help plz, need advice on IVF & atkins!

[y_ghazaly]

hi everyone

i'm about 2 start an IVF soon. i'm terrified of the procedure on it's own & furthermore i'm genuinely concerned about the weight gain during the hormone injection phase as well as the 2 weeks wait transfer phase. will the atkins plus the hormone blend encourage weight gain? should i do a low fat diet instead during that phase? how many pounds do u put on after each failed trial?? is it water or fat?? does it come off with regular excercise and getting back on atkins again??

i'm so scared & i've worked like dog 2 lose weight, it kills me 2 know that i might balloon up in a matter of weeks due 2 hormones & not even eating!!!

plz help me answer my concerns plz

[Sprudeln]

Re: help plz, need advice on IVF & atkins!

Much of the weight gain during IVF is bloating, which will go away in the weeks after the embryo transfer.

I personally wouldn't do any sort of extreme dieting while undergoing IVF. (By extreme I mean anything that completely excludes certain foods.) Your body needs a variety of nutrients from all sorts of foods, especially during the few months leading up to egg retrieval, as your eggs take 3 months to mature.

Good luck!