other supplements alongside their IVF cycle other than pregnacare or vitafex or any others similar to that.
Have been trawling the internet for help with successful IVFcycles and have come across CoQ10 which has seemed to help the amount and quality of eggs retreived at collection. Also L-arginine.

Would love to hear from any ladies that are taking these or have heard that it could be beneficial!!! The nurse i saw on Friday said to only take folic acid.
hmmmmmmmm ...... do i buy the others or stick with my vitafex????

xxx

 

[nicijones]

also ......... i have been reading about pineapple during 2WW???? Anyone else heard this??

xxx

 

[yellowbell]

I was prescribed to take folic acid tablets during my IVF cycle and was told to take it until I become pregnant.
Then I've been drinking one glass of milk, eating more broccoli and taking lots of water. These seemed to have helped me have a good response to stimulation. They got 16 eggs on my EC and I didn't experience OHSS.

I've also heard that pineapple is good so I'm taking it now that I'm on my 2WW.

Which stage are you currently on with you IVF cycle?

 

[nicijones]

Hi Yellowbell

Am only on day 3 of down regging so got a long way to go yet!! Thats a lot of eggs they got!! Fabs result!!!
How many fertilised and how many did you get put back?? How much pineapple are you having in your 2WW??
How many questions!!! haha!!!

Got everything crossed for you hunni!!!! Heres hoping your bean(s) are very very very very very sticky!!!
xxx

 

[yellowbell]

Thanks! I love many questions, lol.

I don't really know how many fertilized, they only told us that the "usable" embryos were 7 (in my clinic they grade the embryos 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest and they only consider embryos with grade 3 to 5 as "usable"). I have two embabies inside me right now that I'm praying to stick.
So far I've had 1 pineapple head I've consumed over the past week, shared with my hubby. I'm not sure if I'm up to get another one coz my taste buds has had enough of it, lol.
All the best in your down regging. Once you get to stimming stage, things pick up very fast and before you know it you'll have your ET date already How many embabies are you planning to transfer?

 

[gogosteady]

Here's a small list of some vitamins that may help

Vitamin D - Supports estrogen production. May lower blood pressure and
restore insulin sensitivity. Helps to regulate the immune system.

Omega 3 - Involved in ovulation for follicular
rupture and collapse. Have been found to reduce Natural Killer (NK) cells.
Essential for fetal brain development. May help prevent miscarriage due to their anticoagulant properties.

Vitamin C - May be involved in the release of progesterone.
Required for the formation of red blood cells.

Selenium - May help prevent miscarriage. May help prevent damage to DNA.

Vitamin E - May improve ovulation in unexplained infertility when taken with
Vitamin C. May improve the health of the endometrium when taken with
Vitamin C and Selenium. May help to prevent miscarriage.

B Complex - Involved in the production and regulation of sex hormones.
Deficiency may inhibit ovulation and implantation. Prevents birth defects.
Deficiency may result in low birth weight, miscarriage or even sterility. Required for fetal development and is essential around the time of conception,

Zinc - Required to promote egg quality and normal cell division.
A deficiency reduces protein metabolization required to produce
good eggs. Essential component of genetic material, it helps to prevent chromosomal abnormalities. May help preventmiscarriage.

Coenzyme Q10 - May help to improve blood flow after retrieval.
Improves cell function. Required for mitochondrial function (energy production).

Folic Acid - Helps to increase birth rate. Required for the formation of red blood cells. Helps reduce risk of neural‐tube
defects.
Required for proper cell division.
Helps alleviate morning sickness.

 

[nicijones]

Thanks! I love many questions, lol.

I don't really know how many fertilized, they only told us that the "usable" embryos were 7 (in my clinic they grade the embryos 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest and they only consider embryos with grade 3 to 5 as "usable"). I have two embabies inside me right now that I'm praying to stick.
So far I've had 1 pineapple head I've consumed over the past week, shared with my hubby. I'm not sure if I'm up to get another one coz my taste buds has had enough of it, lol.
All the best in your down regging. Once you get to stimming stage, things pick up very fast and before you know it you'll have your ET date already How many embabies are you planning to transfer?

Hi hun

I think i will defo have to get stocked up on the pineapple during my 2ww!! I am going to have 2 embabies put back as long as i have 2 that are good enough and my clinic will put 2 back.
what day you on now in your cycle??? any symptoms ??

Sending you lots and lots of sticky thorts and baby dust!!!
xxx

 

[yellowbell]

yay for twins! I have 2 embabies in me too!
I'm now 9 days post ovulation. One more week to go before I test. Not much dominant symptoms, just having mild cramps here and there.

 

[nicijones]

yay for twins! I have 2 embabies in me too!
I'm now 9 days post ovulation. One more week to go before I test. Not much dominant symptoms, just having mild cramps here and there.

Awwwwww i have everything and more crossed for you hunni!!!!

Are you not tempted to test or are you being good???

stax of baby dust and sticky thorts coming your way for your beautiful embabies!!!

xxxx

 

[yellowbell]

yay for twins! I have 2 embabies in me too!
I'm now 9 days post ovulation. One more week to go before I test. Not much dominant symptoms, just having mild cramps here and there.

Awwwwww i have everything and more crossed for you hunni!!!!

Are you not tempted to test or are you being good???

stax of baby dust and sticky thorts coming your way for your beautiful embabies!!!

xxxx

thank you so much, sweetie! I'm thinking of testing maybe 2 days before my official blood test date

 

[nicijones]

yay for twins! I have 2 embabies in me too!
I'm now 9 days post ovulation. One more week to go before I test. Not much dominant symptoms, just having mild cramps here and there.

Awwwwww i have everything and more crossed for you hunni!!!!

Are you not tempted to test or are you being good???

stax of baby dust and sticky thorts coming your way for your beautiful embabies!!!

xxxx

thank you so much, sweetie! I'm thinking of testing maybe 2 days before my official blood test date

Well i have EVERYTHING and more crossed for you!!!!! Please let me know how you get on!
xxx

 

[rosababy]

Hi! I'm on a medley of vitamins:

Co-Q 10, for egg quality. i've been on it since July or so.
LOTS of folic acid
vitamin D
ginkgo
N-acetyl Cysteine (NO idea what this is)
baby aspirin
multi-vitamin with more folic acid

another steroid, but it's not a vitamin. 16 pills a day in total!

 

[nicijones]

Hi! I'm on a medley of vitamins:

Co-Q 10, for egg quality. i've been on it since July or so.
LOTS of folic acid
vitamin D
ginkgo
N-acetyl Cysteine (NO idea what this is)
baby aspirin
multi-vitamin with more folic acid

another steroid, but it's not a vitamin. 16 pills a day in total!

Hi Rosababy

Thanks for that!! I have been wondering whether to take baby aspirin but i am gonna start taking it now. The one i have is only 75mg tho.
How much Co-Q10 are you on?? I am taking zita west's vitafem and its in that but i have also got a separate stash of it so was going to take more.
How much folic you on?? There is 400 in the vitafem but i was also wondering whether to take more??

Sorry for all the questions!!!

xxx

 

[rosababy]

no problem!

Ginko 240 mg, twice/day
N-acetyl Cysteine 600 mg twice/day
Folic acid 800 mg (2 pills + multi-vitamin which also has 800 mg)
baby aspirin is 81 mg
Co-Q 10 is 400 mg twice/day