You would think after years of monitoring ovulation, orchestrating medications, timing sex, waiting to see the faintest line on my highly-sensitive pregnancy tests, I would have developed wisdom and patience. You would think. The truth is I am the world's worst worrier, a little bit of a control freak, and a RE's (Reproductive Endocrinologist's) worst nightmare.
To help me establish a sense of control (where I have none) following my embryo transfer, I have been employing every medically-supported recommendation, tip, trick and old wives tale possible to help enhance chances for implantation. I have consumed massive amounts of pineapple, walnuts and avocados (click here to learn what some believe about these foods in relation to fertility). I am sitting outside for 10 minutes to ensure adequate vitamin D production and following a low-dose aspirin protocol. I am careful not to get too hot... or too cold; to lift heavy objects; to breathe the wrong way. I am (admittingly a little out of control) testing for pregnancy twice a day and Googling every little symptom and sign. I am thinking happy, positive thoughts, talking to (and pleading with) the little embryo inside of me - and, of course, praying. A lot.
To help me establish a sense of control (where I have none) following my embryo transfer, I have been employing every medically-supported recommendation, tip, trick and old wives tale possible to help enhance chances for implantation. I have consumed massive amounts of pineapple, walnuts and avocados (click here to learn what some believe about these foods in relation to fertility). I am sitting outside for 10 minutes to ensure adequate vitamin D production and following a low-dose aspirin protocol. I am careful not to get too hot... or too cold; to lift heavy objects; to breathe the wrong way. I am (admittingly a little out of control) testing for pregnancy twice a day and Googling every little symptom and sign. I am thinking happy, positive thoughts, talking to (and pleading with) the little embryo inside of me - and, of course, praying. A lot.