Its been a while

[nnaime]

since I've actually posted. So i guess this may come out as a rant. Its almost 11 months TTC for me, I have a fertility appointment scheduled for me and my husband February 16. I'm really anxious. I actually havent even charted this month, and stopped taking my supplements two or so months ago just because I'm tired of having this on my mind all the time. It's depressing and taking a toll on me and dh. I have prenatal EPO B6 and Black cohosh. I primarily stopped because i felt the black cohosh was do the opposite of what i wanted it to do, and the rest just went under with it. *sighh* I want to get back on top of things again, but i dont want to change it so drastically so soon before the appointment. Ive been thinking about taking vitex but im not sure how that would help. oh ive also used preseed. well thabks for reading. im not really sure what else to say im trying not to think about it so much

 

[KatO79]

So sorry nnaime, I know how that feels. My DH and I also had our 1st appointment about 13 months after we'd been TTCing #1 (going on 2 years and 3 months now).

If they're going to do e.g a CD3 blood test, you may not want to be taking anything that affects your hormones as it would give them a false picture of your hormone levels and would result in them perhaps giving you the wrong treatment plan which would be a waste of both your time and money. I think Vitex affects hormones since it's supposed to balance them so you may not want to be taking it, especially close to any hormone blood tests? I'd probably generally not take anything other than e.g. prenatal vitamins while they're testing you. Prenatals are actually good to keep taking because of the Folic Acid which prevents neural problems in the baby and they recommend to take them about 3 months before you plan on TTC so if you get pregnant e.g. that 1st month trying, there will be Folic Acid already in your system. I've been TTCing #1 for a little over 2 years (been through IVF #2 almost 1 week ago) and I've been all those years continuing with the prenatals.

As for Preseed, I tried it for some months (also tried the similiar product Conceive Plus) as well back when DH and I were naturally TTCing and I didn't get a BFP with it. I think it may only be helpful for women where their sole problem is CM, otherwise I don't think it helps much and definitely isn't the miracle it's been claimed to be.

My DH and I are BTW "unexplained infertility."

Wishing you luck at your appointment and I hope they don't find anything serious