These Chinese herbs better work

brooklynesque

because they are disgusting and I'd hate to be taking them for no good reason.  Anyone else taking the rank brown powder tea and/or the pills that look like little rabbit turds?

Ah, the things we do for motherhood . . . I think I'd rather be shooting up at this point (that'll be after the RE visit). 

CYBURRCHIC

You are brave!  My acupuncturist has been talking to me about herbs for the last month but I can't push myself to do it yet.  I haven't heard anyone say they were delicious.

10-4LilBuddy

I've been taking these mysterious brown capsules for a week now.  Three times a day, three at a time.  Really hope it works too.  i gave up on the tea and took this truly foul liquid iron but had to stop.  The things we do....   Good luck!

folligirl

I was given some red little turd looking things to eat 3x daily and they are horrible.  They have been sitting on my counter for weeks now and I can't stomach to even look at them.  They look like cat food..

Llamamama

Rabbit turds here!  I take 20/day.  Nothing to drink though.  I know they are working but I think mine are working too well.  I am on them to delay my ovulation.  I was ovulating around day 10 and today it is day 15 and I still have not gotten a positive. 

brooklynesque

My acupuncturist told me to take 30(!) of the little rabbit turds (Wuzi Yanzong Wan) 2x(!) per day.  I don't think I could swallow that many if I wanted to, so I'm taking more like 20 total a day.

No idea what's in my yucky brown tea.  Probably eye of newt and dried tiger ovaries. My acu told me he'd email me with the ingredient list but he hasn't gotten around to it yet.  ;-P

amandaleigh1

The majority of the herbs I took were in a special mix of brown powder that was kind of like instant tea that I had to dissolve into hot water and drink. I go to a TCM Dr. from China, so when I say special mix, I really have no idea what is in there, and she changes it up depending on how I am each time. I did this 2-3 a day depending on my cycle. I also took sheep placenta powder in the form of pills 2, 2x a day. It sounds disgusting but at least I did not have to taste them.

All this stuff did work in a couple of areas-- I had crappy looking charts before with a weak O and short LP. After taking herbs, my charts were beautiful-- My LP went from 10 to 12 days, and I had a much stronger O as evidenced by a sharp rise in temperature. I am pretty sure all this helped me make nicer eggs, so I am glad I did it in the months leading up to IVF.

Bubs711

My mom is big on herbs and vitamins so I'm used to all sorts of strange smelling pills.  With what I read, I thought for sure my acupuncturist would have me take herbs, but she's never suggested it.  I hope they work for you!

XV11Star

LOL!  30 rabbit poops a day for me.  (10, 3x a day)  I don't try to taste them, but have accidentally a few times, and it tastes kind of like bitter coffee grounds or something.  I am far better at choking down pills than I am about drinking something I consider to be gross.  You have never heard such wailing and bitching and carrying on as when I had to drink contrast for a CT scan!!