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Lizze 
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 Posted: 06 March 2009 at 8:56pm |
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i went to the naturopath this afternoon with my bag of vitamins..
she told me to keep taking the vitex tincture (2ml/day) and to also take the 1000mg tablet once a day.
also to keep taking the B6 vitamins, and milk thistle until they run out.
i stopped taking the elevit last week because of the bloating and constipation, so she gave me natal aid, which is a more pure form of pre natal vitamins.
i had bought some baby aspirin, but she said definetly no to that!! unless there was a history of miscarriage (which there isn't, i just bought everything i had read about)
she also made me up a tonic i have to take twice a day, which includes some uterine toning herbs, some herbs like vitex to level out hormones, and some detoxing herbs
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Lizze
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Posted: 06 March 2009 at 8:58pm |
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a good experience overall, just very expensive!! over $200 for the appointment and the herbs. but i only have to see her once a month, and the herbs are cheaper than the health shop and stronger doses.
she also recommended acupuncture if i was going to try anything else.
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Posted: 06 March 2009 at 8:59pm |
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i'm also quite pleased about the 2 weeks of black tarry blood. i feel like it's all come out at once which must be a good thing.
apparently its a common side effect after the depo
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Posted: 07 March 2009 at 8:48am |
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I had the black tarry stuff after depo too. i stopped getting it probably 5 months after the last injection wore off and started getting a regular cycle about then also. But still no BFP!!!!!
My cycles have all of a sudden since charting.........changed from a 28 day cyle to now a 32 day cycle.......im not sure whats with that but it makes it hard to know when to BD cos i worry that i might go back to my 28 day cycle so BD from CD10-CD19, which i must say is very exhausting!!!! Im wondering if vitex could put my cycles back to where they were. Also i get very very tender breasts from time of OV to AF.
But i had to throw out my concievewell tabs cos they made me really sick, so im a bit apprehensive about spending more money on things that i may end up having to throw out again
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Lizze
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Posted: 07 March 2009 at 7:31pm |
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Hiya lou
I took all of my vitamins in to the naturopath and she told me to stop taking most of them (mainly cos of the supermarket brands). but she explained all of the herbs i'm now taking and it seems to make sense. she also said she has had alot of success - she specialises in natural fertility.
i'll let you know how i get on. i thought it was interesting my vitex dose has increased and i'm taking another two herbs which do something similar!
but she told me to try not to get pregant this month because of the detox herbs. (they detox the liver, which holds all of the hormones like the depo)
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Posted: 27 April 2009 at 11:21am |
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Hey Lizze ... just looking up old posts on vitex and came across this.... what's the difference between the vitex tincture and the pill form?? I just started taking the 1000mg pill but is the tincture better??
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mum to 3 lovely girls :D
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millysmum
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Posted: 27 April 2009 at 1:08pm |
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hey freckle, I have been taking the tincture from the beginning of this cycle. I went to see the naturopath and she said because it's liquid it enters your system faster.
Please correct me if I was told wrong.
FX it works, using preseed too.
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Posted: 28 April 2009 at 8:53am |
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sweet thanks for that ellecheza - maybe I should be getting that then...
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mum to 3 lovely girls :D
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Posted: 28 April 2009 at 9:15am |
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it was also cheaper....
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Suzbub
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Posted: 16 May 2009 at 2:26pm |
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Where would I get preseed from?
I had a look in the chemist, but couldn't see... does anyone know of a website that I can order through?
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Posted: 16 May 2009 at 2:28pm |
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Actually don't worry about the previous post.. I found it on baby4u
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Posted: 16 May 2009 at 5:29pm |
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I have seen the Vitex in pill form at natural health stores but not the tincture. Should I be able to find that at the same place? How much does it cost?
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TTC #1 December 08
Azoospermia diagnosed - June 09
FA appt #1 August 09
Roll on IVF/ICSI !!!
Marrying my darling - July 10
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Vitex and preseed worked for me!