Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Alternative Ferility Methods

Since it looks like another FET is a little out of our reach right now, I've been spending the past few weeks concentrating on "alternative" fertility treatments. I've researched all sorts of things from acupuncture, Chinese herbs, meditation and so forth. There is good and bad with everything I have read, but I think that I have settled on something and will give it a try for a few months to see if there is any success. If it will get my cycles regular, that will be a start. Since my miscarriages in late January and early February, the evil witch has stayed clear of me. Some might think that is a blessing, but for someone who is trying so desperately to conceive, I am going crazy without having her visit.

So, what is this that I'm trying? FERTILITY BLEND for Women by Daily Wellness. I picked up a bottle from my local GNC for about $40. Of course to some that might seem pretty high, but to those of us who have paid for fertility medications like Follistim injections, Ovidrel trigger shots, Crinone Gel, Progesterone in Oil, etc...$40 is a welcome change. The recommended dosage is 3 pills per day, which is what I am taking (one in the morning, one at lunch and one before bed). There is also a FERTILITY BLEND for men, but my hubby won't be starting those until he is due for more supplements. He is already taking most of the supplements that are in this pill individually.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not putting all my eggs into one basket and expecting this to be the end all/be all for my TTC, but after reading some inspiring reviews of this product, I felt that it was worth a shot. So, along with a lot of prayers and patience (this whole journey is about patience, right?) I pray that this might be a little miracle pill.

So, have any of your heard of this supplement? Have you yourself tried it or know of someone who has? It has been around for a while and I can't believe I just came across this in the past week with my googling and research.

I'm also contemplating purchasing a Clearblue Easy Fertility monitor as well...to help take away some of the guess work, so to speak!




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3 comments:

  1. I've never heard of that particular supplement, but it doesn't look bad. Also investigate royal jelly - http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=RJ-1034 - and CoQ10. I took 300 mg twice a day - expensive, but after my miscarriage, definitely worth it. This study was terminated, but it does the best job of explaining why it might work - I also read a bunch of research papers about it that explained how they came up with this theory. http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00878124

    You may also want to check with Green on our discussion board; she saw a huge increase in her AFC with the above mentioned supplements and a couple of others.

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  2. Hi, I've followed you for a while, but never commented. I am in the same position as you are. I came across a website and forum that has been VERY helpful on this journey.
    www.natural-fertility-info.com
    I pray that you can find some solutions on there.

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