I'm so glad someone asked about exercise the other day because that was a question I had as well. So, now I'm wondering about other habits....coffee and alcohol. I have already switched to 1/2 caff 1/2 decaf, and I only have one large coffee in the morning. Should I totally eliminate that? As for alcohol, I'm not a huge drinker, but I do enjoy the occasional margarita or martini. I'm not drinking at all right now, but I'm wondering if other people stopped before stims or before BCP. Are there any other habits you changed while cycling? I just started BCP yesterday, and my RE wants me on it for 14 days.... so it looks like I might be a shimmering shamrock! I'll start joining in on the check-ins today
SIGGY WARINING
Me: 32 | He: 35 TTC since Sept 2011 DX: Unexplained 1st round of clomid: Jan 2013 BFP - M/C 8 weeks surprise BFP Apr 2013 - M/C 9 weeks IUI #1 clomid Jul 2013 = BFN IUI #2 clomid Aug 2013 = BFN IUI #3 injects Oct 2013 = BFN IUI #4 injects Dec 2013 = BFN IVF #1 March 2014 - 12R/12F, one perfect day 5 blast transferred BFP!! Beta#1 = 431 Beta#2 = 914 Beta#3 = 2207
I have not been drinking regular coffee/tea since I started to try to get pregnant over a year ago. But as for alcohol I stopped the week before going on BCPs and am hoping not to be able to drink for at least the next 9+months! My nurse said that even 1 glass of wine during a cycle can have an impact on your egg quality. My poor husband has been told that drinking is no good for him either...so we are both on the wagon! LOL at least it makes it a little easier that I am not doing it solo, and we have no alcohol in the house at all!
Me- 29 PCOS DH- 28 Severe MIF
Married Since June 22, 2007- highschool sweethearts : )
TTC Since 2012
testing concluded strait to IVF w/ ICSI only choice
IVF w/ ICSI #1 March 2014- delayed due to AWFUL SA post flu w/ fever beginning of Feb.
I did the same with coffee - went 1/2 decaf one cup a day... starting a month before. I try to at least a couple days a week have a green tea instead - mind you that still has caffeine - but I think less then a 1/2 reg 1/2 decaf coffee - i should look into that
I don't really drink so I gave up even the occasional drink about a month before I started my first cycle - and made DH do the same... I told him i didn't want drunk spermies lol - i'm sure at least for DH it didn't make a difference but we weren't expecting great egg quality so i figured any little bit that might help his swimmers is a good thing
***Siggy Warning***
TTC Since Feb 2011 - HSG Aug 2012 opened 1 tube - Lap Nov 2012 confirmed Endo.
May 2013 both tubes blocked by hydrosalpinx. Nov 2013 Essure Placed permanently blocking both tubes
I personally, ween the alcohol back to occasional while on BCP, I dont do it all while on stims. I filled up last week on wine, so I am starting to cut back a bit now while Im on BCP.
Im not a huge coffee drinker, but RE did say to drink it moderately.
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Loss and IF veteran. Current mom of DS 5.5, DD 2, and sometimes DH 40. Due June 2021 with TWINS
Thank goodness - caffeine has never been a problem. Alcohol, though, I kinda like it. I started cutting back after Christmas 'cause it was starting to add up on the scale. My plan was to cut it out completely for the prep & stim - but I went on a work trip with my colleagues and that went out the window for 2 days. But, I haven't had a drop since - and I would still love to be able to have a drink every now and then. The super sucky thing is that I'm sick and I have to limit my medication. Only Sudafed and Tylenol - for a head that feels so stuffy - and once I start my stims I have to cut that back to Tylenol only. A nice hot toddy would make me feel so much better...
When I did my IVF, I did not drink alcohol or caffine. I was very strict about that. But I am currently doing a FET and I dont omit anything. But I think I will once I start PIO this week!
Alcohol, though, I kinda like it. ... A nice hot toddy would make me feel so much better...
You just made my day!! lol
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Loss and IF veteran. Current mom of DS 5.5, DD 2, and sometimes DH 40. Due June 2021 with TWINS
I gave up my 1-2 a day cups of coffee last summer but cutting back on alcohol has been much harder as I LOVE wine! For my IVF cycle, I cut back during BCP's & eliminated it completely once I started stims. DH even stopped drinking with me & drinks non-alcoholic beer instead which is huge for him!
Me (36) - LOR, DH (34) - MFI (low count & poor motility)
TTC since 01/2012
11/2012-04/2013 Unmonitored Clomid cycles through OB/GYN; Referred to RE
I'll cut back on alcohol to 1-2 glasses of wine on the weekend while on BCP and nothing on stims. I only drink one cup of coffee a day, so I'll probably abstain from that while on stims - or maybe I'll do decaf.
I've heard all sorts of theories - some people I know have done a cleanse for a month before even starting BCPs, some are health nuts, some do it in moderation, and one friend who got pregnant on her 2nd IVF said she went on a bender with a bottle of wine in between ER and ET (after she was a saint on her first IVF cycle). So there isn't any exact answer and it's a personal preference.
Me 33, DH 37 -- TTC since Jan'12 -- Low AMH (0.78) & endo, SA w/ low motility IUI's 1-3 = BFN, IVF converted to IUI 4/13 = BFN IVF 1.2: 8R 6M 4F -- 2 blastocysts frozen, FET 8/15 = BFP!! Beta #s = 445;1,098; 9,545 -- EDD 5/2 -- Team Pink!
I drink about 1/2 - 1 cup of coffee per day throughout - which my RE has said is fine.
Andrea2380 I love red wine and my RE has said that it is ok to have a few glasses a week. Even post transfer they have said if I have 1 or 2 glasses it is ok. Last cycle coincided with the holiday season so I had a glass the day of ET (hubs work holiday party), on Xmas eve and on Xmas day.
This time I am just feeling more conservative - so I will likely only have wine this Sat at my aunt and uncle's surprise 25th anniversary party (and more so not to arouse any suspicion). This time in general I have felt less like having wine throughout the whole cycle thus far - I think because I was so bloated from stims. Even on Fri - day after ER when DH and I went out to dinner I didn't even finish my 1 glass - which is basically unheard of for me.
I think it is a matter of what you are comfortable with - in conjunction of course with what your RE recommends.
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage. Stage 1 endo removed June 2013. IVF #1 Oct/Nov 2013: Long Lupron with Gonal-F. 7R, 7M, 7F. 2 txfer@3d. Nothing frozen. => M/C @ 8 wks. Selected RPL panel all normal. Very hyper and brittle response to stims. IVF #2 (antagonist protocol) Feb 2014 => Converted to IUI (Perfect conditions). BFN. IVF #2.1 w/ new RE June 2014: Antagonist protocol. 33R, 31M, 30F, 19 blasts to test!!! I made it through without crashing!! Hats off to Dr. Fancypants!! ET of one 5AB blast. BFN. 13 10 CCS'ed snowflakes! FET #1 PUPO as of 7/29 Betas: 8/7@24, 8/9@97, 8/11@334 (etc.) Two sacs on 8/15, one seen on 8/18 after a bleed. U/s 8/25 (6+3) "perfect": 5.9 mm + HB@120bpm! U/s 9/4 (7+6): 15.9 mm + HB@172 bpm! Please, PLEASE stick this time!!!!
Lowered my coffee to 1 mug of caffeinated a day, and try to limit my iced tea to no more than 1 per day and usually not even that.
Drinking- couple glasses of wine a week maybe... a couple times during cycle had more than that but never "drunk", but that is pretty much status quo for me in cycle or not, so I didn't really change that.
Me 39, DH 40 Male Factor (severe oligospermia)
IVF#1-December 2013: Conversion Protocol @ SIRM, Canceled on day 10 of stims due to poor response
IVF#2- February 2014: Estrogen Priming Conversion Protocol @ SIRM (ER 2/22: (9R, 7M, 4F, All arrested, nothing to trasnfer)
Thank you for all of your responses. It sounds like it's definitely more of a personal decision than one size fits all. My RE is strict with no alcohol, but says a small cup or two of coffee a day is ok.
SIGGY WARINING
Me: 32 | He: 35 TTC since Sept 2011 DX: Unexplained 1st round of clomid: Jan 2013 BFP - M/C 8 weeks surprise BFP Apr 2013 - M/C 9 weeks IUI #1 clomid Jul 2013 = BFN IUI #2 clomid Aug 2013 = BFN IUI #3 injects Oct 2013 = BFN IUI #4 injects Dec 2013 = BFN IVF #1 March 2014 - 12R/12F, one perfect day 5 blast transferred BFP!! Beta#1 = 431 Beta#2 = 914 Beta#3 = 2207
Both DH and I were told to cut out all caffeine and alcohol immediately when we started our cycle, right from BCP. I don't have any known issues with egg quality, but we do have MFI and anything we can do to improve our chances we'll try (within reason of course). I suspect DH has cheated once or twice on the coffee at work, but we made it to ER and everything has turned out OK.
Married August, 2012, TTC since April 2013
IVF #1 Feb 2014, CP IVF #2 May 2014, BFN FET #1 Aug 2014, BFN Moving on to donor... IUI #1-#5 Nov 2014 - June 2015, all BFN IUI #6 July 23 (last attempt) - BFP!!! 8/4 beta #1: 86, 8/6 beta #2: 260, EDD: 4/16/16
I don't drink coffee, but I love energy drinks! I only have a few a week and I plan to cut down to zero once stims begin.
I also don't drink often, and plan on stopping completely during the cycle- with the exception of 3/15 when my friends have their annual st Patty's day party. They make a home brew stout- I can't pass up a glass of that!
TTC since 2008 Dh:34, no issues. Me:31, Endo, slightly hypothyroid, deformed ovary, paracentric inversion. 4 Gonal-F, Cetrotide, HcG, Crinone +TI cycles= all BFN Lap in 2012 to remove large unresolving cyst discovered endo and double lobed ovary. 6 Gonal-F, Cetrotide, HcG, Crinone IUI cycles= All BFN, 1st IVF w/ICSI- June '13 Antagonist: Gonal-F, Menopur, Ganirelix, HcG, Estradiol, Crinone= 7 retrieved, 4 mature, 1 unfertilized, 2 abnormally fertilized, 1 normally fertilized. 2DT of only embryo and our miracle BFP. Our beloved baby boy was born sleeping Oct. 13, 2013 due to pROM/IC/Uterine infection. 2nd IVF w/ICSI- Feb. '14 EPP/lupron/antagonist: Estrace, lupron, HGH, Gonal-F, Menopur, HcG, PIO, lovenox, doxy/dex.=21 retrieved, 16 mature, 15 fertilized!! 5dt of 1 blast/ 6 frozen. BFP! Beta 1 9dp5dt:83.9 Beta 2: 11dp5dt: 145.2 Beta 3 14dp5dt: 497 Please be our sticky rainbow baby!
Re: "bad" habits
I have not been drinking regular coffee/tea since I started to try to get pregnant over a year ago. But as for alcohol I stopped the week before going on BCPs and am hoping not to be able to drink for at least the next 9+months! My nurse said that even 1 glass of wine during a cycle can have an impact on your egg quality. My poor husband has been told that drinking is no good for him either...so we are both on the wagon! LOL at least it makes it a little easier that I am not doing it solo, and we have no alcohol in the house at all!
Me- 29 PCOS DH- 28 Severe MIF
Married Since June 22, 2007- highschool sweethearts : )
TTC Since 2012
testing concluded strait to IVF w/ ICSI only choice
IVF w/ ICSI #1 March 2014- delayed due to AWFUL SA post flu w/ fever beginning of Feb.
IVF w/ ICSI #1 re-scheduled April 2014
IVF w/ ICSI 1.2 Sept. 2014
Waited a long time, tried a lot of stuff, science made me a mom.
Thank goodness - caffeine has never been a problem. Alcohol, though, I kinda like it. I started cutting back after Christmas 'cause it was starting to add up on the scale. My plan was to cut it out completely for the prep & stim - but I went on a work trip with my colleagues and that went out the window for 2 days. But, I haven't had a drop since - and I would still love to be able to have a drink every now and then. The super sucky thing is that I'm sick and I have to limit my medication. Only Sudafed and Tylenol - for a head that feels so stuffy - and once I start my stims I have to cut that back to Tylenol only. A nice hot toddy would make me feel so much better...
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ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
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FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
Waited a long time, tried a lot of stuff, science made me a mom.
Me (36) - LOR, DH (34) - MFI (low count & poor motility)
TTC since 01/2012
11/2012-04/2013 Unmonitored Clomid cycles through OB/GYN; Referred to RE
05/2013-Benched due to cyst
06/2013 - Clomid 50 mg + HCG Trigger + TI = BFN
07/2013 - Clomid 50 mg + HCG Trigger + IUI #1 = BFN
08/2013 - Clomid 50 mg + HCG Trigger + IUI #2 = BFN
09/2013 - Benched for lap & hysteroscopy (Stage II Endo Removed)
10/2013 - Menopur + HCG Trigger + IUI #3 = BFN
11/2013 - Menopur + HCG Trigger + IUI #4 = BFN
12/2013 - Clomid + HCG Trigger + IUI #5 = BFN
2/2014 - IVF #1 - Microdose Lupron Flare Protocol - 5R/4M/4F w/ICSI; 2 embies transferred on day 3 (none to freeze)
2/27/14 - First BFP Ever!!! EDD 11/3/14
Me 33, DH 37 -- TTC since Jan'12 -- Low AMH (0.78) & endo, SA w/ low motility
IUI's 1-3 = BFN, IVF converted to IUI 4/13 = BFN
IVF 1.2: 8R 6M 4F -- 2 blastocysts frozen, FET 8/15 = BFP!!
Beta #s = 445;1,098; 9,545 -- EDD 5/2 -- Team Pink!
Cycle #1 - No alcohol before I started BCP's through my first beta.
Cycle #2 - Drank alcohol up until the night before the first day of stims and will steer clear until my first beta again.
Believe it or not, I have never had a cup of coffee in my life so coffee isn't an issue for me.
f/k/a/ Kari3629
Me: 40/DH: 34
Unexplained IF
IVF #1 - 9/2013 8ER/5M/4EF/4ET = BFN
IVF #2 - 2/2014 - Fingers crossed this is the one!
4ER/3EF/3 "beautiful embryos" transferred - Beta March 7 = BFN
Everyone Welcome!
For both I cut back to one cup of caffeinated tea per day.
Both of these things suck a LOT, but my doctor said that they both have some impact.
I did have a glass of wine in between ER and ET last time. It was DELICIOUS!!!
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage. Stage 1 endo removed June 2013. IVF #1 Oct/Nov 2013: Long Lupron with Gonal-F. 7R, 7M, 7F. 2 txfer@3d. Nothing frozen. => M/C @ 8 wks. Selected RPL panel all normal. Very hyper and brittle response to stims. IVF #2 (antagonist protocol) Feb 2014 => Converted to IUI (Perfect conditions). BFN. IVF #2.1 w/ new RE June 2014: Antagonist protocol. 33R, 31M, 30F, 19 blasts to test!!! I made it through without crashing!! Hats off to Dr. Fancypants!! ET of one 5AB blast. BFN. 13 10 CCS'ed snowflakes! FET #1 PUPO as of 7/29 Betas: 8/7@24, 8/9@97, 8/11@334 (etc.) Two sacs on 8/15, one seen on 8/18 after a bleed. U/s 8/25 (6+3) "perfect": 5.9 mm + HB@120bpm! U/s 9/4 (7+6): 15.9 mm + HB@172 bpm! Please, PLEASE stick this time!!!!
It sounds so painful. You don't know what you're missing!
Male Factor (severe oligospermia)
Me: 32 | He: 35
TTC since Sept 2011
DX: Unexplained
1st round of clomid: Jan 2013 BFP - M/C 8 weeks
surprise BFP Apr 2013 - M/C 9 weeks
IUI #1 clomid Jul 2013 = BFN
IUI #2 clomid Aug 2013 = BFN
IUI #3 injects Oct 2013 = BFN
IUI #4 injects Dec 2013 = BFN
IVF #1 March 2014 - 12R/12F, one perfect day 5 blast transferred
BFP!! Beta#1 = 431 Beta#2 = 914 Beta#3 = 2207
PAIF/SAIF Welcome!
IVF #2 May 2014, BFN
FET #1 Aug 2014, BFN
Moving on to donor...
IUI #1-#5 Nov 2014 - June 2015, all BFN
IUI #6 July 23 (last attempt) - BFP!!!
8/4 beta #1: 86, 8/6 beta #2: 260, EDD: 4/16/16
I also don't drink often, and plan on stopping completely during the cycle- with the exception of 3/15 when my friends have their annual st Patty's day party. They make a home brew stout- I can't pass up a glass of that!
TTC since 2008
Dh:34, no issues. Me:31, Endo, slightly hypothyroid, deformed ovary, paracentric inversion.
4 Gonal-F, Cetrotide, HcG, Crinone +TI cycles= all BFN
Lap in 2012 to remove large unresolving cyst discovered endo and double lobed ovary.
6 Gonal-F, Cetrotide, HcG, Crinone IUI cycles= All BFN,
1st IVF w/ICSI- June '13 Antagonist: Gonal-F, Menopur, Ganirelix, HcG, Estradiol, Crinone= 7 retrieved, 4 mature, 1 unfertilized, 2 abnormally fertilized, 1 normally fertilized. 2DT of only embryo and our miracle BFP.
Our beloved baby boy was born sleeping Oct. 13, 2013 due to pROM/IC/Uterine infection.
2nd IVF w/ICSI- Feb. '14 EPP/lupron/antagonist: Estrace, lupron, HGH, Gonal-F, Menopur, HcG, PIO, lovenox, doxy/dex.=21 retrieved, 16 mature, 15 fertilized!! 5dt of 1 blast/ 6 frozen. BFP! Beta 1 9dp5dt:83.9 Beta 2: 11dp5dt: 145.2 Beta 3 14dp5dt: 497 Please be our sticky rainbow baby!