Friday, October 30, 2015

What can a woman do to make it more likely for a cycle to succeed?

In a nutshell, not much.

You need a lining of at least 8mm (which I have always had) to do a cycle at every clinic I’ve looked at.

I have talked to several REs who have all been supportive / encouraging of acupuncture. We’ve done it for every cycle but one (I was taking a break from all of the peripheral stuff last time), but I will definitely do it for our remaining cycles.

My first (and only fully successful) cycle, I did two days of bedrest. Since then my clinic has said only one day is needed, and I have read things suggesting two days are unnecessary. That being said, CCRM still does two days of bed rest, so I’ll do that in my next cycle. 

Other things I have read about, and don’t have any evidence to support them for help—eat pineapple, wear warm socks…. They can’t hurt, so I’ll do it.

I did read an interesting article recently. It suggested that “social isolation”—specifically, isolation from men other than the father—for three days after transfer can increase success rates:


INTERESTING. Next time I’m taking a three-day hiatus from men. Working from home!

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