The Great Sperm Race & Benedryl

[phoenixrose]

Hi pheonixrose

I've had a crisis of confidence this cycle anyway (see my journal if you have a week to spare!!) Just feel very 'out'

I'm 12dpo and af is due either tomorrow or the day after, depending on what my body feels like doing at any given time. So I wouldnt say out for sure (as in af hasn't arrived) but I certainly don't feel positive.

I know the feeling. I feel very 'out' about the whole process, about everything. Sometimes I don't know how much more I can take!

 

[BearsMummy]

Me too. It's just so disheartening, cycle after cycle.

Lots and lots of your way

 

[PrincessTaz]

for both of you.

 

[Helena_]

well...................... I think I got my bfp!

 

[BearsMummy]

WOW!! Congrats Helena_Lynn!!!

Thats 2 BFPs on this thread!!!

 

[phoenixrose]

Congrats helena and princesstaz! That's awesome news! I know you can't know for sure but do you think it was the clomid or the antihistamine that finally got you your BFP? I think I'll give the antihistamine one more month now that I'm on Follistim injections.

 

[Helena_]

I wouldn't hesitate to take benadryl again!

 

[PrincessTaz]

Thank you phoenixrise.

Conratulations Helena, H&H 9 months

I personally put it down to a mix of the antihistamine, vit B6 and baby aspirin for me. My last clomid cycle where that was all I took was a BFN.

 

[Helena_]

I've been taking vitamin b and baby asprin as,well. I'm still worried that it wasn't a real bfp and my period is only late because of the vit b. I'll be wearing a soft cup until I get dark lines

 

[PrincessTaz]

Try not to worry, I know that's hard though. A line is line at end of the day, false + are very rare! Plus I don't think that vit B would extend your luteal phase while taking clomid anyway, it would give a better quailty of lining though.

 

[phoenixrose]

Thank you phoenixrise.

Conratulations Helena, H&H 9 months

I personally put it down to a mix of the antihistamine, vit B6 and baby aspirin for me. My last clomid cycle where that was all I took was a BFN.

Yeah, I did all of those as well...clomid, b-complex, baby aspirin, antihistamine, folic acid, and a prenatal + dha...still bfn. I'm gonna do the same this month but with injections. Hopefully it works.

Thank you guys for coming back here and telling us your happy news. A lot of ladies don't and I'm always left wondering. I don't like hearing when random people get pregnant but I love hearing it from ladies in here, it gives me hope and I can always use more of that!

 

[lisap2008]

I have had 2 chemicals and I never get sick so I might try this next cycle as this month I am not really in for a chance.
I wanted to let you ladys know to stay away from SPIRULINA I was drinking the Naked very green drinks ( contains high levels of spirulina) for some reason it makes me ovulate earlier then normal but I found out Spirulina activates many of the different immune cells, including macrophages, T-cells, B-cells, and natural killer cells. which will actually be fighting against my conceiving and having a baby implant.

Here is a good article of one woman who had a over active immune system ;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-464381/My-body-tried-kill-baby.html

 

[phoenixrose]

I have had 2 chemicals and I never get sick so I might try this next cycle as this month I am not really in for a chance.
I wanted to let you ladys know to stay away from SPIRULINA I was drinking the Naked very green drinks ( contains high levels of spirulina) for some reason it makes me ovulate earlier then normal but I found out Spirulina activates many of the different immune cells, including macrophages, T-cells, B-cells, and natural killer cells. which will actually be fighting against my conceiving and having a baby implant.

Here is a good article of one woman who had a over active immune system ;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-464381/My-body-tried-kill-baby.html

OMG! Thank you so much for telling us that! I don't drink them a lot, bu I have had them from time to time. I will definitely avoid them now.

 

[lisap2008]

I have had 2 chemicals and I never get sick so I might try this next cycle as this month I am not really in for a chance.
I wanted to let you ladys know to stay away from SPIRULINA I was drinking the Naked very green drinks ( contains high levels of spirulina) for some reason it makes me ovulate earlier then normal but I found out Spirulina activates many of the different immune cells, including macrophages, T-cells, B-cells, and natural killer cells. which will actually be fighting against my conceiving and having a baby implant.

Here is a good article of one woman who had a over active immune system ;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-464381/My-body-tried-kill-baby.html

OMG! Thank you so much for telling us that! I don't drink them a lot, bu I have had them from time to time. I will definitely avoid them now.

Yeah its kind of a catch 22 because the super greens are good for egg health which is why it makes me ovulate 5 days sooner plus makes the CM more sperm friendly , but also raises immunity and NK cells.

 

[lisap2008]

I did alot of reading on this yesterday and it seems that if you have a immune disorder /over active immune system or high NK cells then yes it can attack sperm and embryos

But a normal immune system does not attack sperm or embryos ,so I believe the great sperm race over exaggerated a bit .

Also found out that pretty much anything healthy even carrots raise our immune system
and its not to be feared unless if your diagnosed with a autoimmune disorder.
so if you think you might have this you need to find a doctor who believes in it ( as many dont) and get tested .

if you have a immune disorder steroids would be prescribed for TTC and pregnancy.
6 days of immune suppression with benadryl would not be sufficient to sustain a pregnancy.
also found out that benadryl raises the risk of birth defects (increase in oral clefts)so if your taking it you should be on a high dose of folic acid 4-5mg.

after reading the symptoms of immune disorders and what increases your risk of them I truly dont think I have it so I wont be messing with benadryl.

 

[Helena_]

phew scary! Thank god I'm taken a huge amount of folic acid. What's odd though, a buddy of mine on here was just casually taking Benadryl for a cold or whatever reason (she didn't know about this). She did this during her tww... we got our bfps on the same day

 

[lisap2008]

phew scary! Thank god I'm taken a huge amount of folic acid. What's odd though, a buddy of mine on here was just casually taking Benadryl for a cold or whatever reason (she didn't know about this). She did this during her tww... we got our bfps on the same day

Congrats to you both!.

 

[PrincessTaz]

I deffo think that taking benadryl helped me get my bfp this month and I also read through the leaflet that came with it twice and it said it was perfectly safe to take while pregnant. The only thing it did say was not have have grapefruit while taking it which I find weird! lol

 

[lisap2008]

I deffo think that taking benadryl helped me get my bfp this month and I also read through the leaflet that came with it twice and it said it was perfectly safe to take while pregnant. The only thing it did say was not have have grapefruit while taking it which I find weird! lol

Congrats on your BFP, not try to scare anyone but not all drugs list risks on the bottle. here are just one of the sites that explain the risks . https://www.birthdefects.org/research/bendectin_2.php

 

[jack79]

Hi ladies

I tried benadryl last cycle and it didn't work.... the uk version....will try for another 2 cycles and see what happens....fingers crossed

xx