supplements ? what are you gona take ?

[feralkitten]

at end of year i want to start taken my supplement maybe before that as i want to ttc in 2013 so i'm just looking at the list and there a lot on it

SUPPLEMENTS

* Supplements amounts listed here are the maximum amount for dw and dh.  This isn't based on weight but more so on safety.

 Calcium citrate (1200 mg combined with diet every day) take from af to af (can stop at O if you want to save money)  calcium in the cm helps to sway for a girl (to prevent low ionic strength cal and Mag ratio has to be 2 to 1.  If you have a digital pH tester don't worry about this) (not calcium carbonate)

Magnesium (300 a day combined with diet!)take from af to af (can stop at O if you want to save money) Mag. in the cm helps to sway for a girl

Folic Acid (450 mcg a day)** you can take more of this if needed and be safe!!  Take all the time THIS DOES NOT SWAY!  IT PREVENTS BIRTHDEFECTS AND PREVENTS MC

Acidilophis (2 a day)  take from af to af (can stop at O to save money) This is taken to lower pH.  side effects:  this is a funny supplment.  Either it will lower your pH dramaticaly or you will raise it.  It is different for different people

B6 (100 mg a day) If taken before O it may delay O.  But for those that it doesnt delay o, take all the time, but when you get a bfp you need to ween off slowly- if you take 100 this means the next week you take 80, then the next week 60 then 40, 20, 10 then stop.  This is taken to raise progestrone and legthen luteal phase.  Side efffects:  When taken before O it may dealy O.  It will also legthen your luteal phase

Chasteberry (Vitex) (500 mg a day) this is to regulate cycles- do not take if you have regural cycles.  Please read this: http://www.in-gender.com/cs/forums/t/50960.aspx

Cranberry (total of 1,500 to 10,000 mg fresh fruit equivalent a day if possible.  This is based on equal to fresh fruit equivalent.. not amount on bottle.  This part can be tricky.  So, 10,000 ml equivalent to fresh fruit) take from af to O (stop at O) this is taken to lower pH side effect:  cranberry can not be taken after O as it can cause mc.  Cranberry is a blood thinner so if you already taking a blood thinner do not take this.

Lydia Pinkham (take from af to O) this is taken to raise progestrone and regulate cycles side effect:  This will either make your cycles regular or screw them up

Vitamen C- 500 mg  -af to af (can stop at O to save money) in pill forum this makes you more acidic. (to much can cause gas and diarrhea)

Saw Palmetto standardized -320mg a day (thats one pill a day)- Make sure to buy the standardized kind. Take from AF to O.. not to be taken in the 2ww or with pg!  This lowers testrone, lowers estrogen and rasies progesterone.  Do not take this with Clomid.  There are some warnings so please read the warning sticky.  For more info please read this

Before sex
Sudafed (not pe) real drug name is: pseudoephedrine: (a few hours before sex) this is taken to lower pH and dry up cm

Husband take
 

licorice root  450mg 3 times a day- lowers testosterone and raises estrogen (this is good for dh not for dw).  Only have him take from your af to O.  He needs the 2ww for a break.  Can only take for up to 6 months then he needs a 2 week break (have him follow this 2 week break after the 2ww break so he will total a 4 week break).  There are some risks.  Read this

Calcium  citrate (1200 mg  a day) can take from your af to af (or stop at your o to save money)  calcium lowers pH in dh and helps x sperm

Magnesium (300 a day combined with diet!) can take from your af to af (or stop at your o to save money) 

Acidilophis (2 a day)  take from af to OThis is taken to lower pH.  side effects:  this is a funny supplment.  Either it will lower your pH dramaticaly or you will raise it.  It is different for different people

Cranberry (total of 1,500 to 10,000 mg a day if possible.  This is based on equal to fresh fruit equivalent.. not amount on bottle.  This part can be tricky.  So, 10,000 ml equivalent to fresh fruit) take from af to O  can take from your af to af (or stop at your o to save money) this is taken to lower pH side effect: blood thinner.. see above

Other supplments:

For prevention of mc these supplements  can be taken by the dw.  

  

Vitamin E-400 iui - this strengthens the outer shell of the egg and helps with implantation -

   Warning  - Vitamin E can increase EWCM production for some people.

 

Folic acid- 800-1000mcg this strengthens the inners part of the egg-->-->

Vitamin B12-150mcg makes folic acid work better (b6 also lengths luteal phase, if you take b6 and get a bfp don't stop suddenly, rather decrease it slowly)-->-->

Zinc -50mg-  this repairs any of the egg that may have been damaged and also helps with implantation.  Often I will get confused and say dw can not take zinc.  If I post this; it is wrong.. Only dh taking zinc favors boys.-->-->

Baby aspirin- 81mg- one a day. This helps with implantation and helps to maintain a pregnancy.  It thins the blood

[ajzuell]

I take calcium and magnesium on the regular.  But when i ttc a girl i will include cranberry,  and some other stuff on the list.  Does anyone know what are the right kind of Cranberry pills to take? 

[feralkitten]

will you be making your dh take stuff to ? i think i will just for the fact why should i do all the work pmsl

[ajzuell]

He probably won't wanna take all those pills lol.  But i make sure He has a really hot showers before BD :)

And He is to stay away from me on ovulation day lol.

Quoting feralkitten:

will you be making your dh take stuff to ? i think i will just for the fact why should i do all the work pmsl

[feralkitten]

i do here the calcium one really important for they guys

Quoting ajzuell:

He probably won't wanna take all those pills lol.  But i make sure He has a really hot showers before BD :)

And He is to stay away from me on ovulation day lol.

Quoting feralkitten:

will you be making your dh take stuff to ? i think i will just for the fact why should i do all the work pmsl