For anyone TTC or thinking about TTC with Soy Isoflavones

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I will be starting soy isoflavones tomorrow, cd 3.

This will be my 11th cycle TTC, with two chemical pregnancies/ early miscarriages @ about 5weeks so far this year already.

I've read up quite a lot on SI, and just at the point now where I'm thinking, what the hell, I'll give it a go!

Anybody else TTC with soy isoflavones?

Hi to those trying si. I've not read the entire thread but just wanted to check that those with bad symptoms were taking their dose at night. I took mine before bed on both cycles and I didn't suffer with headaches or nausea at all. Obviously it's not for everyone and it's about finding the right balance for your own body.

Argh, opk sti not positive and wee was nice and concentrated. So either I missed my surge, my surge is weak or OV is later this cycle. The main reason I meddled at all was to see if I could knock OV back a day or two and hopefully make it stronger, so this could be good news. If the test is completely bare tomorrow aft then I'm going to be

Sorry that your not getting your positive OPK NewEra It's so frustrating isn't it. I got my positive on Monday but I'm not sure if I have actually ovulated at all and don't think I will now as boobs are sore so AF on her way I'm wondering if taking the Soy wasn't such a good idea.

Thanks new. I'm a bit fed up about things not looking positive.
DH had a cold around my ov, so I know how you feel. Ttc is difficult enough without the added pressure. I hope you get your positive opk soon.

I took the soy in the evenings mrsE. I did have a couple of migranes in the four days that I took them. My migranes are usually hormonal, so it could have been the soy affecting my hormone levels. I'm in a bit of a quandary now as I want to take them again as they bought my ov forward, but I'm scared of the migraines! Maybe a lower dose?

NewEra have you had any signs you may have ovulated? Does your cycle vary hugely or is it pretty regular?

Fx for tomorrow

Loopy my cycle pre-miscarriages used to be 26/26 days long, OV day cd12. Then after my second MC they went to 23/24 days long, OB day cd10/11. I started taking 100mg vit b6 and turned my 13 day LP into a 14 day LP, I was so pleased. Took soy this cycle days 5-9 in an attempt to delay OV to get a better quality egg. This may have worked, or everything might have just gone awry.

My temp was up this morn which is making me suspicious. I have a fertility monitor that will tell me exactly when I ovulated based on temps, so give it a few days and I reckon it will either give me a date or tell me I didn't ovulate at all!

If I see a strong pos opk tomorrow I'm going up be pretty excited.

*25/26 days long.

Hi newera I also have a 25/26 day cycle. It is 25.5 days almost to the hour.
I'm also hoping to delay ovulation for a more mature egg.

Upped my dose to 200mg last night & no side effects this morning. Gutted my temp didn't save when I took it earlier but never mind! Last ones tonight & hoping to see that temperature jump week after next ??

3dpo...hate the 2ww

Weeeeeell, my fertility monitor is predicting ovulation tomorrow, BUT it has a nasty habit of saying shit like that and then once in out of my fertile window telling me I ovulated in entirely a different day. If the sticks are positive this afternoon I will believe it!!

Either way my temps are up but I've also got a raging cold which could be confusing the issue.

This possibly goes to show though that even on a low dose, this stuff is potent!

Looks like no soy magic for me, got a BFN at 12dpo today and have zero symptoms. I only poas because my temp was still high this morning but like you new that's probably because I'm ill. Just hoping AF will hurry up and arrive soon now.

Half way through my soy tww. Yawn.

Hi girls, I've been reading with interest. Took SI this cycle from 5-9, 120mg for first two days then 160 I think. They didn't arrive til day 5 hence late taking. So this cycle I seemed to be gearing up to ovulate around day 22' EWCM, pos OPKs etc. Then instead of going up my temps went from being a straight line to very strange and zigzaggy, no rise as such but variable. Kept OPKing and then got more EWCM and have finally oved with good temp rise on CD33! V strong OPKs though, much darker than control line. Poor DH has been worn to a nub.

So it def delayed OV for me but hopefully I got a nice egg out of it. 1dpo now so the wait begins! Will take earlier next cycle.

That's really interesting boys, were you regular or irregular before?

Ah Metal I'm so sorry . What dose did you take and when?

I seem to have a long cycle of around 42-49 days then a short cycle of 31/32 and they alternate. I had ovarian surgery and then this started so I'd assumed that I wasn't ovulating the long month and that was because it was the crap ovary's turn. This is just my theory, consultant said the ovary should work fine. However all bets are off this month as it's my first cycle post ectopic, which took three months but did self resolve without surgery.

www.fertilityfriend.com/m/home.php/498270

Chart here

Those are a lot of positive opks boys! Were they strong positives or kind of positive?

Second lot very very strong! First lot positive but only just. I've always had at least three every cycle though, long surge.

So sounds like maybe a similar thing could be happening to you, newera? You took soy late didn't you?

I took 80mg 5-9 to try to create a better egg. All bets are off until I do an opk later today but currently I haven't had a positive opk at all. The line has got slightly stronger but nowhere near a peak stick.

Ok well even if neg just keep OPKing and shagging until AF is imminent (or BFP)! I think anything can happen with soy.

OMG I have a peak stick!!! I cannot believe it. Soy has managed to delay my OV by a day at 80mg, that stuff is fucking powerful!!

Quick NewEra go jump your mans bones! Excellent news on getting a peak!

I am irrationally excited lol. Probably only marginally less excited than if it was a positive HPT lol.

I'll attach a picture of it's loveliness