What supps are you taking for your boy sway?

[Hobbermittens]

Just wondering... I feel like I am not taking enough. DH is practically taking an entire pharmacy's worth.

What are you all taking?

[Zivic-Bubac]

Here's what I'm taking ( be prepared, it's long LOL!)

1. Prenatal
2. FA 800 mcg (+ what is in the Prenatals)
3. DHEA 50 mg (25 mg+25 mg) af->O
4. vit B6 100 mg (50 mg+ 50 mg)
5. Fish Oil 1000 mg
6. vit E 400 IU
7. CoQ -10 recently decreased from 100 mg to 30 mg, mostly bcoz those of 100 mg are too expensive :worry:

Drinks:

1. Green tea 1-2 times a day
2. Gelatine drink 1 x day with 100% OJ af->O
3. BSD 1 x day ( but sometimes I feel that is too much to take http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/disgust/t9403.gif (http://yoursmiles.org/t-disgust.php?page=))
4. Lemon water - all water I drink is lemon water

[gizmo77]

prenatals (has some calcium)
DHA
folic acid 2000mcg total

lemon water all day
will do BSD+COT week of attempt
will start ACV this week

[Belle]

Me: aspirin, calcium, Folic acid, magnesium with b6, vitex, saw palmetto, zyrtec, sudafed, tums, umm I think that's it
Dh: aspirin, calcium, magnesium sometimes, Zyrtec, sudafed, licorice root, tums lol were pretty much well drugged out Sorry almost forgot that I drink peppermint tea, diet coke, pepsi max, and mineral water and every 2-3 days cranberry juice. Sorry just read for a boy sway

[atomic sagebrush]

When I conceived DS 3 I was taking Women's One a Day (has cal-mag in it), Vitamin D, and both green tea and black tea every day. Also taking Tums for heartburn at least once a day and usu more. Eating garlic regularly and doing wheatgrass juice off and on when I could stand it.

With DS 4 I was taking the Women's One a Day, Vit. D, 4000 mcg of folic acid, 100 mg B6, a LOT of cal (I'd have to look it up but it was like 1200 a day plus diet), 250/300 mg magnesium, and DHA supps. Oh yeah and vitex.

Now I'm taking Women's One a Day, 1200 mcg of folic, DHA supps, and vitex, plus black tea every day and green tea a few times a week, occasionally a potassium when I feel like my blood pressure is high (3-4 times a week), and hoping for an oops, pref. a blue one!

[Flava]

What are you taking hobber?

Here is my list :
pottasium
Vit. E
fish oil
Vit. B 12
zink
Vit. D
CoQ10
FA
prenatal
DHEA
Fertile CM
wheat grass
grape seed
BY
oat capsules
drinks: green tea with lemon
V8 spicy
V8 fusion
gelatin
ACV
ural

oh and I will drink some COT only after next AF to O .

this is just for me DH got another list

[Hobbermittens]

Oh wow, everyone is taking different stuff!!

I have been taking:
Bee pollen 2x a day
Royal jelly 2x a day
Potassium
Folic Acid
EPO 3x a day
Fish Oil


I am going to start taking a good prenatal.

Should I be taking vitamin E, B12 and Zinc?

[Hobbermittens]

Oh wow, everyone is taking different stuff!!

I have been taking:
Bee pollen 2x a day
Royal jelly 2x a day
Potassium
Folic Acid
EPO 3x a day
Fish Oil


I am going to start taking a good prenatal.

Should I be taking vitamin E, B12 and Zinc?

[atomic sagebrush]

Zinc is prob. more important for DH to take.

b12 is stored up in your body and is in ample supply in the blue diet so no need for you to take it, but you might want to have your husband take it if he won't eat the diet.

Vit E will be in the prenatal vitamin so I wouldn't worry about it. (actually zinc and B12 will prob. be in there too.)
The one thing I do think you should take is Vit. D (400 iu in addition to the 400 that will prob. be in your prenatal.). I know it is a traditional pink swaying supp but I think it's better for blue. The only reason I am not taking it now is because I've been taking it for several years and I'm worried because it can be stored up in the body, so I'm taking the summer off of taking it and just getting a lot of sunshine.

[Hobbermittens]

Zinc is prob. more important for DH to take.

b12 is stored up in your body and is in ample supply in the blue diet so no need for you to take it, but you might want to have your husband take it if he won't eat the diet.

Vit E will be in the prenatal vitamin so I wouldn't worry about it. (actually zinc and B12 will prob. be in there too.)
The one thing I do think you should take is Vit. D (400 iu in addition to the 400 that will prob. be in your prenatal.). I know it is a traditional pink swaying supp but I think it's better for blue. The only reason I am not taking it now is because I've been taking it for several years and I'm worried because it can be stored up in the body, so I'm taking the summer off of taking it and just getting a lot of sunshine.

Gotcha!

I remember you saying that too much zinc is bad for DH. He is taking a daily multi vitamin that has 11mg in it. Is this enough? I also have a supp that is 50mg, but I think you said the two together were too much. How about the multi vitamin plus HALF the supp--so about 36mg a day? Still too much?

[soontobesix]

Wow. I find it so intriguing to see what everyone else is taking. Mine is very simple, not too much to add...

Prenatal
800 mcg folic acid (also 800 mcg in prenatal so that's 1600 total for the day)
99 mg potassium 1x day
1000 mg fish oil 1x day

Then I'm doing a fairly strict diet (low calcium, high potassium, high sodium, high protein) plus LOTS of lemon water.

[b3blue]

Prenatal
Fish Oil
Folic Acid 1600mg
Vit D 1,000iu
B6-from O to AF for my short lp

DH
Men's multi
Fish oil
Zinc- half tab as he has some in his multi

We've got some l-arg sitting here that I'll probably give him too.

[atomic sagebrush]

Gotcha!

I remember you saying that too much zinc is bad for DH. He is taking a daily multi vitamin that has 11mg in it. Is this enough? I also have a supp that is 50mg, but I think you said the two together were too much. How about the multi vitamin plus HALF the supp--so about 36mg a day? Still too much?

http://njms2.umdnj.edu/hwmedweb/archives/zinc_archive.htm

Personally, I would go with 20 or less.

Oh thank GOODNESS I have been looking for this study for MONTHS!!! I read it on a day when I had no printer ink and then couldn't ever find it again LOL.

Too much zinc can actually LOWER sperm motility and would prob. sway pink.

http://molehr.oxfordjournals.org/content/5/4/331.full.pdf+html

As can too much selenium so be careful with that one too.

http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/content/2/6/475.short

[zanacal]

Now I'm taking Women's One a Day, 1200 mcg of folic, DHA supps, and vitex, plus black tea every day and green tea a few times a week, occasionally a potassium when I feel like my blood pressure is high (3-4 times a week), and hoping for an oops, pref. a blue one!

Tee hee - naughty!

[atomic sagebrush]

Hey, even a miracle needs a hand!! ;)

[LolaInLove]

Oy, my DH takes a multi-men's and then also a 30mg zinc....I hope that is not too much!

I took a bunch of supps:

Antioxidant Mix vitamin (has a bunch of stuff in it)
Co-Q10 (100mg)
Vit D (recommended daily, I think it's 300mg or so)
Royal Jelly capsule
Bee Pollen capsule
DHEA (75mg)
Vit E (400iui)
Fish Oil (1000mg)
Flaxseed Oil (1000mg)
EPO (1200mg)
Folic 800mg +B12 capsule
Prenatal Vitamin with DHA in it
Zinc (30mg)
Spirulina

DH takes the same, minus the DHEA and EPO, and he also does L-Arg/L-Cart supplement. Actually, I didn't take the DHEA after my bfn last month, so I didn't take it this past AF-O. But I did take it for 3 months straight after my May m/c.

[LolaInLove]

Oh, and DH also took a small dose of Maca. (Can you tell I'm worried about his boys, LOL?)

[LolaInLove]

Hey, even a miracle needs a hand!! ;)

So are you NTNP right now?????

[Hobbermittens]

So what is Maca, exactly?

And what is the deal with flaxseed oil, anyway? I thought I read that you couldn't mix it with something(did we ever fihure that out?) and I read somewhere else that flax seeds/meal sway girl. Am I all mixed up?

[atomic sagebrush]

So are you NTNP right now?????

Let's just say I am not being super duper careful...we aren't actively trying and I'm not ovulating regularly because I'm BFing still. We're still using BC but it's not a super reliable BC, plus there have been several times when we were away and I forgot my BC and we chanced it and then a few times we chanced it just for fun. DH seems a little more receptive to it than he was and has been talking about boy names (!)

[atomic sagebrush]

So what is Maca, exactly?

And what is the deal with flaxseed oil, anyway? I thought I read that you couldn't mix it with something(did we ever fihure that out?) and I read somewhere else that flax seeds/meal sway girl. Am I all mixed up?

Flava, I have to run now to get my son's eyeglasses but I am going to look into it a little more and find some links. My gut instinct is that EPO and fish oil (taken both together) are better than flaxseed because I rem. there being some ingredient in it that may sway pink, too.

[Hobbermittens]

Let's just say I am not being super duper careful...we aren't actively trying and I'm not ovulating regularly because I'm BFing still. We're still using BC but it's not a super reliable BC, plus there have been several times when we were away and I forgot my BC and we chanced it and then a few times we chanced it just for fun. DH seems a little more receptive to it than he was and has been talking about boy names (!)

How exciting!! That would be so awesome if you joined us on the TTC train!

[atomic sagebrush]

I would LOVE it if it happened!!! KFX for me, ladies!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Flava, I have to run now to get my son's eyeglasses but I am going to look into it a little more and find some links. My gut instinct is that EPO and fish oil (taken both together) are better than flaxseed because I rem. there being some ingredient in it that may sway pink, too.

Ok, the deal with flaxseed and why it's (for now until we have more info) not best for TTC blue is because it contains lignans, which are superpowerful phytoestrogens (even better than soy). On some other sites, they claim that phytoestrogens are good for TTC blue because they think that phytoestrogens act like estrogens in the body and in effect, raise your estrogen. But in reality, phytoestrogens are not bioidentical to your body's estrogen and they can actually compete with your body's production and use of estrogen. Flaxseed has been shown to reduce risks of estrogen-fueled cancers and this seems to indicate that it is actually blocking estrogen rather than increasing it.

Also, the Linus Pauling Institute (the absolute BEST resource for research on vitamins) does not advise using flaxseed oil when you are TTC. http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/lignans/ Until we know more, I don't think anyone should be taking flaxseed oil while TTC. Also, anyone who is breastfeeding should not take flaxseed oil (EPO and fish oil are both ok while breastfeeding.)

It's MUCH better to go with EPO-fish oil for blue. They have the exact same benefits (and more so.)

[LolaInLove]

THANK YOU, Atomic! I will drop the flaxseed stat! Exciting about your DH being receptive, that is exciting!

[begonia]

Let's just say I am not being super duper careful...we aren't actively trying and I'm not ovulating regularly because I'm BFing still. We're still using BC but it's not a super reliable BC, plus there have been several times when we were away and I forgot my BC and we chanced it and then a few times we chanced it just for fun. DH seems a little more receptive to it than he was and has been talking about boy names (!)

Oooo ... this is super fun!!!! :bluecheer::bluecheer::bluecheer:

[Hobbermittens]

Thanks Atomic! I really, really appreciate you doing all this research for us. You rock!!

[Plum3]

So would flaxseed oil be ok for DH to take still? I just bought some and don't want to waste it if I don't need to!

[atomic sagebrush]

You know, bec, I don't think I would risk it. I'm sorry, I feel really bad about that and I wish I had taken the time to really look into it before. The lignans bind with cholesterol and makes it leave your body, which lowers your testosterone. Here is a great explanation. http://bettedowdell.articlesbase.com/supplements-and-vitamins-articles/flaxseed-the-ticket-to-where-you-dont-want-to-go-889011.html

[atomic sagebrush]

Note - it would prob. be great to take when you're done swaying/being pg to help everything return to normal.

[b3blue]

Thanks Atomic! I really, really appreciate you doing all this research for us. You rock!!

What she said! Thank you so much.


I would LOVE it if it happened!!! KFX for me, ladies!!

I hope you get your next blue bundle soon!

[Plum3]

You know, bec, I don't think I would risk it. I'm sorry, I feel really bad about that and I wish I had taken the time to really look into it before. The lignans bind with cholesterol and makes it leave your body, which lowers your testosterone. Here is a great explanation. http://bettedowdell.articlesbase.com/supplements-and-vitamins-articles/flaxseed-the-ticket-to-where-you-dont-want-to-go-889011.html

Thanks for being honest. Don't be sorry, it's not your fault at all. You can't be expected to know every single detail about everything (even though you do know an awful lot!). I would rather waste a few dollars than screw up our sway.

[Plum3]

Note - it would prob. be great to take when you're done swaying/being pg to help everything return to normal.

:) Not wasted at all then!

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks you guys! I had a really frustrating morning because my Internet went down right when I came to the TTC blue section and I couldn't get back online, and this was nice to read first thing!!! ((((hugs))))