New Cycle... New Supplements

Cycle Days 1-13 (or ovulation) 6oz pomegranate juice mixed: 1x/day, sometimes added to a smoothie 6oz red raspberry leaf tea: 2x/day, mid-morning and mid-afternoon Evening Primrose Oil Chopped Fresh Garlic Cloves: 2x/day Entire Cycle/Daily 400iu Vitamin E: 1x/day, mid-morning Vitamin B Complex: 1x/day, mid-morning B6 2X/day Pre-Natal vitamin Tropical Fertility Smoothie: To kick off the TWW Ingredients Frozen Pineapple (I buy it from the Produce section... it's fresh and I don't have to cut it :) I freeze it too... I don't use the Core... I'm already taking Bromelain so it's good. I just add it for a bit of sweetness! 1/2 banana, peeled and sliced (frozen) Sometimes I'll use Avocado 3/4 cup vanilla almond milk (Bennys to Almond Milk Kiddos!) 1 T coconut oil 1 small handful of baby spinach When I am really LAZY... and it does happen... I'll pick up the smoothie kit from Fresh & Easy Blend it up, add some extra ice if it’s not cold enough for your liking, and enjoy! The point of this fertility smoothie is to encourage your body to be receptive to implantation, so it’s best to enjoy this every day during the five days after ovulating. What a tasty way to kickoff the two-week-wait! A few notes… Banana contains 25% of your daily value of vitamin B6, which apparently also increases cervical mucus to aid in implantation. B6 is tied with increasing fertility. Coconut oil promotes hormone balancing and supports adequate fat stores for pregnancy. Baby spinach is highly recommended in any fertility diet! It’s loaded with iron, which is good for the blood, and as we all know, we need good, happy blood pumping to the uterus for implantation.

Yesterday Sucked...

I really thought I was pregnant again... I felt it. I was lightheaded and felt prickings in my womb that I thought were implantation. Once again, AF reared her ugly head. Thousands of thoughts went through my head... what am I doing wrong? Why is this not happening? But as much as I'm discouraged, I intend to continue on. Kyle is 23 and yes that makes me a cougar, but okay LOL! We've agreed we're gonna continue trying and I'm going to work on a few things myself. I have health insurance now so first things first, I'm making an appt for a pap and to discuss a few things with my new Dr.: Uterine lining, follicles.... i wanted to purchase a FSH test by first response, but couldn't find one.... so I'll try again for next cycle since today is CD2... I did see a grip of ovulation tests at the dollar store so I bought up and will start testing for ovulation right after my period ends... I'm wondering if I'm ovulating late or early... only way to tell my guess is to test every day until I get a definite signal... To ensure uterine lining I'm drinking 6 oz os pomegranate juice every day and simplifying my regimine. I'll still take b6 twice a day to lengthen my cycle, but for uterine healthy I'm adding vitamin E, Red raspberry Leaf tea, and Pom juice. I'm gonna blog more too... I need a record for myself. I don't share much what I'm doing becaue not everyone is gonna support or want what you want...