TTC after loss - over 40 - any takers? Our lucky thread - 9 rainbows and 1 BFP

Ooh thanks you just reminded me to take mine ;) and I'm so glad your sticking around ;) lol... I can't imagine life without bnb and you guys .... Ok I admit it I've no life lol........
 
Lol snap Regina haha, I wonder if b6 increases temps? Just that last two days I've been taking 50 mg my temps gone up! Xx
 
Ok I caved and tested BFN as expected . Oh well at least I can enjoy my night away :) onto cycle 4 . Must write my Santa letter !!!! BFP for Christmas ;) now I have to wait till Wednesday for her to get here !!!
 
This is interesting!:-) xxxxx


So how might you discover that your progesterone is low? While charting, there are a few things that you can see that may point to low progesterone, without having to get blood or saliva tests! These include:

Temperatures on or below the cover line.

A slow temperature rise at ovulation.

Temperatures falling multiple days before the onset of menstruation.

Spotting multiple days before the onset of menstruation.

A short luteal phase (it’s ideal if your luteal phase is 12-16 days, but 10 might not be a problem).

Fertile type cervical fluid during most of your luteal phase.

PMS.

Tender breasts.

Alone, any of these happening may not mean much, but if you have a few of these symptoms there is a good chance your progesterone levels are low.
 
How to increase progesterone levels naturally

De-stress. If you are chronically stressed and have your cortisol going in overdrive your progesterone levels are at stake. Cortisol production competes with progesterone production.

How is your cholesterol? Nope, I’m not wondering if your cholesterol is too high. If your cholesterol levels are too low you may not be making enough pregnenolone, which is used to make progesterone. Try eating farm eggs and grass-fed butter.

Healthy adrenals help. They house a steroid DHEA, that is essential in the production of progesterone. One way to help foster adrenal health is by working with natural circadian rhythms. Try to get to sleep earlier (like by 10 at the latest) and get up earlier.

Vitamins and minerals. Vitamin B6 is essential to forming a good corpus luteum, which is your big progesterone producer. Magnesium is important to break down excess estrogens, so making sure you have good levels of magnesium can help the balance of estrogen and progesterone. Vitamin C is proven to help raise progesterone levels. Keep in mind that the first way to get in the nutrition you need is through good food, not supplements.

Eat organically. This is to help minimize exposure to estrogen, which, if out of balance with progesterone, will give you the same symptoms as a progesterone deficiency. Particularly make sure your animal products are organic.

Herbs. Turmeric, thyme, and oregano are all thought to help raise progesterone levels. Vitex (chasteberry) is known to help balance hormones overall. Though, this reportedly kills libido in some women and would be the last on the list of things to try!
 
Regina you're a fountain of knowledge I didn't know that how interesting! I've been reading on fertility and supplements and Agnus Castus is the most important one you can take, it increases cm, balances hormones in particular estrogen dominance (which I think I have) increases lp etc etc, so I'm thinking I'm going to def get that as well as taking the b6 xx


Angus castus was reccomended to me by a midwife I know and she said they were all alder mums (her friends) using it and all got pregnant... you stop it at ovulation, if you dont get pregnant you start again... :)

Hmmm on the Holland and Barrett website it says not to take if TTC??? Xx

Ignore them they talk through arse, they even reduced the mg of angus castus by more than half... but the amount taken before was fine.. around 200mg I think will look at my bottle later.

Ok I caved and tested BFN as expected . Oh well at least I can enjoy my night away :) onto cycle 4 . Must write my Santa letter !!!! BFP for Christmas ;) now I have to wait till Wednesday for her to get here !!!

I hope we all get bfp before Christmas.. Christmas is going to be hard for Becks and I this year so this would help lots x
 
Becks - I took agnus castus for 2 months before getting pregnant with this little guy and until 12 weeks to continue to support progesterone. My cycles had been off the few months leading up to it and I began to see changes the first month. I also took 50 mg B6 daily and still do.
 
Opps yes you continue to take angus castus it was the other tablet she reccomended to take at same time to stop at ovulation.. eek cant remember the name now... will come back to me later... I only used the other thing 1 cycle but the angus castus for 3 cycles after my 1st mc, I have some of the original H&B here somewhere will have a look later at strength... they are higher than H&B do now.. what mg were you taking Crystal?
 
ps... my ov chart looks impressive but I left my thermometer down mates and had to use my spare one.. so not taking the info I have seriously, will avg it out over next 2 days ... I know it would be a little higher as I slept out the night before and their home is COLD so I woke up freezing and had a massive temp drop... I have written it in my notes to remember. I do have VERY painful ovulation pain though... Heat stinging burning again left side, I only ever ovulate on my left side.... all my life I have only ever remembered feeling the left hand side when ovulating. Has anyone else felt the same way?
 
Crystal thank you I think I might get some agnus castus too, I'm really glad I got the b6 after what I've read about it! Xx
Tanya that rise looks impressive lol just goes to show the difference between thermometers. In only ever remember getting pain a couple of times when o and one of those was with Brooklyn. I'm still feeling so ill, the cold I had from Casey turned into a raging sore throat and sinus trouble (I get it with every bad cold takes a few days to go) feels like someone is drilling in my cheek bone, so painful! Xx
 
Omg ladies what is this b6 doing to my temps!!! I've never ever had temps like this at this point! Xxx
 
Hiya Becks I hope you start to feel better soon, I had to get some stuff off gp yesterday in out of hours for my sinuses and chest, and he also gave me linctus medicine and an inhaler as im gasping to breath.. must be the change in weather.... maybe your temps are rising due to being ill??? x

I done my temps today and I used both at same time and the "other" one I used yesterday was 36.79 and my "normal thermometer" was 36.84 so I slightly adjusted yesterdays to what it would of been.... and im still rising... So my temp rise is VERY high this cycle... and the Clearblue was correct in noting my positive opk.
 
Thanks Tanya, you too:-) xxxxxThat's such a great rise Tanya and from everything I've read lately a big rise means strong o! No I don't think its from being ill, I've been ill a week and a half now and these temps literally started the day after starting b6! All v odd, I have read the same happened to a few ladies on taking it then they settled a bit, really hoping this works! Xxxx
 
Oh well I hope the B6 rise does not mess your chart up too much... im just about to quickly wash my hair and jump into bed (after drying it obviously) another week in work starts tomorrow, feels so odd being back fulltime., enjoying it too and helping me mentally with all this TTC as I am lest frantic... just going with the flow...
 
Yes I hope it doesn't mess it up too! Got a feeling it will but if it works its worth it, I'm still feeling pretty relaxed this month:-) hope it lasts xxxx
 
Hi ladies, hope you are feeling better soon. Hard trying to interpret charts, especially if you are under the weather or knowing if it is the vitamins affecting them.

I do temp every morning but must have forgotten to enter it on my chart the last couple of days. Can't remember what the temps were as I normally enter them on FF as soon as I take it. Another long cycle :-(

How is everyone else?
 
Sorry you're having such a rubbish cycle Jo:( really hope it draws to an end soon, have you thought about agnus castus? I was reading it actually bought on AF for Pcos sufferers so wondering if it would do you any good? Hope you're OK, still feeling rotten and the sinuses on my right side are awful, will give them two more days then think about docs. Trying not to stress this cycle and concentrating hard on my diet and exercise to distract myself, can't believe I'm nearly 43!! Dh isn't even 27 yet I'm jealous lol xxxx
 
Hi everyone :) my night away was fab !! Lots of vino ! Sore head today lol...... I'm so not able anymore !! Today I've had tons of discharge , like Ewcm but thicker ???? AF due in aprox 3 days ??? Anyone any ideas ?? I also have a horrible cold and sore throat . Change in the weather gets me every time :) they are high Becks!!! I'm gonna do my upmost to temp this month ..... Even going to set an alarm !!
 
Regina I'm so pleased you enjoyed yourself, I've still not been out since Brooklyn was born lol. I know I don't think its cause I'm ill cause I was ill for a week before, it literally started the day after the b6! Odd lol xxxx
 

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