Fertility Vitamins???

Re: Fertility Vitamins???

• clairmeij member

  February 2013

  I know that it is important to increase your intake of folic acid even during ttc, so I just started taking prenatal vitamins several months before starting ttc. I didn't do anything specific to fertility though, apart from cut down on caffeine.

  IUI #1 - 10 April 2012 unmonitored and unmedicated with RE 

  IUI #2 - 05 May 2012 unmonitored and unmedicated with RE 

  IUI #3 - 05 July 2012 unmonitored and unmedicated with RE 

  IUI #4 - 30 August 2012 medicated and monitoredLetrozole and Ovidrel Trigger 

  IUI #5 - 27 September 2012 Letrozole 

  BFP! 9 October 2012 Betas:- 12DPO 16; 16DPO 96; 18DPO 315

  
  

  Baby Alarico born on 28 June 2013!!

  
  

  
  

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• trisholio member

  February 2013

  I was told by my doctor to not take over the counter vitamins or stuff that says its for fertility.  A lot of it is a scam and even if its legit, vitamins are not regulated by the FDA so you don't really know exactly what is in them.  I had my Dr prescribe a prenatal and I am taking that while TTC.

  T & G My wife and I married 9/10/11 in Niagara Falls, NY

  HSG 12/12/12        

  #1 ICI 12/15/12              BFN on 12/29/12

  #2 ICI  1/11/13                BFN 1/28/13                       

  #3 ICI 2/11/13                 BFN

                 

  #4 ICI August 2013,  Clomid 100mg    BFN on 8/30/13 

  #5 ICI September-Clomid 100,  mg ICI 8/15 and 8/16,  BFN on 9/3
  

  #6 ICI October-Clomid 150 mg for 5 days   BFN 10/27
  

  uterine laparoscopy on 11/14-no endo or cysts
  

  #7 IUI December-Clomid 150mg    BFP 12/21

  12/23 Beta 51     12/26 Beta 209!

  First ultrasound on January 8th 2014-great healthy heartbeat

  Second Ultrasound January 23 (8 weeks) we got to see and hear the heartbeat

  Third Ultrasound Feb 4th(10 weeks), then will  released to OBGYN'

  It's a GIRL!

  We welcomed Adalyn Cooper Elizabeth on 8/29/14

  She was 7lbs 11oz and 19.6 inches long

  
  

  Proud foster parents to two little girls ages 2.5 yrs old, M,  and 1 year old, K

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• LolaBelle515 member

  February 2013

  DW just took regular prenatal vitamins...

   
  

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• mwagner25 member

  February 2013

  I agree with the others.  I would not take anything while TTC that isn't FDA approved.  You cannot be certain of what exactly is in the "fertility" tea or pills that aren't regulated.  

  I promise you if one of those things really worked a drug company would have already picked it up, gotten it FDA approved, and be making billions of dollar off of it.  

   

  Stick with the PNV.  

  Same sex couple, Married 8/6/11
  Baby Oliver born 11/27/13
  
  TTC stats with donor sperm...
  IUI #1 with trigger, 1/4/13 - BFN
  IUI #2 with trigger, 2/1/13 BFN
  IUI #3 with tigger, 2/28/12 BFP EDD 11/21/13
  

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• IUIBaby

  February 2013

  LolaBelle515:

  DW just took regular prenatal vitamins...

  This. That's all I took. 

  

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• healz413 member

  February 2013

  I think it really depends on the type of person you are and what relationship you have to natural health products. Manada and I did a lot of reading about things and in addition to the folic acid she takes a lot of CoQ10 expensive! Best found on sale and vitamin D. She was taking macha for a while but hated the taste of the pills. Some people also highly recommend bee pollen but she hates the taste. She also drinks fertilitea which is just a blend of herbs and plants that have long been used for reproductive issues. I agree that you should be careful about unregulated stuff. But I also don't put complete faith in the pharmaceutical industry or the drug approval process. So doing a lot of research can be helpful for all this stuff.
  One of the things that I read that I found most interesting was about vitamin D deficiency during the winter and the effect of that on fertility.
  Here's a link I found helpful if you're interested: https://www.naturallyknockedup.com/boostyourfertilitywithvitamind/
  
  And here is the website of a fertility acupuncturist and traditional Chinese medicine practitioner that I have found informative: https://drewnesbitt.ca/
  
  

  ****loss discussed*****
  
  We're queer. I'm 33, have severe stage 4 endo, and had both fallopian tubes removed. My love ("Manada" on the boards, 32) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tavin and Casey at 21 weeks gestation.
  
  Our IUIs
  with @Manada: IUI# 1-7 (December 2012- September 2013) all BFN. Tried natural, femara, clomid, puregon/follistim, clomid and menopur combo, both the ovidrel and HCG triggers.
  
  Our IVFs:
  IVF #1 my eggs November/December 2013: Cancelled IVF due to poor response
  
  IVF #2 my eggs/Manada's uterus January/February 2014
  BCPs and lupron overlap Stimmed: 1/22-2/2: Bravelle and Menopur (dosage ranged from B300 and M150 to B375 and M150 to B300 and M225)
  2/4 retrieved 10 eggs. Endo was much worse than expected. Only 3 eggs fertilized; February 7 transferred two day 3 embryos, froze one. All great condition.
  BFP eve of 6dp3dt; Beta 1 (11dp3dt): 110; Beta 2 (13dp3dt): 175; Beta 3 (15dp3dt): 348; Beta 4 (19dp3dt): 2222; Beta 5 (21dp3dt): 4255
  1st ultrasound (3/6  6w 1d): TWINS!!!! Twin A measuring 6w1d with a heartbeat of 118bpm. Twin B measuring 6w0d with a heartbeat of 113bpm. 

  
  ***July 18, 2014 we lost our beautiful babies at 21 weeks gestation. They were born too early. Tavin Sara T. and Casey Elizabeth T. are beautiful and precious and we will love them and miss them forever.***
  
  FET #1 December 2014

  Intralipid infusion on Dec 10. Transfer of 1 day 3 nine-cell embryo into my uterus on Dec. 19. (acupuncture immediately before and after)

  BFP on Dec. 27; Beta 1 Jan 2 (14dp3dt): 665, Beta 2 Jan 4 (16dp3dt): 1859, Beta 3 Jan 6 (18dp3dt): 4449, Beta 4 Jan 10 (22dp3dt): 12,251.
  

  
  

  
  

  
    

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• bundleoluv11 member

  February 2013

  I wanted to know more about fertility vitamins are they safe and who has use them? I'm currently on prenatal vitamins and folic acid.

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• trisholio member

  February 2013

  You sound similar to my wife.  She was raised with both parents being RN's and then opening their own homeopathic wellness center.  She is anti medication, anti vacinations, ect.  It is something we have talked a lot about and are going to have to compromise on.  But when it comes to medication made by man, she isn't a big fan.  But as far as the TTC process, I starting out taking a prenatal gummy and then my Dr prescribed me a prenatal.  

  Thank you for the link, I will check it out! 

   

  healz413:

  I think it really depends on the type of person you are and what relationship you have to natural health products. Manada and I did a lot of reading about things and in addition to the folic acid she takes a lot of CoQ10 expensive! Best found on sale and vitamin D. She was taking macha for a while but hated the taste of the pills. Some people also highly recommend bee pollen but she hates the taste. She also drinks fertilitea which is just a blend of herbs and plants that have long been used for reproductive issues. I agree that you should be careful about unregulated stuff. But I also don't put complete faith in the pharmaceutical industry or the drug approval process. So doing a lot of research can be helpful for all this stuff. One of the things that I read that I found most interesting was about vitamin D deficiency during the winter and the effect of that on fertility. Here's a link I found helpful if you're interested: https://www.naturallyknockedup.com/boostyourfertilitywithvitamind/ And here is the website of a fertility acupuncturist and traditional Chinese medicine practitioner that I have found informative: https://drewnesbitt.ca/

  T & G My wife and I married 9/10/11 in Niagara Falls, NY

  HSG 12/12/12        

  #1 ICI 12/15/12              BFN on 12/29/12

  #2 ICI  1/11/13                BFN 1/28/13                       

  #3 ICI 2/11/13                 BFN

                 

  #4 ICI August 2013,  Clomid 100mg    BFN on 8/30/13 

  #5 ICI September-Clomid 100,  mg ICI 8/15 and 8/16,  BFN on 9/3
  

  #6 ICI October-Clomid 150 mg for 5 days   BFN 10/27
  

  uterine laparoscopy on 11/14-no endo or cysts
  

  #7 IUI December-Clomid 150mg    BFP 12/21

  12/23 Beta 51     12/26 Beta 209!

  First ultrasound on January 8th 2014-great healthy heartbeat

  Second Ultrasound January 23 (8 weeks) we got to see and hear the heartbeat

  Third Ultrasound Feb 4th(10 weeks), then will  released to OBGYN'

  It's a GIRL!

  We welcomed Adalyn Cooper Elizabeth on 8/29/14

  She was 7lbs 11oz and 19.6 inches long

  
  

  Proud foster parents to two little girls ages 2.5 yrs old, M,  and 1 year old, K

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• firstcomeslove2013 member

  February 2013

  healz413:

  
  
  Here's a link I found helpful if you're interested: https://www.naturallyknockedup.com/boostyourfertilitywithvitamind/
  
  And here is the website of a fertility acupuncturist and traditional Chinese medicine practitioner that I have found informative: https://drewnesbitt.ca/

  
  
  Thank you!!! I will for sure check these out! There is so much out there and during this vulnerable time we don't want to get taken.

  Queer coupled and having a BABY with the love of my life! Love my life and wouldn't have it any other way!
  First IUI 1/22/2013 BFN: 2/7/2013, Second IUI 2/21/2013 BFN: 3/9/2013, Third IUI 4/23/2013 BFN: 5/8/2013, Fourth IUI 5/24/2013 BFN: 6/7/2013, Fifth IUI 6/24/2013 BFN: 7/8/2013
  

  C began IUI's
  7/23/2013 C's first IUI BFN, 8/21/2013 C's second IUI BFN , Took a break in September and October, 11/05/2013 C's 3rd IUI (TWW...we meet again...) BFN, Took off the month to switch to an RE. 01/01/2014 C's 4th IUI...BFP!!!!!!!! Beta #1- 17, Beta #2- 34, Beta #3-140....  6W Ultra-Sound Reveals nothing in Gestation Sack... Natural M/C at 7W, 2/3/2014
  

  03/21/2014 IUI #10...BFP!!! Beta #1- 48, Beta #2- 416, Beta #3- 1018. GROW BABY GROW!!!
  
  1st Ultrasound 4/22/2014 Baby Squints is PERFECT! Measuring at 6w2d with a heartbeat of 129. EDD: 12/12/14.

  Ultrasound at 18 weeks on 7/14/2014. Baby is healthy and growing just as she should!

   

  Check out my blog at: http://journeytoparenthoodandmakingmilk.blogspot.com/

   

  

   

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