baby aspirin/saw palmetto Q

[shouldihope?]

I have been taking saw palmetto for a couple months and we are getting ready to try in the next couple weeks. Should I stop cold turkey.I guess I messed up? So many supplements and different times of the month to take them, I can't keep up lately.

[zanacal]

Why do you need to stop the Saw P shouldihope? I think the issue is that you should make really sure that you don't take it if there's a chance that you may be pregnant. So if you're using protection when BDing because you're not trying yet then you're ok but once you start attempting to get pregnant you need to switch to only taking them AF-O (ie. not in the 2ww because you might be pregnant!). I'm going to take mine throughout the whole month until the month of our attempt.

[shouldihope?]

Oh good I was worried I had taken it for too long. Just getting paranoid I guess. Thanks!

[zanacal]

It's Vitex which can act as birth control if taken constantly for a long period of time

[atomic sagebrush]

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.

Yes, I would bet cash money that it was taking the vitex every day and not the cutoff. I am not exaggerating when I say I've now talked to 2 dozen people who couldn't conceive when taking vitex every day and then stopped the vitex and got pg straight away.

[atomic sagebrush]

I have been taking saw palmetto for a couple months and we are getting ready to try in the next couple weeks. Should I stop cold turkey.I guess I messed up? So many supplements and different times of the month to take them, I can't keep up lately.

It's the vitex that acts as a birth control. The SP is not safe to take during pg anyway so you should def. stop it cold turkey after ovulation once you start your attempts.

[atomic sagebrush]

Why do you need to stop the Saw P shouldihope? I think the issue is that you should make really sure that you don't take it if there's a chance that you may be pregnant. So if you're using protection when BDing because you're not trying yet then you're ok but once you start attempting to get pregnant you need to switch to only taking them AF-O (ie. not in the 2ww because you might be pregnant!). I'm going to take mine throughout the whole month until the month of our attempt.

Exactly, thanks.

Just want to point out that I don't think it's a great idea to take SP for MANY months prior to swaying, but a month or two in advance is ok.