Not fertility meds but there are some things you can try.
Be sure to take prenatal vitamins. The folic acid they provide is crucial for your baby, even before you discover you are pregnant, you want it your system at the time you conceive.
You can also try baby aspirin. Do not try it with out discussing with your dr 1st. It can be taken throughout your entire cycle, or starting after ovulation. It is mostly used for those with clotting disorders that cause miscarriages, but it can also help make a successful implantation.
You can try red raspberry leaf tea. You can drink it up to ovulation, but not after, as it can cause uterine contractions, and some say it can cause an early miscarriage. It is supposed to help tone the uterus.
You can try Robitussin or Mucinex to help improve the quality of your cervical mucus. It will not help you to produce more, but it can liquefy the mucus you already have, making it more sperm friendly. Preseed is a great lubricant that is sperm friendly. All other lubricants can harm or kill sperm. Preseed.com for more info. Have you been tracking your ovulation? I would highly recommend the Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor. It is a little pricey but well worth it, the best investment I’ve made since ttc. It really helped me to learn my cycle and it is over 99% accurate in detecting ovulation. You can find them cheaper on amazon or ebay.
Your dr will likely want to run some blood work and do routine ultrasounds and test prior to giving you Clomid or shots. He will also want to do and HSG to check for blocked tubes prior to deciding what treatments suit you best. Has your husband had a sperm analysis?
I would advise, if you don’t already, that you track your ovulation to know exactly when you ovulate. It could be as simple as not having sex on your fertile days. You can use ovulation predictor kits, and chart your BBT on fertility friend.com for free.
I would also recommend buying the book ‘Taking Charge of Your Fertility’ by Toni Weschler.
Over the counter meds…don’t know of any besides taking a prenatal vitamin which you should already be doing.
When you go to the dr, they aren’t going to just give you a shot. You will have to have bloodwork done, they will ask for a semen analysis, and then most likely put you on Clomid. Shots come after Clomid hasn’t worked.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Not fertility meds but there are some things you can try.
Be sure to take prenatal vitamins. The folic acid they provide is crucial for your baby, even before you discover you are pregnant, you want it your system at the time you conceive.
You can also try baby aspirin. Do not try it with out discussing with your dr 1st. It can be taken throughout your entire cycle, or starting after ovulation. It is mostly used for those with clotting disorders that cause miscarriages, but it can also help make a successful implantation.
You can try red raspberry leaf tea. You can drink it up to ovulation, but not after, as it can cause uterine contractions, and some say it can cause an early miscarriage. It is supposed to help tone the uterus.
You can try Robitussin or Mucinex to help improve the quality of your cervical mucus. It will not help you to produce more, but it can liquefy the mucus you already have, making it more sperm friendly. Preseed is a great lubricant that is sperm friendly. All other lubricants can harm or kill sperm. Preseed.com for more info. Have you been tracking your ovulation? I would highly recommend the Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor. It is a little pricey but well worth it, the best investment I’ve made since ttc. It really helped me to learn my cycle and it is over 99% accurate in detecting ovulation. You can find them cheaper on amazon or ebay.
Your dr will likely want to run some blood work and do routine ultrasounds and test prior to giving you Clomid or shots. He will also want to do and HSG to check for blocked tubes prior to deciding what treatments suit you best. Has your husband had a sperm analysis?
Lots of luck and baby dust for you:)
August 21st, 2010 at 1:12 pm
I would imagine some are vitamins, which you could also get from your diet - heres a good reference on nutrttion
http://books.google.com/books?id=GRaIICKSRBMC&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=whole+milk+hormones+fertility&source=web&ots=vpAqgTd7ad&sig=m3dxvuvlIvomupNa1isPqzpPraA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA112,M1
August 21st, 2010 at 1:12 pm
I would advise, if you don’t already, that you track your ovulation to know exactly when you ovulate. It could be as simple as not having sex on your fertile days. You can use ovulation predictor kits, and chart your BBT on fertility friend.com for free.
I would also recommend buying the book ‘Taking Charge of Your Fertility’ by Toni Weschler.
Over the counter meds…don’t know of any besides taking a prenatal vitamin which you should already be doing.
When you go to the dr, they aren’t going to just give you a shot. You will have to have bloodwork done, they will ask for a semen analysis, and then most likely put you on Clomid. Shots come after Clomid hasn’t worked.