Stinging Nettle for TTC blue

[Leebug]

HI ladies! So I've been trying for blue for a year now with 2 miscarriages
I am wondering if adding stinging nettle to my diet might help me.Has anyone used this & mind sharing their experience with me? I feel like I'm running out of hope & time(I'm 36 DH is almost 39).these are the supplements
I take currently:
Morning:
Bromelain/papain
500 MG vitc
Pomegranate&grape seed
99mg potassium
Iron with b12&folic
Night
Prenatal-1000mg omega3-cayenne-broccoli sprout

[Leebug]

Also read dong quai helps
implantation.Was wondering
what u guys thought of that.I feel like
I'm just not doing enough or I have the
wrong mix of supplements

[True Blue]

I'm not sure about your supplements. I'm not the expert here so won't advise on what you should or shouldn't be taking but haven't seen the ones you've listed come up before.

[Adia]

I would simplify things a little. Some of those supplements may be more than you need.

After 2 years of swaying and 2 losses I was down to:
Fish oil
Prenatal
Folic Acid
Vit D
Magnesium (I really need it for muscle twitching)

Seemed almost mundane and too simple in the world of swaying, but I think it was significant. Atomic also recommends a probiotic.

I was recently officially diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease (aka low thyroid) started a natural thyroid supplement and got a BFP!!

Good luck honey, I totally get your grief on the time limit. DD3 is already 6yrs old and DD1 is 15....and I will be 40 next year! But in all fairness, I have been trying for 2 years so at least I was trying!

Did you get a plan from Atomic? It is extremely helpful and she'll analyze what's up with you specifically.

[Leebug]

Thanks ladies!I have wanted a plan but we just bought money pit back in August & need every
dime we can scrape up.if DH knew how much I spend on supplements & opks he would be pissed.my prenatal has a probiotic in .its a whOle food type of prenatal.I forgot I do take 2000mg of vitD as well.I take it in the a.m. but sometimes I forget if.Feeling terribly frustrated
& lost

[Leebug]

Adia-HUGE CONGRATS! U give me hope.so incredibly happy for you!!!!!!!

[Adia]

Hahaha! The money pit! So frustrating but it will look great in the long run.

Thank you! I am still super nervous that this won't be a viable pregnancy but their is always a chance that it will!
I won't freak out about gender until I get further along and know this one is going to stick.

Even though you didn't buy a plan you know Atomic will help. I would get her input on the supplements you have listed and go from there. Sometimes, less is more!

Hang in there...if you have been pregnant before you know your body can do it....just have to get the stars lined up to make it all work! Big hugs!

[Leebug]

Thanks Adia.I needed that big hug! Hope u get a healthy blue bundle!

[atomic sagebrush]

It's not that you are taking not enough, you are taking WAY too much.

All these things have next to no research done on them. All the people who sell them go on and on about how safe they all are but the fact is that concentrated forms of foods ARE DRUGS and every single one of them have the potential to really mess up your fertility and actually cause you harm. Plus, when you are using several of them, the effects are cumulative meaning that the things that thin your blood, of which you're taking several, can make your blood TOOO thin.

Unless you ahve been to a doctor and been told you have blood clotting issues, you do not need any help or assistance with "implantation".

I would have you stick with your prenatal and Omega 3. There is NO REASON why you should be taking additional Vit. C. It doesn't help anything and has actually been used to induce miscarriage.

I think broccoli sprout may sway pink and would drop that.

Iron and Vit. B12 only if you have actually been tested and been shown to be lacking in them.

Drop bromelian/papain and cayenne. I think that in combo with the Omega 3, pom/grape seed, cayenne, is making your blood actually TOO thin and that is even worse for implantation. (I'm not saying this is what caused your losses BTW - was prob. just bad luck) The baby needs your blood to be thin enough so it can burrow in, but not so thin that the bleeding is neverending when it occurs.

Reduce pom/grapeseed to 3x a week

I don't know what "Night" is

Stinging nettle is a blood thinner too and works similarly to saw palmetto which we use for PINK.

DO NOT under ANY circumstances take Dong Quai. That stuff is dangerous, may even sway pink (by lowering blood sugar) and is still yet ANOTHER blood thinner. Leebug I am really worried for YOUR safety - pregnancy aside - taking all these strong blood thinners can actually KILL you by causing bleeding in your stomach and brain that can be fatal.

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks ladies!I have wanted a plan but we just bought money pit back in August & need every
dime we can scrape up.if DH knew how much I spend on supplements & opks he would be pissed.my prenatal has a probiotic in .its a whOle food type of prenatal.I forgot I do take 2000mg of vitD as well.I take it in the a.m. but sometimes I forget if.Feeling terribly frustrated
& lost

Do you have proven Vit. D deficiency?? If not I would reduce to 1000 mg. More is not always better on these things and Vit. D in too high a dose isn't safe.

[Leebug]

Oh god.just reading this now after taking my vitamins.we were supposed 2 attempt
Tonight.now I dont know if I should.damn.thx 4 ur help AS.

[Leebug]

I'm so frustrated.now I feel like I totally screwed my sway after all this trying.I could just
Burst into tears right now.we did an attempt last night.this morning I just took a
Folic acid & 25mg of zinc & drank some green tea.I feel like giving up

[True Blue]

Leebug you aren't the first to start swaying with the wrong idea/information and you won't be the last. Don't feel defeated - you are not and you've certainly found the right place :)
Everything you need to know is right here and everyone here is more than helpful for support and advice.

[True Blue]

I don't like to try and advise on supplements because I'm no expert but why not come back to basics again.

Multi vit or pre natal
Fish Oil
Folic Acid
Vit D
HE diet
BD every 2 days with 3 attempts in fertile window.

[Leebug]

I'm just tired True.I've been doing this for a YEAR & have lost 2 babies.

[True Blue]

I'm so sorry for your losses :( of course you're tired and fed up with it all I'm sure. Huge ((((hugs)))) to you.

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh god.just reading this now after taking my vitamins.we were supposed 2 attempt
Tonight.now I dont know if I should.damn.thx 4 ur help AS.

Yes always still try hun. I just want you to be safe and ok.

Are you taking 25 mg zinc in addition to what is in your prenatal?? I want you to drop that extra zinc. You don't need more than 15 mg tops. Those high doses are ok for DH to take but not for DW.

[atomic sagebrush]

I'm just tired True.I've been doing this for a YEAR & have lost 2 babies.

We are all so very sorry for your losses LB. :sadflwr:

[Leebug]

Thx to both of you.life is so cruel sometimes.I go thru IVF get pregnant the first time &
have a healthy baby boy for someone else but can't seem 2 do it for myself.sometimes
I wish I could shut this "want "off.this desire to raise a little boy & let DH get to experience
all the father son things in life.I wish I could just be happy with the 2 girls & I am but I hate
constantly feeling that somethings missing

[Leebug]

I will drop the zinc.thx for everything AS

[Adia]

I'm just tired True.I've been doing this for a YEAR & have lost 2 babies.

Hang in there honey. I can totally relate to the swaying exhaustion. I often wished...and still wish my strong desire for a boy would just go away.
I have been at this for 2 years too with two losses also & after all that angst I am a bundle of nerves and paranoia now that I have a BFP...
Deep breath, refocus...try and distract yourself during the times when we can't do anything more like the 2 ww.
Big hugs mama!