..preparing for IVF#2-day 1..

Today is May 1st.  Two months before July 1st when we can officially start IVF#2!  I won't know the official date of when we start until the middle/end of May.  Since I have been through the IVF roller coaster before, I know what to expect this time.  I know how to prepare my body and mind ahead of time for a successful cycle.  The first go-around as hard as it was to accept that it didn't work, I consider it our trial run.  I learned so much during this time.  I plan to do things differently this time.  We want this to work and to know that we tried everything we possibly could.  I'm excited for this next cycle and look forward to the steps leading up to it.  There are few things that I will be focused on doing that they say are the key to a successful IVF cycle.  I have done my research and I feel confident that with these changes that I will be making, we will see a difference.  

To give you an idea of what my next 2-3 months will entail, I have listed them below:

1.  Exercise for 30 minutes 3-4 times a week.
2.  Start the IVF diet - It's a diet high in protein with lost of fresh veggies.  There is a huge list of things to eat that help with numerous things that go along with each step of how an embryo is formed and how it implants into the uterus.  Implantation is key to an embryos survival and we believe that this was one of our problems last time.  
3.  Accupuncture - Helps with blood flow to the uterus, egg quality, egg quantity, hormone levels and overall physcial health.  My insurance covers 40 visits so thankfully this will be free for us.
4.  Being ass stress free as I can.  The more relaxed I am, the more responsive my body will be.
5.  Vitamin Supplements - Calcium, Zinc, Vitamin E, B6, B12.
6.  Positive Attitude.  I feel good about things this time.  It has been hard to have a positive attiude towards something so difficult to deal with.  But I have seen God's hands work in so many woman's lifes this past year, I believe He will do the same for us.

I am committed to this new lifestyle!  I will do whatever it takes for us to be able to have a baby of our own.  It's going to take a lot of discipline and sacrifices, but in the end, it's so worth it and I wouldn't change a thing.

Thanks again everyone for all your love and support!  It means the world to me and my husband!

Till next time!

Lots of sticky baby dust to all,

Lauren