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I am pregnant again (after the 1st miscarriage) and I SWEAR it was from practicing the concepts in this book called "Making Babies." It is written by an MD and an acupuncturist. The 1st time we tried for 11 months, I followed the book and next month (month 12) = pregnant. Then had the miscarriage, still followed the book and 2nd month = pregnant. I am convinced that following the concepts made a world of difference. Trying a natural b4 going the fertility route might work for more of us if we were armed with more/better information.
Thank you "Making Babies" for arming me with that info!
Good luck to all.
MsrachieView Thread

Can you explain how you "drink the following?" Are these all available in a liquid form? Do you also take a muti-vitamin or just the vitamins you listed above. Was this combo recommended by an alternative health provider or someone else?
Thanks for your help,
msrachieView Thread

After a very long time trying, I was able to get pregnant - but unfortunately I had a miscarriage. We are back trying again, so I pray all will work out in the end.
Good Luck to you!
msrachieView Thread

You raise some great points! Now that I understand the ovulation question, I can ask about it intelligently. On my end, very healthy eating, living, etc. Very good weight and BMI (5'5" and 126-130 lbs). Rare drinking, (1-2x/mo), no smoking, etc. Hubby good on "healthy living" too, except he drinks a good amount of caffeine.
We're both 35.
He; however, struggles with weight and his BMI is not good. This is a struggle and he fluctuates quite a bit. He needs to lose at least 30-50 lbs. He had been dealing w/ lots of stress, so you're right this doesn't help. Also, I will try to get him on a fertility blend vitamin (he thinks I keep trying him to do one thing after another). He's had 2 SA's and both show alomist exact amount of "bad" sperm.
We have an appt scheduled for a urologist in a couple weeks and I will try another Dr. for the Clomid with just sex alone, Dr. I went to wouldn't do it (that's the IVF-pusher)! I heard fertility blend vitamins for women with "normal" periods might put your periods of track. Do you agree with this? We are also interested in exploring natural/Eastern 'alternatives.'
Thanks again and will keep you posted.View Thread

Thanks for yor response! I reviewed the discussions you listed above.
Just a couple of follow-up questions: 1) what do you mean about determining if I am "in fact releasing an egg for a true ovulation"? 2) Are there any other diagnostic tests I can have done? 3) Is the andrology lab we went to a bit too extreme?
Point#1: I had an HSG and blood work (TSH, FH, LH, estrodyle) and all were normal. I asked an RE about IF I am ovulating since I don't always detect on OPK. He said if I have normal periods (mine are every 26-29 days), I am ovulating. And then he tried to push me into IVF!! ( I kid not, so I am hoping you can provide unbiased, honest, info). I thought I read that NOT all women ovulate every month even w/ normal periods. Is this true?
Point #2: Any tests (not too drastic) I can do next to test issues on my end?
Point #3: Yes, hubby's sperm was 21.3MM/ml. Lab said this was normal as was motility. BUT his "normal sperm forms" were 36% - Lab says 35-39% is 'equivoval' and 40% is normal in this category. Of BIGGER concern is he has 38% "amorphous forms" and lab said over 20% is ABNORMAL.
What are your thoughts on my 3 questions: of other tests for me, is hubby's sperm really ok and how can I make sure I do in fact ovulate??
One last thing: when do you think it's 'time' for IUI? Of course this is personal, but we have been very actively (e.g. tracking, having sex at ovulation, doing OPKs) for 10 months. And before that we were 'trying' w/o all the extra stuff - i.e. just having unprotected sex. Hubby says I am too impatient, but I think we might need to 'step up our game...'
What do you think about the above (esp. the issue of IF I am ovulating)???
Thanks and bless you for helping us!!!View Thread

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