16/02/2023
EFFECTIVE WAYS TO PREPARE YOUR BODY FOR IVF
Here are our 6 essential tips to prepare for IVF:
Quit smoking and drinking
Take your vitamins
Eat fertility-enhancing foods
Improve sleep
Reduce stress
Use breathing exercises
How you go about preparing for IVF depends on your timeline. Below, we’ve prioritized our IVF tips based on preparation time.
IF YOU HAVE 3-6+ MONTHS TO PREPARE:
Taking three to six months to prepare your body for IVF is ideal. The reason for that is because it takes three months or more for a follicle to mature. The quality of your egg is therefore a direct representation of the fertile environment in your body during the previous few months.
In the same way the soil of a garden needs to be fertilized and prepared to grow better quality plants, so does your body in order to grow and birth a healthy baby. To quote Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” At the end of your fertility journey, when you hold your beautiful, healthy baby in your arms, you will be glad you took the time to create a more fertile environment in your body and the best quality egg.
When preparing your body for IVF, it’s important to give yourself the best possible chance for positive outcome. This can be done by nourishing and caring for your your body.
IF YOU HAVE 1-2 MONTHS TO PREPARE:
QUIT SMOKING AND DRINKING.
The American Journal of Epidemiology reports ni****ne is ten times more concentrated in the uterine fluid than the rest of your body. Ni****ne also ages the ovaries and makes eggs resistant to fertilization. In addition, studies have shown correlations between alcohol consumption and a decreased likelihood of both IVF success and live birth following IVF treatment.
TAKE YOUR VITAMINS.
Fertility-enhancing vitamins are lacking in the usual Western diet. Our cells are made up of what nutrients are (or aren’t) available. The largest cells in a woman’s body are her eggs. By taking a high quality prenatal supplement, you are directly affecting the quality of your eggs and improving the fertile environment of your body. Since we know it takes three to six months for a follicle to mature, ideally you want to start supplementing three to six months before you try to conceive, but one to two months before is still beneficial.
EAT FERTILITY ENHANCING FOODS.
Foods which are themselves gametes or which nourish gametes or offspring in nature are considered to contain reproductive essence or “Jing,” according to Chinese medicine, and are believed to enhance fertility.
