rec your fave egg "roids"

Jodee37 · May 2014

ok i'm not really looking for steroids, but i am in serious need to transform my weak eggs into some badass eggs. if eggs worked out at the gym, mine would be the scrawny teenager with pizza face and B.O. standing in the corner checking out chicks. lazy SOB. i need to make him into the buff, gorgeous 30 somethingish tanned egg sprinting on the treadmill.

my OB recommended DHEA and CoQ10. i am def going to start taking those. anyone have a preference as far as brand goes or all they all the same essentially? and i'm also considering eating gross shit to make them better too. i remember a few of you guys drink/eat stuff, can you educate me?

TIA!!

MrsLaurenandDan · May 2014

I take DHEA, CoQ10, L-Arginine, and Royal Jelly. I started them not that long ago, so who knows if anything is working!

Mommalawyer · May 2014

I remember when I was pregnant with DD, I took DHEA. I don't remember the brand, but it had a yellow label and had a woman figure on it. I'm pretty sure it was from Vons/Safeway.

Jodee37 · May 2014

@Mommalawyer‌ were you taking DHA or DHEA with DD? I know DHA is recommended (along with a standard prenatal) but I thought DHEA was contraindicated during pg?

Momarazzi007 · May 2014

Fertility diet- only good fats (nuts, olive oils, coconut oil, avocados), high protien (90grams a day, double what most women are supposed to get and not heavy on meat) and low carbs (basically only carbs from good sources- beans, veggies... No white carbs or starches from refined crap). The stuff you said too, basically take a women's fertility aid or make your own w supplements. It takes about three months to see the improvement, but worth it! Excercise to get blood flowing (min 20-30 min a day). This is what I had done before my last fresh cycle (at 33) and my eggs looked better than they did at retrieval when I was 29. I started all this in January for April retrieval (I won't lie- it was hard- I discovered cronuts during this time...).

efhoping2010 · May 2014

I take DHEA and CoQ10 and also go to acupuncture. With the DHEA you want micronized and with the CoQ10 you want it with ubiquinol. Doses vary depending on dx. I read a great book called it starts with the egg and it addresses supplements and all sorts of research on egg quality.

I also stopped all caffeine including chocolate and tea. No more refined sugars

I stopped using any products that interrupt hormones such as products with pthalates and have stopped using plastics and cans because of BPA.

I am considering adding melatonin on my own at the start of my next IVF in July too.

Hoping you get A+++ eggies!

Jodee37 · May 2014

@Momarazzi007 dare i ask what cronuts are??

wow. that diet sound awful. i exist on coke. and coffee. and oreos. i'm serious, i work graveyard shift. how the hell will i stay awake?!? i know, i know, i need to keep my eye on the prize. i will start with the supplements. and try cutting down my starches and upping my protein.

thanks for the input ladies!

Momarazzi007 · May 2014

Oh Jodee37... Just heaven...
Sometimes I just stare at this picture:

while looking into my pantry...

Basically a croissant prepared like a donut

Momarazzi007 · May 2014

Oh, left to right:
Lentils, flax seed, chia seed, brown rice, quinoa. On top, DD's goldfish and my wheat berries. All that crap takes way to long too make!!!

Jodee37 · May 2014

oh my gosh @Momazarri007 i need to go buy a cronut. that is quite possibly the most delicious thing i've ever heard of.

and i am way impressed at your organized pantry!

Jodee37 · May 2014

@efhoping2010 @Mommalawyer & @MrsLaurenandDan what doseage do you guys take of the DHEA and CoQ10? Did your RE draw a blood level of DHEA before starting you on it?

MrsLaurenandDan · May 2014

I actually had planned to take the DHEA and ordered it, but right before I went to take I yesterday I looked it up, and it's not safe for BFing. DS1 still nurses every few days, so I'm holding off for now.

efhoping2010 · May 2014

Jodee37

I have severe DOR and poor AMH and FSH, and poor egg and embryo quality and poor response to stim meds.

My RE has me on 75 mg DHEA daily (I take two in the morning one at supper time)

And 400 mg CoQ10 (I take one in the morning and one at supper time)

My RE did not draw DHEA blood levels because he said he knows my numbers are poor, he might add it to my next lab work though, not sure.

Make sure you talk to your RE about dosages since they vary by dx.

Make sure to take with food and also not too late at night as the CoQ10 can give a burst of energy and sleep might be tough.

Jodee37 · May 2014

thanks @efhoping2010! i just ordered them from amazon yesterday so hopefully i can start taking them tomorrow.

MrsLaurenandDan · May 2014

Ah, that is good info about the COQ10. Maybe that's why I haven't been sleeping well.

MrsAtch · May 2014

Psst... Jodee, good luck girlie. This is way out of my element but clearly these ladies know what they're talking about!

And OMG, cronuts. I need one.

efhoping2010 · May 2014

Another thing I have noticed from the DHEA and CoQ10 is that taking them has changed my AF cycle length. I used to be 31 days now I am 28??? So that can change IVF cycle or other natural dates!

Jodee37 · May 2014

^oooooh that's interesting! It didn't change your LP did it @efhoping2010‌ ??

Jodee37 · May 2014

Holy shit these pills are huge!!!!

efhoping2010 · May 2014

Ha ha yes I know!!! Make sure it goes down vertically not horizontally.

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