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I think I am going to take baby aspirin instead of cranberry tablets (they are so expensive). Can people please tell me what strength their baby aspirin is? 100mg or 75 mg?? Also I am really interested in saw palmetto to reduce testosterone levels. Would it be better to start taking this quite a few months from my sway or do you start taking this and all other supplements 6 weeks before the sway attempt when you start the diet? cheers
Hi, aspirin is 75 or 81
Sorry I can't help you with the saw palmetto question.
Good luck!
I have in my mind that saw palmetto is a blood thinner though I may be confused with something else - is it ok to take with baby aspirin Atomic?
I've been taking both SP and Baby Aspirin for only about a week, and my attempt is coming up in a few days. I think they're safe to take together.
Around 75 mg of aspirin is all you need. I think the stuff they sell here is 81 mg. You don't need to even take it every day, every otehr day or even twice a week may be plenty. Aspirin can really thin the blood (as can cran) so aim for the minimum dosage possible that lowers your pH.Quote:
Originally Posted by jude17
Saw palmetto should be taken as short a period of time as is possible and be sure to use protection while you're taking it. Some people have taken it every day for the full 6 weeks before starting the AF-O pattern or you can just start taking it AF-O only at the very beginning.
No, it is cranberry and baby aspirin that prob. should not be taken together. Both cause bleeding.Quote:
Originally Posted by zanacal
Is there any benefit to taking the Saw P throughout the entire monthly cycle if we're not ttc yet and are using protection? Likewise with Vitex - or is that one best taken AF-O regardless?
Thanks x
I feel that Vitex needs to be AF-O because when taken non-stop it can act as a (unreliable) birth control pill. A lot of people will tell you otherwise, including naturopaths, but I have seen more than one person taking vitex every day and unable to conceive. It's more in line with how your monthly cycle works as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by zanacal
Saw palmetto, I do think there might be some benefit to taking it daily in the 6 weeks before you TTC. BE sure to take a pg test before starting it and every time you O on it, even if you are 1000% sure you're not pregnant. You can have a perfectly normal AF and be pregnant the entire time. This actually happened to me personally and I ended up doing a strict girl diet and taking vitex when I was pg.
That's what I'll do then, thanks x
Oh - I wonder if that is why I couldn't get pregnant after 10 months of trying a 2/3 day cut off - I was taking vitex everyday during this time? I stopped vitex and then got pregnant with a 1 day cut off but I had a boy. I was thinking that when I try cut offs again I may not be able to get pregnant but I will only take the vitex 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off and fingers crossed I may be able to get pregnant more easily this time around.