Vitex question

[Houseofblue]

when I refer to recent changes, I am talking about more emphasis on one attempt instead of frequency, jelly, antihistamine, and switching to OLE for some people. I don't hand down changes from above, i don't mean this site to be swaying just one way like that, it's just that when I write sway plans for people, I advise them to do it the way that is seeming to work best overall. So there is no "recent changes to sway" post or anything like that.

Ah ok, thanks for the clarification!

[Prayingpink]

Ok so just to clarify, would it be wise to continue taking it til my next o then stop and ttc? Then if I don't get bfp to just walk away from the vitex all together? Or do af-o? Does vitex seem to be producing many boys?

[atomic sagebrush]

Ok so just to clarify, would it be wise to continue taking it til my next o then stop and ttc? Then if I don't get bfp to just walk away from the vitex all together? Or do af-o? Does vitex seem to be producing many boys?

I do think that vitex SHOULD sway pink on paper, the way it works biologicallly. We have not gotten the results that I feel would justify the trouble it causes - it's about 50-50 (which while I know that sounds lame, is actually GOOD because some of us with 3-4-5 boys are prob. coming in "set" for blue 70-80% of the time and even 50-50 is an improvement on that). The dilemma is not necessarily JUST the underwehming results, it's the trouble that vitex seems to cause for most of the people who are using it. So it seems like in order to get dubious benefits, we're having to put up with a disproportionate amount of trouble.

So this is really one of those crystal ball questions that I don't have enough info to answer. I'm not "over vitex" like I am with frequency and to a lesser extent the jellies where I want to leave it behind forever, my plan is to come back to it at some point in the future and see if by taking it in different patterns such as 6 weeks straight before TTC, we might get better/more consistent results for pink but I just can't do that YET because we have just changed some stuff up and I want to see how the stats shake out before I change anything else, if that makes any kind of sense.

[Lauraly85]

For fun do you think we should try the 6 weeks on vitex then off? I just got my period after my mc! I got af exactly 14 days after my ovulation which hasnt happened in a while so I am pleased with being regular! I do want to get pregnant but dont mind waiting 6 weeks before trying if i would increase my odds of conceiving a girl i am on the LE diet but scared about exercising since I work shift work and everything is generally harder with shift work


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[Lauraly85]

My bmi is 18.6 :S but i havent really lost any weight since starting the diet 4 weeks ago!


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[atomic sagebrush]

That's good, if your BMI is below 21 you are better off holding steady where youa re at anyway. Already good BMI for pink.

[atomic sagebrush]

For fun do you think we should try the 6 weeks on vitex then off? I just got my period after my mc! I got af exactly 14 days after my ovulation which hasnt happened in a while so I am pleased with being regular! I do want to get pregnant but dont mind waiting 6 weeks before trying if i would increase my odds of conceiving a girl i am on the LE diet but scared about exercising since I work shift work and everything is generally harder with shift work


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I ahve seen people get girls doing this, just be prepared that ovulation may go missing and not come back for awhile if you go that route.

Shift work may sway pink anyway!

[Lauraly85]

So today would be cd 1, so i would continu for the next 6 weeks and see what happens??? So technically i should stop it right before I ovulate??? And then one attempt on positive opk would be my plan??

My bmi was even lower with my son and also shift work, so just trying to get all the chances on my side


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[Lauraly85]

Also since i would be planning on 6 more weeks wait it would be worth it to invest in the meal plan you could take in consideration shift work and that some days i do need extra meals since I am up for almost 24 hours??? I am very happy I found this site


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[atomic sagebrush]

So today would be cd 1, so i would continu for the next 6 weeks and see what happens??? So technically i should stop it right before I ovulate??? And then one attempt on positive opk would be my plan??

My bmi was even lower with my son and also shift work, so just trying to get all the chances on my side


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I understand but keep in mind that all we can do is sway the odds a bit, still possible to get an opposite despite doing things "pink".

Yes you would continue for 6 weeks from now and then stop when you EXPECT to ovulate that month, but do not be surprised if you don't ovulate. In fact don't be surprised if you don't ovulate THIS month or get AF, either.

When you stop the V, start the OPK and then you're waiting for that first pos OPK at which poitn you should have attempt, but keep testing even after that in case you have a fake O (this may be more likely after doing the 6 week vitex)