Soy Isoflavones! Natures Clomid!

[Brynden]

I took it CD 3-7 but a little bit of a lower dose...

The first month I started around 60mg for 3 days and took more like 80 or something for the next two days...BFN

The second month I took 80mg, 80mg, 100mg, 100mg, 120mg and BFP

 

[Tallmom2b]

Hello everyone! can I join?

I have been TTC for over a year now and had a mc May 2010 at 5 weeks when we were NTNP.
My last cycle was 72 days long and this one that i'm on now is about that. I am tired of waiting so long to O.

I bought Soy Iso so I can be prepared to give it a go if I don't get my this time. The ones I bought are 100mg capsules. Should I take one a day for 5 days? CD1-5?
It also has Red Clover in it too which I have heard is helpful too.

Brynden- congrats on your h&h pregnancy to you Had you been trying for a long time before you tried the Soy? Did you have irregular cycles?

 

[jennwith2ns]

Hi everyone, Im new which is why I have no signature yet, but as I mentioned in the announcements, I am trying soy for the first time this cycle.

I am on CD 1 right now so I will be taking 200mg from CD 3-7, since those are the days I took Clomid. I did O on Clomid, but it was about 2 years ago and since then my cycles have gotten irregular and I only O about half the time on my own, which is why I want to try soy.

 

[Tallmom2b]

Hi jenn I'm new to this thread and am anticipating that I'll be try soy next cycle. Just wanted to say GL and fx for you.

 

[Brynden]

Brynden- congrats on your h&h pregnancy to you Had you been trying for a long time before you tried the Soy? Did you have irregular cycles?

Thanks Tallmom2b! Umm I had tried 6 months then had a mc at 5ish weeks and then tried another 5 and the last two of those I took soy. My cycles were regular I just thought my ovulation was never strong enough.

 

[Stash777]

1st BFP i took on CD2-6 160mg's for 3 days then upped to 200mg's.

2nd BFP i took on CD3-7 160mg's for 4 days then upped to 200mg's.

I took it CD 3-7 but a little bit of a lower dose...

The first month I started around 60mg for 3 days and took more like 80 or something for the next two days...BFN

The second month I took 80mg, 80mg, 100mg, 100mg, 120mg and BFP

Thanks girls! I think I'll start CD3 (tomorrow) with 100mg then gradually up to 200mg by CD7. Life savers!

 

[prettymachine]

i did 110mg cd 2-6 and got first round!

 

[Tallmom2b]

i did 110mg cd 2-6 and got first round!

Thats awesome!! I wish you H&h rest of your pregnancy!
Were you TTC for a long time before you tried soy? Did you have irregular cycles usually?

 

[amommy]

Tallmom, I think we have the same pills, mine have red clover in them as well. Does yours say 40% soy iso per pill? if so then the amount of soy is 40mg per capsule.. mine are 100 mg also, but only 40 of that is actual soy iso..

I am on day 6 of my cycle, and have taken the soy iso from day 2-6, so tonight will be last dose..
Good luck to you!!

 

[FloridaGirl21]

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[amommy]

Stash this is my first cycle of soy as well.. I am taking 200mg days 2-6, I guess I will let you know how it works, I hope it works for you as well!!

Bride- so awesome to see you got a BFP!! that is so cool!

Good luck ladies!

 

[Tallmom2b]

Tallmom, I think we have the same pills, mine have red clover in them as well. Does yours say 40% soy iso per pill? if so then the amount of soy is 40mg per capsule.. mine are 100 mg also, but only 40 of that is actual soy iso..

I am on day 6 of my cycle, and have taken the soy iso from day 2-6, so tonight will be last dose..
Good luck to you!!

Yup, I think your right, mine are nature's way and same info on the bottle as what you wrote. So even though it days 100mg of soy iso there really is less?
How many pills did you take in a day? And did you take them all at once?

Fx for you!!! Have you had any bad reactions?

 

[prettymachine]

i did 110mg cd 2-6 and got first round!

Thats awesome!! I wish you H&h rest of your pregnancy!
Were you TTC for a long time before you tried soy? Did you have irregular cycles usually?

6 months.... i had very erratic cycles growing up... 11 days of AF one month... 3 weeks late the next, etc. after using BC they seemed more regulated and predictable...until about halfway into those 6 months the cycles were getting longer...31 days...then 35 days... when they had been 28 when i started TTC... i am not sure if i was ovulating beforehand but i would get the ovary pichies and such so i think i was!

 

[jennwith2ns]

I wont be able to get mine until CD 5 so I will have to take them CD5-9. I read you may get a more mature egg these days, but are there any other benefits or drawbacks to taking them 5-9?

Also when did you ladies begin to BD? Since I might O early, but no idea when? I usually O between CD18 and 35.

 

[amommy]

Tallmom, I think we have the same pills, mine have red clover in them as well. Does yours say 40% soy iso per pill? if so then the amount of soy is 40mg per capsule.. mine are 100 mg also, but only 40 of that is actual soy iso..

I am on day 6 of my cycle, and have taken the soy iso from day 2-6, so tonight will be last dose..
Good luck to you!!

Yup, I think your right, mine are nature's way and same info on the bottle as what you wrote. So even though it days 100mg of soy iso there really is less?
How many pills did you take in a day? And did you take them all at once?

Fx for you!!! Have you had any bad reactions?

I have taken 5 pills each night which would be 40mg of soy iso per pill total of 200..

Only side effects I noticed is a spotted a little longer, and it gave me some heartburn.. But if I took it with milk it helped a lot!! No other bad side effects at all!!

Hope this helps, good luck hun!

 

[Scholesy]

Hi girlies! Not posted here for ages so though I would update. 2nd cycle of soy was BFN, not suprising really as we went in for review with consultant and hubby's SA was really poor low count and very low motility - only 5%! so even though they want to give me clomid/metformin to get me ovulating properly, there is no point at the mo. Hubby is waiting to be referred to urologist and I have a review in 6 months. If his sperm improves they will start me on meds then, if not then we'll be looking at other options.

So I'm taking a break from soy, hoping for a miracle but sperm takes 3 months to mature so even once hubby starts supplements etc for his count/motility it will be a long time before we see results. So no choice but to relax on the ttc and hope things improve. I'll be checking in regularly though to see how you are all getting on. Baby dust to everyone x x

 

[poppy666]

So sorry to hear that sweetie another lady on another thread going through a similiar thing right now, but going through IVF as we speak. Fx'd you get your little miracle whilst taking each day as it comes

 

[Scholesy]

Thanks Poppy, you always have such encouraging words
It's great to here that people with similar problems are getting towards there BFPs, I've accepted that it's going to take us a bit longer than we'd like, but as long as we get out BFP in the end it will all be worth it x x

 

[Spoomie]

Hi ladies. May I pick your soy brains?! I took soy from cd4-8 this cycle and ovulated on cd10 according to FF though cbfm had my peak days later, I was getting ewcm later and, if I remember rightly, my CP also didn't quite fit with cd10. However, although it's a fairly feeble temp rise (barely creeping over the coverline), my temps seem to imply that I DID O then so I'm a bit confused. My comfort comes in the fact that my last pregnancy chart hovered around the cover line for a few days too, but in reality I know that post-O temps mean nothing until at least 12 dpo! Would soy give these mixed messages? I had hoped it would extend my follicular phase a bit, is that an unrealistic expectation or can it do so? (I have a slightly unstable follicular phase which tends to be on the short side since my last mc, but am also concerned it could be a sign of perimenopause). Thanks x

 

[FloridaGirl21]

spoomie, what you're describing kind of reminds me of my current cycle.. On CD15, FF confirmed O on CD12 (but with the dashed lines like what you have), my temps weren't that much higher than the coverline also.. Then this morning, I had a temp dip & it removed my crosshairs (i'm on CD19) & my OPK's got substantially darker.. So I'm not sure if my body tried to O & didn't or what happened a few days ago, but I think I'm getting ready to O in the next couple days.. The only difference between you & me is that I see you had positive OPKs on CD 10 & 11.. are you still taking your OPKs?