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[djmommy]

Thanks again Atomic for your kind response.
I do feel the same way about the situation as in he should know. He adores DS 3 sooo much and he was such a peasant surprise.
My midwife suggested I try maca to maybe help regulate my cycles???? I dont know. The spotting seems to have stopped, no true pos opk yet. A few pretty dark ones. Every cycle is just so frustrating.
Yesterday morning I woke up with mastitis so I assume thats why my temp was higher.
It went from 98.0 to 98.8 then to 98.6 today. The days before were usually 98-98.1.
I am V temping as well..Just confused!!
I'm sure that why the temps are higher. Ill see what tomorrow brings!!! Each month im like ok, one more try.....
Im getting tired of all the inconsistencies!! But im also not letting it consume me!

[atomic sagebrush]

Yep that's how my husband is with Suzy, who was a very much hoped for oopsie - he kept showing up and BD unprotected and I did my sway diet and hoped for the best and that hoping got me through a really dark time. I needed that hoping. It kept me going till I could work some stuff out, yk? If I would have had to go through everything I was going through and then ALSO be dealing with the reality that the door was closed for me, I don't know if I could have. The hoping was very helpful and over time I did come to terms with what the reality was probably going to be a lot sooner than I would have if I would have had to totally rip the band aid off all at once.

And the very last month I planned to try it happened. He ADORES her and honestly, for all our ups and downs (we've had a few) the accidental pregnancy was never one of them.

I am not a fan of maca. It's done a lot of weird stuff to people. BUT that having been said, I'm ok with you giving it a whirl if you'd like (just keep us updated on how it goes). It gives me pause since wasn't it you who had such a bad reaction to the inositol? They're supposed to work very much the same way, but they are different biologically.

[djmommy]

Yes I think that is how I feel and the hoping kind of keeps me going in a strange way. I know DH would eventually be ok and I pray for that also. I do get upset when AF arrives and nothing has been normal since my miscarriage and that is very tiring as well. But I am also not up for trying for an extended period of time as I am getting older haha.

I think I tried maca years ago and I didnt like it. I think it may have delayed O or something. DH takes this green superfood powder in the am and it has maca so maybe I will try that. I have never tried instiol (sp)

[atomic sagebrush]

what else is in the green super food?? A lot of those have ingredients I find questionable safety.

[djmommy]

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[atomic sagebrush]

nope please don't take those. There are things in there that have serious safety concerns (including some things that have been linked to motor neuron diseases like ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease)

I would seriously consider having your husband stop them s well.

[djmommy]

oh gosh really?? Like what?

[atomic sagebrush]

spirulina and chlorella have been linked to motor neuron diseases (by very reliable sources doing good research) Green tea extract can cause liver damage as can alfalfa when alfalfa is taken in the long term over time. Web MD has alfalfa as "possibly unsafe" for the seeds/sprouts and the leaves are only "possibly safe". Most people eat sprouts now and then but when people take in extract form,t hey can take high amounts for long periods of time and it's not acceptibly safe to do that.

[djmommy]

wow that is very interesting, never knew that..I have a friend who takes it daily and swears by it for energy!

I also actually found femera at an online pharmacy....ahhh so tempting!!!

[atomic sagebrush]

I know there are lots of people who take it. But the thing is that this stuff can get into you and cause problems years down the line and no one ever makes the connection.

Here is Dr. Weil himself telling people not to take spirulina https://www.drweil.com/diet-nutritio...pirulina-safe/

My father in law died of ALS and he was super into taking nutrient supplements, had taken all sorts of things for years. Before he got too sick to talk, that's what he kept saying again and again - "why is this happening to me, I took all my supplements". It was really sad and horrible to wonder if any of them could have caused him harm.

My concern with the Femara is wouldn't you have to tell your hubs about it?? If something went wrong and you needed medical care (rare, but could happen) then he'd need to be in the loop and that seems to be crossing a bridge that is more than just hoping - yk???