Boosting fertility naturally?

Pookster1020 · February 2013

Hi ladies I want to know what, if anything you took or ate to boost your ferility.

DH and I have been trying for a 2nd for a while now. I will be speaking to my doctor at my yearly exam next month but I'm willing to try some new ideas before then. Smile

TIA for any ideas or advice you have!

danieleandwayne · February 2013

I used Pre-Seed, because I was pretty sure that I wasn't making enough of my own cervical mucus.

Other than that, I just ate healthy and what-not. My friend's little sister, however, redesigned both her husband's and her diet based on all sorts of research and they got pregnant within 6 months-- after failing for a year and being told by her doctor that diet didn't affect fertility at all. I don't know what she added or changed but if she could find the information easily, I'm sure you could do some research, too...

Pookster1020 · February 2013

Thank you for the reply. Changing my whole diet wasn't something I'd thought of.

I have done some research on the topic but am looking for some real life experiences from those who have recently gotten pregnant.

MT-Head · February 2013

I got pregnant quickly both time, but I think it had a lot to do with using an ovulation monitor and making sure we were "trying" for a baby on the right day of the month. Since we were intimate a couple of times a week anyway, it was easy to tell DH that we were going to skip a night here or there without affecting his "performance."

ELF4321 · February 2013

I switched to organic dairy and eggs to avoid the growth hormones and antibiotics they give them (think about it -- what a mother eats and meds she takes comes out in her milk, so the same must be true for cow's milk, right?) I also cut way down on soy because there is a lot of increasing evidence that it mimics estrogen and acts as an endocrine disruptor.

The other things I did were fertility yoga (the Restoring Fertility dvd set available on amazon was great) and weekly acupuncture.

I was doing all of this in preparation for an IVF cycle, but ended up getting PG on our last cycle trying on our own, after 2 years with no success.

Good luck!

dhreczuck · February 2013

I did a bit of my own research and didn't want to take anything too outside the box. Egg quality was more my overall concern than getting a bfp. I started taking l'arginine and Co-Q10 two months before this pregnancy and like daniel, used preseed and I also did the Restoring Fertility yoga which I was also a big fan of. I'm inclined to believe I was just lucky and I wasn't taking the supplements long enough to have an effect on my fertility but who knows???

My sister drastically changed her diet after ttc for 5 years under the supervision of an accupuncturist. Many of the changes she made were things that I just had adhered to on my own for many years already. She now has a 6 month old conceived naturally at 42. Again maybe it was just her time, but the changes she made all contributed to better health overall so it can't hurt!

danuli8 · February 2013

I will also throw in a vote for CoQ10. I started taking it to ward off migraines, but further digging revealed it may boost fertility for both men and women, so I had my DH take it too. We got pregnant naturally after just 4 cycles.

goatgirlnyc · February 2013

I started going to an acupuncturist 2 months before I conceived this fall. She specializes in fertility and women's health issues. She gave me some TCM herbs to take as well. Some for pre-ovulation and others for post-ovulation. Also about 2 months before I conceived, I started attending fertility yoga classes and doing some serious meditation sessions because I was so stressed about trying to conceive.

I'm a vegetarian so I just made sure I was eating enough protein, less sugar and lots of fruits and veggies.

I was also taking prenatals and a vegetarian DHA supplement.

cherrycobbler · February 2013

Sorry, I haven't intro'd yet, but thought I would chime in. We've been trying for this one since July. Two months ago we both started taking CoQ10 (200mg/day). I'm almost 38, dh just turned 32 and I read it could help with egg and sperm quality. I also started using FertiliTea at the beginning of this month, but about halfway through the month I realized I had zero fertile cm. So I stopped drinking it and the cm came back (coincidence?) We also don't eat a lot of junk, try to stick to organic produce and milk, almost no processed foods and I seriously limited my alcohol.

Pookster1020 · February 2013

Thanks for all the responses ladies. I really appreciate it! Hopefully I get to join you soon.

ShellBear+ · February 2013

I did acupuncture for a few months as well as took CoQ10, fish oil, prenatal and drank raspberry leaf tea, and ate fairly healthy. There is a good book called Making Babies by Sami David and it is all about boosting your fertility naturally.

kgs0505 · February 2013

Stop using NSAIDs like.ibuprofen. There is evidence that it interferes with implantation.

Pookster1020 · February 2013

kgs0505:
Stop using NSAIDs like.ibuprofen. There is evidence that it interferes with implantation.

Thank you - I did not know this!

mollyclayton · February 2013

I recently met with a nutritionist who specializes in fertility and she recommended 600mg of CO Q10 per day for me and my husband, 1 300mg pill 2x a day, as that is the dosage that has been shown in studies to increase male and female fertility. I found out a few days later that I was already pregnant (!) but I will certainly turn back to that supplement when (if?) we decide to have a third baby . I also have a Vitamin D deficiency and have been taking supplements for a month or so, doubt that had anything to do with this pregnancy though.

kvn202 · February 2013

I'm 42 and had horrible AmH numbers (0.2). Here's what I did (12 weeks pregnant naturally):

- went to Dr Dao (author of The Tao of Fertility)

- saw dr Dao once a week for acupuncture

- drank dao's teas 3x a day which contain many fertility boosting herbs

- took prenatals, omega 3, probiotics daily

- took royal jelly tablets 3x/day as prescribed by Dao

i HIGHLY recommend Dao's book which will give you a lot of tips on herbs and diet. I tried to eat well and certainly focus on organic, but I eat out a lot and wasn't super stringent. Dao told me to complete quit alcohol, but admittedly I was still drinking a few glasses a week.

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