What are you doing to prepare your body for a successful IVF transfer?
Preconception care is key to not only a successful IVF transfer but to a healthy pregnancy and baby, too. In this episode of Tea with The Fertility Godmother, Denise is talking about preparing for IVF and sharing tips about diet, supplements, lifestyle changes, acupuncture, and more!
Preconception care is an opportunity for both partners (not just the woman) to improve overall health and fertility.
Here are some things you can do right away:
- Eat a clean, healthy fertility diet
- Exercise
- Get Acupuncture
- Reduce Stress
- Limit your exposure to toxins
- Create some fun in your relationship
- Do a fertility cleanse to help remove toxins from your body
- Take supplements to enhance your overall & fertility health
Did you know, your body begins to recruit your eggs about 120 days before they are released, and sperm is regenerated every 90 days?
This is your window of opportunity! Taking at least three months to change your diet and lifestyle will really impact the health of your eggs (and his sperm) and dramatically increase your chances of getting pregnant and having a healthy baby.
If you don’t have three months to get ready for IVF, there are things you can do that will impact your health and your chances of success.
Doing preconception care for two or three weeks before you do a retrieval can absolutely have an impact, not your egg quality or sperm quality, but on your results, because you can really affect the antioxidants that your eggs are in.
Supplementing, getting acupuncture, eating very clean, eliminating those unhealthy habits like smoking marijuana or alcohol, and getting some moderate exercise are all things you can do right away that will help your body get ready. These steps will help your body communicate and function better, help you have a stronger cycle, and improve your chances of success.
Be proactive! Tips to enhance your fertility:
Eat a clean, healthy diet
Eat a whole-food, nutrient-dense fertility diet that includes whole grains, a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, good fats, lots of clean water, and clean protein. For a complete breakdown of what you should and shouldn’t eat, click to download The Fertility Godmother’s Ultimate Guide to The Fertility Diet.
Get some exercise
If you don’t like exercising, find something you like to do that will get you moving to help increase circulation. You just need to move! Zumba, Soul Cycle, or a walk at the beach. Get creative and just do it.
Limit your exposure to toxins
Toxins from your foods and the environment accumulate inside your body and affect all of your cells, your organs, and even your egg and sperm quality.
Do a fertility cleanse to help remove toxins from your body
Your body does naturally detoxify. But your liver and kidneys are forced to work in overdrive and need some extra help! Click here to learn more about fertility cleansing!
Take supplements to enhance your overall & fertility health
Antioxidants are important components to having healthy fertility that every man and woman needs to focus on. Antioxidants help to protect the egg and sperm from free radicals, which are able to damage both cell health and the cell’s DNA and could have an effect on the ability to get pregnant, sustain a healthy pregnancy, and the chances of possible birth defects.
Make sure to always invest in high-quality supplements; CVS and Costco brands will not serve you. Talk to someone who specializes in fertility to see what other supplements could be of benefit to you.
Click here to download The Fertility Godmother’s Guide to Essential Supplements for Women and Men.
Get acupuncture
Acupuncture helps increase blood flow, balance hormones, and improve circulation. There are acupuncturist all over the world that specializes in fertility. It’s really important that you do see somebody that specializes in fertility.
Reduce stress and increase the fun
It’s really important to make sure you’re finding time to have fun because it’s helpful for whole-body balance and for your mind and your mood and your hormones.
For more information about IVF, check out Things to Know Before Starting IVF: Tips for IVF Success or, click here to learn more about preconception care.
