IVF Adventure » Pregnancy

Happy Mother’s Day!

IVF Adventure — Mon, 10 May 2010 01:19:15 +0000

Happy Mother’s Day to moms and mom-to-be in the world.

I called my mom Friday night. She asked me if I am pregant or not. I said ” Not yet. Still trying”. One day I will be a mom. I am just waiting for the right time. Maybe next year I will be a proud mom.

Do’s and Don’ts in 2WW after IVF/FET

IVF Adventure — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:05:32 +0000

Now I must focus on helping my embryos implanting in my uterus.

Here is a list of Do’s and Don’ts that I think that might help implantation in 2WW after IVF/FET:

Do’s

No. 1 rule: POSITIVE ATTITUDE
No. 2 rule: Eat healthy
No. 3 rule: Drink plenty of fluid
No. 4 rule: Enough sleep

-prenatal pills daily
-timing of meds, stick to the schedule
-pineapple core (helps implantation)
-yoga
-massage
-light exercise (gardening,walk)
-yams increase progesterone

Don’ts :
-no hot baths/sauna or long hot shower
-drugs/meds
-heavy lifting
-fish in excess (high mercury levels)
-swimming after ER for 2 weeks
-alcohol
-smoking
-caffeine

What do you think? Do you have any tips during your 2week-waiting to help your embryos implant and grow? Please share with us

Baby Talk

IVF Adventure — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:28:06 +0000

This morning we planned to visit our friend Betty and her one-month new-born boy. We went to a baby shop to get some gifts. I bought a nice blue baby cloth and a pair of shoes. The baby stuff is so cute! I can’t wait to buy them for my own baby!

It looks like eveyone around me is getting pragnant – in-laws, friends and colleages. Why not me? It’s so frustrated. We’re nice people and we will definitely be good parents. Baby, please don’t let us wait too long…

Will Assisted Hatching Help Embryo Implantation?

IVF Adventure — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:03:22 +0000

I heard that some people did assisted hatching with their IVF or FET. I know that most of people will do anything reasonable to get pregnant. I’m trying to collect some info that might benefit most of us.

My questions are:

Will assisted hatching help implantation?
Who, in what situations, are good candidates for assisted hatching?
if we have 2-3 embryos to transfer, can we do 1 or 2 embryos assisted hatching, and the last one without hatching?

Anyone else has done assisted hatching or planning to do assisted hatching?Any info or insights are welcome.

Thanks.

Does Stress have Impact on IVF Pregnancy?

IVF Adventure — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:00:34 +0000

People might think that the stress will influence the outcome of IVF treatment.

According to a 2005 Swedish study published in the Oxford Journal Human Reproduction, 166 women were monitored starting one month before their IVF cycles and the results showed no significant correlation between psychological stress and their IVF outcomes. The study concluded with the recommendation to clinics that it might be possible to reduce the stress experienced by IVF patients during the treatment procedure by informing them of those findings. While psychological stress experienced during a cycle might not influence an IVF outcome, it is possible that the experience of IVF can result in stress that leads to depression. The financial consequences alone of IVF can influence anxiety and become overwhelming.