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February 11th, 2011, 11:33 AM
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POAS Queen
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 3,947
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So... Um... Something just feels unhealthy about taking so many pills. I feel like I'm overloading mine and DH's poor little bodies! This is the list I came up with:
DH:
Multivitamin
B complex
E
C (x2)
Zinc
L-Arginine (x2)
L-Carnitine (x2)
CoQ10
(And I would totally add selenium if I could find it)
Me:
Multivitamin
B complex
B6
E
D
DHA
DHEA (x3)
When I got pregnant with Drew, I wasn't on ANYthing. Not even a daily multivitamin... And I didn't use Pre-Seed. And we didn't time BD. I didn't even use OPKs. Now here I am going all pill-crazy, trying to make it happen... My little head is swirling. Ugh.
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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 11th, 2011, 11:35 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 4,944
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I'm sorry, Erin. I know how it feels. It does seem like we are crazy sometimes, but it will all be worth it in the end. 
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Thanks, Katie (.:Shortcake:.) for the adorable siggy!
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February 11th, 2011, 01:15 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 7,934
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I went pill crazy for a while. Then while we lived with my in-laws for a few months I went off all the pills and just took a ttc break. That was when we got pregnant with our angel.
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February 11th, 2011, 01:21 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Southern PA
Posts: 13,228
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Since you are taking the geritol do you need all of this?
B complex
B6
E
D
DHA
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February 11th, 2011, 01:24 PM
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POAS Queen
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 3,947
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I could probably do without the E, D, and B Complex. I take the extra B6 because, even with the B6, my LP is only 11 days. I don't think the DHA is something Geritol would cover.
What about DH? I hate asking him to take so many pills, especially if I'm not taking that many myself. Maybe for him, the E and the B Complex could go? I like the extra C because it was higher dosages of C that were shown to affect sperm.
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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 11th, 2011, 02:45 PM
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Waiting for our Miracle.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Clarence, Pa
Posts: 4,828
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I don't have much to add. I just wanted to say I hope everything you are doing Erin you get your BFP.
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February 11th, 2011, 07:20 PM
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Wife/Mommy/Photographer
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Oneida, TN
Posts: 7,313
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I hate taking a lot of pills too. It bothers me like I am going to screw something up!
I've got soooo many bottles of pills over the last two years from ttc, being pregnant, post pregnancy/csection, post m/c....I think I could probably open my own pharmacy haha.
Good luck 
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February 12th, 2011, 05:15 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 13,280
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I've been having the same feeling lately. Neither of us took anything to conceive DS, DD, or our 3 angels and now we're both taking a ton of stuff. I'm starting to wonder if we're going to mess things up, and if it's worth it. Great big  to you.
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