Anyone take Wheatgrass for their IVF?

Happycouple

Iv been taking fresh wheatgrass juice every other day--anyonek nwo when during my cycle I should stop taking them if at all?  Im currently on day 5 of Lupron.  Start stims on the 22nd.  Thx

Mrs.Babbsy

I did:) i took it up until my ER.

mobiz

i did--i think i took it very very regularly up til the ER, but i continued to take it through the rest of the cycle as well as my first month or so of pregnancy. especially once i was nauseas and not getting tons of food in i felt it was a boost of nutrition.

GL!

DavezWife

I did it for a couple injectible/IUI cycles, and my 1st IVF.

Ends up it TOTALLY slowed down my response to meds. Like, big time. And once I started asking around (here) about it, ends up others had the same affect. And the 2nd IVF when I didn't take it, I had amazing embryos, the best so far.

So for me, I'm not a fan of WG. (to each their own, there's just not alot of studies out there to support or deny it's efficacy)

GL !!!!

pamela-matt

My doc has always said no because it can contain hormones

alchris

If you don't mind my chiming in, I would totally talk to a naturopath about it.  Everybody is different.  In my case (DOR, egg quality concerns, but not IVF), I asked my naturopath about wheatgrass based on what I had read here and she said no, but she said chlorella should have the same benefits without whatever it was that made her hesitant...and that was nice because I happened to be taking that already for totally unrelated issues.   But again, that was for me.  So, I'd ask a naturopath since they specialize in supplements and can assess YOU.

GOOD LUCK!!!

choco_lab

DavezWife:

I did it for a couple injectible/IUI cycles, and my 1st IVF.

Ends up it TOTALLY slowed down my response to meds. Like, big time. And once I started asking around (here) about it, ends up others had the same affect. And the 2nd IVF when I didn't take it, I had amazing embryos, the best so far.

So for me, I'm not a fan of WG. (to each their own, there's just not alot of studies out there to support or deny it's efficacy)

GL !!!!

This.  Slowed things WAY down for me when I did it for one of my BFN IUIs (was on stims way longer than the other 4 IUIs I did).  I won't touch the stuff again.  But .. to each their own.. you never know.. it's worked well for some.

mel72

Yes, for our 3rd (successful) IVF and our natural BFP, GL!!!

cowgirltn

I did I stopped taking it when I started the stims.  Good luck.