Vitex anyone? Dong Quai tea?

[soccer_fan]

Hey girls!

Is anyone else trying anything natural to get pregnant?

I've heard great things about False Unicorn, Dong Quai, Vitex (chastberry?), Red raspberry leaf tea?

This is our first month to try and conceive and I'm putting A LOT of hope and trust in these natural herbs since my doctor refuses to prescribe anything to help yet.

My friend got a BFP using these herbs (BEFORE ovulation only) - anyone else?

 

[fullmoon]

Hi! I started taking vitex on new year's day we have been ttc for almost a year now with no luck. I think my last cycle was anovulatory. I'm hoping vitex will help me this month. I have a mild case of PCOS too, and I'm seeing my doc in 3 weeks. I'm hoping to convince her to start fertility treatment.

Just wondering; what dose of vitex are you taking? the bottle I have says each capsule is 80 mg and not to take more than 3 a day. But I've heard people take much higher doses, I wonder what that could be...

 

[soccer_fan]

Hello Fullmoon-

(After AF is done) I'm going to start taking 80 mg. daily Vitex/chasteberry - I bought a bottle at the Natural food store for under $10. (Can't think of the brand)
I'll STOP taking this once I ovulate.
I'll start with 80 mg because my friend actually got a BFP and credits that amount of Vitex. (along with Red raspberry and Dong Quai)

Seems like an amazing amount of work to get pregnant when all I've EVER done it try to prevent!! But after all the prevention meds I've taken - I probably deserve to have to go through all this!!!!

It's a little frustrating when it seems like EVERYONE else is allowed to use Rx Clomid - yet my doctor wants me to try for 6 more months.

Well see what God has planned though...

 

[soccer_fan]

I keep reading threads on here about people taking 1000mg or more...

now I'm kind of wondering what I should be doing... lol

 

[lanicol12]

Hi ladies

I have been taking Vitex (Agnus Cactus) since the beginning of my last cycle and it has already helped me greatly by regulating my ovulation day. Prior to taking it and since I began charting back in September my ovulation day could vary from CD13 to CD28!! Last month I ovulated on CD19 and this month CD17 so it is def starting to help. They do say however that you should allow 3 months for full effects.

My capsules are 400mg each and I take 3 per day so 1200mg / 120g per day. The mg is a smaller measurement so if your taking 80g per day = 800mg per day and so on. I think that might be the cause of the confusion over dosage

I'm really hoping for a BFP this cycle or next and when it comes I'll be fully attributing it to Agnus cactus.

GL girls xx

 

[Faythe]

I would say that you're jumping the gun, perhaps. If it's your first cycle of TTC then I don't get why you'd want to take all of those herbs when you might not even need it?

 

[soccer_fan]

Well - we haven't been "protecting" since I got off B/C in March and still nothing has happened. (I had a positive HcG pregnancy test a few months back - but then AF came ??) That little "scare" sort of made us realize we could handle the news of becoming pregnant. So now we are actively TRYING

Since my AF's have been so irregular and painfull since stopping B/C - I thought taking some natural herbs could help - and it REALLY has so far.

Hoping for a positive this cycle BUT I know it could take months.

Lanicol- Thanks for the dose info! Makes perfect sence! The bottle I have is 400 mg per capsule - I was pretty confused last night - hahaha

 

[Faythe]

The thing is it does take time for your cycles to regulate after coming off BC. Heck, mine took a year to bloody show up after coming off depo. Queue much longer for them to regulate.

Good luck, though.

 

[soccer_fan]

I've heard that Depo is pretty rough

I'm pretty disappointed with the effects B/C had on me - when my doctor told me "This is such a low dose - you won't have any side-effects."

I gained 10 pounds and finally just stopped taking that stuff - 10 POUNDS!!!

 

[Faythe]

I don't need to research these for myself, thanks.