Take the supplements or not?? Help!

[6bluewant1pink]

Is Lydia Pinkham ok to take?

[The Anchor]

Awesome! Thank you so much. Im feeling calmer already haha

I seem to recall that there are herbs in the lydia pynkham that you shouldn't take for the whole cycle. Maybe it's vitex?

[haymon2and1]

I'm so sorry...one last question :-) I'm a little worried about vitex bc my cycles are very very regular. Is it pretty important to add to a good sway? I want to do all I can!! I'm definitely going to take baby aspirin and SP (with LE diet) and ofcourse Folic Acid. I'm only getting dh to take cranberry and LR (I've heard Vit C also??)

[The Anchor]

IMO...only add V if your cycles are wacky. If you want to add otherwise, just do AF - O - 1. Vitex is kind of a "cycle regulator" for those ladies that have crazy ones. BUT it also has a prolactin effect, and can even out the estrogen progesterone hormones for those ladies that are less fertile. AND it does sway pink!

[atomic sagebrush]

Awesome! Thank you so much. Im feeling calmer already haha

IF EVER there is something you are stressed or confused about, just ASK - I have reasons for everything and for every person who asks, 10 others are wondering the same thing.

[atomic sagebrush]

Is Lydia Pinkham ok to take?

No. There are things in Lydia that sway blue and other things that are not safe for TTC. People take it and get away with it, but some people smoke and never get cancer either - it's just not a good idea to mess with some of the herbs.

[atomic sagebrush]

I'm so sorry...one last question :-) I'm a little worried about vitex bc my cycles are very very regular. Is it pretty important to add to a good sway? I want to do all I can!! I'm definitely going to take baby aspirin and SP (with LE diet) and ofcourse Folic Acid. I'm only getting dh to take cranberry and LR (I've heard Vit C also??)

SP can also mess up your cycle. It is totally up to you what feels right in your gut - I DO think V and SP sway pink and it may very well be the case that the wacky cycles are part and parcel of how they do that. Even the diet can goof up cycles. So the herbs may be worth the risk for you - only you can answer that.

I'd leave off the Vit. C for DH, the cran will do everything that needs to be done for him, and the Vit. C may improve sperm health.

[haymon2and1]

Thank you SO MUCH!!!

[mkarntz1980]

I took vitex.....not for the 3 months, i only took it maybe 10 days and stopped it as i was cd 8 getting + opk! i have normal 30 day cycles (or had) that cycle af came cd 24. this cycle my cycle was 35 days long.....what it used to be and thats the cycle i conceived my DD. one thing i can say, even since stopping vitex i have had some ewcm and can feel myself ovulate (im thinking i wasnt ovulating) also i had a great LP 14 days with NO spotting before af.

[mkarntz1980]

oh also my after O temps were really high!