After two unsuccessful rounds of IVF chronicled here and here, I decided to take whatever actions necessary to increase my odds of producing viable eggs to make an embryo.
The day I received the horrible news that none of our four embryos were viable because the egg quality was low, I canceled my plans the rest of the day and researched how to improve egg quality. That’s when I came across the book “It Starts With The Egg” and it has honestly been life changing. I advise anyone thinking of getting pregnant or doing IVF to download this audiobook asap. I binge-listened to it for six hours on my couch, and the research in the book is really compelling.
Essentially, the book is written by a woman who had multiple failed rounds of IVF who set out to find a way to improve her odds. Using research, she then set out to change her diet, lifestyle and supplements to improve her egg quality, and it worked. It is important to note that the measures she takes to have a successful round of IVF are also the same measures that can increase your chances of getting pregnant naturally, so I think it is a must-read for all women. One of the key factors to success is eliminating toxins and chemicals for IVF success.
For the last few months, I’ve been following this program in anticipation of my third round of IVF in August. It takes about three months to improve egg quality, so we are really focused on following the principles in the book.
We will chronicle each change in a series of posts. One of the major changes is ridding your life of toxins, chemicals and BPA. These toxins impair fertility and are in everything from our deodorant to makeup to canned food. Essentially, we threw our all of my makeup, moisturizers, cleaning products and plastic because they were filled with armful toxins and BPA and replaced them with organic, natural products and glass instead of plastic.
In a forthcoming series of articles, we will chronicle our favorite organic products that we are now using and also the items we are using in order to eliminate harmful toxins and chemicals. Be sure to check back regularly for updates.
We are pairing up with “It Starts With The Egg” author Rebecca Fett on a giveaway of her book. To enter you must do two things: share one of our IVF posts on Instagram and tag us (@_bellavitastyle_) AND share one of our IVF pins below on Pinterest and be sure to tag us.
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Read More of Our IVF Coverage:
IVF Diary: My First, Unsuccessful Round of Egg Freezing
IVF Diary: My Second Round of Egg Freezing
IVF Diary: Egg Retrieval, Recovery & Embryo Results
IVF Diary: My Third Round of Egg Freezing
IVF Diary: Successful Results From Our Third Round of IVF
The Supplements I Take To Improve Egg Quality
Improving Egg Quality With “It Starts With The Egg”
Eliminating Toxins & Chemicals for IVF