Infertility

Last attempt on our own before treatment

Due to a scheduling screw-up at the RE we are forced to wait until 1/7 for our treatment consult. Since I got AF yesterday we won't be able to do treatment this cycle. I figure we might as well try everything we can in a last ditch effort to get pregnant on our own.

Any tips for stuff we can do that doesn't involve prescriptions or appointments? I'm going to pick up Robitussion (no letters after the name, take 3x a day for the entire week leading up to ovulation), but what other "old wives tales" are there?

I figure it doesn't hurt, but I'm certainly not holding out any hope.

Thanks!

Re: Last attempt on our own before treatment

  • grapefruit juice and green tea leading up to ovulation, pom juice 5 days after...hasn't worked for me but who knows. Good luck to you!
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  • Somebody below posted about wheatgrass (maybe a page down), which I had never heard of until here.
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  • Sounds silly but stand on your head or atleast prop pillows under your pelvis after or during and after your preference. But remain that way for 30 minutes after. Also aim for days 9-11-13-15 for best odds. Trust me I am going through this myself and I worked for an ob/gyn so this is as close to the source as it gets.
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  • Considering the high FSH mention in your siggy I would suggest trying wheatgrass.

    Have you looked in to acupuncture?

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  • Preseed or egg whites

    Green tea before ovulation, but hours before or after your PNV

    Pineapple 1-5 days after ovulation

  • And propping your hips/standing on your head is a myth. I can't believe there are actual MDs who still spread that stuff.
  • I am in the same boat. This is our last cycle before my lap and then i am pressing for more aggressive treatments.  I did 80mg of soy isoflavones on CD5-9. Its "supposed" to be a natural alternative to Clomid.  Its gotten mixed reviews but its worth a shot. I don't have high hopes of it doing anything.
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  • Do you chart, so you know about when you ovulate? I'm assuming so.  

     Use OPKs, and have sex the day of the first positive and every day thereafter until O is confirmed, plus the day after.

    I can say for certain that having sex days 9-11-13-15 would not have worked for me. I never ovulated until CD21 even with clomid.

    Otherwise, I think everybody said everything I'd heard.  

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