Just wanted to share with you on what I have done to prepare myself for IVF and conceiving. I hope this helps you in some way...
1) Cut down on my coffee and (ang mo) tea - to about once a week
2) Drink warm or hot water at all times (to the extent that I buy a small thermal flask and carry it out wherever I do)
3) Stay off all cold drinks and food completely (there goes my ice cream, jap. cold noodles, even cold cut fruits etc)
4) Wear socks when sleeping if possible (I'm scared of cold at my feet)
5) Wear slippers when at home (my flooring is made of tiles, too cold for me)
6) Drink Longan Red Date drink (about once or twice a week)
7) Tries to exercise regularly (to improve qi circulation)
8) Sleep earlier, do not have late nights (I try to knock off not too late from work)
9) Eat healthy snacks like unsalted fruits and nuts (stop all my potato chips) (For my FET, I forgot to buy Brazil nuts)
10) Weekly, or twice a week acpuncture (if I can make it) at Dr Zou Yi Min (at AMK) for 6 months before my ET. (But before that, I also went to Dr Tan Kian Sing (at TCM) for acpuncture but as his appointements are so packed month by month, I went to AMK to Dr Zou)
11) Acpuncture at Raffles Hospital TCM with Dr Jin Jin Hua during the week of ET. Took up the IVF Booster package which consist of 5 times (about $400+). I need 2 sessions before ET and 3 sessions after ET. (Reason was that I don't want to tire myself from travelling to AMK since I don't drive and I heard that its okay to do acpuncture after ET as long as its at the right places - its to help implantation mainly. A friend shared the she and her SIL also went for this package and had conceived!)
12) Went to temples (Guan Yin Miao @ Bugis and Zu Shen Niang Niang@ Toa Payoh) to pray pray. I collected 2 eggs from ZSNN and ate at home with my hubby. They are given by other couples who had gotten pregnant.
13) Be disciplined in taking my TCM. (Yes; very yuckky i know, disgusting but no choice)
14) Went for healings of course!