Is there a natural way to make myself ovulate sooner?

[Clareybeary]

My ovulation dates range from CD17-CD26 at the moment (cycle 5 presently). Does anyone have any recommendations of bringing ovulations foreward. My LP is still 14 days so no problem there. I just want to increase the number of cycles I have a year!!!! It also gets very boring having to wait 3-4 weeks to ovulate after AF and then another 2 weeks after that!!!!

 

[Clareybeary]

Bump?

 

[Clareybeary]

Bump!!!

 

[drm2bmommy11]

Ive read about taking soy isoflavones like it was clomid, by taking it for 5 days in row at the beginning of your cycle. If that interests you just type it into google and you can read what they say about it. I tend to have irregular periods; so it's hard to predict when ovulation will be due too; no pattern once so ever. Therefore if I don't get that bfp this cycle I think I"m going to try the soy isoflavones next cycle.

 

[littlebird28]

I've got the same problem. Ovulating less over time totally blows. I've tried Maca this cycle, but i'm on CD 15 and no O yet!

 

[Baby2012]

Try Agnus castus/Vitex it makes you o earlier. Do a google search also search the boards there's loads on info on here. There's a thread in the TCC board called "AC excellent!" and the ladies on their all talk about their O day coming forward. Good luck x

 

[jem77]

I started taking Agnus castus/Vitex and Red Raspberry leaf this month as my cycles were LONG after going off BC. Yesterday on CD 15 I got a positive OPK test so it seems to be working already. Good Luck!

 

[jamie2882]

I would go with vitex also. Fertile-aid is a good mixture of vitex/raspberry leaf and few other fertility aids. I've heard a lot about soy/isoflavins also but you have to be careful with it. Some women ovulate late because high levels of estrogen supress FSH and the follicles/eggs grow slower. If you have high estrogen soy will make it worse, if you know your estrogen is fine then go for it!
I always O'd about CD 19-22 and the 2 months I used Fertile-aid I O'd sooner like CD 16 and 17. I stopped after that and went to prescribed meds but I might go back and try it for a few months. GL!

 

[monalisa81]

you may delay your ovulation while you're trying to have it sooner with soy, etc.
Please don't take things based on some advice on internet, you may ask your doctor about it. good luck xx

 

[Clareybeary]

Thanks. I'm not going to take anything until I see a doctor. The thing is, I'm not sure my doctor will have any good advice. They'll prbably say to me go away come back when you've been TTC for a year!!!!

 

[jamie2882]

Thanks. I'm not going to take anything until I see a doctor. The thing is, I'm not sure my doctor will have any good advice. They'll prbably say to me go away come back when you've been TTC for a year!!!!

I agree with the PP about the Soy, but Fertile-aid is designed for TTC, its all natural herbs. My Doctor told me that it wouldn't harm anything as long as you don't use it with prescribed meds like Clomid, she actually recommended it. At the very least ask your doctor about. GL!