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Hi all,

Me and my partner have been accepted for NHS IVF funding! we are very pleased. we are currently waiting for the phone call from our hospital to take the next steps. wanted to come on and ask, what vitamins do you advise taking before starting as I don't want to leave it too late. Any advise would be amazing!

thank you and wish you all well!

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Beanybeanz

I took the pregnacare preconception tablets, Omega 3/6/9capsule and COQ10 - successful first time ICSI no idea if the tablets did anything but definitely take folic acid at the very least xxx

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TTC1994 in reply toBeanybeanz

thank you! Iv started some inofolic alpha, I have bought the pregnacare ill start taking it! thank you so much for your help! xxx

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FrancyItaly in reply toTTC1994

I take Inofolic apha too, great!

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FrancyItaly

Folic acid, vitamin D, ubiquinol, it also depends on the reason why you are doing Ivf. I have PCOS and I take vitamins for that. I recommend acupunture with someone who is in the fertility field. I had/am having a great experience wit the NHS, we are also funded. Good luck!

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TTC1994 in reply toFrancyItaly

yes! I have been looking into acupuncture too! does your doctor advise you what to take eofre you start? x

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FrancyItaly in reply toTTC1994

I started at least 3 months prior stims for my first fresh cycle which worked. I will do the same now before my first FET.

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Georgya

Hi! I've been taking OMNIUM from Solgar. They're quite expensive and I didn't know about them before. My acupuncturist recommended them and I took only 1 a day. I've done some changes in my diet as well and this time I've really had good quality embryos. Goodluck!

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TTC1994 in reply toGeorgya

amazing thank you! I'm starting to cut the caffene out and making changes in my diet. hopefully it helps. Good luck to you too xx

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Honeycombe_F

Hi! Firstly congratulations and I wish you all the best of luck ❤️.

This is what my clinic asked me to take:

1.Inofolic Alpha- for egg quality and regular ovulation

2.Co-Enzyme Q10 - 200 mg three times a day (Biocare Microcell CoQ10 200) or MitoQ 10mg once a day, - for egg quality and mitochondrial health

3.Micronized Resveratrol 200-300mg e.g. M98: Micronized Resveratrol Bulk Powder - 300mg (1 scoop) or Time Health Resveratrol 250mg once a day, - antioxidant; for egg quality

4.Melatonin - 3 mg once at night (Solgar or Eurovital), antioxidant; for egg quality

5.Nicotinamide Riboside 300mg once a day or NMN 500mg once a day. -for mitochondrial health

6. L Arginine - to thicken your liking as well.

I was on a mild IVF protocole and they collected 15 eggs and 5 went into blastocyst.

Take good care of yourself and make sure you take it easy when you need to.

Good luck and if you have any questions, let me know.

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TTC1994 in reply toHoneycombe_F

Thank you!! so helpful, did you find waiting for the phone call back from your hospital to then starting IVF a long process? its been around 1 week now not heard anything back and absolutely don't know what to expect next! just hoping from now to starting treatment doesn't take very long xx

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Honeycombe_F in reply toTTC1994

You’re welcome! We went private as we went on the NHS waiting list in January this year abs still haven’t heard back. We thought we should go with the most immediate solution at that time since we were trying for over a year.

It doesn’t hurt to give them a call (I feel that it works sometimes with the NHS). I know the feeling of being so excited to get started with IVF when you struggle conceiving. During the whole process, ask questions as that help to understand what’s happening.

I am sure you will start soon!

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Honeycombe_F in reply toTTC1994

By the way, my husband took FertilAID vitamin supplement- for sperm quality. He should start straight away to take some supplements.

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Chiefy

If you are using your partner's sperm then you will both want to be taking vitamins. Me and my husband took the pregnacare and wellman pre conception vitamins. If you have male factor issues (that was our issue), then you will also want him to restrict alcohol consumption if he likes a beer (it took my husband's count from low to bottom end of normal).

Best of luck x

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TTC1994 in reply toChiefy

Thank you !! we seen the doctor and his results came back absolutely fine! just on my half unfortunately but he is starting to eat well and iv told him to cut the beers out too haha! x

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Runcaptain

If you haven’t already got your hands on it, the book ‘it starts with the egg’ is really good at offering all sorts of advice for things you could be doing in the run up to IVF. I know there are lots of other women on here who would thoroughly recommend it and I wish only that I had read it sooner. Keep pushing with NHS, call them up, chase them down. I think it depends where you are as to how quickly things move once you have been approved funding as each CCG is slightly different. We had very little wait after approval. Wish you the very best of luck.

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TTC1994 in reply toRuncaptain

thank you so much!! im going to order it now and ill give the hospital a call tomorrow to see what's going on. thank you! good luck xx

I only took " Seven Seas - Trying for a baby". One little pill in the morning, everything else made me sick. Good luck xx

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thank you! xx

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