Re: - fertility vitamins & minerals ->

[Guest guest]

Hi -

I agree that it's best to try to get pregnant naturally 1st. It didn't work

for us though. We tried for 3 years naturally for our 1st and 4 years

naturally for our twins. Neither time worked.

I had Toni Wecshler's book down pat. By the time I started putting my body

through hell I was 38 and didn't have much time left. For our 1st child I

only had to use Clomid. For the twins we had to end up resorting to IVF.

It was a tremendous strain emotionally, physically and financially on both

me and my husband. But it did work when nothing else would.

Take care,

dx & RAI 1987 (at age 24)

> Now that's its late at night and the girls are in bed I can better

> answer your question on what was useful on fertility. I'd highly

> recommend the three books below. They cover the vitamin/mineral and

> nutritional aspect which helped point me in the right direction. I

> believe all can be found on http://www.amazon.com and if interested

> read the reviews as well.

>

> I started out with these three books and then found someone who

> would work with me on the blood work etc.. The acquaintance I

> referred to that became pregnant was 42. All she did was the blood

> work and like I read up and implmented what she learned on

> nutrition. It was an eye opening experience for me and her as well.

>

> I know some womem who went beyond vitamins. minerals and nutrition

> and added accupuncture treatment and became pregnant. I've never

> tried accupunture. I'm too squeamish when it comes to needles.

> It's bad enough for me to have blood work done.

>

> What I have typically seen is women becoming obsessed with getting

> pregnant. I can understand yearning for a child but I can't

> understand not looking into natural means and giving it a chance.

> What seems most common is instant gratification. They put their

> bodies through hell to force a pregnancy. Of course this is one way

> to try and accomplish a pregnancy but with some patience the same

> goal can be accomplished naturally and not put you in debt and avoid

> the intrusiveness that goes with artifical means such as IVF etc..

> It goes without saying that whether a female choses the natrual path

> or artificial means, not all will become pregnant.

>

> What's unfortunate is how the allopathic community snickers or rolls

> their eyes at the topic of nutrition. Nutrition does make a BIG

> difference. In general the typical American diet is atrocious - I'm

> guilty of that too but I try harder to eat nutricious foods and set

> a good example for my family. Now I need to concentrate more on

> Graves friendly foods and I thank you for your suggestions.

>

> Here are the books I found useful:

>

> 1. Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural

> Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health

> (Revised Edition) by Toni Weschler

>

> This is an excellent book on how your body functions in preparing

> for reproduction. It helps you map out when your body is ready for

> conception and what your particular pattern is via temperature and

> mucus etc..

>

> 2. Overcoming Fertility Naturally by Bradstreet

> This highlights the relationship between nutrition, emotions and

> reproduction. It covers them well.

>

> 3. Fertility Cycles and Nutrition by Marilyn M.

> Another good book that covers PMS problems, infertility, painful

> periods, repeated miscarriages, irregular cycles, heavy bleeding and

> touches on male infertility.

>

> There are others out there but I found these three to be the most

> useful. If the first book is read you will most likely know more

> about how your body functions than your ob or gyn. It's an easy read

> and very interesting. I plan on letting my daughter read through it

> when she is older. Today much attention is focused on the act and

> variations of the act but not about the wonder of how a female body

> works. It's a fine tuned orchestra.

>

> No kidding but in the book store I actually saw a book entitled Sex

> for Dummies - It was all about maneuvers and not about how our

> bodies function.

>

> Anyway maybe you or someone you know will find the above useful.

>

> Best Regards,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks so much for your message!

I have Toni Weschler's book, and have been practicing the FAM method, which

is excellent!! My sister will use it too, after she reads the book. Does

Marilyn 's book have more to add? Bradstreet's book got mixed

reviews.

I am very familiar with fertility cycles and timing. Just not sure about

which prenatal vitamins are good, and these books don't recommend brands,

I'm sure. Of course, we try to use common sense and eat healthy whole foods

(fruit, veg, whole grains...). I haven't done specific blood work, except

to find out how my hormones are doing, and they seem fine--is there more to

the blood work?

At 01:24 AM 9/21/2003, you wrote:

>Now that's its late at night and the girls are in bed I can better

>answer your question on what was useful on fertility. I'd highly

>recommend the three books below. They cover the vitamin/mineral and

>nutritional aspect which helped point me in the right direction. I

>believe all can be found on <http://www.amazon.com>http://www.amazon.com

>and if interested

>read the reviews as well.