Supplements for FET

[Kt8e21]

What supplements do people take for a FET cycle?

Below is what I took for my IVF round.. should I stop any? Or take any others?

Co-enzyme Q10 (ubiquinol 400mg)

Folic Acid 400ug

Omega 3 fish oil (2000mg) with DHA 440mg

Selenium 200ug

Vit B12 1000ug

Vit C 1000mg

Vit D 2000iu

Vit E 500iu

Also seen canesflor mentioned on here for FET? Is that recommended?

[Rainbowretrieval]

following 🙂 I just took some iron, omega and pregnacare supplements on my first FET (but that ended in an ectopic so perhaps wasn’t the best strategy!)

[Kt8e21 in reply to Rainbowretrieval]

So sorry about your ectopic.. this whole process is just crazy isn’t it with all the different outcomes we could have.

It’s hard to know what to do for the best isn’t it supplement wise? Don’t want to take anything that I shouldn’t as know preparing for egg retrieval is very different from a FET.. and I might not need half of what I was taking before?

Have they said how long you have to wait before you can start treatment again?

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi Kt. My advise would be to continue with the Folic Acid, vitamin D and perhaps a pre conception multivitamin. Check with your clinic in case you are deficient in anything, but no need to take too much. A lot of ladies eat pineapple core too. Good luck! Diane

[Kt8e21]

Thank you.. I looked at the Pregnecare ones but one of the warning and some reviews says it can delay periods? Is that known to happen much? My periods are already a bit all over place after a miscarriage and don’t want to delay them more?

[Twiglet2]

I just take the pregnacare preconception for FET but if you already have all of the vitimins above then just stop the Q10 as you are meant to stop that after egg collection (it’s to support eggs and that part already done now) and you basically have what’s in the multi vitamin anyways. Not sure on the selenium 🤔 I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that. Pregnacare did change my period date by a few days the first month but the Q10 has a much bigger effect on my period they go a bit haywire whenever I take that! Xx

[Kt8e21 in reply to Twiglet2]

Thanks for your reply.. I’ve just googled selenium as forgot why I was taking it lol.. looks like it’s for follicles and sperm. So think I’ll stop that too and save them for if I do an IVF round again.

[Eloquentia]

My clinic told me not to take Q10 before FET because it could actually be harmful. In addition to vitamins I also took probiotics - both orally and vaginally. Good luck with the FET!

[Kt8e21 in reply to Eloquentia]

Thank you.. I won’t take that again. What probiotics did you take?

[Eloquentia in reply to Kt8e21]

I got European imports from ebay: Lactoflor oral probiotic and Floragyn (a course of six pessaries). I should add, I also did a few reflexology sessions, which I found very relaxing. Very best of luck with your transfer!

[matet19]

Hiya! After 1st fresh embryo transfer last year cycle was just taking pregnacare but ended up having a miscarriage, was advised to take Impryl for both me and my partner and after 3months we tried for the 2nd cycle and finally worked, 10wks pregnant now, Good luck

[Kt8e21 in reply to matet19]

Congratulations! I’ll have a look at Impryl thank you

[StarsAllAround]

Hi, I was told to stop coq10 after egg collection as its not needed once you have the eggs. I was told to just to take folic acid and a pre conceive multi vitamin or pregnancy multi vitamin after transfer. I would double check with your clinic though just to make sure your not deficit in something and need extra. Good luck x