Throwing the kitchen sink at TTC? What are you doing - supplements/weird foods/strategies etc!

[Muddysocks1]

Mostly being serious, no judgement here at all! I’m willing to give most things a go. What have you tried?

I’ve tried…

supplements:
Proceive prenatal now Ovum
Coq10
Myo-inositol
Vitamin C
Vitamin B6
Vitamin E
Vitamin D3
75mg aspirin (not as same time as vit E..)
L’arginine
N-Acetyl L-Cysteine
Shatavari (under acupuncturist guidance)

and…
Regular acupuncture
Pre-seed lube
Drinking pomegranate juice.. and grapefruit but I can’t even remember why now!
Tried beetroot juice and nearly vomited, tasted far too earthy for me
Staying warm/hot water bottle for stomach pre-ovulation (forgot to keep up)
Caster oil pack on stomach
Femoral massage (been advised but it’s only pre ovulation so will try this cycle)

want to try a Fertililly cup, has anyone tried?

Nothing more except Clearblue advanced ovulation tests (and got 2 peaks in 1 month so they told me nothing!!) and lying with my legs up the wall every other night 😂

what are all the different vitamins for? I’ve heard COQ10 and Myo-inisotol mentioned - what do they do?

I’ve noticed a distinct lack of EWCM and my next step is to try max cough medicine!! Or anything else recommended for this??

How do you find the clear blue advanced tests? I’ve thought about trying those instead of the normal easy at home LH strips!!

Coq10 is for egg quality, and myo-inositol is helpful if you have PCOS (which I am pretty sure I don’t, but was investigated for it before so thought I’d try and see if they helped).

Ah yes me too re EWCM.. forgot I take starflower or evening primrose oil from period to ovulation because that helps EWCM! I’ve also tried the active ingredient in cough medicine but I can never spell it - guavesin or something 🤣

I’ve tried the fertility cup for the past 4 cycles and I think I’m meant to throw it away now as it only lasts a few times.
still not pregnant
this year…
I’ve done acupuncture
cut out sugar and most carbs
cut down alcohol
started regular exercise
coq10
pregnacare
agnus castus
raspberry leaf
b6

have tried a few months of baby aspirin a year or so ago as I had 2 cycles with faint positive pregnancy tests then period came- this didn’t do anything.

I’ve recently done my AHM on an online blood test and got 15.1 which I was pretty happy about as I’m 40

tried sperm meets egg plan
tried sex every other day from day 8 onwards
tried no sex until peak opk then loads

take my bbt on my Oura ring but only 4 cycles in with this so all my cycles look different temp wise

been trying almost 2 years now
so now no more opks, no more sex timing. We are just going with the flow and seeing what happens

Wishing you all the luck 🤞🏻

I’ve bought a fertilily cup to try this cycle… do worry slightly about infection risk but I guess if you give it a decent wash/boil!

I got drunk and had a jolly good time both times 🤭 seriously though, it’s really just a lottery and I do think trying to reduce stress and to….enjoy… the act of TTC is never a bad thing.

In the first two years we tried everything under the sun except for cups and similar, but all supplements from It Starts with the Egg, acupuncture, infrared light and whatnot. Also overhauled diet completely, making sure that every meal is at least 1/2 plate of veg.

The new diet turned out to be so yummy that I put on weight, it’s definitely possible to get bigger from healthy food 😅. Year three I cut out most supplements, kept TCM herbs and decided the extra weight has to go.

Year four I still kept taking TCM herbs (with breaks from time to time), lost weight, got pregnant and stayed pregnant. I was 46, BTW. Gave birth this year.

In the end I don’t know what worked, but the diet overhaul is something I definitely plan to stick with.

Myself and hubby both took
CoQ10, Vit D, Vit C And DHA before getting our bfp (I was obvs taking folic acid too).

The coq10 was started around 4 months before bfp and vitamin C maybe 4-6 weeks before. I also reduced caffeine and tried to eat a little healthier. We had tried preseed and also the conceive plus version. Actually fell preg on a month we didn’t use either though. No idea if any of the supplements actually helped but certainly didn’t hurt X

What are TCM herbs?

@Muddysocks1 I'm doing a few things you've mentioned and have this cycle started having flaxseeds and sunflower seeds as well as eating kiwi in my TWW and wearing socks more 😂

can't say if it's been successful yet as I'm only 1 dpo! Oh and also done the sperm meet egg plan this month

I’m still trying and just going with the flow
using my Oura ring to confirm ovulation but that’s about all.
2 years +2 month here now ……………

Since you said no judgement, it may sound a little woo-woo, but I took the Australian Bush Flower Essence She Oak. Works on the emotional blocks surrounding conception. I got pregnant very quickly taking it, but of course I can't attribute it to the flower remedy.

I’ve never heard of this - do you have a link?

What do you do with it?

You may have heard of Bach Flower Essences? These are the same, but from Australian flowers. They come as a tincture, which you can add to water.

https://www.ausflowers.co.uk/products/she-oak-uk

TCM stands for Traditional Chinese Medicine 🙂

Thank you 😊