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February 10th, 2011, 01:24 PM
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What all do you take to help with TTC? Its hard for me to recall what all I took when I was TTC before. I know I do prenatal pills for sure.

Does anyone know how much folic acid you should take? Right now I am taking just 400 but I think you can do much more then that. Also I remember taking B6 for something to do with helping not have a m/c but I don't remember why I took it.
Any advise on what everyone is taking would be great.
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February 10th, 2011, 01:36 PM
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I take Geritol as my daily vitamin -- there's some old wive's tale that says it's like baby in a bottle I use B6 to lengthen my luteal phase, and I take extra Folic Acid to be safe. I try to drink a glass of orange juice when I take them because vitamin C helps the body to absorb folic acid. If I don't have OJ handy that day then I take a vit C pill with the Folic acid, but I only do that after ovulation, because I've heard too much C can make your CM hostile.

This cycle I'm going to add fish oil and DHA and/or DHEA, not sure... And DH is going to take zinc, selenium, L-carnitine, L-arganine, fish oil, DHA and/or DHEA, and his daily multivitamin.

Other than that I temp, use OPKs, chart CM, use Pre (but not Pre-Seed), and pee on sticks like a maniac
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(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.




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February 10th, 2011, 01:39 PM
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I have tried lots & lots of things

Prenatal
Folic Acid
B12
B6
Soy
Clomid
Femera
Metformin
Fertitea
Preseed
Lemon Water


Hmmm I know I'm forgetting some
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February 10th, 2011, 01:43 PM
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Have to double check but I'm taking
A regular pre natal, then in additon-
800 mg Folic Acid (above and beyond the pre nat)
2000 mg DHA
60 mg DHEA
1200 Vit D
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