Omega 3 & IVF

[Zigzag99]

Hello,
Has anyone taken omega 3 during an ivf cycle? A friend mentioned it but I've read conflicting stories about it.
Would be great to hear your experiences.
Thank you X

I took fish oil (not cod oil) in my cocktail of thousands of supplements.

My ivf cycle was successful (obviously cannot attribute that to supplements alone - could entirely be coincidental).

My ivf clinic has a higher succes rate than the others in this country. They told me that almost all advice is bullshit if you're trying to get pregnant. Quit smoking and drinking and having a healthy weight matters. They advise prenatal vitamins and a healthy diet because that is the best for the baby once you are pregnant, so it's best to start before. There is no evidence that anything else works. So rosehip oil, pineapple, washing yourself in moonlight, using stones and crystals all doesn't give a higher chance of pregnancy for that cycle.

With this country I did not mean the UK

Totally agree with @explodingkitten.

However, taking supplements and doin acupuncture (as well as a supper balanced diet for several months before) helped to make me FEEL like I was doing something to help.

@physicskate

If it makes you feel better then you should absolutely do it. Anything that makes you feel better about the process is a win. All I'm saying is don't put yourself through stuff just because people say that it might work when there is absolutely no proof. If accupuncture makes you feel better about the process then that is good for your mental health at the time.

Lots of people told me that I just needed to relax and it would happen. My ivf clinic pointed out to me that plenty of yazidi women got pregnant while being routinely raped and beaten by their captors. It doesn't get more stressful than that. As it happens I did get pregnant while I was relaxed, after my third FET. But I don't think that my state of mind had anything to do with the success, I think that it's all thanks to my ivf clinic.