Egg donor cycle preparation

Hi everyone,

I had taken some time away to mentally deal with the fact that this journey was over with my eggs.

Now I am back does anyone have any tips to prepare for a donor cycle. My amazing little sister will be our donor.

Thinking of everyone no matter what stage of this journey you are at ❤️ xx

[Lillilly]

Hi Katrina, that's wonderful news! I know what you mean about taking time to deal with the end of your own genetic fertility. It's been hard for me too. But I can assure you that once you're pregnant, the love you'll feel for that bean is unprecedented. Origin is irrelevant because it's yours.

As for prep, I had to ensure I was calm and relaxed because my prolactin levels were too high for a transfer. Prolactin levels can fluctuate when you're anxious, loose a lot of weight rapidly, or even from wearing too tight bras. I ditched sugar, fizzy drinks, caffeine and alcohol several weeks before the transfer because I wanted to allow my body time to adapt to any changes. I was already on a good pre-natal supplement but I started planning my meals ahead to ensure I was getting a broad range of vegetables, proteins, omegas etc. None of this was drastic as I was already living quite a healthy lifestyle, but those 'treats' got exchanged for fruits and medjool dates (from Waitrose and M&S - I really did want to taste the difference from my usual Aldi satsuma haha).

Basically, I'd say just get into a good routine a few weeks before earlier and drink at least 3 litres of water a day. That's the main advice my clinic gave me. Lots of water.

Good luck and looking forward to hearing about your success on here xxx