as of yesterday, i've stopped drinking. i know initially i said after my birthday weekend, but then we decided to go to the fell's point brew fest with my sister and anthony. as of friday i was still spotting from my period, and hadn't yet entered my fertile phase, so i figured one last hurrah would be fine. and boy, i hurrah'd it up! anyway, that was it for me and i'm laying off the booze now. i've read that drinking can inhibit fertilization and especially implantation, so it's no more alcohol for me!
in a previous post i mentioned that i was going to pick up a bottle of vitex. but after doing some more research, i realized that vitex isn't really for me. vitex is supposed to aide in making ovulation more regular and timely. since i started charting, i've ovulated on cd17 every cycle. so irregularity doesn't seem to be an issue. but i am picking up a bottle of fertile cm.
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this is supposed to promote that elusive egg-white cervical mucus that a woman's body produces when she's most fertile. i have yet to actually see ewcm, so i'm hoping that by helping it along, we will have more luck in conceiving. it also decreases the acidity of cm, which helps sperm survive longer. my o date is supposedly sunday, so starting on friday i shoudl be in the "fertile window." so i ordered this on amazon with one-day shipping so i'll get it tomorrow and get production started!
i am also considering taking some omega-3 fatty acids with dha (fish oil). my sister works for a nutraceutical company (nutrition and pharmaceutical) that makes an omega-3 so i need to ask her if she can get some for me. their company specializes in making a fish oil that has a pleasant minty smell and doesn't make you burp fish (gross).
elsewhere i'm trying to take better care of myself. i'm eating better. drinking more water. and i started the couch to 5k program. i'm going in to week 3 now. so far, it's going really well, although i've just completed the week where i run 90 seconds, walk 2 minutes. and it was pretty cool out last week. we'll see how it goes doubling my running time this week in 80+-degree heat. starting this week, the schedule is: jog 90 seconds, walk 90 seconds, jog 3 minutes, walk 3 minutes. repeat that for 20 minutes. we'll see! i'm really hoping to complete this. i'm trying to find a 5k to run in june, but so far i'm not really having much luck.
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I am sending you lots of good wishes that this happens for you soon lady!
A lot of doctors will do fertility blood testing after you've been trying for 6 months. Have you considered that? I had my progesterone, thyroid, and a few other things tested due to some hereditary issues once we had been trying for 3 months (I spotted between cycles too) & at 6 months. My levels were normal, but I'm glad I had them tested because it put my mind at ease.
I drank "FertiliTea", which had a lot of the herbs recommended for fertility. Apparently carrots can also help with cervical mucus. Good luck on this cycle, I know how frustrating it can be.
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