Stop all supplements now?

[Hope76]

So on day 2 of stimming & suddenly thought shit am still taking my ubiquinol and pre-Natal. !?!

I get no advise from Clinic when to stop as they only recommend folic acid & vitamin d. In the book ‘it starts with an egg’ - author states ‘ Stop all supplements when you begin stimulation & ask dr if still ok to take your prenatal ‘. I am confused by this as also read online to keep going with ubiquinol right up to transfer as if can help with the lining & implantation. ( I think I have the first version of it starts with an egg as online this new info is from the ‘second version’). Confused as to what is best to do !?!

One cycle I took dhea /ubiquinol right up to egg recovery & had my worst cycle so I think I may have to stop just in case that affected my results. (Even though it was thought I had a very poor response to Menopur that cycle)

Yes my mind is in overdrive right now as so want my 6th & final attempt for a sibling for my miracle son to work 🤞🏼🙏🏻🍀

Obviously I don’t want to wonder if my results may have been different if I had stopped before stimming.....so thinking for peace of mind best to stop now. I know the eggs collected soon will be 3 months old so ubiquinol won’t help quality now but will it help with a successful transfer ?

Help ? 🙏🏻

[Rainbow_leopard]

I have the second edition and she says the advice varies depending on the clinic. From memory, she compares stopping at egg collection and transfer but doesn’t say anything about stopping for stims, which seems odd being so different in the first edition! Anyway I really wouldn’t worry too much, as you say, it’s the months prior that really make the difference so just do what you feel comfortable with. I hope all goes well for you x

[Hope76 in reply to Rainbow_leopard]

Thank you, it’s completely different advise am guessing as ubiquinol is just an antioxidant then surely wouldn’t effect stimming. I only take 200mg plus a prenatal. So hard to know what to do ....think I will sleep in it 😘

[Alexa3]

Hi

Good to hear you’re giving it a go, I really hope this is your best cycle. Xx

My recommendation is based on what I did - I worked with a naturopath who exclusively deals with fertility issues and did this with success for my IVF cycles.

Stay on the prenatal and ubiquinol throughout stimming and transfer but go off DHEA or any other hormone/or herb related supplement once you start stimming as they can interfere with your cycle meds.

You can stay on a dose of 300mg of ubiquinol until week 14 and then cut back to 150mg for the remainder of your pregnancy. Stay on the prenatal throughout pregnancy but stop additional folic acid anywhere in second trimester- the folate in your prenatal should be sufficient for rest of pregnancy and is actually safer. Try for a methyl folate rather than folic acid as it’s more bioavailable and especially preferable if you have MTHFR.

I’ve got everything crossed for you xxx

[Hope76 in reply to Alexa3]

I just wanted to thank you for this information as I have been so confused as to know whether am doing any harm still taking ubiquinol during the 2ww. I even asked the Dr who did the transfer but as I thought they will only recommend to continue folic acid and vit d however my clinic are anti-supplements.

Anyway congratulations on your successful pregnancy and am continuing with my magic ubiquinol as well we both know they do more good than harm. 😘👍

[Alexa3 in reply to Hope76]

Oh you’re very welcome! It’s a stressful time but sounds like you’ve done amazing! Well done! Xx

While we don’t know for sure how much the ubiquinol helps, it certainly didn’t hurt me. I only had 2 eggs each time I did IVF in my 40s. The first cycle, both fertilised and I have a 2 year old daughter. The second cycle, both fertilised and I have an 11 week old daughter. And it only takes one!!

So definitely feel at ease staying on the ubiquinol, western medical clinics are not trained in the effectiveness of supplements and the empirical evidence is not there yet.

Best of luck xx

[Daughterofaking]

I continued with prenatals, omega 3, folate, vitamin D and Ubiquinol. I stopped Ubiquinol after a positive pregnancy test. Hope this helps, wish you all the best. xx

[Hope76 in reply to Daughterofaking]

Thank you, the research I’ve done online & replies here are all pointing to keeping going until after transfer possibly even 2ww. So feel bit more at ease now. Appreciate your reply & huge congrats on your success 👌🏻

[Daughterofaking in reply to Hope76]

Yea. Thanks dear.

[Hartley1]

I wouldn't stop prenatal...that should be continued the whole time...once I became pregnant i took the pregnant version....ubiquinol little info available however it helps prevent miscarriages so I continued up to 12wks pregnancy...vit d if you become pregnant only 10 mcg (400iu) recommended which is in prenatal...uptil egg collection i took 5000iu vit d, ubiquinol 200mg am and pm ....healthaid vit a c e zinc selenium, pregnacare prenatal...on day of egg collection onwards prenatal and ubiquinol continued...once pregnant only taking pregnacare (contains recommended 10mcg vit d and folic acid) and decided to take mor dha (omega). Good luck....

[Hope76 in reply to Hartley1]

I did read ubiquinol good for preventing miscarriage so as I had one 2 years ago then I am going to bear this in mind. Congratulations on your pregnancy 🤰 Thanks for your advice am going to confidently keep taking ubiquinol and obvs my prenatal too 😘

[Kikiwaits]

I’m in the US, but all they said was to make sure to take a prenatal throughout all treatments. I also did DHA and CoQ10 in my fresh cycle. They collected 18 eggs and 16 fertilized. 13 made it to day 5, we transferred one and had a daughter, froze 8 and are now expecting a son from one of those.

[Hope76 in reply to Kikiwaits]

Thanks for this, 13 making it to day 5 is amazing 👌🏻 Congratulations on your daughter. I think an going to keep going with ubiquinol until after transfer. My research is it will do more good than harm x