Lavender? Peppermint tea?

[mrs magoo]

Im seeing both of these around the forum as TTC girl but haven't been able to find the threads telling me why/how etc? anyone who can shed some light for me pls? tia!

[atomic sagebrush]

Lavender is for the IG "ions" which I don't believe in. It certainly can't hurt anything and it may even help relax you.

Peppermint tea is for ladies who are not doing saw palmetto. You can't do both.

[mrs magoo]

Oh really? I've bought a lot of peppermint tea since it seemed it was what everything is doing. Is one better than other to do re sp vs pepp tea. Cos pepp tea will be more enjoyable I'm sure but I'm not overly fussed if sp is more effective.

Is there other herbal teas we can drink cos I know std tea is out...?

[Goodus]

This is helpful :) I didn't know peppermint can replace sp. I can't (dare not ) take sp as I'm on thyroxine so will be great as I like peppermint tea. How many cups do we have to drink to get the same benefits?

[Rainbow baby]

This is something I have pondered too, how many cups and when to drink them?

[Goodus]

I have also been wondering about the ions. My sis is having a girl and I notice she has a few iodiser around her house and in her room, she paints her nails ( gets it done at the salon = even more exposure to acetone) . So I wonder if it does add to her 'sway' . I'm not sur rig she is actively swaying but her other kids are allergic to air lol that's why she has so many iodiser around the place

[Kazz2011]

This is helpful :) I didn't know peppermint can replace sp. I can't (dare not ) take sp as I'm on thyroxine so will be great as I like peppermint tea. How many cups do we have to drink to get the same benefits?

I'm on thyroxine too (due to having my thryroid removed) and never knew you couldn't take SP, was actually going to look at taking it!! Wow interesting. Thanks for sharing that. :)

As for the PT I would be interested to know too how many cups to drink and when to drink it.

[Peppermint]

I use peppermint tee, AS advised me to drink 2-3 cups a day, AF to o only. It is thought to lower T levels, however it 'may' increase estrogen levels which isn't ideally what you want to sway pink which is why SP is better I think. I'm using peppermint tea because I have low estrogen levels anyway which has stopped me conceiving before.

Anyone else feel free to chime in here as I'm still new to all this and could be wrong :)

[Rainbow baby]

Thanks peppermint!

[Sihaya]

I am also on thyroxine and Atomic advised me not only to avoid Saw Palmetto, but also to stay away from Peppermint tea. It is thought that it can affect the thyroid and we don't know exactly how, so it is best to stay away from it to avoid unpredictable results.

[atomic sagebrush]

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gender-swaying-general-discussion/3305-complete-index.html

The peppermint tea can affect the thyroid too.

[atomic sagebrush]

I use peppermint tee, AS advised me to drink 2-3 cups a day, AF to o only. It is thought to lower T levels, however it 'may' increase estrogen levels which isn't ideally what you want to sway pink which is why SP is better I think. I'm using peppermint tea because I have low estrogen levels anyway which has stopped me conceiving before.

Anyone else feel free to chime in here as I'm still new to all this and could be wrong :)

Yes, exactly.

[BabyGirl4Me]

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gender-swaying-general-discussion/3305-complete-index.html

The peppermint tea can affect the thyroid too.

Uh, not sure how I missed this link to the Complete Index before but seriously *thank you!!!* :D

[Kazz2011]

I am also on thyroxine and Atomic advised me not only to avoid Saw Palmetto, but also to stay away from Peppermint tea. It is thought that it can affect the thyroid and we don't know exactly how, so it is best to stay away from it to avoid unpredictable results.


Wow I never knew that!! Glad I haven't started drinking any then yet. ;)

Thanks too Atomic for the link.

[atomic sagebrush]

Uh, not sure how I missed this link to the Complete Index before but seriously *thank you!!!* :D

I apologize in advance because it's a mess right now sorry

[Bea]

Isn't lavender a phytoestrogen?

[Lara3]

What's a phytoestrogen? Is that good or bad for ttc a girl?

[harleyquinn]

Unless you are eating lavender (the soap is so good smelling, I could actually eat it), I don't see why it matters what it is. Phytoestrogen or steroid.

Phytoestrogens are incredibly complicated and affect the estrogen receptors in your body. It depends on what you read if they are good for ttc a girl or not. Its not something you can just point at and say "YES!!!" because honestly, show me that thing you can point at and say it 100% sways girl. I haven't found that one thing yet. ;) Prob because we are all so different and have no snapshots of what is going on in our bodies...phytoestrogens may sway for one woman, but not another and there is no way of knowing so you have to shoot a dart and hope it hits.

[Bea]

Large amounts of Lavender will lower your estrogen if it is high, it will balance it if it is low. It can lengthen your cycles and it won't lower Testosterone.
If you have high estrogen it seems like it would be good for a girl sway since it binds with estrogen sites but is only 2% as effective as estrogen. If you ave low estrogen and a short cycle it would probably help get a BFP but I'm not sure about the sway factor.
If you wanted to use lavender I would say the most effective method would be a diffuser and topical application of an essential oil. Just using soap or lavendar scented candles (which is likely artificial) isn't going to do anything.

[atomic sagebrush]

Sorry I've been looking for this post everywhere because I never had a chance to come back and answer it from my "big" computer.

Phytoestrogens don't work the same way for swaying that some people claim that they do. They are not bioidentical to your body's own estrogen and can actually interfere in the way your body makes and produces estrogen. So it is really unclear how phytoestrogens sway - in some instances they can lower estrogen functionally (by making it work less well and sending a signal to your body that you have a lot of estrogen) while at the same time seeming to raise it in other ways. It's really muddled and not even the smartest researcher on the planet knows how it works - and it may be different for each individual anyway.