October Chit Chat Thread for Blue Swayers. All welcome!!

hobber- I'd say up yourself to no more then 1000iu. It's safe during pregnancy and you don't know if you actually have a deficiency.

Hope.ful- I did O-2 and O to get my guy :)

Dreamblue- I hear ya on the fear of tons of sups fwiw all I took was a prenatal, vit d and fish oil.

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Originally Posted by dreamblue

MFC - What is RJ/BJ? what is that for? What does grape seed do? I have seen grape seed cooking oil while shopping groceries this weekend and wondered if that's a good switch... I am just afraid of taking so many supplements so I am trying to get as much as possible through food..

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Royal Jelly/Bee Pollen. I have been taking them, and the Royal Jelly is EXPENSIVE! But I heard it was awesome so I take it. I think it is what the queen bee eats. Tastes funky.

Why are you afraid of taking too many supps?

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Originally Posted by dreamblue

MFC - What is RJ/BJ? what is that for? What does grape seed do? I have seen grape seed cooking oil while shopping groceries this weekend and wondered if that's a good switch... I am just afraid of taking so many supplements so I am trying to get as much as possible through food..

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Royal Jelly/Bee Pollen – Helps with fertility, balances hormones, increases pH and helps produce EWCM. I 2nd what Hobber said, this stuff is awesome.

Grapeseed extract- a source of phytochemicals and antioxidants that your body may use to help nourish healthy eggs, but be carful it migh dry you up that's what happened to me I had a very little CM.

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Originally Posted by hope.ful

WP, very excited for you and Tink! We are going to ttc again in a few days here. What are everyone's thoughts on the O-2 BD? I can't decide if it's something I want to do or not. DH is clueless. I love the discussion about loads of D3 helping conceive boys. We will definitely be trying that!! Love and blue dust to all!

My Ovulation Chart

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Hey Hopeful, I think O-2 and again on O, it's great timing for ttc a boy and a good chance to get pregnant. I was going to make two attempts, 48 hours between, but my surge was fast so, I ended up just with one attempt on O.

It's very hard for me to make O-2 anyways ..My cycle is so messy!

Ladies, Whats Vit D do? I get 400iU- 100% in my Prenatal.

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Originally Posted by 3Pink1Blue

vit d- studies were done with cows where supplemented cows produced more male off spring then the unsupplemented ones. Here's the theory, more boys are conceived in the fall after the bountiful harvests and sun soaking behavior of the summer. Increasing your vit is another way to trick your body into thinking conditions are favorable to produce the frailer male fetus. On a personal note after dd3 was born I found out I have a severe vit D deficiency and have been taking supplements ever since. My mother, who also only had girls, carries a massive deficiency as well. You may want to get yourself checked, I'm a big believer in this one.

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Originally Posted by 3Pink1Blue

hobber- I'd say up yourself to no more then 1000iu. It's safe during pregnancy and you don't know if you actually have a deficiency.

Hope.ful- I did O-2 and O to get my guy :)

Dreamblue- I hear ya on the fear of tons of sups fwiw all I took was a prenatal, vit d and fish oil.

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Did you have ewcm when you conceived? I can't remember if I've asked you before.

I've been using Instead Softcups this cycle. I tried one for practice and actually found ewcm in it! It wasn't much and was white, but it stretched about 3in. I was sooo excited lol! Hoping it's a good sign for me this cycle.

I had tons, I credit the fish oil. Yay for stretchy stuff, I definitely think it's a good sign.

Hmmm...right now the fish oil hasn't been doing it for me. Now when I first started taking it in May (along with EPO) I had a good bit and it was clear. Maybe I'll take a break from it while NTNPing in November and pick it back up in December.

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Originally Posted by Hobbermittens

Royal Jelly/Bee Pollen. I have been taking them, and the Royal Jelly is EXPENSIVE! But I heard it was awesome so I take it. I think it is what the queen bee eats. Tastes funky.

Why are you afraid of taking too many supps?

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hmmm...i had no idea about all these benefits of bee pollen. I am not used to taking pills and popping so many pills down the throat everyday scares me...I just like to be nourished naturally than through supplements.....but i understand the theory behind tricking the body....