For anyone TTC or thinking about TTC with Soy Isoflavones

[Disneylandkilledmychildhood]

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?

Ok, I'm the lamest of the lame. I actually peed on a FRER in the evening of 5dpo. I'm annoyed with myself. Don't mind peeing on an IC but I might as well have just flushed a fiver down the loo.

I haven't poas today but got a negative yesterday. I think I'll do one tomorrow evening on a frer.

Just popping in to see how you're all doing hoping to see some more soy bfp's very soon.
So pleased to hear you ov'd Newera, I know you were worried about it.

Pleased to say that I'm now on cd11(no soy this cycle) and my line on an opk has been getting steadily darker today so looks like ov is imminent. I'm so happy as I thought after last month soy might have messed up my cycle.

Good luck ladies

Hi - I've been reading the thread for a couple of days and thought maybe I should stop stalking and introduce myself. We've been ttc for about 6 years now. We already have 2 beautiful boys, aged 15 & 8, but wanting more. I'm 39 and dh 40. Referred to RE last year as I had gotten pregnant in the last 5 previous years 3 times and all were lost to miscarriage so, underwent all fertility testing and hysteroscopy in May 2013 to remove some scar tissue. Took femara 5 mg cd 3-7 since last August and not once fell pregnant. DH has had SA testing and we received the go ahead for IUI. Underwent 2 failed IUI's Sept/Oct 2014 with femara 5 mg and injectables. We decided to take the next couple months off from the meds and IUI's due to the holidays as they do cost $750-$900 each (my portion w/ 50% fertility coinsurance). We've been diagnosed with unexplained fertility; I do ovulate regularly and have a normal 28-day cycle. I actually responded very well to my first month of meds preparing for the IUI and had 5 large follicles :-(

Nurses said to go completely off the meds as I have been on them for over a year with no results and indicated it might be good for my body. I agree it may be a good idea, but my time clock is ticking and I can't just sit around doing nothing in the meantime. So, my search continued on what I could take to naturally boost my odds and came across SI. I've read all the pros and cons and ran out to buy my first bottle on Monday, 11/17.

While it is ultimately in God's plan and will that we conceive, I'm hoping that this will be a lucky month! I started my dose yesterday, CD3, @ 200mg SI and plan to do the same dosage for the five days. I know I started at a high dosage but I'm so tired of messing around each month. In addition to the SI I also take prenatal vitamins w/ DHA, DHEA 75mg/day & Ovaboost.

I'm so happy to read about all the bfp's and what you have done to get yours. I further look forward to reading about everyone's journey. Prayers for everyone's upcoming bfp! :-)

9dpo & a BFN. Kicking myself for poas, I should know better!!

Well second cycle of Soy for me and it doesn't appear to have worked, the pre-AF spotting has started

22 cycles down! I think I have tried just about everything to help me get pregnant but nothing is working, think I'm dealing with secondary infertility and need to find a way to accept it.

Loopla Sorry about BFN, 9dpo is early for testing though so fx a BFP for you in the next few days.

Good luck to everyone else, fx for some more bfp's on here.

Looking forward to the next bfp here.
Your not out yet bobsyboo. Have you done a test?

Just am update from me; took SI from CD74 & I think I've finally OV'd!

Has pos OPK Monday & Tuesday, negative yesterday & today and had horrendous OV pain on right side since this morning

Only temps will tell! Had an increase this morning but hard to test effectively because the OH is obsessed with having the heater on so one night I'm cold, next I'm not...

Yay for ov tooth! Sorry about the spotting bobsy, I'd really hoped soy would work it's magic for you.

I will be leaving this thread for a while as I've had it confirmed today that I've got Asherman's syndrome, so will be having a hysteroscopy ASAP to try and fix it, but will have to have a coil fitted for about a month after the op. Good luck to you all, I hope we have lots more soy beans on here soon!

I have my fingers crossed for you disney and loopy.
Good luck cardio.
Sorry AF looks imminent bobsy.
Yay for ovulation at last tooth!
I'm sorry you have ashermans metal, but hopefully now you have a diagnosis you can move on to the right treatment. I sincerely hope it brings you your BFP.

I might start taking soy again tonight so that if I do get headaches or migraines again they will mostly be over the weekend. i'm assuming it will bring my ovulation forward if taking it from day 5 did last month.

I tested this evening using a FRER, I'm at 9/10 dpo ovulation I think. Not even a hint of a line

My cat has been overly cwtchy with me today and yesterday, and normally she ignores me. I read a thread yesterday about how cats become like this around pregnant owners. I've clearly lost the plot

good luck Metal and all the best

I've read that too Disney! My cats a total softy so her behaviour wouldn't change!

I did a FRER this morning at 10dpo. Nothing definite but I'm waiting for daylight to look at at properly. I think I see something but then think I'm kidding myself more than likely so I'll leave it a few days & test again Sunday I think. No more getting excited over nothing definite it's probably all in my head

Has anyone been on the "can you see a line" website? It's addictive! I've got too much time on my hands

Yes Loopy, I've been there and posted a few times. I think I will test Sunday also as that's my day off work.

Metal I am so sorry you received the diagnosis you were concerned about. I am actually really shocked the NHS weren't interested (would they have looked into it at any point do you think?) and even more shocked at the price tag attached to sorting it out! Massive hugs from me xxx

Loopy can you see a second line in daylight now?

Disney really sorry you had a BFN

I have nothing to report at all. I have no tests in the house so am planning to just wait for AF to turn up and save myself some heart ache. LP normally 14dpo, I am currently 6 dpo.

new it might have shown up if I'd had an HSG on the NHS, but from what I've read you need to have it treated by a specialist, otherwise you risk making it worse, and there don't seem to be any on the NHS. I have an appointment on Monday at the NHS fertility clinic which I'm still planning on going to, and I will be asking them if they have someone there. If nothing else I want to vent my frustration that no one warned me about the risks of this happening before I had the erpc, which I am really f*ing angry about!

I can totally understand why you are fuming. Is this where they scrape too much of the lining? I can remember come one saying in the past that they thought it might have led to a low level of oestrogen production.

I suppose I should be grateful that I had two natural miscarriages and a fairly uninteresting VBAC delivery with my son. I am still struggling to fall pregnant but I think in my case it is just age.

NewEra no second line in the daylight (this is the problem with poas-ing first thing, the light is crap!). Think I'm kidding myself so will test on Sunday - not hopeful though, I've been so mardy this week it has to be pmt!

Hi all,

I commented a little while back on here but havent visited since. I have just had a browse through all of your messages, congratulations to all the girls with the BFP's - really pleased for you all. And to those of you who havent had great news just yet, I have my fx for you all and wish you lots of luck.

I started with SI last night as I finally had AF come to visit. I generally have 90+ day cycles and have just started treating this with acupuncture. I had 1 session of acupuncture last week on day 49, day 56 arrived with AF which I am very happy about. I wanted to try SI also because of all these lovely success stories but was told I needed to wait for my CD1. So I took 100mg last night and will do tonight, tomorrow I will take 150mg and 200mg for CD 4 & 5. I didnt ovulate in my last 56 day cycle so I am hoping SI will encourage me to ovulate and in correct time frames while the acupuncture brings my cycle lengths down.

I have a 9 year old DD from a previous relationship. OH has no chilldren but we have discovered he has a low sperm count, however he does have very good quality sperm so we will probably be a little longer than your 'normal' couple but here's to SI andall of our BFPs! :)

Oh Loopy how disappointing!! Fingers crossed you get that second line when you test next.

We are definitely due some BFPs on here now. I won a tenner on a scratch card today so I think this is going to be my lucky cycle.

Hi all, been lurking and just wanted to share my soy experience because I'm over the moon this morning - ff crosshairs say I ovulated in Thursday. Not ovulated by myself in 5 months. Took provera to bring on period after a 100+ day cycle. Period came 5 days after last provera pill then took soy cd3-7. Can't believe it actually worked ?? now I get to do my first 2ww. Yay!

That's brilliant news Camry. Best of luck.

Great Camry must be a relief!

I'll know for certain by the end of the day - I had a browny smear when I wiped this morning so could be AF. Trying not to think it could be late implantation (I'm 11 dpo today) but I'm also very bloaty - which was the first sign of pregnancy when I conceived dc#1! plus my cat tried to snog me this morning

If it's implantation then no point poas-ing til tomorrow morning anyway as it won't show up on an HPT so soon.

That's great camry fx!

loopyla fx for you also. I hope the cat is right!!

Thanks for your best wishes folks, hope it works for all of us. I think if you don't have regular cycles etc then the small wins just feel amazing. Like I actually think we could get pregnant now and it's not going to be an endless process of waiting. And tmi but I've been checking my cervix for the last 4 months and thought I could feel changes but really didn't understand what hard meant unti now, it's rock hard! What has my life become that this makes me so happy?!