Hi, just thought I'd take a peak at this thread and can't believe my eyes! The list of things not to do? Its a mile long! How does anyone live during tmt?
This may just be an Aussie thing but the on a medical myth-busters show the other week they listed do's and don't with pregnancy. They stated that low caffine doses (less than 4 cups per day) has been proven to have NO effect on a foetus. Also 2 units of alcohol, 2 times a week also has no proven effect. Smoking is obviously a big no-no.
In a book I read written by the "father of Australian IVF" he encouraged sex. He said as a stress reducer it can't be beat and lets face it stress can do worse things to your body than a glass of wine. He also said wine in moderation is fine, if it helps you relax.
We were told to carry on as normal and that is what we are doing. The
2ww is stressful enough as it is. How many woman swim, have sex, get drunk or worse for weeks before they discover they are pregnant? I know that we are different because of our infertility but how does our body know that a egg has been fertilised in a petrie dish or that the sperm was injected into us via a catheter rather than the natural route?
I hope people are not thinking that I am poo-pooing your beliefs, rather I am wanting to know why we are all told such conflicting stories around the globe? How do we know who is right? I guess that we should individually do whatever feels right for us at the time.
Em
TTC 5yrs - Unexplained Infertility
3xIUI's (April, June & Aug 06) -
BFN,s
1st IVF - Oct 06 - Jasper & Finlay born 07/06/07
Natural preg - Addison Grace born 15/10/08