What supplements are you taking while TTC?

I've just been looking through this thread at the supplements listed. You should see my 'medicine' cupboard its jam packed with supplements! It is verging on ridiculous. A good one for people TTC that I found (I have PCOS and insulin resistance was n-acetyl cysteine or NAC. There's an article about the research here but one thing that happened in the studies was that it massively increased the success of Clomid.

www.myinformedlife.co.uk/got-the-nac-for-pcos/

I've just been looking through this thread at the supplements listed. You should see my 'medicine' cupboard its jam packed with supplements! It is verging on ridiculous. A good one for people TTC that I found (I have PCOS and insulin resistance was n-acetyl cysteine or NAC. There's an article about the research here but one thing that happened in the studies was that it massively increased the success of Clomid.

www.myinformedlife.co.uk/got-the-nac-for-pcos/

Here's a picture of just some of my supplements!

GreenOlives thanks for the info. I haven't tested that all HCG out of my system but as I had to deliver the baby I know that everything was delivered - baby, sac and placenta, so I assume all ok - will check with Consultant, have appt in just over a week.
I have had cinnamon the last 2 days and am off to Holland and Barrett to stock up on D3 and Magnesium thanks to this thread. Also been scoffing brazils and bought manuka honey - it can't hurt !

which vits are in the pregnacare and zia west? can anyone post a list please?

Hi gomurray, so sorry to hear of your loss. My cycle has returned very quickly after my miscarriages but they have been early losses so I would imagine it takes longer after a late loss like yours, have you done a test to make sure the HCG is all out of your system?. In answer to your question I think I went for Vit D3 on a recommendation from another lady on here whose consultant suggested it for her following recurrent miscarriages. I take 25mcg of it which is apparently 500% of the RDA! I take 250mg Magnesium. I get all my vitamins from Holland & Barrett.
Good luck with TTC, I really hope you get a nice sticky BFP very soon.

Thanks ilove, i'll be stocking up this week then!

incase anyone's interested the pregnacare conception vits are on 3 for 2 at sainsburys at the moment x

I am taking 2 x Floradix tablets daily. Does anyone know if this is sufficient enough for TTC.

wow ! love the thread - I am a bit of a supplement anorak so loving reading what you are all taking. I had a MC at 20 weeks in Dec and am awaiting post-mortem results so in the meantime I have decided to reduce my chances of another MC by getting body prepared with vitamins. I am taking:

Pregnacare (DP is on the Wellman equivalent)
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin C with Zinc (DP on this too)
Vitamin B Complex
Evening Primrose Oil (until ov as helps with EWCM)
Loads of folic acid (sonographer suggested there may be fluid on baby's brain which can be linked to a spina bifida related problem)

I have a very healthy diet but feel that there is no harm in taking vitamins too.

GreenOlives what is VitD3 - I have never heard of that, very interesting...what dosage of magnesium and D3 do you take ?

Those of you who have had MC - if you don't mind me asking, how long ws it before your cycles returned ? I have been waiting just over 5 weeks - am temping so I know that I have not ov'd yet.

Off to put some cinammon and brazil nuts in my porridge

I take Omega 3-6-9, Iron, Folic acid, Zinc.

Popcorn the dose I bought was 25mcg, which says on the box to seek advice if you're ttc, pg, or bf. I think 15mcg should be fine. I notice the Zita West has 25mcg, so it can't be bad for you when ttc! Consultant thinks vit D is one of those that you just wee it out if you overdose, so there's no harm in taking extra, same with folic acid (which is also in the b complex).

DH and I are going to change our diet and eat more fruit and veg, which I think will be a good lifestyle change irrespective of ttc. Also good to get the habit before we get pg so we bring DC up in a nice healthy household.

I'm going to give the honey a whirl
And that cough medicine for CM
On top of pregnacare, q10 and evening primrose and omega 3

The manuka honey recommendation came from a mumsnetter who was not on clomid or anything else.
Not that I'm saying there was anything in it but what harm can it do?

:) very sensible beangrower I hear kale is a good one.
In the link I posted there was some details about what she ate and why I believe.

Sorry to be an old bore but diet is the first step towards that BFP. Go organic, eat TONNES of veg, especially leafy veg, oily fish, pulses and try to lay off refined/processed foods. Maybe sneak in a bit of organic choc if you need a treat.

I'll back to the nunnery shall I?

Oh now my head really hurts!
So pregnacare or zita?
I am worried about the price difference

Thank you popcorn for clarifying :)!

Hehe worrying
The Zita ones are kerching though - I'm going to use up my pregnacare and buy some Q10 tablets to go with them ;)

Me too Popcorn- got 3 months supply in my bedside drawer but it doesn't have as many ingredients in as the Zita West ones...

Hi preheated - I take the conception, yes, and the packet says that you can use up what's left when you're pregnant so that you're not wasting dosh :o

Bugger far, that is comprehensive - and I've just stocked up on pregnacare :(

Dumb question: is it pregnacare or pregnacare conception? I think it's the latter am I right?

Hi gals just a note about THAT manuka honey thread, the poster had also taken clomid that cycle for the first time so I think that probably had more to do with her BFP than the honey. Still, it is yummy so no harm in trying it I suppose..
The zita west vits have d vits and Q10 etc in them already, in fact seems to be pretty comprehensive, ingredients below!

Vitamin D 3 1000iu 25ug 500
Vitamin E 9iu 6mg TE 50
Vitamin C 180mg 225
Thiamin (Vitamin B1) 60mg 5455
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) 40mg 2857
Niacin (Vitamin B3) 45mg NE 281
Vitamin B6 10mg 714
Folic Acid 400ug 200
Vitamin B12 50ug 2000
Biotin 200ug 400
Pantothenic Acid (Vit B5) 60mg 1000
Vitamin K 100ug 133

Calcium 80mg 10
Iron 15mg 107
Magnesium 150mg 40
Zinc 15mg 150
Iodine 150ug 100
Manganese 1mg 50

Copper 1000ug 100

Selenium 150ug 273

Chromium 20ug 50

Alpha Lipoic Acid 50mg

N-Acetyl Cysteine 75mg

Inositol 2mg

Beta Carotene 3mg

Lycopene 2mg

Lutein 2mg

Coenzyme Q10 40mg

Bilberry 12.5mg

Blackberry 12.5mg

Blackcurrant 12.5mg

Blueberry 12.5mg

Pomegranate extract 50mg

Grapeskin extract 25mg

Prune juice extract 10mg

eurochick, I've got raynauds, does cinnamon work? I've never heard about that being used for raynauds before. How do you take it? just sprinkled on stuff or is there a pill? does it do anything for fertility too?

Thanks bean and stasi - I'm going to have a supplement-a-thon this afternoon and order loads of B vits for my migraines; I will look into Q10 too. :)

Stasi did he recommend a level of vitamin D? Pregnacare already has 15mcg and I wonder if that's sufficient?