Many have asked what sort of food I have been eating while preparing for IVF. Keeping my intake simple, I have stuck to the following:

My doctor recommended I stay away from wheat (flour), sugar, caffeine, and alcohol. Thankfully, I choose not to eat/drink those in my regular life so taking her recommendation has not been an issue.

Here are the specific foods I’ve been selecting:

• During the menstruation period:
  • Increased iron: meat, fish, leafy green (chard, kale, collard greens, spinach)
  • Bell peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, kiwi, citrus

• During the follicle growth period:
  • Broccoli, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, olive oil, avocado, eggs, berries

• During the Ovulation period:
  • Leafy greens (chard, kale, collard greens, spinach), eggs, meat, fish

• During luteal period: (warm foods)
  • Carrots, pineapple, cantaloupe, sweet potato, bananas

I have a cocktail of vitamins as recommended from the fertility clinic. There were more recommendations but they either had traces of caffeine in them or were sleep aids, both which I choose to stay away from.

• Myo-Inositol- 2000
• CoQ10- 800
• L’Arginine- 2000
• DHA- 1000
• Vitamin E- 400
• Vitamin C- 500
• Vitamin D- 3000
• Vitamin B- 500
• Pre-Natal/Folate- 400
• NAC- 1000