Hi die,
thank you! Howz ur tuition issue? Settled?
Jude,
Initially my follicles were not growing very well also, some of the ladies here advise me to drink chicken essence everyday and it worked.
I must thank the ladies here cos I was here as reading abt what the rest of the ladies do and I try to use whatever is suitable for me.
Prior to starting IVF:
#I try to jog 5X a week, or at least 3x a week(must thx my hubby for pushing me. Then gradually change to walking after I start puregon cos the ladies here say dun over strain our body cos hormones are being suppress.
#Then I go for accu @ Dr Zou's twice a week before I start ivf, 1stly is to "train " myself not to be scared of needles haha, cos ivf journey requires us to do a lot of injections oursleves. 2ndly of cos is to tiao my body before start of ivf. But I chose not to take tcm med cos the ladies here say dr loh do not encourage and quite ex, I find it if accu and med.
#as for the dos and dont's, I follow religiously what the ladies says. Dr Zou says strictly no cold drinks as here I am doing accu to keep my womb warm, there I am drowing down cold drinks, it will defeat the purpose of accu. Besides accu is done so as to keep our womb is warm and get it ready for baby/babies for the next 9 months and I stop. As my husband and I always drink a lot of plain water, hence, it is not really an issue for me. I totally cut out all cold things.
Dos and Donts
Stage 1 (Lucrin/Suprefact)
- Cut off cold drinks
- water intake 2L/day
- drink DOM to build up the body
- chicken essence X 1 3x/week
- egg white x 1 daily
- Gentle rotation in circle motion clockwise after you have jab your abdomen.
- If painful - try to sooth the area you are injecting with hot towel, the skin will become less tense
Stage 2 (Puregon / Gonal-F)
- Ensure milk or Anmum milk
- chicken essence x 1 alternate day
- Soya products (high protein food)
- egg whites x 2
- water intake 2L/day
- Brazil nuts
Stage 3 (2WW)
- increase egg whites intake
- Ensure milk or Anmum milk
- 2-3 pieces of Brazil nuts daily, some take 5 pcs per day.
- can also take sunflower seed, pumkin seed, and flax seed
- water intake 2L/day
- No pineapple and water melon
- No squatting or carrying of heavy weights (anything that stresses the abdominal muscle)
- No hot sauna or soaking of lower half body in bathtub
- No intercourse
- Do not stand or sit in a position (infront PC)too long. Good to walk a bit to promote circulation
- No raw food and avoid oily and spicy foods as it may cause an upset stomach. High hormone levels cause bloatedness and hence add to discomfort
- No strenuous exercise
- No other medication (eg. TCM) other than those given by your Dr.
#lastly, always tell myself to have faith in GOD and he knows what's best for me. If I remember clearly Serene mentioned positive visualizaton helps too! Everyday, I will talk to my embies and go thru the stages of their development to assure myself everything is going well.
Thx and best of luck to u!
Hi ladies,
I tot brazil nuts was sold at $3.90/100g, how come some of u say $5/100g still promo? Has the price gone up?
Dun hv to think, everytime just chicken rice!
