Vitamins and bits

Turtle, I have no plans to chnage my eating treating habits until i get BFp then alcohol will be a no go zone and i will make sure any deli meats i have are heated to piping hot that about all i'm doing.
As for the pills you can get folic acid at the chemist or from the doctor for really cheap.
Do a search on here as this topic has been discussed in some length at various times

I took Apo-folic tablets for 3 months before TTC, kept eating as I normally do, and got the blood test to check my immunity levels for Ruebella were good. Once we were trying I just cut out alcohol for the two weeks of the month that you are either trying or waiting to see if AF arrives. Then when I found out I was pregnant (1 day after AF due) I started to cut out the unsafe foods.

Edited by Kirstine

Hi Turtle,

You might think that I am being a bit ott, but this is what I have included in my diet :

Folic acid, vitamin B6 for increased progesterone,  grapefruit juice for ewcm prior to ovulation, pineapple juice after ovulation for implantation,  pumpkin and sunflower seeds for extra nutrients.

I have limited coffee to one cup in the morning, no alcohol and no smoking.

 

Oooh I'm in town today so gonna be picking up grapefruit and pineapple juice...

MindyW wrote: I've read on multiple sites that pineapple juice should be avoided while trying to conceive as it can cause an increase in miscarriage, so maybe stay away from that one..I will be

I drank about 6 litres of that from 6 DPO till about 10 DPO because I heard it helped implantation

I got 3 +ve HPT's (very faint) then 4 days later a -ve blood test then heavy AF - hope it wasn't the pineapple juice

Tauris75, I really dont think it would have been the pineapple juice. I'm really sorry I didnt mean to worry or upset anyone and I feel sick to my stomach.

The articles I read are from Dr Google and we all know that the info needs to be taken with a grain of salt if you know what I mean. From what I read its later on in the 1st trimester not right at the beginning. Really really sorry if I worried you. If pineapple juice really was that bad, Drs and specialists would be telling every one not to take it! I have never heard that from my specialist, he just told me to stop drinking alcohol, and reduce caffeine, it would be commonly told to all those TTC that it should be avoided.

I truely believe that it was dr google working against us and I prob should have written my response in more detail as to avoid confusion. Again so so sorry if I have caused any hurt or stress, i just wanted to get it out there that there was conflicting info on the net...

MindyW wrote: Tauris75, I really dont think it would have been the pineapple juice. I'm really sorry I didnt mean to worry or upset anyone and I feel sick to my stomach. Really really sorry if I worried you. Again so so sorry if I have caused any hurt or stress, i just wanted to get it out there that there was conflicting info on the net...

Thats ok, I think I may have overreacted anyway, it was the day after AF started and I found out I was not UTD anymore (ever?)

I'm ok though so please don't feel bad anymore, I know you were just trying to help. Ideally I should have done my own research before trying it.

No I looked at the flavoured green teas but I was too worried I wouldn't like it once I brought it lol I won't try it now we're TTC coz I've heard too much can poss cause neural defects and since I haven't found enough info to combat that I'm steering clear. My naturopath also says to avoid it if I'm not drinking it coz of the caffeine and uhm she mentioned something else which I've forgotten but I'll def give it a go after #2 is born
I'm getting my folic acid script tomorrow yay it's quite exciting!