Diet and Supplements

[rockinrobyn]

H is taking a nutrition class dealing with pregnancy/kids/etc.. He wants to wait one more month before talking with my OB and in that month wants us to make small changes in our diets. We don't eat terrible, but I don't eat enough food and definately don't eat enough veggies. His book also says you should decrease caffiene intake. I have about 16oz of coffee every morning then drink water all day. I am already taking B6, Folate, and a prenatal. So....have any of you changed your diets? Increased supplements?

[daisy]

I have decreased my caffiene but not specifically for TTC. I have high BP and caffiene cane make me feel pretty gross. I'm also trying to eat better and lose weight but that's something I was aiming for prior to TTC.

I take a daily prenatal and FertileCM.

[EllenGriswold]

I'm trying to eat better, but more so just for life. I have cut down on caffeine, I usually skip coffee and just do tea instead, but not always. I do try to eat/drink more foods with antioxidants in them, like pomegranate juice, green tea, sweet potatoes, etc. I just take a prenatal and a fish oil every morning, H takes a multivitamin and some extra supplements to help sperm quality (since his SA). Another major thing that can help is trying to get a workout in every few days, good for you and H.

I def. don't think trying to make some nutrition or lifestyle changes is a bad thing, but also I wouldn't let this set you back too long. Lots of women get pregnant while eating complete crap diets and lots of women have trouble getting pregnant while eating great - I think trying to eat cleaner, etc. is just another way to give us some control over the process since you kind of lose all control.

[MrsMB]

* I cut out coffee, but get caffeine from an occasioal cup of tea/chocolate.
* I decreased wine to maybe one glass every other day or every 3 days.
* I've read that salty snacks are better than sugar in terms of CM health.
* I've continued regular exercise and tone it down on CD1-4 and 6-11 dpo. (I still exercise...I just don't kill myself on those days.)

Supplements for me: Prenatal Vitamin, Fertile CM, Folic Acid, Fish Oil, Antioxidants, B Vitamin Supplement
Supplements for DH: FertilityBlend, L-Arginine, Vitamin C, Antioxidants

For Diet: I would suggest you look at the "Making Babies" book. It's written from the perspective of Western and Eastern medicine in terms of diet changes for fertility. I have it on e-book and like it a lot.

[MrsMB]

Jan 15, 2015 10:23:25 GMT -5 EllenGriswold said:

I'm trying to eat better, but more so just for life. I have cut down on caffeine, I usually skip coffee and just do tea instead, but not always. I do try to eat/drink more foods with antioxidants in them, like pomegranate juice, green tea, sweet potatoes, etc. I just take a prenatal and a fish oil every morning, H takes a multivitamin and some extra supplements to help sperm quality (since his SA). Another major thing that can help is trying to get a workout in every few days, good for you and H.

I def. don't think trying to make some nutrition or lifestyle changes is a bad thing, but also I wouldn't let this set you back too long. Lots of women get pregnant while eating complete crap diets and lots of women have trouble getting pregnant while eating great - I think trying to eat cleaner, etc. is just another way to give us some control over the process since you kind of lose all control.

This exactly. I see it as helping me continue to be healthy and give me something to focus on. 

[loira]

I've just started taking agnus castus (aka vitex) in addition to my prenatal. It's supposed to help balance out your hormones or some shit. I have never, ever been into natural "remedies" but figure it can't hurt while we wait for our appointment with the recurrent miscarriage clinic. I was hoping it might give me a pregnancy that sticks.

[Koala]

I only take a prenatal.

In general, I try to eat healthy and clean, and have been doing a better job of it lately, along with working out. I figure that being healthy won't hurt my chances of getting pregnant, plus it is making me feel good.

I drink 1, 7oz cup of coffee in the morning, and a skim latte in the afternoon. The size of my morning coffee has definitely decreased. I am probably going to start making my afternoon latte decaf though.

[Deleted]

I decreased my coffee from 3 cups to 2 cups per day. I'd eventually like to get down to 1 cup per day. I drink decaf green tea 1-2x per day.

I take a prenatal in the mornings and no other supplements.

I am trying to lose weight through clean eating and exercise. I gained 20 pounds last year from poor eating and laziness, so I want to lose what I gained.

My goal this year is to just take better care of myself and become more healthy. I've definitely slacked off the last year or so with taking care of myself.

[Mushe]

I didn't eat very well when I got pregnant with #1, but totally changed my lifestyle after he was born, so it's much better now. I have 1 coffee each morning (homemade latte), but otherwise only drink water and the occasional green tea. I reduced alcohol consumption just for the calories, so I usually just have one on Saturday nights. I was taking a powdered greens supplement when I got pregnant the first time this round of TTC that gave me a ton of energy, but my OB wasn't comfortable with me taking it during pregnancy, so I didn't reorder, thinking I'd get pregnant again quickly. With my bad FSH results this month, I just ordered more. MH's SA came back last night and I don't think it looks good, so I'm going to make him take it too. He eats like crap with the exception of the dinners I make (except he still doesn't eat enough veggies), so I'm hoping it helps. I'm a little embarrassed because it's from an MLM that a friend sells, but whatever.

[oneslybookworm]

I don't take any supplements, as it stands. We've been TTC for 24 cycles now, and I stopped taking prenatals awhile back. I'll start back up when we get pregnant. Otherwise, I track what I eat religiously, to make sure that I get enough nutrients, to make sure I don't need to take a regular multi-vitamin.

I made a lot of diet changes once we moved back to the US, primarily because I was overweight and needed to make changes for lifelong health. I haven't done anything specific for TTC.

[HoneySpider]

I have not changed anything specifically for TTC purposes. I have at times changed my diet for losing weight.

[ginkgoleaf]

I'm limiting caffeine to about 2 drinks a day and trying to eat healthier overall. I take a prenatal, probiotic, extra folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin D, and fish oil.

In the past I've tried taking a B Complex and Vitex, both in an effort to lengthen my LP, which somewhat worked but is irrelevant now that we're seeing an RE.

[Blackout81]

I dropped my caffeine intake - I was at least 2-3 12oz cups a day, sometimes more. Now I have one cup in the morning and occasionally a second cup or chai tea latte in the afternoon. That's the only major dietary change I've made.

I take b6, vit d and added vitex a few months ago (my LP was on the shortish side the first time around). I'm trying to get to yoga at least once a week, it's too cold to walk outside here.

[callmehales]

i take a prenatal with DHA and a b-complex vitamin. the B seemed to fix my slightly short LP, now it's 12 days instead of 10 or 11. i'm contemplating adding in a vitamin E, i read it can help with your uterine lining. right now i only bleed for 2 days and it's moderate at best, so i feel like beefing it up a little couldn't hurt (never thought i'd wish for a longer period).

[raangoli]

Jan 15, 2015 14:03:23 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

I have not changed anything specifically for TTC purposes. I have at times changed my diet for losing weight.

Same here. I do take a prenatal with DHA and when I remember, a separate Omega 3 supplement. 

[mandiespharm]

I eat about 80-20 paleo so relatively clean. I take a PNV with DHA. Also b-12 supplement, extra omega-3, co-q10, DSF, Drenatrophin, and ovatrophin. The last three are recommended by my chiro. This last cycle I noticed that I didn't spot as much as I previously had been and that AF was closer to three days than less than two like it has been.

The book "it starts with the egg" has a lot of ideas about supplements and nutrition. The girls over on TTTC recommended that.

[awick14]

Jan 15, 2015 14:03:23 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

I have not changed anything specifically for TTC purposes. I have at times changed my diet for losing weight.

This is me as well.

I take a prenatal and a B complex.

DH takes a few vitamins but they are for joint health.

[HoneySpider]

I do take prenatals but I didn't say that since I figured it was a given. I have at times taken B6.

[grover]

I take prenatals on and off. During the times I've gotten depressed about TTTC over the past 22 cycles, I have stopped taking them because I just couldn't bring myself to seeing that bottle every day. I started taking them again Jan 1st, but more because I need a multivitamin and I'm cheap- the prenatals are free through insurance, but multivitamins are not.

I just started taking Vitamin D as prescribed, but that is more for general health/hopefully to feel less fatigue every day, not for TTC.

[vanillahip]

I eat clean and keep a vegetarian kitchen (for my H, I eat meat when we go out). I drink coffee in the morning and water or herbal tea, I don't drink alcohol but I do love a ginger ale maybe once a week. We're also environmentally conscious and try to keep chemicals out of our home for the most part, I make most of our cleaning supplies and we buy US made natural products whenever we can. I take tonssss of vitamin d for my low blood pressure/ vertigo, a b complex, glucosamine and dabble with holistic treatments for sickness.

All of that is to make up for my candy addiction LOL! I loooove fruity candy and don't ever want to give it up!!

For ttc specifically I added a prenatal and cut coffee out exception the morning. But I highly highly rec anyone try clean eating, it's not terribly hard once you get the hang of it but dang does it make a difference in how I feel!