Any Soy Ladies out there?

[Jade_Kitten]

hello!
i'm on my 4th day of soy and so far no side effects but today i started feeling a little fullness where my uterus is and twinges on both sides. can this happen this early? i'm only CD6. thanks in advance.

 

[Megg33k]

That's probably your ovaries swelling with growing follicles! YAY! Its good!

 

[Jade_Kitten]

yay! i know something is definately going on in there cause i never felt this before lol....for fun i put two of my old 2002 charts, that i had on paper, i put it on FF....i was on clomid at the time..my luteal phase was 16 days then. but i bet alot has changed since then. tomorrow is the last day for soy...im undecided on wether i should up my dose for the last day or keep it the same...i took 120 mgs the 4 days so far...decisions decisions lol

 

[Tierney]

im a bit worried now just read that you shouldnt take soy if you have thyroid problems... does anyone know anything about this?

I'm still waiting to OV at the moment usually dont until around day 29/30, i wish it would hurry up and happen

Hope everyone else is ok

 

[ButterflyBaby]

well, my soy arrived today, so i'm all set for next cycle no sign of AF yet though

i think i'm definitely giving up the B50 complex hopefull the soy will help increase my lp without messing up my cycle altogether

 

[Maybe-Baby]

removing my post as made to feel like someone stupid.

 

[Leilani]

Hi Ladies

Can i join you need all the advise i can get cd1 for me today off a usually 28day cycle however 25 this month first time ever.
What days do i take soy and how much do you think?
thanks ladies xx

Do you ovulate regularly? Have you had any blood tests done? Why do you think you need to take soy?

You really need to do some research before you jump on in. I don't mean to sound harsh, but if you are unsure how much to take and on which days it makes me concerned that you don't know much about it and so you are not making an informed decision about what goes in your body. Even a little bit of research and you would have found that you need to take about double the amount of Soy as you would clomid (so start on about 100mg of Soy) and it can be taken on days 1-5, 3-7, 5-9 (or 2-6, 4-8), but most people would say 3-7 is a good balance between number of folicules and maturity.

To anybody reading this and considering soy, please do some reading about the subject yourself to see if it's the way to go - some ladies don't feel it is right for them.

 

[Maybe-Baby]

Leilani i have reserched and have not just jumped and and yes i do no my own body thanks, i was actually pointed to this group as i was told that it was friendly and i would get a lot off info i needed here however perhaps they were wrong.

So on the responce to my first post on a new thread i shall not bother joining.

goodluck

 

[Leilani]

Sorry you found me unfriendly, but your question came across as one from somebody who didn't know much about Soy. There are some ladies who jump from one idea to another one month to the next without giving their bodies a chance.

I decided to give Soy a go after being told I have weak ovulations.

 

[Megg33k]

Jade - Don't up your dose! Stick with what you've been doing! No reason to change it for 1 day.

Tierney - There can be thyroid implications if you have thyroid problems. I haven't looked too far into them because I don't have any thyroid problems. I wish I could help more!

Maybe-Baby - Sorry if you thought she was being harsh... Its just like she said... We get a lot of people who come into here not having any clue as to why they might want to take it other than "it worked for so-and-so"... And, it can cause more harm than good if taken without reason. She gave solid advice, albeit straight and to the point rather than sugar-coated. People just seem to go about taking random "natural" stuff assuming that there can't be any risk with it because its "natural"... I see it all the time. Agnus Castus is a great example! People throw that stuff down like its tic-tacs! But its not and can cause real issues! I hope whatever you decide works out for you!

Leilani - No harm, no foul. You got the info out there... and if it was taken wrong, then so be it. Nothing you can do about it!

 

[moggymay]

Leilani Say it straight and true, in my eyes that is always the best way How you feeling about this cycle?

 

[Leilani]

Leilani Say it straight and true, in my eyes that is always the best way How you feeling about this cycle?

Cheers Moggy. We have to go through so much when TTC isn't easy, but we're talking about our health and the health of future lives, so due diligence is needed.

Despite being a bit upsat with DH's real SA results (as opposed to the sugar coating his GP gave it!), I'm still kind of hopeful, and I seem to be spotting more symptoms this month - in another 48 hours or so AF is due, so we'll see. I'm probably feeling a bit more relaxed too - as we've now got a fertility specialist appointment for May, with the Doctor everybody raves about. Other than the soy and BDing (and folate and DH's vits), it's pretty much out of our hands really, no point stressing, it won't change anything (or so I keep trying to convince myself). Well see how I feel on Monday.

EDIT: Mog - I can't believe yo are more than half-way there - how exciting it must be!!


Hey MrsWoolf how you going? Any news?

 

[Jade_Kitten]

Jade - Don't up your dose! Stick with what you've been doing! No reason to change it for 1 day.

Ok thanks, i'll stick with the same dose ^^

 

[Bella's Mamma]

MrsW where are you?

Leilani, recently found out my hubby has swimmer issues too, mainly morphology but moltility was a little bit low too. I have researched it to death and have him on a few supplements if you would like to know what they are...? I am still so impressed with you not testing yet!

 

[Bella's Mamma]

Leilani i have reserched and have not just jumped and and yes i do no my own body thanks, i was actually pointed to this group as i was told that it was friendly and i would get a lot off info i needed here however perhaps they were wrong.

So on the responce to my first post on a new thread i shall not bother joining.

goodluck

We are friendly and everyone on here will always offer their advice happily. Leilani was just telling you how she feels about soy, she wasn't trying to be unhelpful. Stick around and give us another go, sometimes things come across differently to how they were intended.

 

[ButterflyBaby]

Oh dear, it seems I missed some drama! I'm someone who feels it's very important to research before taking any supplements so I agree with what leilani said. I've also found this thread very friendly and helpful so far.

Even with lots of research, it's so difficult to decide what to do for the best because you never know what affect any supplement might have. I was convinced that B6 would sort out my lp problems and spent ages researching it before finally taking it and it's completely messed up my cycles i won't be taking it anymore, even though I was so sure it was what I needed.

I've decided to try soy because I've read that it might help improve my lp by strenghthening my ovulation. I've been going over my charts and although I don't know for sure because I haven't been temping, my ovulation ws irregular and late in my cycle even before I started taking Bvits. They just made a bad cycle worse.

I've decided to start temping so I can be sure that soy works for me during my next cycle. If AF ever comes, that is. I'm on cd43 and still no sign. And I think I did 't ovulate when I though I did because I'm definitely not pregnant so I have no idea when AF will come

sorry for the long post. I'm having a rough day and can't seem to shake off he feeling that it's never going to happen for me

 

[ButterflyBaby]

Sorry for the awful typos in that post! I'm using my iPod touch and it doesn't seem to want to let me edit it!

 

[MrsWooolf]

hey ladies!!

couldnt do hpt this morning as randomly had my mother in law staying last night she was floating around like my shadow!!! lol was scared to test when she was here!! but my temp did drop today its now 36.6 not a good sign... got a few cramps going on and no more creamy cm... soooo its not looking good for me!!

Hope every1 else is fine??

xxxx

 

[Jade_Kitten]

grrrr , CD7 and aunt flow is still visiting...i'm going to start charging her rent!!! i hope she aint going to ruin my cycle and visit off and on. 2 days out of the 7 AF was very scant so its stretching out...of course today is the heaviest day i hope shes getting herself out of my uterus today..last day to take the soy...i want her gone so i can start checking CM. She's such a bitch! >.<

 

[Megg33k]

girls!

MrsW - Temp didn't drop that much... stay strong! Test tomorrow!