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September 11th, 2019, 03:27 PM
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September 11th, 2019, 08:06 PM
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Can you please bump this for me?? Sorry I didn't realize it was as long as it is and I need to get dinner ready! Thank you!
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September 11th, 2019, 09:02 PM
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Bump Is this how you bump a post?
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September 12th, 2019, 01:24 PM
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September 12th, 2019, 02:45 PM
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Do you have totals for the day?? I want to be sure you're getting enough protein, fat, and cals. The types of foods all seem great (although chicken twice may be quite a bit of protein, depending on serving size)
Most people do take fiber supplements. Let me reread your post before I sound off on that.
Folate is well tolerated by everyone. A minority of people have an inability to metabolize folic acid and it can cause issues for them with pregnancies (possibly miscarriage, for example). Folate is more expensive and harder to find, but it's safer for everyone to take.
Fine to push your first meal back a few hours. That's what most of us do (myself included). Both 2 and 3 meals are equally acceptable on LE Diet, do whatever works for you. I ate at 10-11 am (I get up early) then around 4-5 and had a bedtime snack since I can't sleep on an empty stomach. But you should time the meals however will work, even if it means eating breakfast. Skipping breakfast is no magic bullet, fine to eat in the morning if need be, it's just one little thing that may help a bit.
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September 12th, 2019, 02:46 PM
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Ok. Reread your information. Since your progesterone is low and your BMI is below my minimum cutoff I DO NOT want you to take fiber. Please no fiber for you.
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September 12th, 2019, 02:47 PM
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So the diet you have listed above is not what you think your LE Diet should look like, but is your regular diet?
How much fat do you estimate you're eating a day??
I think you'd be better off having full fat dairy only from here on in. I am wondering if your low progesterone is due to inadequate intake of saturated fat.
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September 12th, 2019, 05:59 PM
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Thank you so much Atomic! I found folate at a local vitamin shop. Should I do the same dose as the folic acid I was taking? They come in 400, 800, and 1000 mcg.
The foods I listed are basically my diet during the week days. The weekends we eat out a bit more. I can figure out my totals. I used to have two eggs but cut back to one or just the English muffin by itself. The chicken I do a 1/3 of a cup for lunch which is 12 grams of protein, and dinner is usually 1 serving (one small/medium size thin cut chicken breast (around 18-20 grams of protein I believe) along with a carb and veggies. I also eat a lot of berries-blackberries and strawberries. Not sure it that is ok. Do you think I might have a decent LE diet going already? I will ovulating some time next week so it’s almost time. Wasn’t sure I had the diet correct but I have started Femara for the first time and will try the one attempt when I trigger.
Interesting to hear that full fat dairy might help. I love dairy but I usually do 2 percent or skim milk and cheese and low calorie yogurt. I’m guessing when you say full fat that be whole milk? And I will hold off on the fiber if you think it is best. Hope I did my BMI correct. I’m 5’6 and weight ranges from 125-127.
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September 13th, 2019, 09:01 AM
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I like you guys to take 1200-1600 mcg folate. If you break that into smaller doses it's better utilized by the body. (so 400 3x a day, 800 morning and night.) The 1000 is a high dose so obviously you'd only take that once.
All foods - including berries, are fine in LE Diet limits. Yes, that diet is quite LE friendly, if anything may be too restrictive but we'll know that when you get the totals added up.
Yes full fat dairy is whole milk or cream (so instead of having skim milk in coffee, for instance, you'd have whole, half and half, or cream) and full fat yogurt. I want you to skip fiber. According to the BMI calculator you're 20.2 BMI which is definitely below my cutoff point, so no weight loss.
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September 14th, 2019, 03:10 PM
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Thank you so much Atomic! I am so happy to hear that my diet already has LE friendly foods in it! Still trying to figure out my dinner calories so I can have a total amount of calories and protein. Also so helpful to know about the folate vs the folic acid. Is there any way to know if we are not metabolizing folic acid properly?
I just had my HSG done yesterday and that went well. My husband also had a semen analysis and his numbers came back great. I am currently on day 6 of my cycle and will be going in on day ten for an ultrasound to get a better idea of how I’m responding to the Femara. Hoping for one dominant follicle. If we have two we plan to hold off this cycle.
I wanted to ask you what you think would be best to do as far as timing and frequency go. My doctor will have me do a trigger shot once my follicle measures 20. Since my husband had good numbers for his sperm count the doctor said we don’t need to worry about trying every other day or every day, she said er can do whatever we want. I thought we could start trying once a day with pulling out until I get the ok to do my trigger shot and then do our one attempt. I usually surge on my own around day 12 or 13 and today is day 6. What do you think would be best?
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