Has anyone used a herbalist when TTC?

[Twothirtyam]

Been half trying for second baby for about ten months (I say half trying as life stresses have meant we’ve only really managed to DTD once per fertile window). Now life has calmed down the sun is shining and I’m going to do a six month fertility blast of acupuncture and diet and exercise. I’m 41 so feeling like I need to do all I can! Am thinking of contacting a herbalist who specialised in women’s issues and fertility and wondered if anyone had any experience to share?

Interested to see peoples experiences with this. Just started acupuncture, second session, have had no herbs given to me. Not sure if I’d be nervous to take them or not.

What’re you taking vitamin wise? I’ve started the It Starts with the Egg vitamins, plus added in soy isoflavones. Thinking about Maca for future cycles.

I take pregnacare, 200 ubiquinol (thinking of upping it but it’s so expensive!), 5mg of folic acid. So I don’t take loads in the grand scheme of things but am always reading about what else to take! Like you feel nervous about it though.

@Twothirtyam 😂 I’m the same with the ubiquinol it’s soooo expensive! Tend to take 300mg in the 1st half of cycle, then 200mg after. I’m also taking a preconception multi vit, iron, high dose vit C, and fish oil. Asked my acupuncturist if I should take anything else (she used to work at Zita West fertility clinic) and she said not necessary. So I’ll wait and see I reckon before adding too much extra in

I swear that acupuncture worked for me at 40 after 8 years of trying and having pcos. I was having acupuncture for a neck problem and conceived naturally after 2 acupuncture sessions.

@gonnabeok that’s really great news!

That’s a good idea about splitting the ubiquinol dose within your cycle I’ll try that! I don’t eat fish so am avoiding fish oil as I saw that the Zita West vitamins include it. I do have some vitamin D that I might take and hadn’t thought of vitamin C I’ll look into that! I know I’m supposed to relax and then it will happen but it helps me feel in control if I’m taking vitamins. I’m going to join the gym next week too!