Pregnitude or Vitex anyone?

pregmama24

Anyone of you ladies have opinions on either of these? Good or bad opinions?

b_echols

I am not familiar with Pregnatude but I know Vitex is good for balancing your luteal phase. I took it in combination with some other supplements in a pill called Pregnancy Prep. It seemed to help even out my cycle some, but I only took it for about two cycles... I do plan on starting it again soon.

luciddreamer106

I tried taking vitex awhile back and it messed up my cycles. I tried it for 2 months and both of those were anovulatory.  I really think that you should talk to your doctor about this before taking supplements that may "balance" your hormones because they might make the situation worse. In hindsight, I wish I had not wasted my money and taken that chance.

buggirl72

I agree with @jalara48 - be very careful with supplements, especially ones that work on a hormonal level.

Have you been charting or have you had blood work done that would make you think you have an LP defect? 

svancura1

I've heard they either really help or completely ruin your cycles if you already had normal cycles. BUT my doc and a few others said the vitamin D and calcium can actually help regulate your cycles naturally if you want to try that first. but like others said, you should talk to your doctors first before trying anything.

Cheekers2010

My ob advised me to try taking maca.  I am AMA and worried that my lining wasn't sufficient.  We had also been trying for about 7 months at that point.  I got my bfp the next cycle after I started taking it.  I don't know if they are connected.

pregmama24

Thanks everyone! I've been talking with my ob about these I have had Vitex for awhile although I haven't used it yet. Just curious about opinions. Thanks again.

SamanthaLaura16

This month was my first on pregnitude and metformin and I got my first period without needing provera. Not sure which one of them made it happen but I am going to continue to take both.

HorseLover11

I've been taking inositol (1 tablespoon am & pm with choline) and a prenatal that has folic acid I believe it's much cheaper than pregnitutde. I did get my cycle after taking it for 3 weeks post loss and I'm definitely feeling twinges in my ovaries so I'm hoping to o soon as I've never really had a normal cycle. I have not tried vitex.
Inositol has been shown effective in studies when compared to metformin for women diagnosed with pcos and it's part of the b vitamin group from what I understand.

BookishMomma

Cheekers2010 That's interesting, I'm taking maca root, too, on recommendation from my acupuncturist. I take it in powder form, just a teaspoon a day in my yogurt or oatmeal. How about you? This is my first month taking it.

pregmama24

I've never heard of Maca? Hmmm.

HorseLover11

I've heard great things about maca - esp the femmenence (sp?) from whole foods but i didn't see much change with it.

BookishMomma

I hadn't ever heard of maca, either, and was a bit skeptical, but I really trust my acupuncturist, so I thought I'd give it a try. It's a root vegetable grown in Peru. When I went to my natural foods co-op and asked about it, they were like, "Oh, yeah, right over here" as if people ask for it all the time. 

edit: typo

Cheekers2010

sbg92207 said:

Cheekers2010 That's interesting, I'm taking maca root, too, on recommendation from my acupuncturist. I take it in powder form, just a teaspoon a day in my yogurt or oatmeal. How about you? This is my first month taking it.

@sbg92207 - I take Femmenessence.  That's the form my OB recommended.  As you can probably tell, my OB is very crunchy.  She is also a highly trained and licensed acupuncturist as well as a practicing OB.

Cheekers2010

HorseLover11 said:

I've heard great things about maca - esp the femmenence (sp?) from whole foods but i didn't see much change with it.

Yeah, I really don't know if it had an effect.  I just thought it was an interesting coincidence that I finally got a bfp my first cycle after starting it.

eta:  typo