What supps are you taking for your boy sway?

[atomic sagebrush]

So what is Maca, exactly?

And what is the deal with flaxseed oil, anyway? I thought I read that you couldn't mix it with something(did we ever fihure that out?) and I read somewhere else that flax seeds/meal sway girl. Am I all mixed up?

Flava, I have to run now to get my son's eyeglasses but I am going to look into it a little more and find some links. My gut instinct is that EPO and fish oil (taken both together) are better than flaxseed because I rem. there being some ingredient in it that may sway pink, too.

[Hobbermittens]

Let's just say I am not being super duper careful...we aren't actively trying and I'm not ovulating regularly because I'm BFing still. We're still using BC but it's not a super reliable BC, plus there have been several times when we were away and I forgot my BC and we chanced it and then a few times we chanced it just for fun. DH seems a little more receptive to it than he was and has been talking about boy names (!)

How exciting!! That would be so awesome if you joined us on the TTC train!

[atomic sagebrush]

I would LOVE it if it happened!!! KFX for me, ladies!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Flava, I have to run now to get my son's eyeglasses but I am going to look into it a little more and find some links. My gut instinct is that EPO and fish oil (taken both together) are better than flaxseed because I rem. there being some ingredient in it that may sway pink, too.

Ok, the deal with flaxseed and why it's (for now until we have more info) not best for TTC blue is because it contains lignans, which are superpowerful phytoestrogens (even better than soy). On some other sites, they claim that phytoestrogens are good for TTC blue because they think that phytoestrogens act like estrogens in the body and in effect, raise your estrogen. But in reality, phytoestrogens are not bioidentical to your body's estrogen and they can actually compete with your body's production and use of estrogen. Flaxseed has been shown to reduce risks of estrogen-fueled cancers and this seems to indicate that it is actually blocking estrogen rather than increasing it.

Also, the Linus Pauling Institute (the absolute BEST resource for research on vitamins) does not advise using flaxseed oil when you are TTC. http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocente...icals/lignans/ Until we know more, I don't think anyone should be taking flaxseed oil while TTC. Also, anyone who is breastfeeding should not take flaxseed oil (EPO and fish oil are both ok while breastfeeding.)

It's MUCH better to go with EPO-fish oil for blue. They have the exact same benefits (and more so.)

[LolaInLove]

THANK YOU, Atomic! I will drop the flaxseed stat! Exciting about your DH being receptive, that is exciting!

[begonia]

Let's just say I am not being super duper careful...we aren't actively trying and I'm not ovulating regularly because I'm BFing still. We're still using BC but it's not a super reliable BC, plus there have been several times when we were away and I forgot my BC and we chanced it and then a few times we chanced it just for fun. DH seems a little more receptive to it than he was and has been talking about boy names (!)

Oooo ... this is super fun!!!!

[Hobbermittens]

Thanks Atomic! I really, really appreciate you doing all this research for us. You rock!!

[Plum3]

So would flaxseed oil be ok for DH to take still? I just bought some and don't want to waste it if I don't need to!

[atomic sagebrush]

You know, bec, I don't think I would risk it. I'm sorry, I feel really bad about that and I wish I had taken the time to really look into it before. The lignans bind with cholesterol and makes it leave your body, which lowers your testosterone. Here is a great explanation. http://bettedowdell.articlesbase.com...go-889011.html

[atomic sagebrush]

Note - it would prob. be great to take when you're done swaying/being pg to help everything return to normal.