Soy Isoflavones - just checking how much and when

[Lassie1982]

In preparation for next month i have ordered my soy isoflavones.

This is our 6th cycle, and i have pretty much dropped everything except the LE diet. I just want to get pregnant already!

having read the soy article I'm guessing that the best solution for me is to take it on CD3-CD7 - and 200mg a day??

Is this correct? if not please let me know what CD's i should take it, and how much i should take.

Anything else i need to know? Will keep the zrytec handy to dry up excess ewcm..is that the best thing to do?

There will not be anything else in my sway for the month, just LE diet, folate, iron and zinc.

[ladybug]

I took soy for 3 cycles...the cycle I got pregnant I took 200mg from Cd3-7....I actually O'd alot earlier that month...like CD12....I had to use preseed because the soy made everything really dry....I am expecting a girl....Hope that helps

[Lassie1982]

thanks ladybug its certainly helps! (especially the fact that your sway was successful LOL)

anyone else??? there must have been others that used soy - how much and when did you use?

[Shellbelle]

Last month was my first month and I took 180 a day on days 3-7. Be careful when you're looking at amounts -- you may need to go by what percentage of SI there is on the back. I had what looked and felt like several false starts to o (check out my chart) and lots of cm. still in the 2 ww so I can't tell you how successful ther are yet. good luck!

[Ktiguewantspink]

I took 100mg cd 3-7 and conceived a boy. I ovulated really late cd 28 but I also took robitussim, green tea, grapefruit juice, multivitamin, fish oils, vitex, maca, b6 , vitamin c, and b12. I bet there was more too. It was my first actual cycle after breastfeeding. Oh and I used the instead cup so I was primed for a boy. I wish I had known that all of this swayed boy but I would nt trade him for the world. I just dont wAnt to get your hopes down because I think it will be helpful in actually swaying pink! Good luck!

[atomic sagebrush]

Hi Lassie, I would have you start off at 100 mg (this would be the equivalent of 50 mg Clomid.)

I'd probably keep Benadryl on hand because it works within 1-2 hours, unlike the Z which takes 6 hours to get rolling. So you could use it as a true last minute rescue only if you needed it.

[atomic sagebrush]

Last month was my first month and I took 180 a day on days 3-7. Be careful when you're looking at amounts -- you may need to go by what percentage of SI there is on the back. I had what looked and felt like several false starts to o (check out my chart) and lots of cm. still in the 2 ww so I can't tell you how successful ther are yet. good luck!

Great point, there are different formulations so just doublecheck - you want the amount of soy iso in the pills, not the amount of mg in the pills themselves.

[Lassie1982]

Thanks All!

[Lassie1982]

Thanks All!

these are the tabs i got - they seem to have 50mg of SI Natrol Soy Isoflavones - 120 Capsules - VitaminGrocer.com

Atomic, do i take 100 each day? or do i increase?

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes, I would take 2 pills, 100 mg a day of SI.