VITEX New question Atomic or anyone else pls ! On pg 4 [Archive]

girlmom

January 10th, 2012, 08:10 PM

girls girls and more girls. i had no idea it swayed girl but i had these fertility blend pills. i took those with the first got pregnant with a girl. 2nd baby we wanted a boy so we used a simple timing sway ( again i took vitex) got another girl. 3rd baby. we did timing and boy diet but stupid me i took the vitex again thinking it made me pregnant so easily so it just helped with the egg implanting. again another girl. 4th one i stil had no idea about vitex. so we did diet, suppliments, timing. got another girl. they don't mention vitex in boy sways. so i didn't know it swayed girl. i just thought i was taking a prenantle vitamin. until a friend of mine decided to sway a girl and told me about vitex swaying girl. needless to say i didn't use it with the last 2 but i got girls anyway.

mydream

January 10th, 2012, 08:51 PM

Was it the fertility blend vitamin for women?

TTC5

January 10th, 2012, 09:51 PM

Girl for me!

girlmom

January 10th, 2012, 10:29 PM

yea i bought 2 of them from the conception store online or something like that its been awhile. but there was a fertilitycare blend for women and one for men which i bought but my husband refused to take. after i learned vitex swayed girl i read the label and sure enough it contained vitex, quite bit if i remember correctly.

TickledPinkButLoveMyBlue

January 11th, 2012, 07:10 AM

Thanks girlmom. I assume that you obviously weren't swaying then? i was sure more women would have experience but it doesn't seem to be the case.

mydream

January 11th, 2012, 12:04 PM

Hmmm I am wondering what atomics thoughts on for that vitamin by Fertility Blend for swaying pink

girlmom

January 11th, 2012, 12:59 PM

i was swaying.. i was just swaying blue. my best advice is take the vitex i don't think it will hurt anything. drink alot of milk. my dh loves ice cream, i never ate breakfast and we always bd after a nice hot shower. after that the diet and the pills and the stupid moon phases and douching meant nothing.

XXdreaming

January 11th, 2012, 04:27 PM

well I will be ttcing soon, I am swaying and waiting, I will be taking vitex, i am thinking about a march or april so i will have about 3 or 4mos of vitex in me, hopefully it will work for me, I am browsing the "add your girl sway" section the ones that have been updated and see if any took vitex and what the outcome was

XXdreaming

January 11th, 2012, 04:30 PM

I dont wont to name names without permission but I found one so far that took vitex and is having a boy

zanacal

January 11th, 2012, 07:19 PM

I took Vitex (also Saw Palmetto) and am expecting a girl.

girlmom

January 11th, 2012, 09:09 PM

good luck, i don't think any sways are 100% I accidently swayed girl this time. im not sure what im having but odds say that its finally my boy regaredless. i guess if you really really want a girl you could just have 7 or 8 kids like me. one is bound to be a girl hehe. fx you get a girl soon

TickledPinkButLoveMyBlue

January 12th, 2012, 02:08 AM

Haha good one girlmom but dh only wanted one child so im lucky to be getting a second lol

mydream

January 12th, 2012, 11:36 AM

I took Vitex (also Saw Palmetto) and am expecting a girl.

Did you have any side effects from it?

atomic sagebrush

January 12th, 2012, 11:59 AM

Hi there

just wanting you to share your experiences with Vitex and what was the gender outcome if you got pg while taking it?
Many thanks

Have you seen this thread tickled? Lots of vitex experiences in there. It's long but well worth the read. http://genderdreaming.com/forum/ttc-girl-best-practices/1094-vitex-faq-share-your-experiences-here.html

I got a boy while taking vitex but I do think it sways pink overall.

atomic sagebrush

January 12th, 2012, 12:00 PM

Hmmm I am wondering what atomics thoughts on for that vitamin by Fertility Blend for swaying pink

There are things in them that can sway blue. Better to just take the vitex.

TickledPinkButLoveMyBlue

January 12th, 2012, 05:02 PM

Have you seen this thread tickled? Lots of vitex experiences in there. It's long but well worth the read. http://genderdreaming.com/forum/ttc-girl-best-practices/1094-vitex-faq-share-your-experiences-here.html

I got a boy while taking vitex but I do think it sways pink overall.

Thanks for the link i shall go & have a look :)

zanacal

January 12th, 2012, 05:16 PM

Did you have any side effects from it?

I'm not sure what you mean by side effects? I felt fine while taking them. They made my cycles less predictable but that's what I was looking for.

atomic sagebrush

January 13th, 2012, 09:55 AM

Vitex made me really b!tchy and delayed O (which was handy for me because I could just stop the vitex when I wanted to O and a day or two later I did.)

TickledPinkButLoveMyBlue

January 15th, 2012, 06:05 AM

atomic sagebrush

January 15th, 2012, 10:52 AM

I can't make up my mind if i want to use vitex. I was going to stop bf my 13mo ds (I only feed him twice a day) but didn't want to stop bf incase it stuffed around my cycles (1st attempt is end of Feb) Should I take Vitex now and hope it doesn't throw my dates out or just proceed as is and if I don't get pg on first attempt (if I don't fall pg first time I will stop bf) start taking vitex then. I plan on skipping March as I don't want another Dec baby. Will one & 1/2 cycles be long enough on vitex to not stuff them around too much? My cycles are on average 36 days with a 15 day luteal phase. Will Vitex help make them closer to 28 days? I just dont want to screw my cycles up so close to my attempt.....

Vitex can screw up your cycles, but that's actually GOOD. you WANT your cycles to be weird and different than they were before because that can mean your hormones are different from when you conceived your son.

Please know that you do NOT need to stop BF even if you don't get pg that first month. Lots of people don't get pg that first month, even who are not breastfeeding.

TickledPinkButLoveMyBlue

January 15th, 2012, 08:21 PM

Vitex can screw up your cycles, but that's actually GOOD. you WANT your cycles to be weird and different than they were before because that can mean your hormones are different from when you conceived your son.

Please know that you do NOT need to stop BF even if you don't get pg that first month. Lots of people don't get pg that first month, even who are not breastfeeding.

I've read conflicting advice about taking Vitex and BF that's why I'm so hesitant to take it while feeding. I'm also wondering if having had a baby has altered my hormones anyway...Perhaps they are more girl friendly since being PG and having a baby? Who knows?!

Also, Cranberry is that safe while BF? Again some people say yes and others say no???

I got PG first go with DS so I guess I'm trying to hope that it will happen quickly again although I know it's not always the case LOL

Thanks Atomic.

XXdreaming

January 15th, 2012, 09:13 PM

i took vitex breastfeeding and I quit because it turned my sons poop a dark greenish and funky smelling about 4/5 days of taking it, I quit vitex and his pooped turned back to normal so i thought maybe it wasnt vitex and started taking it again and about 4/5 days of taking it his pooped turned that color again, it bothered me so i quit and his poop went back normal, everybody I talked to that breastfeed and took vitex thinks this is weird and never had this issue, my son had no other side effects it just bothered me that he was getting enough of it in my milk to effect his poop so I quit it, that was with ds3 i conceived ds4 a couple of months later while breastfeeding too by accident it was a one night of chance with no protection didnt think we would conceive because breastfeeding had my cycles crazy still, but breastfeeding I was told sways pink too

atomic sagebrush

January 16th, 2012, 01:07 PM

Personally I believe vitex to be way more tested and safe while BF than cranberry.

atomic sagebrush

January 16th, 2012, 01:10 PM

If you think vitex is affecting your BF child in a negative way, absolutely stop taking it then. Different people's bodies handle things differently.

Just because soemthing sways pink, doesn't make it in any way foolproof of course. :)

nini

January 18th, 2012, 09:30 AM

Just wanted to tell you that I found out my friend found out yesterday she is expecting her 2nd girl. She used vitex for each ofher ttcing periods in order to regulate her cycles (it took her 9 and 6 cycles to conceive). She actually was hoping for a boy this time. She never swayed....

purplepoet20

January 18th, 2012, 09:57 AM

I was taking a lot of "Nursing Teas", Tonic, and herbal pills trying to increase my Bmilk for DS1 who stopped nursing but I was giving it to him in his cup... When I stopped pumping and was giving up the herbs I got prego with DS2. It could have been one of the other herbs that swayed boy but I was taking a lot of Vitex.

amysboys

January 20th, 2012, 09:53 AM

DS1 - No vitex
DS2 - Vitex
DS3 - Vitex
Newly pg with No vitex.

atomic sagebrush

January 20th, 2012, 01:48 PM

Unfortunately none of these things are magic bullets!! Good luck amy!

TickledPinkButLoveMyBlue

January 29th, 2012, 05:17 AM

amari

January 30th, 2012, 03:52 PM

Journey2dFuture

January 31st, 2012, 01:46 AM

Ill bookmark this i find out the gender in 10 weeks time..
My friend recommended vitex to me and she had a baby boy.

atomic sagebrush

February 1st, 2012, 12:01 PM

Ok atomic, I've stopped bf 14 mo ds (only 4 days ago) & I was due to O yesterday but didnt & have checked again today & still + opk. I can't check my cm as I've had some light spotting since I stopped bf & my bbt is all over the shop because its been extremely hot here so I've had the a/c on so my temps have been up & down. I want to start taking vitex, can I just start taking it mid cycle?

Also, I will be using Aci-jel and SYLK...can I us them both at the same time?
Many thanks.

You can start taking vitex in mid cycle but NOT if you're TTC. Can't take vitex if you might be pg. In fact you should test before you start taking it every month, even if you are 100% sure you're not pg. I had what seemed to be a perfectly normal AF and took vitex for 2 weeks and was pg the entire time. :(

Acijel and Sylk can be used at the same time. But using both might cut down on odds of pg.

atomic sagebrush

February 1st, 2012, 12:02 PM

I just came across this thread. Very interesting. Hadn't considered it until now that I have 6 weeks off to play around with. Atomic, is this something that would be good for me to use once I get AF in the next few days until the next AF since I have Feb off? I asked this in another thread too. Thanks!

I did answer your other thread already but yes, since you cannot TTC right now anyway, I would start vitex now and take it straight thru the next month, then come off on CD 1 and start your Clomid on CD 3-5.

TickledPinkButLoveMyBlue

February 1st, 2012, 05:41 PM

Thanks atomic. I started taking it two days ago as I didnt want to wait any longer...impatient hehe!
I thought I was going to o as I had lots of ewcm yesterday but I'm still getting negative opk. Temps arent trustworthy atm so I dont know...very confused :(

atomic sagebrush

February 3rd, 2012, 11:13 AM

Sometimes vitex can delay O. After taking it for a few months I actually had to stop taking it thru O and stop it 1-2 days before O, because if I kept taking it, I would jsut never O at all.

TickledPinkButLoveMyBlue

February 4th, 2012, 02:04 AM

Sometimes vitex can delay O. After taking it for a few months I actually had to stop taking it thru O and stop it 1-2 days before O, because if I kept taking it, I would jsut never O at all.

I got a + opk thursday night (had only been taking vitex for 4 days so I assume that played no part in that) & had ewcm thursday & friday. Today its creamy so thinking I O yesterday. Hopefully my temps will support that.
I haven't been checking my cp as I'm not sure how to. Do you know what ph normally is around O? I'm sure my ph went up to a 6-7 the day I got the + opk? Its normally around a 5. I'm not ttc this month so I'm going to continue taking the vitex until next O & then stop. My cycles are irregular usually by a couple of days but roughly 34 days, do you recommend stopping the vitex 14 days after my first af day to hopefully encourage O then so I can try for a28 day cycle or am I better off taking it til roughly when I normally O & then stop until af comes again (or hopefully doesn't come again :) )?
Thanks atomic

indigoviolet

February 4th, 2012, 02:01 PM

I got ds2 taking vitex. I was taking it for about 6 months before conceiving this time and stopped, the cycle after I got pg. I had a vague memory of atomic saying she knew people who'd been taking it who stopped and then got a girl...worth a try since I wanted to do something different from last time!

atomic sagebrush

February 4th, 2012, 03:15 PM

I got a + opk thursday night (had only been taking vitex for 4 days so I assume that played no part in that) & had ewcm thursday & friday. Today its creamy so thinking I O yesterday. Hopefully my temps will support that.
I haven't been checking my cp as I'm not sure how to. Do you know what ph normally is around O? I'm sure my ph went up to a 6-7 the day I got the + opk? Its normally around a 5. I'm not ttc this month so I'm going to continue taking the vitex until next O & then stop. My cycles are irregular usually by a couple of days but roughly 34 days, do you recommend stopping the vitex 14 days after my first af day to hopefully encourage O then so I can try for a28 day cycle or am I better off taking it til roughly when I normally O & then stop until af comes again (or hopefully doesn't come again :) )?
Thanks atomic

pH at O is usually 6-8.

:agree: with taking V until next O and stopping. I think I would just take it for 14 days next cycle and then start doing OPK to see when you O - you don't want to delay O too much.

Journey2dFuture

April 2nd, 2012, 11:18 AM

Just checking back in with this post - I found out today that I'm having a Boy after taking vitex for Four cycles.

atomic sagebrush

April 2nd, 2012, 11:26 AM

Thank you for updating Journey! Congrats!! Did you take it all month or AF-O??

Also glad you bumped this thread because I am having a girl after taking V Af-O for 6 months (got a boy before!!)

Journey2dFuture

April 2nd, 2012, 03:38 PM

I took it 3 cycles AF to AF and then the 4th AF to O. The rest I don't know. From my dates O was late and we DTD alot around the time of O... Or what i though would of been O.

atomic sagebrush

April 3rd, 2012, 04:16 PM

Thanks!!

Mommasita

April 9th, 2012, 11:31 AM

How does the stopping Vitex thing work? Do you stop before O? And the where does the soy come in?

I have been taking Vitex for 2.5 months now. I started with 240 (according to directions on the bottle). I upped it to a different brand of 1000 about a month ago. Last month I couldn't pinpoint O using OPKs, so I don't know I'd I even O'd.

So how does the stop/soy thing work?

atomic sagebrush

April 9th, 2012, 04:30 PM

While swaying, most people take vitex AF-O (or the day before O to make sure it does not delay O). You can't take V if you might be pg.

BEFORE swaying, some people choose to take Vitex for a full month or more, all cycle long (while using barrier birth control), before switching to the AF-O pattern.

Vitex cannot be taken with soy or Clomid, so for some people who want to use soy or Clomid, they sometimes choose to take V for a full month or more all month long, stopping the Vitex at CD 1, then starting soy or Clomid on CD 3-5.

Unlike stopping vitamins suddenly, it's safe to stop vitex suddenly right at O because your body doesn't actually USE vitex to perform any critical functions, and it mimics the natural menstrual cycle that way.

Did you get AF? If you got AF, then the odds are excellent that you ovulated.

Babyy Love

April 11th, 2012, 01:26 PM

I notice my cycles are becoming or have become irregular since I learned I had a cyst which is now gone and AF just ended yesterday which is also when my vitex got delivered would it be a good idea to take it now or wait for my next AF?
..well wait we are going to attempt this month though so take it the day before I'm supposed to O or just start now?

atomic sagebrush

April 11th, 2012, 09:01 PM

Since the cyst is resolved, I would go ahead and take the vitex. Vitex may actually help prevent cysts by lowering estrogen.

Babyy Love

April 11th, 2012, 09:54 PM

Since the cyst is resolved, I would go ahead and take the vitex. Vitex may actually help prevent cysts by lowering estrogen.

Thanks so much I just took 1 now..can't wait for a few days from now wish me pink luck!

genieinabottle1

April 12th, 2012, 03:14 AM

I took Vitex with DS #2 but it was to get my cycles back and not to sway. I didn't even know about swaying then. I am taking it again now for the same reason but glad it may sway pink!

atomic sagebrush

April 12th, 2012, 10:59 AM

genie, second time was the charm for me!! :)

MrsECullen

April 13th, 2012, 02:24 PM

atomic sagebrush

April 13th, 2012, 03:44 PM

thank you!!

HopingForPigtails

April 13th, 2012, 04:20 PM

Yup. Vitex with both of my DSs. Used it for fertility purposes but got boys both times. My personal guess is that it doesn't really sway but may help with fertility so that's always a good thing swaying girl or boy!!

love-my-kids

April 14th, 2012, 04:30 PM

Seems like a lot of boys from vitex.

atomic sagebrush

April 14th, 2012, 10:28 PM

Please keep in mind, this may be a group preselected for having a LOT of boys!! :)

I think vitex really does sway pink based on this site and IG.

Peebell85

November 21st, 2013, 07:00 AM

I was taking vitex and had a boy, but I wasnt swaying either way, I was doing everything else blue though.

atomic sagebrush

November 21st, 2013, 11:11 AM

Since the last time I posted on this thread, I have had several custom sway plans for blue swayers who had been taking vitex in some form (such as Fertilaid and Femiprin) when they got their girls. I have had NO custom sway plans for pink swayers who were taking vitex when they got their boys. That's not an endorsement of Fertilaid and Femiprin for pink sways, mind you, because both have ingredients that can sway blue. Just remarking on an interesting trend I've noticed amongst the custom sway people.

rainbowflower

November 21st, 2013, 04:53 PM

I think the vitex stats are really disappointing... could be a fluke of course, but I also had an opposite using it for my sway and I don't believe it sways much either way

atomic sagebrush

November 21st, 2013, 05:25 PM

I base my opinions off of stuff I saw on IG and also amongst the blue swayers and not just the stats that we have kept. :)

I think we may need to shake it up in terms of how we are taking it. The 2 w on, rest of cycle off pattern may not be cutting the mustard, even though it is better for not messing up cycles to take it that way. But for here and now, I am reluctant to start tweaking the V and SP, until we have seen how we do with the changes that we have made recently:

1)exercise
2)one attempt without frequency
3)more people doing OLE instead of cranberry for DH
4)more people doing LR for DH
5)diet longer before TTC, no probiotic, def. using fiber
6)fewer people doing jelly/antihistamine
7)people not starting off so strict on diet, so they don't stop ovulation

these are all things happening rignt now and thus far the results are seeming to be pretty positive. I am loathe to add another layer of confusion by messing with the V and SP for right now, I want to give it another cycle of conceptions/gender confirmations before I feel we ought to start messing with other things like taking the herbs in different patterns and ways. But it's not because I think they don't sway or that they aren't helping at least some people because I believe that they are.

rambling a bit there, hopefully makes sense

Peebell85

November 28th, 2013, 06:03 AM

Atomic, is Kefir considered probiotic? Should girl swayers avoid?

atomic sagebrush

November 29th, 2013, 12:33 PM

Atomic, is Kefir considered probiotic? Should girl swayers avoid?

It is probiotic BUT unlike probiotic supplements which are designed to pass through your stomach and dissolve only once they reach the intestines where htey can survive and thrive, kefir and yogurt need to pass thru your stomach acid and that kills all of them off. (also why it's ineffective to eat yogurt for yeast infections!!

Eaing yogurt and kefir are fine for pink sway (as long as you fit them into your day's total for nutrients, of course). Probiotic supplements sway blue and should be avoided

Peebell85

November 29th, 2013, 10:40 PM

That is fantastic info Atomic, thank you! I have a kefir berry smoothie for lunch daily and would be lost if I couldn't have it!

myurkanin817

March 26th, 2014, 12:50 AM

Atomic have u heard anything recently about Vitex & girl sways?? :flowerz:

myurkanin817

April 1st, 2014, 09:14 PM

Bump :shemademe: lol

Atomic have u heard anything recently about Vitex & girl sways?? :flowerz:

atomic sagebrush

April 2nd, 2014, 06:27 PM

Atomic have u heard anything recently about Vitex & girl sways?? :flowerz:

Like what?? I'm sorry I don't quite get this question.

I still think it sways pink, but may not be worth the trouble it causes for people. I am 100% sure it helped me get Suzy though.