February 10th, 2011, 12:54 PM
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I had Drew Oct. 22. AF came back ~7 weeks later. This will be my third real cycle "trying," and I've used soy as well as other stuff (FertileAid, pregnancy pills I got from Whole Foods) both of my previous cycles. I can't decide between giving my body a break this cycle or next. I'm not going to take any pregnancy medley pills, they have Vitex and other things I'm not 100% comfortable with the more I think about it...
So I'm going to keep taking a few vitamins and drinking my green tea, but I'm just not sure about the soy. Should I take a break from it this cycle or next? I like the idea of taking this cycle off because I haven't just given my body a cycle to do its own thing since Drew was born. But I like the idea of trying it one more time this cycle and then not trying it next cycle because by then all the herbal stuff should be out of my system and I can have a truly clean cycle. I'm also super curious to see what moving it to a different set of days would do for me. I'm pretty sure I'm leaning toward the latter, and next cycle if AF shows at the end of this one, seriously, honestly taking a break from the soy. I mean, we conceived Drew without it  What do you think?
(1st cycle was 80mg CD 5-9, 2nd cycle was 160mg CD 5-9, this cycle would be 160mg CD3-7.)
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With us on earth for five short days, with us in our hearts forever.
(Thank you Natasha for this beautiful graphic of Andrew, and to the ladies of the Nov 10 PR who help me in carrying on his memory.)
Jan. 2009: Came off years of BCP and started TTC
March 2010: BFP -- finally!
Oct. 22, 2010: Drew is born, but has to stay in the NICU because of cord complications resulting in oxygen deprivation and brain problems =(
Oct. 27, 2010: I held him in my arms while Daddy, Grandma, Great-Uncle and I sang him to sleep =( Hardest thing I've ever done...
June 14, 2011: Drew's baby brother or sister waved hi to us with a BFP!
June 25, 2011: Natural miscarriage... Can we please catch a break here?
Nov. 2011: 100mg Clomid followed by 2mg Estrogen, Ovidrel trigger, and 200mg progesterone suppositories 2x/day 14 days. BFN.
Dec. 2011: 2nd medicated cycle. BFN.
Jan. 2012: Took a month off to breathe...
Feb. 2012: Same regimen of Clomid and other meds, add IUI. 2 eggs and 8.5 million swimmers. BFN.
March 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-11, follie scan CD 8 showed 6 follies likely to mature. Triggered, IUI on CD 14, 4 million swimmers. BFN.
April 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-10. Scan showed 2 mature follies, 2 almost certain to mature, and two not likely but possible. (All 6 evenly and perfectly spaced out between the left and the right.) Triggered, IUI CD 13 with 5 million swimmers. BFN.
May 2012: 75 IU Follistim starting CD 3. Waiting to O. Timed intercourse. Likely 5 follies to mature.
^^ Click graphic for chart ^^
 
Last edited by Erin84; February 10th, 2011 at 12:59 PM.
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February 10th, 2011, 01:00 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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I vote give your body some rest Still try but sometimes all your body needs is a break 
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February 10th, 2011, 01:20 PM
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I am not much help because I know nothing about soy. A break can always be good though so I voted for a break but I really don't know enough about soy.
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February 10th, 2011, 02:13 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Go with the cd 3-7 vs. 5-9 - I see more success in here with those days.
Also - do you really need the FertileAid? I took it last year and the only thing it did for me was give me constipation.
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February 10th, 2011, 03:40 PM
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I quit the FA. This cycle I'm just kind of using a blend of vitamins, no herbs, no predetermined blend (except the Geritol). I'm at school now but I'm going to post later tonight or tomorrow what DH and I are using this cycle.
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With us on earth for five short days, with us in our hearts forever.
(Thank you Natasha for this beautiful graphic of Andrew, and to the ladies of the Nov 10 PR who help me in carrying on his memory.)
Jan. 2009: Came off years of BCP and started TTC
March 2010: BFP -- finally!
Oct. 22, 2010: Drew is born, but has to stay in the NICU because of cord complications resulting in oxygen deprivation and brain problems =(
Oct. 27, 2010: I held him in my arms while Daddy, Grandma, Great-Uncle and I sang him to sleep =( Hardest thing I've ever done...
June 14, 2011: Drew's baby brother or sister waved hi to us with a BFP!
June 25, 2011: Natural miscarriage... Can we please catch a break here?
Nov. 2011: 100mg Clomid followed by 2mg Estrogen, Ovidrel trigger, and 200mg progesterone suppositories 2x/day 14 days. BFN.
Dec. 2011: 2nd medicated cycle. BFN.
Jan. 2012: Took a month off to breathe...
Feb. 2012: Same regimen of Clomid and other meds, add IUI. 2 eggs and 8.5 million swimmers. BFN.
March 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-11, follie scan CD 8 showed 6 follies likely to mature. Triggered, IUI on CD 14, 4 million swimmers. BFN.
April 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-10. Scan showed 2 mature follies, 2 almost certain to mature, and two not likely but possible. (All 6 evenly and perfectly spaced out between the left and the right.) Triggered, IUI CD 13 with 5 million swimmers. BFN.
May 2012: 75 IU Follistim starting CD 3. Waiting to O. Timed intercourse. Likely 5 follies to mature.
^^ Click graphic for chart ^^
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February 10th, 2011, 06:46 PM
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I decided I was going to go with whatever the survey said, and that I was going to cut it off when I came home from class, because that's when I'd take the soy. So, with whopping numbers of 4-to-2 , soy it is. One more cycle, then I'll give it a break for a couple cycles and see what happens.
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With us on earth for five short days, with us in our hearts forever.
(Thank you Natasha for this beautiful graphic of Andrew, and to the ladies of the Nov 10 PR who help me in carrying on his memory.)
Jan. 2009: Came off years of BCP and started TTC
March 2010: BFP -- finally!
Oct. 22, 2010: Drew is born, but has to stay in the NICU because of cord complications resulting in oxygen deprivation and brain problems =(
Oct. 27, 2010: I held him in my arms while Daddy, Grandma, Great-Uncle and I sang him to sleep =( Hardest thing I've ever done...
June 14, 2011: Drew's baby brother or sister waved hi to us with a BFP!
June 25, 2011: Natural miscarriage... Can we please catch a break here?
Nov. 2011: 100mg Clomid followed by 2mg Estrogen, Ovidrel trigger, and 200mg progesterone suppositories 2x/day 14 days. BFN.
Dec. 2011: 2nd medicated cycle. BFN.
Jan. 2012: Took a month off to breathe...
Feb. 2012: Same regimen of Clomid and other meds, add IUI. 2 eggs and 8.5 million swimmers. BFN.
March 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-11, follie scan CD 8 showed 6 follies likely to mature. Triggered, IUI on CD 14, 4 million swimmers. BFN.
April 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-10. Scan showed 2 mature follies, 2 almost certain to mature, and two not likely but possible. (All 6 evenly and perfectly spaced out between the left and the right.) Triggered, IUI CD 13 with 5 million swimmers. BFN.
May 2012: 75 IU Follistim starting CD 3. Waiting to O. Timed intercourse. Likely 5 follies to mature.
^^ Click graphic for chart ^^
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February 10th, 2011, 06:56 PM
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I say try one more time and do the days 3-7 *hugs*
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