beachyvibes
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Hi everyone!! First time poster here so please bear with me.
Okay I am 25 years old and I have a beautiful 17 month-old daughter. Up until 14 months postpartum I did not have a period(still nursing my daughter), so I began taking Vitex capsules(3 400-mg capsules a day). Two weeks later, I got my first postpartum period(7/5/17). I continued taking 3 capsules daily until my next period 5 weeks later(8/12/17). After my second postpartum period, I dropped down to two capsules(800-mg daily total-- one in the morning, one in the night). I ovulated way late that cycle(9/17/17). Well lo and behold, I am pregnant! I have been BBT-ing since late August and everything was out of whack until a temp spike on the 17th--my husband and I did the deed(lol) on the 17th.
Anyhoo, got my BFP pretty faint 9DPO. But it has gotten darker and darker. So my question: when should I wean off Vitex? Can anyone share personal experiences? I have read too many horror stories but quitting cold turkey. I don't know if I should wean now SUUUUPER slowly. Or wait until like 10-12 weeks and THEN start weaning slowly?
I should add my daughter nurses frequently during the night and once during the day so I really feel like I need the hormonal balance Vitex offers since I am still producing prolactin and would hate for it to override the estrogen or progesterone needed to maintain a happy and healthy pregnancy.
I have done so much reading and stressing. I was just love some input.
Okay I am 25 years old and I have a beautiful 17 month-old daughter. Up until 14 months postpartum I did not have a period(still nursing my daughter), so I began taking Vitex capsules(3 400-mg capsules a day). Two weeks later, I got my first postpartum period(7/5/17). I continued taking 3 capsules daily until my next period 5 weeks later(8/12/17). After my second postpartum period, I dropped down to two capsules(800-mg daily total-- one in the morning, one in the night). I ovulated way late that cycle(9/17/17). Well lo and behold, I am pregnant! I have been BBT-ing since late August and everything was out of whack until a temp spike on the 17th--my husband and I did the deed(lol) on the 17th.
Anyhoo, got my BFP pretty faint 9DPO. But it has gotten darker and darker. So my question: when should I wean off Vitex? Can anyone share personal experiences? I have read too many horror stories but quitting cold turkey. I don't know if I should wean now SUUUUPER slowly. Or wait until like 10-12 weeks and THEN start weaning slowly?
I should add my daughter nurses frequently during the night and once during the day so I really feel like I need the hormonal balance Vitex offers since I am still producing prolactin and would hate for it to override the estrogen or progesterone needed to maintain a happy and healthy pregnancy.
I have done so much reading and stressing. I was just love some input.