Well, the good news is that Plan First isn't totally out anymore. When I asked her if I had to use Smith (since I haven't legally changed my name yet) or if I could use Johnson for my card, she said it would be fine. Well.... it wasn't fine. Now I have to prove I'm an American citizen, which I am, so no worries. lol I'll be going Tuesday or Wednesday this week to get that all cleared up and hopefully be going from there. Fingers crossed the process will be quicker than the last time (nearly 4 weeks instead of 2).
Until then tomorrow I start a new herb/vitamin regimen. Here I was thinking that would be delightfully easy! Pop a couple of pills, break up that scar tissue, regulate those cycles, banish those mood swings, GET KNOCKED UP!!!! Well, a couple of pills has turned into 18 daily broken up into 2 doses. Wow. That's a whole meal in itself! I had to sit here for about 20 minutes just reading bottles and sorting them. Woo. lol Here the break down of what I'm taking and what they do!
Prenatal Vitamin- well duh, this neat little (huge) pink pill will start preparing my body with the extra vitamins I'll need to sustain and have a healthy pregnancy among other things.
Folic Acid- Can't get enough of it when TTC apparently.
Fertle CM- Naturally and safely support the production of cervical fluids. Increase female arousal and sexual stimulation. Increase hydration of the mucin (liquidity of mucus). Promote mucus alkalinity and mucosal thinning.Support a healthy uterine lining for implantation of the embryo.
Black Cohosh- is a very popular female herb used by native Americans to treat gynaecological disorders of the menstrual cycle and pregnancy. Black Cohosh helps to balance estrogen levels and reduces menstrual problems related to infertility. It also resolves estrogen related conditions like fibroids and endometriosis because it has anti inflammatory properties. It also helps prevent DNA damage as it contains antioxidants. This herb is very useful in promoting healthy reproductive health in women over 35 who are trying to conceive for the first time because it helps stimulate cleansing of the uterus, when taken prior to conception. This herb can prevent miscarriages during the first trimester but can also cause uterine contractions.
Chasteberry- is the "queen" of all fertility herbs because it stimulates proper balance and production of the hormone progesterone by stimulating the pituitary gland to secrete luteinizing hormone (LH) in the correct amounts. Vitex stimulates ovulation and regulates the length of the luteal phase addressing luteal phase defect. In western herbal medicine it has been used for centuries to treat sterility and recurrent miscarriages.
Milk Thistle- supports the liver whose job is to synthesize hormones. This herb is a mild liver cleanser that helps support regular cycles by helping eliminate excess estrogen from the body. It is important to take vitamin B6 while taking Milk Thistle as well to help metabolize extra estrogen. This will dicrease PMS and endometriosis symptoms.
Evening Primrose Oil- lowers cholesterol, helps to alleviate premenstrual syndrome symptoms and aids in the production of fertile quality cervical fluid. It is an essential fatty acid that contains gamma linolenic acid (GLA). This gamma linolenic acid (GLA) is converted to a hormone-like substance called prostaglandin E1 which has anti-inflammatory properties and may also act as a blood thinner and blood vessel dilator. These anti-inflammatory properties of evening primrose oil help people suffering from pains, aches and cramps. Evening Primrose Oil or EPO lowers cholesterol, helps to alleviate premenstrual syndrome symptoms and aids in the production of fertile quality cervical fluid. Evening Primrose Oil or EPO does a world of good in treating aliments of all sorts. Evening Primrose Oil or EPO is an essential fatty acid that contains gamma linolenic acid (GLA). This gamma linolenic acid (GLA) is converted to a hormone-like substance called prostaglandin E1 which has anti-inflammatory properties and may also act as a blood thinner and blood vessel dilator. These anti-inflammatory properties of evening primrose oil help people suffering from pains, aches and cramps. It also has effects on premenstrual syndrome symptoms and cervical mucus. If you suffer from premenstrual syndrome, it could be because you are deficient in the fatty acid, gamma linolenic acid.
Royal Jelly- To increase libido, Support egg health, Diminish and reduce the signs of aging, To reduce inflammation caused by illness or injury, To naturally boost the bodies immune system. The coolest thing to me about royal jelly is what it is and where it comes from! This substance is a secretion that comes from glands in young worker bees, and is used to not only create a queen bee for procreation, but is also fed to honey bee larvae to provide them with optimal health and growth. Woot woot!! QUEEN BEE HERE! :D
Add to all those lovely pills (some 2 or 3 a day)an extra Vitamin C, another general multi vitamin, aloe vera, and potassium (just for my pms/menses time) and you've got yourself a regular fertility cocktail.
I'm also doing a castor oil therapy 3 times a week. Let's copy and paste a little more from google so you know what I'm talking about, shall we?
Castor oil therapy consists of using a warm castor oil wrap over the abdomen in order to stimulate blood flow to this uterus and ovaries. Castor oil treatments are quite often recommended by holistic practitioners to treat many gynaecological disorders in women including fertility related problems, like endometriosis, fibroids, polycystic ovary syndrome, etc. This type of treatment is very helpful in many cases to resolve infertility because the castor oil pack relieves congestion and inflammation of the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. Castor oil therapy increases circulation to the reproductive organs and helps detoxify the liver improving the metabolism of hormones. In these cases, castor oil is used by employing packs over the abdomen (Castor oil abdominal packs) covering both the uterus and liver. Castor oil is absorbed easily into the body through the skin and its healing components are delivered directly into the body tissues. Castor oil therapy can be effective in breaking up scar tissue and adhesions, in loosening up masses and in drawing out toxins from as deep as 8 cm. When dangerous toxins enter the blood stream, they can potentially cause free radical damage, inflammation, and DNA damage. If the liver cannot detox efficiently, environmental chemicals are stored in the fat cells. This is one of the root causes of women's diseases like uterine fibroids, endometriosis, breast cysts, glucose imbalances, thyroid problems, etc. All of these conditions, as you can see, ultimately lead to infertility or fertility issues of some sort. Castor oil therapy that uses the application of a castor oil pack on the abdomen is a simple way to address all of these conditions at once.
Wish me luck to stick with this guys. I truly have a feeling this is going to help. I really do. I want to do this as natural as possible and I don't want to put unnecessary chemicals and medications into my body without exhausting every effort first.
