natural ways to assist implantation

[tammaspice]

Hello,

I'm new to belly belly and hoping I'm posting in the right spot...

It's been a full on 2009 for me with a full on year of fertility treatment (see my ticker for why). I'm on my fifth cycle now, hoping for our fourth embryo transfer by 29 Dec. A belated Christmas pressie would be awesome!

Been doing acupuncture since Jan 09, 3 wks before our first cycle. Now also looking into other extra natural ways to assist implantation now like eating brazil nuts, drinking pineapple juice, and taking baby aspirin and in the process of my Google addiction in finding correlating answers I'm getting a bit confused as to when to start what and it's doing my head in a little, ha ha!

I'm wondering what people's thoughts are on the below natural ways to assist implantation? -

I've read pineapple juice is to be taken from day of FET for 5 days, not from concentrate. But apart from slicing a pineapple into 5 sections are there any bottles of juice in WA you could buy instead?

Can you start eating the supposed 5 brazil nuts per day before FET of only at FET for 5 days? Is taking them earlier bad for acidity levels of lining of its ok?

Can I start taking baby aspirin now or do I need to wait until closer to the FET? I'm on day 13 of my cycle, no O as on a HRT FET cycle...

What are peoples thoughts...?

xo

[Tanya]

Hi Tam,
I know there are some supplements that women take to help with implantation.. I will have to look into what they are... I'll be back

[Tanya]

Ok....
Vitamin E
Zink
False Unicorn (I found this to be quite expensive, but I know in the USA they can get it quite cheap, not sure about importing it though)
Also, Baby aspirin can help also

The suppliments DH should take also, as well as folic acid (he can skip the false unicorn) it will help is sperm to build up in numbers hand health

Good Luck
Tanya

[tammaspice]

Thanks for that info. Wow I have never heard of false unicorn before, that's some name eh lol. I will certainly look into those further.

Cheers x

[nicjay]

I've also been told fresh pineapple core and strawberries I ate both in my TWW that I got my BFP at the end of.

I've heard of baby aspirin too, but I'd be a bit careful of that one. Maybe talk to your FS about it.

HTH and good luck.

[Muppity]

There is some recent research to say that a few nips of brandy or whicky on the day of transfer also helps.

I am pretty sure there was a thread on it a few weeks back.

Also, someone told me that having spermies in there also helps but they (the FSs) aren't sure why.

As far as I am concerned - given the stresses of any cycle any excuse to have one last drink and soem loving should be merrily embraced.

that this one is the best Christmas present ever.