Nutrition & Excercise
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Ovulating???
Asked by S.D. from Boston
on March 4, 2008
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Hello Everyone,
I have bought several ovulation kits and done the "online calendars." I just cannot seem to find the day I am ovulating. I get my period every mo...
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- Hi S., I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend the book, 'Taking Charge of your Fertility'!!! It helped me know when I was ovulating and helped me to know when I was pregnant wit...
- If you are getting your period, you likely are ovulating, but you may not be emitting enough hormones to sustain a pregnancy. You might want to check out the book, "Ta...
- I'm going to second Melissa's suggestion - the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler (sp?) is a must-have! I learned so much from it that helped me un...
Hi Everybody
Asked by Y.M. from Cleveland
on February 20, 2008
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I am trying to get pregnant for the 3rd time. Baby one took 3 years of trying, baby two took two months and I have been trying for four years after baby two and nothin...
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- Hi Y., Without knowing what exactly is causing your problem, I can recommend a website to you that has an excellent discussion about healthy pregnancy and infertility...
- Hello there. I know your frustration. I tried for baby #2 for 3 years and am finally 18 weeks pregnant now. I also refused to go through fertility treatments. Depen...
- I agree with the ovulation signs.... have you tried an 'Ovulation Predictor Kit'? I'm assuming you probably have if you've been trying for so long, but it worked like ...
Mult. Miscariges
Asked by K.D. from Rochester
on January 21, 2010
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I have had 3 miscarriages now within less then a year. i have had four total but i had one 11 years ago and then carried my daughter to full term. I was diagnosed with...
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- My heart goes out to you...I suffered one miscarriage (our first pregnancy) and it was absolutely hearbreaking. I can't imagine multiple... My miscarriage was on...
- I agree with Dawn & Kimberly about the Factor V, that's what I was going to tell you. I worked in high risk OB & had lots of people who tested positive for this. Mos...
- Katilynne, I'm so sorry for your lose. I also had a miscarriage two years ago and it was very difficult. I got help from Aalfa Family Practice in White Bear Lake. T...
Just a Little Direction
Asked by T.R. from Dallas
on July 10, 2008
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Okay ladies/please help out/been trying for 2 years naturally to get pregnant/had one miscarriage/and now really thinking about going to get checked out to see what th...
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- Hi There, I have been down that road. Here's what I learned the hard way: If you are having regular periods, but don't understand the Fertility Awareness Method (t...
- Talk with your OB/GYN first. S/he should be aware that you've been trying and that you've mis-carried and know your general health history. If your OB/GYN can't give...
- I always thought that, since I was having a period every month, I was ovulating. I was wrong. As soon as my regular ob/gyn prescribed chlomid (to "encourage" my ovar...
S-i-l Not Getting Preg. Any Advice
Asked by M.F. from Bangor
on June 17, 2008
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Hi Moms, My 31 y/o sister-in-law had a miscarriage in November and got right back to her normal cycle and has been trying ever since to get pregnant. This month, she w...
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- Hi M., a few thoughts for your SIL - first, the book "Take Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Wexler (I think I spelled it right) is a terrific resource. I used that...
- Acupuncture! Can't say enough good things about it. I had a history of infertility and did clomid, IUI's & the whole nine yards for over a year. That was AFTER five...
- She can go to babyhopes.com and order the ovulation sticks. You pee on them every day of the month, and it changes color when you ovulate. She should have intercourse ...
Starting IVF in January
Asked by N.F. from Washington DC
on August 24, 2009
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After trying to get pregnant for a 1 1/2 years now, in January we are going to try our first IVF cycle. We have already tried multiple different methods: natural, metf...
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- Hey N. - My husband and I went through a few cycles of IVF. We got pregnant the first time with our son, who is now 2 years old. Then, we tried two more times with...
- My husband and I did our first IVF cycle in October of 2005 and we have a beautiful healthy three year old daughter. I knew that I was pregnant the first week after t...
- We also went through the gammut w/ clomid, 4 IUIs, then IVF. We were lucky enough to get pregnant on our first IVF and have 2 year old twins now! It took 3 years from ...
Seeking Advice on Metformin
Asked by K.R. from Dayton
on August 5, 2008
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I am writing to see if anyone has any experience with using Metformin. My doctor recently prescribed it for insulin resistance/metabolic syndrome. I also have hypoth...
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- I am on Metformin right now for insulin resistance. It makes me nauseous most of the time but the dr says my body will eventually get used to it. Weight loss is the ke...
- Hi K., With Metformin I dropped 50lbs with an excercise program daily with cardio. After I lost the 50lbs I maintained at a good weight for 6 yrs. It also helped m...
- My only problems were nausea (sp?). I suppose taking it with food would help, which I tried, but I still was nausious. I didn't lose any weight, but I don't have muc...
IUD Question
Asked by C.D. from Dallas
on July 23, 2007
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Hello Mama's!
I have a baby boy that is 7 weeks old. My husband and I tried for 2 years to have a baby and after fertility treatments got pregnant with him.
W...
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- I have the IUD and love it. The procedure is maybe 2 minutes and you have a little cramping afterwards. Nothing more than the first day of your cycle. Good Luck:)
- It is a little painful but only during the procedure. And that only lasts like 5 minutes. The rest of the day you may feel a little crampy but by the next day you'll f...
- Everyone is correct, the installation is slightly painful for a very short while. My doctor told me to give it 6 months and it would lessen the problems I was having...
What Have You Experienced with the Natural Family Planning Method?
Asked by B.T. from Des Moines
on September 29, 2008
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My third child is 6 weeks old and I am researching birth control methods. I have been on the Pill before and it made me sick at time and a little "crazy". My OB/Gyn ...
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- Sorry to add yet another response...but I wanted to add the website I use to track my cycles. I read the book many suggested "Taking charge of your fertility" and it i...
- Whatever you decide, think long and hard about an IUD (Mirena or otherwise). I had the most horrible experience with mine, and wouldn't wish that on anyone. Having s...
- I have tried birth control as well but did not mesh with me as well. I took a class on NFP and I am doing it now. I love it! It is easy and really works best for me...
What Could It Be?
Asked by T.B. from Las Vegas
on February 28, 2008
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i have only had two periods since giving birth to my son to whom is now almost 9 monthes old my first was when he was 4 monthes old in oct of last year and my last was...
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- Hi T., Try looking into Natural Family Planning, the Billings method. The main thing you learn is how to see what's going on with your body through watching your si...
- if you have no insurance, you may want to try to apply for medical and/or go to a family planning clinic, itcould be that you are anemic, or may have signs of a tubal ...
- It could be your hormones or it could be something I have called P.C.O.S. Poly cystic ovary syndrome (or something else) . Basically it means your hormones are not nor...
