The TTC List of ridiculousness (TIPS)

Its like a blinkin' emotional roller coaster isnt it hairy and the zits are just the spotty icing on the crap cake

I've been singing 'Zittedy doo da, Zittedy eh, My oh my what a spotty day' to myself all day..... i know am sad but it makes me giggle!

Hope you are feeling a little better this evening :)

MamaPower thanks for the reply - HRH is a long but dull story! Sorry for not replying sooner, DH and I have been in Prague for a dirty weekend. I'm most definitely not upduffed - we carried on using condoms for a while but I've also peed on hundreds many sticks to be sure!

I was on Binovum. Very few people I have spoken to seem to have come across it! I've been horrendously spotty since coming off the Pill, though I've always had oily skin and hair.

I've just run out of AC so may leave it alone for a while. My Dr said that reflexology/acupuncture would not do any harm, but not to get carried away spending a fortune on alternative therapies!

i hadnt either i just thought it was cos i had a hormone imbalance that had caused the MC!

Am with you on the wrinkles acne, although you can add FAT to the list. DH grabbed me round the middle earlier and suggested i do some exercise! Mmmmmm

PS hairy when i was at the docs today she said they are probably just as a result of the MC and that would prob settle down soon.... HA! will see!

Ah its mental hairy If i look lopsided into the mirror my cheeks (only) are covered in bumps and red spots GAH! its totally knackers my confidence even as a 30 plus lady! I dont know whether i def ov'd yet as still in WTF cycle but i hope to god they dont get worse! Dried up a bit after i squibbed them with aftershave

HRH should I courtesy at this point two stupid questions and I apologise in advance for the first but; Firstly, if you came off the pill in May and had a period end of June that means you have missed july and aug...you have POAS to confirm your not actually upduffed?
Can I also ask what pill you were on? I've heard that Cerazette can cause the cycle to screw up but I was on that one and my body snapped back to it's pre pill state straight away!
Lastly, just a word of caution, you must be very very careful with agnus castus. Because it is a herb it is not subject to any clinical trials and for every story of it helping there is one to say that it did the reverse!! I know that a previous poster mentioned you should not take it without seeing a proper herbalist and I really do second her opinion.
Anyway, hope your body rights itself soon x

I had ivf and when they did the embryo transfer, it was really tricky cos my uterus is apparently set at a jaunty angle. I was afraid this would mean it wouldn't work by the gynae said that it might even help as some minor endometrial irritation sets off a particular inflammatory response which can aid implantation, and that's why there's often pregnancies straight after lap and dye, hyteroscopy, hysterosalpingograms etc. The ivf worked, by the way, both times!

So.... bee pollen, when do you take it... all through the cycle or what?!

Let me get this all right.

So Grapefruits uptil OV
Nuts for implanting
Whats with pineapple juice 2nd half of cycle?

spots have turned into ACNE! i dont bother with dot-to-dot now.... i dont need to- they all blend into one.........

I got the granules from Amazon. I don't know why and I can't remember the brand. They were about £15 - but I'm getting desperate, so I don't mind throwing good money after bad at this stage.

(Luckily, I have my 2nd consultation with fertility consultant next week - hopefully hard science can help again this time where the mumbo junbo hasn't!)

Thanks for the tips ladies, all gratefully received!

I'm ttc #1 and came off the Pill in May but have not had a period since the end of June. Anyone else been in a similar position?

I'm taking Agnes Castus and have been to see the Dr but she said they won't do anything until AF has been missing for 6 months.

I'm intrigued by the bee pollen, but any other suggestions gratefully received!

I agree with sweetsherry the lap&dye probably did it for us.
This bee pollen which one are you buying on amazon? There are a few!

Damn me, I've just ordered blooming bee pollen on Amazon..!

Good tip Holly the B vits are soluble so the body can't retain them very easily, even when we eventually get upduffed your gp or mw should be supplementing the B group if necessary! Anyway now I want Bee pollen and vitamin injections...am I ttc or win a marathon here??!

OK, serious tip here. I got tested for B12 deficiency just before I had my first ICSI and it came back looooooow! There's a pretty big, scientifically proven link between low b12 and ovulation issues. I have regular b12 injections (tablets won't lift the levels enough) and goodness me I'm a new woman when I've had one! It's fantastic stuff and I feel like a picture of health when I've had them, and they also helped to sort out a problem I have with anaemia. It's worth getting it checked out - it's just a simple blood test.

Can't stop, dashing off to join MA on way to buy peanuts
PS I am still hunting for the bee pollen but I shall seek it out if it kills me... I want bee nectar

rocking horse poo

Bee pollen does look and taste a bit like rocking horse poo (I imagine)

did you get some?

I am doing B6 too, interesting about the luteal phase I didnt know that. I was taking it because I read that a good store of B6 before pregnancy helps reduce morning sickness (lots of puking last time, would like to avoid that) Did you know peanuts have lots of B6 in them?

MA I went straight to the shops at lunch time...trying to find bee pollen is like trying to find rocking horse poo I did a Lottie and jumped straight on google...there is lots of circumstantial evidence especially regarding it's benefits in fertility! I'm gonna give it a go...fingers crossed! Have also started taking B6...in attempt to help lengthen luteal phase, don't hold out much hope but we'll see, think gp and drugs might be the answer to that one!

nickstermum Amazon recommended it to me (our relationship goes so deep) when I was looking up pre seed, evening primrose oil, preg test etc) I googled it and it doesnt seem half as potent or well researched as agnus castus -no scientific studies came up. I just found a lot of sites that said it had been used "traditionaly" to cure infertility. Apparently it contains a substance similar to estrogen (estradioil? sorry cant remember) and so I theorised it might help me reach that sacred estrogen threashold needed for ovulation) Sorry lots of maybes here, and no real answers but I was getting pretty fed up waiting for AF and was pretty willing to give anything a go! I have stopped using it now that I have detected ovulation via temping. will let you know what happens next .xxx

Mummya whats that then? would it help me?

Hi MA - yes, and we're feeling kind of weary..

And a little demotivated due to latest BFN..!

(I forgot to add Soy Isoflavones - they didn't work either..)

Good luck to you this time round!