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sweetilicious:
Working on my BMI now. Gained a little weight because i was stressed and unhappy. I know it affects fertility if it is too much. Work out every morning with my brother.

Way to go. Keep it up.

amypearl:
you spoke my mind @fvine, pls fellow mamas I am actively ttc and need hospital and gynecologist recommendation in abuja. Make una no abandon us o

You can PM @ nennynj , she got her bfp this year guided by a gynaecologist in Abuja.

smokeydrinky:
fvine dearie plz can you throw more light on this low carb diet. Plz. tnx

My Dear, there's no recipe for a low carb diet. Like the name implies, it means a low carbohydrates diet. Usually is Low Carb, High Fat. All you need to do is eliminate refined sugars and Flour from your diet,then eat natural Carbohydrate foods in very low quantity. You can make up your food plate with Veggies and Protein. Also in eating Fruits and Veggies, you go for low carbohydrate types. Hope this helps.

@ Beningasweety, Congrats on your Bfp. I pray for a healthy pregnancy this time around, may good fill your mouth with joy and laughter amen. take care.

@ 4realwoman, it's possible the woman means good, like she's just being nice. A few years ago, a Manager in my office once went on vacation to the UK and did baby shopping (several baby things) for a contract staff that's not even in her Dept. When she handed over the gifts, I joked that I was pregnant with twins and she was just like Ha! hope you're not due this year oh! because am not planning to travel this year again, otherwise it's 9ja shopping your twins will get. I laughed it off. And am not even in her dept. Another colleague at her level present asked her why she did the shopping and why she's also planning to shop for me. She just said that we're kids and she just sees us like her children plus the fact that she loves babies and baby shopping. And the woman is just naturally nice like that generally, also very loved by almost everyone around her.

henmaris:
Hello ladies, I'm still on oh. I'm doing portion control. Still eating lots of cabbage and now lettuce to make a change so I don't give up. Guess what? I weigh myself yesterday and I'm at 85kg, thats from 90kg when I decided to begin weight loss about a month or so ago. My daily meals now begin with a cup of mint Lipton green tea and lime (lime may be too acidic if u r ttc so it's best u substitute it with lemon. I'm on a 3 months break from ttc in other to loose weight and prepare my body for my LO in July #positiveconfessionsbringconception# so lime is not an issue for me now). I dink the tea with 2 scrambled or boiled eggs and a slice of wheat brrad/wrap some days. Launch either cabbage/lettuce salad with lots of cucumber and carrots. Su per i eat what ever food is at home but very small quantity and it's by 6pm at the latest. I still drink lots of fluids. Not a water fan so I turn to drink much Lipton with lime or lemon or empty after my super so I don't feel hungry before bedtime. This is what is working for me.
Good luck to everyone. We must attain our goal.

Well done Sis. Double 'Cheke Cheke' for you. Weight loss in any manner requires food discipline which is not easy but you've just achieved that. Peppermint Tea is my favourite Tea Flavour, very calming and satisfying anytime, any day. It also helps with stomach issues. Keep up with the good work. May God bless you with a healthy BFP come July. Try and make a healthy meal plan / way of eating that you'll adopt after this weight loss phase. Abi you'll live on Tea and Salad forever Am sure your baby will ensure you don't do that though. Take care.

olamitie:
Have started my egg fast today, is it safe to eat more than two eggs a day. And what is the purpose of the butter? I also took zobo drink with the eggs,hope it won't disturb the weight loss

2 eggs a day? That's not an Egg Fast. Please read up on the Egg Fast details quoted for you in some posts above yours or go to page 64. After reading, digest and then ask questions if you still aren't clear. As for Zobo, it contains Sugar and one of the things we do here is to run away from refined sugar, high Carbohydrates irrespective of the kind of diet we're following. Sugar is the devil.

Restarted my Zero Carb Carnivore Way of Eating today. Prepped lots of meat yesterday. first meal for the day will be Turkey and Yolk only omelettes. Have a happy week all.

@ 4realwoman, Thanks for doing this great work. May God bless you abundantly, Amen. I saw oleayo on number 49. Is she same as Oleayo22 who has gotten her bfp? Just wondering. You may wish to check and amend if necessary. Have a great week.

kweenkong:
Good evening sabi mamas pls how soon after af can I use guifei bao.
Hmm, I pressed my b.reast very hard and a drop of liquid came out. Does it mean I have high prolactin already starting the ewedu + B6 therapy.

Once you're no longer bleeding or spotting, you can start using the Guaifebao. Don't use after Ovulation. Fluid from the boobs means high Prolactin. It's good you're starting the Ewedu therapy. You should also eat some crunchy sweet Cabbage while you're at it to help.

ayashow:
Hello my lovely family,

I've been having dis weird pain after ovulation for two cycles now.im on day 16 of a 28 day cycle.but the pains I go through in my body is somehow crazy.my boobs hurt a lot and my womb feels lyk it wants to fall out.i have lower abdominal cramps though it's dull but I feel It more when i walk and then the pinching in that lower place no be here.im so scared dis pain Is going to continue till AF cos it happened 2 cycles in a row for 2 weeks DPO,

I'm not ttc at the moment cos I've reached a point that I don't just care anymore.the emotional stress is too much to bear jare and it has made me so damn broke.

Pls all,what can I use to reduce this painful feeling I'm going thru.i don't think I can withstand dis for another 2weeks again.ive read online that it severe pms.im so down financially and can't afford clinic for now.

Pls,mamas,pray tell

I have no experience on this but I concur with @ Sanrima on the Scan, Dr and Paracetamol. When you say you're not ttc due to finances and emotional stress,I take it to mean that you're not actively trying with drugs, OPKs etc but you're also not preventing but BDing and relaxing hoping that God surprises you with a miracle and it happens on its own. If that's correct, I'll suggest you go with just Paracetamol, increase your water intake during the day and make it room temperature water instead of cold water. Forget them Ibuprofen and Felvin as they're not good for ttc. Sorry you're going through this. Take care

Dadsonval:
@fvine, my email is not opening and i have forgotten d password, she is on my neck since yesterday, kindly send ur number to Adexbj4real@gmail.com or add me on whatapp 08039139419. Thnks

Email sent.

Found the below on the Shoprite Facebook page and thought I should share for those on Low Carb Diet. It's a great low carb meal which I believe will also be very tasty.

" Rice has been a staple food for centuries and is used as a side for various soul food dishes – but here is a recipe where rice becomes a quick, easy and delicious meal by itself. Remember, the best way to stir-fry rice is to make sure it is absolutely cold, otherwise it becomes sticky.

View our recipe:

Ingredients:

2 cups basmati rice
3 fresh eggs
2 medium ata rodo
1 cooking spoon chopped spring onion
1 medium onion
2 medium green peppers
1 large carrot
½ tsp. ground ginger/garlic mix
2 medium beef sausages
1 cooking spoon groundnut oil
Seasoning and salt; to taste

Method:

1. Boil the rice, rinse with cold water and set aside to cool.
2. Fry the egg; cut into small pieces.
3. Chop the onion, green pepper, carrot, sausage and ata rodo.
4. Add groundnut oil to a clean pan and heat; add the onion, carrot and sausage then stir; fry for 1 min.
5. Add the spring onion, green pepper and ata rodo and mix; add the ginger/garlic mix and then season to taste.
6. Add the rice, stir and cook for 2 min; add the eggs.
7. Simmer for 1 min. before serving.

This flavourful dish is best served hot! "

Chyvia:
Hello everyone, hope we are still on our weight loss. Am still on low carb since one and half week but have only managed to loose 1kg.

My weight now is 89kg still need to loose 15kg.

I will start egg fast by Wednesday for 5days.
All other mamas pls let's continue so that this thread will not die.

Well done. 1kg is not only oh! With Low Carb and no exercise, you might not lose Fast but you'll surely lose slow and steady. Keep up the good work. Egg Fast is not a must oh, you can still continue with Low Carb with portion control, you can also try out the sample Menus on page 66. But I'll encourage you to try out the Egg Fast like you want to, I did with a combination of Low Carb on non Egg Fast days and it changed my life.

@ 4realwoman, Sexy Mama, nothing do you. Idi OK. Thanks for championing our prayer course and cause. Have a great week ahead.

13july:
Hello everyone in the house. Ave been following this tread for quite sometime now . Been ttc for 4yrs now. Pls I need your help, how can I remove fibroid from the womb naturally? Don't want to go under the knife.

Am actually not the best person to advice you since I had Fibroids surgery myself. Bit here's a trending Fibroid Shrinking stuff that you can try out. RCCG Midwife that gives herbals. Her contact number is 08034534610 and the herbals costs about N35k for the first session. If you try her out, remember to come back and give feedback here for others to benefit. Take Care.

olamitie:
abeg on what page is the egg fast? I want to lose 10kg

Pg 64. Sample Weight Loss Menus using 9ja foods is on page 66. Pls Sis, try to ask all your questions on that thread and not here. I and other Mamas there will definitely answer. We're struggling to keep that thread alive and active just like this one so people are encouraged to post their weight loss / weight gain discussions there. TIA.

BenOga:
Hello new mums and mums to be,

This is a new online store that caters for all your baby needs. The store currently only delivers in Lagos. Very affordable prices for infant formula ,diapers and many other baby products. There are even products for women as well. All the stock are imported from Canada so quality and authenticity is not an issue. Have a look and see at www.diapersnmum.com it may be one of the best decisions you make as far as baby care goes.
There's even free delivery if order is over N7,000. You may be surprised at the wide array of items in stock.

Pamper yourself and your baby you both deserve it.

You raised my hopes with this post, unfortunately I checked and they don't carry Cloth Diapers. They're all about Huggies and Always. In case you find an online shop selling Reusable Cloth Diapers in Nigeria Naira apart from clothdiapersng and the other seller on Konga, do let me know. Am going to be using Modern Reusable Cloth Diapers. I've been able to hunt down a local seller who sells China cheapies but all she imports are a certain type called Pockets. Have made arrangements with her to buy some and get it delivered via post office so that delivery cost is will be about N300. The other 2 nigerian online stores I found sells only the type called AIOs which I'll be buying a few. Am yet to find a 9ja shop selling the other types that I really want to buy in volume. Ultimately I might need to order from Amazon or EBay but there's so much joy in shopping in the Naira currency instead of dollars that when your bank converts and deducts charges will leave you wondering exactly what you've done to yourself. . TIA.

Favouredmom:
The Lord that doeth what no man can do, how excellent is your name!

The Lord has done it for me o! After over two years of battling in this TTC journey, 1 suspended ICSI cycle, 1 failed FET cycle, days and nights spent weeping and crying my eyes out to God, the Lord has remembered me and blessed me with a very Big Fat Positive HPT today at 9dp5dt.

I give God all the praise. I haven't done my beta test yet, that'll be in two days but the two lines on my pregancy test stick are really dark. I've seen too many negative results in my life to recognise and differentiate a positive one even at first glance.

What I did differently this time:

1. I didn't neglect fasting and prayers, I went on some days fasting prior to my transfer and made sure to intensify my prayers and build my faith in God.
2. I stayed off google up until today, the many discouraging things we read there tend to shake out faith in God. I stopped googling signs and symptoms after transfer
3. I went against my doctors advice and took baby aspirin. I intend to tell him at my next appointment in two days time but I'm sure he wouldn't mind and will be happy it was positive anyway
4. I relaxed as much as I could as I'm a natural workaholic. Took time off work after the transfer and took it easy with chores although I got another job in the process which is a lot easier
5. I kept using my folic acid, vit C & D, omega 3, progynova 6mg that was prescribed by my doctor and the crinone gel which finished before I could get another packet but God still proved himself faithful. I've now continued on the progesterone pessaries.
6. Ate my pineapple slices faithfully from day of transfer till 5dp5dt
Finally, God favoured me!

To all reading this and still in the waiting room, I declare that the waiting is OVER! The Good Lord that did mine like a dream will do yours in Jesus name

Congrats on God's favour upon you.You shall carry to them, have a happy and healthy pregnancy and childbirth of healthy baby/babies. Amen. Please share the hospital you used for the records, it could help someone.

Joyfulmother:
Dear Sisters.
I'm sorry if my response to the congratulatory messages is coming this late; Background story is that a few days after i posted my testimony, i did a long write-up in which i was trying to encourage all us and also give some tips that i followed this time around. Unfortunately, my battery was almost all gone and the network was acting up. By the time my battery was up, the write-up had not been posted and fiam! I lost everything. i was so discourage i didnt even venture Nairaland again until I've really cooled down which is now. That coupled with d fact that my phonem which i was using became broken and sometimes to even type a sentence becomes frustration itself! So, please forgive me. It's not as if i plan to just run away with my experiences, just as i learnt from the likes of Faithful wife i also plan to let others learn from my IVF journey too. Also, I pray for every TTC mothers on this platform everyday. I know that God who looked down on me and had mercy after 7+ years of waiting will remember each and everyone here too. Just hold on to Him. Every morning I use Psalms 145:15-19 in prayers for all my TTC friends and I'm sure God will honor His word in our lives.
Like i learnt from faithful wife, let me also state the things i did differently this time ( Or may i even say the things i planned to do differently but couldn't , but God did show Himself faithful)
1. A lot of prayers went forth. Yes i did have some fasting periods but i couldnt do much of fasting because i was placed on some special diets which i had to adhere to eating at particular times. But i didnt relent on prayers. I very much believe in United Prayers, so i had a powerful Night vigil with my Mom n elder sis after which i was assured that all bounds were broken. I'm from a conservative Christian homes so we do not go to Prophets or Pastors, we just pray in the family. However, if there are Pastors U trust U could let them pray with U.
2.Hmmn, very funny! i was supposed to desist from stress, however, the week just before my FET was so stressful, my calendar was shifted a week before schedule and everything became almost a mess coupled with the fact that i had to do a 5-hour journey to Lagos 2 days before d procedure, was in a very foul mood and angry with my Drs. In any case, I couldnt shift further so i had to go in for d FET!
3. I learnt from Faithful wife that i should nt do away with d Pregnacare Conception Tabs, so this time, along with the 800Ug Folic acid i was given in d clinic, i used d Pregnacare Tabs, I used extra 400mg Vit C (+ d 90mg in d Pregnacare), i was on Prednisolone, 5mg and Baby Aspirin 75mg for 2 weeks before d FET and Progynova, 6mg as prescribed. Stopped the CoQ 10 few days to d FET as advised by my Doc n this time insisted on Progesterone injection rather than the Pessaries (I read that the injection are better because the get evenly distributed since they are Depot injection).
4. Well, this is almost against Doc's advise, I refused to get up from the recovery bed to go pee until about 15minutes after d transfer as against d less than 5 min they made me get up during my 1st fresh IVF cycle. then i went back n laid for another 45mins after which i went home, being careful of bumpy rides.
5. Well i didnt really get time to be lying around after d transfer, infact, d situation i found myself d day of d transfer warranted me cooking for myself in d evening and since then i just continued to move around as much as i needed to. i actually found out it was better to move around than to have a bed rest as moving around allows free blood flow to the Uterus which helps implantation.
6. About my diet, i removed everything wheat (White bread, Brown bread, Pasta, Cakes Noodles, Cemo), refined sugars, soft drinks, diary (especially milk, these included beverages such as Bournvita and Milo) from my meals. i was advised to do this when i went for detoxification prior to my first IVF and since then i kept on following d dietary advise. There was a test (Asyra Test) done on d computer which could tell what meals one needs to avoid.
I went for fresh vegetables and mostly steamed fruits. i was advised against eating fresh fruits as they said something about my inability to metabolize histamines.
I also needed to stay off Locus beans and smoked fish or meat. Something about d smoke
Anyways, My success story is nothing short of a miracle as like i wrote above a lot of things just didnt go well towards d tail end but Today, to Glory of God I'm 2 months on. It has only been God!
In fact, at the begining of the year, my whole situation was bleak, after d first failed attempt, The Prof who owns d Clinic (It's MART, Ikeja, Adjacent to d Ikeja Cantonment) recommended another round of 5-day Detoxification for me after going thru one of 3 days (It's no joke o, that was to cost me about another 700K) and also IVG Infusion or something like that, costing a whooping $1,500 USD!
I and DH just told ourselves that we were just at our wits' end and if God would not do d miracle we better go and rest ! Even if i had wanted to undergo d treatment, we didnt just have d money any more. As at d end of d first procedure, being d first with all d induction and all and d detox, we had put in 2.5M this was outside other expenses we incured. We were just out rightly broke.
But to God be the Glory, needed neither d Infusion nor d extra Detox, I m here today with child.
My Sisters, i hope my long epistle did not bore U. I like to b of help in any way, please feel free to let me know if there is anyway, i can help and for those of us who have been blessed on this platform, let us b our Sisters' keepers, let's once in a while put in words of encouragement and never forget to pray for one another.
God bless us all . Amen

Congratulations. God is indeed a faithful God. Praying you have a smooth healthy ride, supernatural birth and a healthy baby/babies, Amen.

@ sanrima, thanks and Amen to your prayers. I need my bfp like years ago, but anyways nothing spoil as I know say Baba God must surely bless me sooner than I expect, my prayer is that the year 2016 shall not pass by without me testifying of my bfp, Amen. May God also bless you speedily, Amen.

ozycy:
Weldone Fvine, pls let's not allow the thread to die o cos am following and will like to loose some Kg.

My Dear, am of the same opinion and will try harder even if it means turning the thread to my fitness diary and logging my daily activities. That way the thread will be afloat and easily accessible for people who currently need it or people who might need it in future.

So where are you at on your weight loss journey and which Healthy path are you towing right now?

tollu:
Hi dear, I'm also not TTC but would love to signup for fitness. If your offer is still up, i'd love to take you up on it. How can I reach you please?

Hi Fvine, you're doing a great job here and matter of fact I've read up on your egg fast success and even recommended it to others. Joined the Facebook group too though yet to actually begin the fast.
Well done dear and lots of baby dust to you.
Hugs‎

Thanks for the commendation. You're on the right path by joining the Facebook group. At lease you'll see that it's a worldwide phenomenon and people all over the world are on it. You'll also be reading people's experiences daily as they do the Egg Fast which could one day motivate you to try it out yourself if need be.

This workout video offer no bad at all, I ignored the post initially because am not into exercise. But no knowledge is a way waste and I might actually need to exercise sometime especially after childbirth who knows. Will send the OP a PM and see if he/she responds.

Orente21:
well done ma. May God bless all our effort. Can contraceptive drugs make one fatter? Lyk pills after kpesuing

Yes my darling. In fact a good friend of mine got very fat with most of the fat being deposited on her arms giving her a Christian mother hand. It was then that we were forced to read the leaflet and research and that's when we found out that the pills were the culprit.

Some Ovulation stimulation drugs also do the same, make you fat. I was discussing Ovulation drugs and what it will be for me and my Dr mentioned one injectible drug but said it will make me fat though. My antenna just went up immediately he mentioned that and na corner eye I take look the man. Well he hasn't prescribed that yet so no cause for alarm. And even if he does, what can I do, I just my bfp like years ago not even yesterday. Good Luck.

fruitfulwoman:
@Fvine, please forgive me for derialing this thread. Laziness no lemme go look for the weight loss thread. I have two questions concerning the egg diet. What kind of olive oil can i use? Is Goya okay? The one called anointing oil. Secondly, do i eat fruits and vegetables during the fast make hunger no go kee me? Decided to test run the diet this morning by taking two boiled eggs for breakfast around 8am. By 10am it was as if i've never eaten before in my life. Had to go and eat moimoi. Been eating only moimoi and garri, beans and garri and sweet potato since on monday. Thank God i'm home alone. Want to try the egg diet next week before i start incorporating other food groups in my meals. This weightloss thing no easy o. Too lazy to exercise. Will weigh before i start next week. Thanks

You starved yourself and didn't follow the full Egg Fast rule and that's why. Come over to the weight loss, weight gain thread and you'll get all the answers that you seek and more. The Egg Fast is not the only way to lose weight. It's a diet stall breaker and a quick way to crash your weight down before switching to other ways. Just click on this link www.nairaland.com/920221/weight-loss-gain-ladies-trying/71#44755961
See you there! Lots of Love Sis.

@ CovenanBabies. All you said na true talk but you seem like a very funny person, me likey. Dont worry you'll het your bfp soon and will have no need for another Dr. I was able to speak with my Dr briefly as he's out of the country on a conference and the line wasn't too good. He says I should cut the clomid down to 100mg per day. All the drugs are supposed to be for the follicular phase till they finish. I just pray I get my bfp this coming cycle. I don tire for all them drugs and ttc. All I want to do is to have fun with my husband without taking any pills. I have no choice now so will just have fun and swallow the pills accordingly.

Laziness and sleep no free me quote and give detailead response as usual but am sure you got my drift.

oomiyale:
@ Fvine but y 200 for clomid..because my dr is startin me on 100mg I still dey fear say y not 50 nd my m2tone naa to stop cycle day 15 and met 500mg cd 20 why he dey give me small small dose self. Abi e be baba gooo slow ni.... I started d b6 on self meditation o ow many can I take will d 4 not be much nd wen shld I stop b6 since I'm stoppin almost all is drug mid cycle..pls ow much did u get d preseed.

Lol at Baba go slow. Actually he's not, usually it's best to start small and gradually increase with high monitoring, at least that's what my Dr explained. Although he said one can still start out high depending on the circumstance but that proper monitoring is needed. My Metformin is continuous because I have PCOS. I've been. He said the drugs are from the 2nd day of my cycle and will terminate mid cycle or few days to AF. He confirmed that Vit B6 is safe throughout the cycle. He reduced my Clomid to 100mg per day and not 200mg.

He's in the US and will be back by weekend so we were only able to speak briefly. 9ja network no permit clear conversation. You can stop your Vit B6 the day you take the last drug your Dr prescribed.

Vanny2:
Good day dears n a happy weekend to u all. Pls where can one do a Laparoscopy in PH? Address and Cost will be appreciated. Thank you

Not exactly the answer to your question but @ Mamakendra had a hysteroscopy in a hospital in PH and made the post on it on the ivf thread. I have copied her post and will paste below.

" @ gynescope, hysteroscopy is 95k, but you will have to run an infection test-15k,
Fasting blood sugar -3k, scan-6k, =119k."

I just thought this might help you somewhat, I don't know.

Long tym no post. Anyways I've decided to ditch shortcuts to weight loss as I've lost so much already and now need slow losing as against quick weight loss. I also want to focus on eating for Health instead of just for weight loss. So in view of this, I've decided to go back to being 100% Zero Carb (Carnivore Diet).

I went ZC last year August and experienced good things although the weight loss was very slow, just about 2kg and nothing more. I discovered it's the best way of eating for me especially since I have PCOS. I went off in Jan when I had my Myomectomy. Am fully recovered and have the go ahead to TTC. I discussed the ZC (Carnivore) diet with my Dr and he Ok'd it. His advice was to do a smaller ratio of red meat to other Meats. So I've obeyed my Dr by stocking up more on Live Chicken, Turkey and less of Beef and Goat Meat. Am staying off Pork for now since I discovered that it stalls my weight loss. So by Monday, I'll be making yet again an attempt to be lifetime Zero Carber.

Hope we're all doing great. Happy Weekend all.

Sosopi:
Dear mama's, how are you all doing.
Join me Praise God he has done it for me.
Our God answers prayers. So he will do for everyone ttc in Jesus name amen

Congrats on your Bfp. Praying you have a happy, healthy, Pregnancy, childbirth and baby/babies,Amen. Am Waiting for the testimony / details you said is loading. Take Care.

Diamondn:
Speaking of clomid, I had a bad experience with Clomid after I took the ones prescribed by a doctor I ended up with ovarian cysts & it dried up my cervical mucus. Thank GOD after much prayers the last scan I did showed no cyst Bt I still need my CM back. I heard alot abt the wonders of FairHaven Fertile CM in bringing bck Cervical Mucus, I'll try it definitely. For PCOS try FairHaven Myo-inositol & Ovaboost they both work well to deal with PCOS. So many good reviews on their website, I've always known Myo-inositol is very good for PCOS coupled with the fact that I've tried FairHaven products they work real good, all made from natural ingredients. You can check this link for more info: http://m.fairhavenhealth.com/myo-inositol.html
I've seen alot online on the benefits of taking Vit B6, I'll give it a try too. But apart frm Vit B6 for progesterone one can also use Natural Progesterone cream ( without herbs & additional hormones) it works well too. After years of ttc I've come to a point where I want to try everything that made sense, hopefully GOD will answer my prayers through one or more.

Thanks Sis. You're right about Myo-Inositol / Inositol. I do have a vitamin combo containing Inositol although am currently off it. But I do know that it works for PCOS. I've even done a ref on it here in the past. As for clomid, I discussed the downsides with my Dr but he explained that it can be combined with other drugs to counteract the effects. My Clomid protocol comes with Dexa which if you read up online is a great combo for clomid. So also is M2tone, Vit B6 which helps in increasing CM, building progesterone, lengthen luteal phase which will make for a great lining. He also explained to me that Clomid still works with lots of success stories in the world & in his hospital otherwise it would've been phased out completely. I've also bought Preseed lubricant for CM all thanks to @ Redeemed. Clomid is usually the first Ovulation induction most Drs give at the first instance and then progress to try out Letrozole and others plus injectibles where these fails. The plan/protocol is small, effective and inexpensive before progressing to big, effective and expensive if needed

Cysts usually occur with Clomid but are mostly tiny functional cyst that will disappear on their own. Although some women do get over stimulated and get big painful cysts. My prayer is that it works well to help me get my bfp at first try. Sorry for your negative experience with Clomid. Praying you get your Bfp soon

sanrima:
@ fvine, thanks for the post, actually am using the b6 as a stress relief, to lengthen luteal phase and may also need it to boost progesterone levels overtime. Considering ovulation induction or iui in May.

As for your results, I can see Ovamit ( it's a brand of clomiphene citrate) to be taken for 5days
Dexa to be taken twice for 7 days (14)
B6 to be taken twice daily for 7days (14)
M2tone to be taken twice daily ( 2 tablets each time giving 4 tablets in a day) for 5 days

Thanks so much for this. But I must say its kinda confusing for me now. I got the drugs from a Pharmacy outside my hospital and the interpretation they gave me written on the drugs is as follows:

Ovamit (same as Clomid, a brand of Clomiphene) : Dr told me Starting from CD2 for 5days. The pharmacy wrote 2 tablets, 2x daily. The tablets are 50mg each meaning a total of 200mg daily Wowza! I only just looked closely at the drugs and realised this. It's way too high for a starter and my Dr has always told me that is always best to start out small. He blatantly refused to prescribe me injectibles as I wanted. He said that we have to take it gradually to get there and that's if oral drugs fail.

Dexa: The Pharmacy wrote 2 tablets, 2x daily for 14days

Vit B6: 2tablets, 2x daily. Duration not specified

M2Tone: 1 tablet, 2x daily. I was given 2packets which totals 40tablets. Meaning the tablets are to last for 20days.

Thank God say I never begin take the drugs, I'll ask my Dr to clarify before I get my AF. Can other Mamas pls weigh in on this. You can show the prescription to your pharmacist let's see their interpretation. I'll post whatever my Dr says later. This is interesting.

CovenantBabies:
@Mama Fvine, Fosterkid & Sanrima pls how many miligrams of vit B6 are you guys taking? 50mg or 100mg. And did you have to add the recommended vit B12 to it to help it's absorption?
Been using 50mg after ovulation, but didn't see 50mg again to buy when I went back lastyear. So I got solgar 100mg capsule brand then which I've tossed aside for fear it's much, only relying on the little 10mg from pregnacare.

Again, which is the right time to take vit B6?
Is it all tru the cycle, or beginning of cycle & stop just before OV or is it to be taken after OV?
Pls this is just to set records straight cos we've had these 3 varied opinions here & it's just becoming contradictory.
Thanks in Advance.

My Dear with the recent discussions on Vit B6, I decided to ask my Dr yester night to interpret my prescription for me again. once he responds, I'll share here. But meanwhile, I've decided to post my prescription sheet for any medical personnel in the house to help us interpret, hopefully the ban hammer doesn't land on me for this. On the drug itself, what I have is 50mg 2tablets, 2x daily. This means 200mg per day, the recommended highest safe level which one shouldn't exceed. But bear in mind that I have PCOS, will be on Ovulation induction drugs and the Vit B6 is being used as a Progesterone Support and not just to lengthen my luteal phase.

My conclusion is that Vit B6 is used in different doses for different things. 50mg - 60mg daily have been known to work very well in lengthening Luteal Phase especially for women who have a luteal phase defect whereas a higher dose could be used for progesterone support instead using Progesterone drugs itself like the Progesterone Injections, Suppositories etc mostly used during Artificial Reproduction Techniques like IUI, IVF and also for progesterone supplementation in early pregnancy and first trimester for pregnant women who have low progesterone. Vit B6 is safe all through the cycle and is also known to help improve Cervical Mucus Production and quality which I think might have also been another reason I got it to help counteract the Clomid effect. Vit B6 is als a stress reliever and helps with PMS.

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