Yes I’ve been talking a multi vitamin.I haven’t tried a gluten free diet and am not actively trying to conceive but I’ve noticed that when I’m eating with a keto diet mixed with intermittent fasting my fertility signs are much more present than when I have a normal diet.
Are you taking a multi-vitamin and getting regular exercise? How are your monthly cycles and fertility signs?
Some things to consider: 1) If you’re using any kind of decongestant or anti-histamine, this can dry up your cervical mucus making it very difficult for the sperm to reach the egg. Using a fertility friendly lubricant like PreSeed or ConceivePlus can help if you’re having issues with cervical mucus. 2) Regular use of NSAIDs (like ibuprofen, Advil, etc.) can interfere with ovulation and delay it making it hard to predict when or if you are ovulating. 3) Stress and illness can delay or stop ovulation as well. So relax! That’s why some couples conceive after they stop trying lol!Yes I’ve been talking a multi vitamin.
So this cycle I’m currently on day 11, yesterday night and this morning I noticed some fertile cervical mucous. Typically see this around day 16 with day 18 being my typical ovulation day. Since I’ve been off of birth control(as of may 2019) I noticed my cycle is a bit longer around 31-32 days as opposed to before I was in birth control 26-29 days(was one birth control for one year). I don’t want to get my hopes up this cycle since I am seeing the fertile signs like fertile cervical mucus, desire for sex earlier. I’m also 26 years old and am hoping I conceive in the next couple of months before going to the doctor.
Yes I’ve been talking a multi vitamin.
So this cycle I’m currently on day 11, yesterday night and this morning I noticed some fertile cervical mucous. Typically see this around day 16 with day 18 being my typical ovulation day. Since I’ve been off of birth control(as of may 2019) I noticed my cycle is a bit longer around 31-32 days as opposed to before I was in birth control 26-29 days(was one birth control for one year). I don’t want to get my hopes up this cycle since I am seeing the fertile signs like fertile cervical mucus, desire for sex earlier. I’m also 26 years old and am hoping I conceive in the next couple of months before going to the doctor.
I’ll have to try the ovulation kit if nothing happens this cycle! Thanks for the tipIt sounds as if you are tracking your ovulation - have you used an ovulation test kit? I tracked my ovulation the old ways with a notebook.
It was not until my doctor told me to try the ovulation kit that there was success the first time.
Funny thing - ovulation tests can also tell you if you are pregnant. This is how I found out I was pregnant because my cycles were so long around 30-31 days too. I was trying to document everything for inaccuracies and some of the data were perplexing - so I tried the kit knowing I was not suppose to be ovulating and just out of curiosity.
I took prenatal victims for a year prior to trying to conceive along with Vitamin Bs. I think it may have helped with not having any morning sickness. We conceived at my age of 34 years old within 4 months of tracking/trying.
@Starlight makes a great point. even though you want to conceive do not stress yourself out. I found the tracking everything with detail took the emotional stress away of conceiving, and then allowed for enjoying the intimacy.
stress is something I need to learn how to regulate better! Thank youSome things to consider: 1) If you’re using any kind of decongestant or anti-histamine, this can dry up your cervical mucus making it very difficult for the sperm to reach the egg. Using a fertility friendly lubricant like PreSeed or ConceivePlus can help if you’re having issues with cervical mucus. 2) Regular use of NSAIDs (like ibuprofen, Advil, etc.) can interfere with ovulation and delay it making it hard to predict when or if you are ovulating. 3) Stress and illness can delay or stop ovulation as well. So relax! That’s why some couples conceive after they stop trying lol!
Sending baby dust your way![]()
I agree!I've not tried any specific diet for conception - though perhaps that would have helped, since it took me about a year to conceive my first.
I do NOT think that it is a good idea to try to conceive or carry a pregnancy while remaining in ketosis (the whole point of the "keto" diet). Not a doctor or a nutritionist, but this seems like a very bad idea based on the understanding that I do have of fetal development, dietary needs, and some of the effects of prolonged ketosis on the body.
I am a proponent of eating fewer grains and starches in general - but unless you actually have an allergy or gut sensitivity to gluten, I might recommend cutting back and switching to an organic flour instead of going full-on gluten-free or keto.
A lot of people, myself included, have jumped on the gluten-free bandwagon when what they REALLY needed was just a little moderation -- and most importantly, flour that hasn't been bleached, hasn't been "fortified" or "enriched" with a bunch of garbage, and milled from wheat that wasn't shock-treated with Glyphosate.
Edit to add: I'm typically NOT a proponent of "organic" foods from the grocery store (usually just peddling words rather than any practical difference in terms of health and nutrition -- grow your own produce or buy from tiny farmers if you don't want it to have nasty stuff on it), but organic flour, specifically, makes a big difference for me.
I definitely wouldn’t recommend keto or fasting of any type during pregnancy. I just know that for me, my body really likes keto and OMAD fasting and actually helped some hormonal issues I had been having which is why I mentioned those eating systems. It could help, who knows... Sometimes it’s worth it to try something different.I've not tried any specific diet for conception - though perhaps that would have helped, since it took me about a year to conceive my first.
I do NOT think that it is a good idea to try to conceive or carry a pregnancy while remaining in ketosis (the whole point of the "keto" diet). Not a doctor or a nutritionist, but this seems like a very bad idea based on the understanding that I do have of fetal development, dietary needs, and some of the effects of prolonged ketosis on the body.
I am a proponent of eating fewer grains and starches in general - but unless you actually have an allergy or gut sensitivity to gluten, I might recommend cutting back and switching to an organic flour instead of going full-on gluten-free or keto.
A lot of people, myself included, have jumped on the gluten-free bandwagon when what they REALLY needed was just a little moderation -- and most importantly, flour that hasn't been bleached, hasn't been "fortified" or "enriched" with a bunch of garbage, and milled from wheat that wasn't shock-treated with Glyphosate.
Edit to add: I'm typically NOT a proponent of "organic" foods from the grocery store (usually just peddling words rather than any practical difference in terms of health and nutrition -- grow your own produce or buy from tiny farmers if you don't want it to have nasty stuff on it), but organic flour, specifically, makes a big difference for me.
Have you tried the ovulating strips? You should be able to get them at drug stores/Amazon etc. That helped me conceive my son the second try. I'd say just eat whole foods, lots of protein, vegetables and avoid alcohol. You shouldn't have to be on a particular diet to conceive unless you're very overweight. If that's the case that does effect fertility, but thankfully you're 26 so you should be good on that end- I wish I started that early! If the strips don't work, maybe just stop trying too hard and planning sex, i know so many people who get pregnant after they stopped trying!I started a gluten free diet this cycle. I’ve been trying to convince for the last 8 months unsuccessfully. Anyone had any success with gluten free or keto diets to conceive?
I wrote this in another thread [quoted above]. If you have been taking prenatal vitamins that contain folic acid, try going off of those and looking for one that either does not contain folic acid or contains a methylated version of folate. Those could be sabotaging your attempts to conceive, and your baby may end up with a tongue tie.Those examples are crazy! They remind me of something I've seen a lot recently on pregnancy forums - women calling Geritol* the supplement with a "baby at the end of every bottle". From what I can tell, it's basically just a liquid multivitamin with iron in it, but I've seen multiple women online report having had periods of infertility that were reversed by simply finishing a bottle of an iron-fortified multivitamin. So who knows
Also, I don't think I've gone off yet on MTHFR on the forum, but I should. We need a pregnancy and birth thread! Then I can really go off.For the time being, if you are unsure of your (or your husband's) MTHFR status, DON'T TAKE FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTS WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT! Especially if you are of European descent. A large segment of the population (potentially 30%+ of European-descended people) has a genetic mutation (MTHFR) that makes folic acid toxic to the body (be aware though that most MDs will blow this off). Lots of women take prenatal vitamins that are fortified with folic acid, thinking that it will prevent neural tube defects in their baby or reverse infertility. But if you have the MTHFR mutation...folic acid can render you INFERTILE while you consume it! And it also makes you highly susceptible to vaccine injury.
Should your child have the MTHFR mutation and you take prenatal vitamins during your pregnancy, it can cause them to have neural tube defects. Neural tube defects present on a wide spectrum, with spina bifida on one extreme and tongue ties on the other extreme. I think this is one of the reasons why we have seen such an explosion in tongue ties and babies who "can't breastfeed" in recent years. I didn't know this when I was pregnant with my daughter, and she was born with a tongue tie and all of the visible markers of MTHFR. Looking back, my prenatal vitamins all contained folic acid.
Stay away from fortified breakfast cereals and wheat products too! Just as the government introduced iodization to table salt, they have introduced folic acid fortification to wheat. So pretty much any highly processed breakfast cereal or non-organic wheat product you buy (including plain wheat flour) will contain [synthetic] folic acid. With organic wheat products, you can check the label to see if they have added folic acid.
I often wonder if the push for folic acid from the government (via wheat and breakfast cereal fortification) and from industrial obstetrics (via prenatal vitamins) is not part of a greater population control conspiracy. Maybe we need a Ladies Deep Forum to discussAlso, on a less nefarious note, I wonder if a lot of people who cut out gluten and report feeling less sluggish do so not necessarily because of an underlying gluten intolerance, but because they are unknowingly MTHFR-positive and have effectively cut out synthetic folic acid from their diet.
*Note: Geritol DOES contain folic acid. So I don't think it's prudent to take it. There are lots of multivitamins on the market that contain [methylated] folate and B vitamins. Maybe it's been [anecdotally] connected to restoration of fertility due to the remedying of nutritional deficiencies in non-MTHFR women...
I wonder how much of this is because organic flour generally doesn't contain [synthetic] folic acid? Do you know if you have the MTHFR mutation?A lot of people, myself included, have jumped on the gluten-free bandwagon when what they REALLY needed was just a little moderation -- and most importantly, flour that hasn't been bleached, hasn't been "fortified" or "enriched" with a bunch of garbage, and milled from wheat that wasn't shock-treated with Glyphosate.
Edit to add: I'm typically NOT a proponent of "organic" foods from the grocery store (usually just peddling words rather than any practical difference in terms of health and nutrition -- grow your own produce or buy from tiny farmers if you don't want it to have nasty stuff on it), but organic flour, specifically, makes a big difference for me.
I'd read something about that very briefly in passing but haven't really looked into it. I probably should, because I already know I've got at least one weird genetic thing going on, and those often bring friends along. I've actually speculated that my flour issue might be more to do with the "enrichment/fortification" than any other factor. Conventionally grown and processed wheat products are pretty much the ONLY AVENUE synthetic supplements and nutrients have to get into me, aside from the few I take separately/on purpose.I wonder how much of this is because organic flour generally doesn't contain [synthetic] folic acid? Do you know if you have the MTHFR mutation?