Do you use TTC Vitamins??? (IVF)

[Bengal]

3 years ago, I would have posted, pffft, women have been having babies for years without vitamins, especially after having two natural pregnancies, without having taken a single vitamin at 40 & 41.

Sadly and not so sadly, I have learnt that vitamins and diet, does have a positive effect on lttc. The proof is in my monitered egg quality. It has improved with the suppliments I have been taking, and I had a big discussion about this with FS. And the proof is that I was able to freeze an embryo on my 4th stim cycle, I feel proud about our frostie.

So hun, yes, I take vitamins, and I know they make a difference. Your eggs take three months to grow, so a high protein diet is beneficial, I also take (thanks to my wonderful BB friends) royal jelly, a lot of B vitamins, (6,9,12) 5mg folate, ferrograd (an iron plus vitamin c) coQ10.

Initially, I was so sceptical about ttc and vitamins, I am now an advocate of how they improve egg quality, and then hopefully make us one day closer to that bfp.

HTH, and all the very best with your cycle

[*Nikki*]

Thanks everyone

I'll pick up some Elevit tomorrow

Wouldloveabubba... i am the same as you....(well as you were) i often think to myself how vitanins can make such a difference to TTC... obviously i still have alot to learn

Holly - do you mind if i ask what manevit will do??? Does your DH have a low count??? Of is it just to give abit of a boost??? (so sorry if thats a too personal question)

S'rose - thanks for that..... so Elevit is smaller?? I always have problems swallowing tablets

[S'rose]

Hey Nikki, I have trouble with swallowing tablets too, so Elevit is easier because they are smaller and if I remember correctly you always had to take 2 blackmore's, whereas Elevit is only one.

So on that front I would recommend them definitely.
Menevit is now recommended for men to improve sperm quality, and I have heard reports that it definitely does help from BB women before. I'm sure there's more to that, but I've not had DH take it.

[*Nikki*]

Thanks again for the info Sonya... I'll pick some Elevit up this morning

[Deejoy17]

Nikki - I was just going to mention about the Menevit as well, if I was you`d I`d be putting DH onto it, it apparently was given to couples who were undergoing IVF before it was sold on the Australian market last year and the success from couples undergoing IVF who`s partner was on the menevit was quite high.

Good luck hun

[Lovenhope]

Nikki- I've started taking Blackmores Pregnancy Gold and DH has started on Menevit.

[barney]

Nikki- I've started taking Blackmores Pregnancy Gold and DH has started on Menevit.

same her hun and i would strongly recomend dh getting the menevite from the last cycle to this one dh sperm was SO much better