TGIF

Habbatus-Sauda

 



Semalam, saya beli serbuk Habbatus-Sauda dekat MyDin, tattau kenapa tergerak nak beli. baru 3kali je minum, mak oi, pahit gila..naik kembang la tekak ni..rupenye aku bodo tak letak gula. kene letak gula rupenye. hehehe!

aku tgh research psl Habbatus-Sauda ni pulak. nama saintifik dia NIGELLA SATIVA. Memang diantara alternative herbs untuk kesuburan, untuk betulkan period (Zzz....), untuk banyakkan susu ibu, untuk seksual suami isteri, dan sbgnya.

Dah balik rumah baru aku perasan kat depan botol HabbatusSauda ni, ada gamba ustaz faveret aku, Ust. Ismail Kamus. hehe! Ini produk dia rupanya. Takpelah, kita tawakal ye.

SABDA RASULULLAH (SAW) :

Dari kitab Ash Shahihain "Gunakanlah Habbatus Sauda’ kerana di dalamnya terdapat sejenis ubat dari segala jenis macam penyakit kecuali As Sam (maut)" (HR.Bukhari, Muslim)

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BBT 

Today, im on Cycle Day 78. korang pernah? sampai cycle day 78? 78 hari since my LAST period. huuuuuu.....



Terok gila BBT mcm nih! sampai skrin ni kene scroll banyak2 sampai ke kanan!

In case anyone of u wondering, what's a NORMAL, good BBT looks like. Probably if anyone of you who have normal cycle, if you track your BBT, it will look like this. 

its like this:

[this woman ovulates on CD 15, got her period on Day 30., temp will drop]

If you have NORMAL cycle, and PREGNANT, your BBT will look like this:

[This woman ovulated on CD 14, missed her period on CD 29, did a HPT, and Positive, she did a Beta test the next day, and positive. so her temp stays Up]

IF, YOU ARE A PCOS sufferer, then your temp will look like Rocky Mountains:



LIKE MINE! but this woman took Progesterone pills (like NE or provera, etc) on CD 32 (i assumed that she wanted to induce her period)
so at CD 43, she got her period. if i took progesterone pills, my temp will be UP too, and will drop once period is about to come.

Maksudnya My brain, reproductive system, hormones, semua tak betol! sewel, tak balance!

Next week, kite pegi jumpe Dr Delaila je lah k.  See what happen. Kali ni aku nak mintak dia print kan ultrasound aku tu, nnt aku paste kat sini k? Ya Allah, dah leh bayangkan encik PCOS tu makin terok...mesti dah berbiji2 dan berketol2, dah crowded gile dekat both ovaries aku ni. :-|

Im sorry, ovaries. EH ovaries aku yg kene sorry kat aku patutnya! hoh! :P

Owh! By The way la kan, if anyone of you belum join DREAM MOTHERS group kat FB, please search kat fb "dream mothers" lepastu join the group k! boleh kita share experience masing2 :)

Happy weekend,

Jay
Cycle Day Seventy EIGHT.

CD15

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Wah, kalau betol boleh ikot tepat2 mcm ticker atas ni, alangkah senangnya. Aku tak sure aku dah ovulate ke tak, kalau ikotkan lining, dr delaila kate belum waktu subur, tapi itu isnin lepas (16/5/2011) hari ini khamis, like doc said, mgkin dah subur waktu ni. semalam temp aku drop, kalau betul aku ovulate temp aku kene mendadak naik hari ini. tapi die naik sket je. kelakar la kdg2 hormon pompuan ni. so aku taktau apekah maksudnye. estrogen tgh high skang tu pasti, sebab muke aku naik jerawat. bile nak ovulate, estrogen akan high. itu yg aku tau. tapi lepas temp tu drop (drop means estrogen is high) patutnye die naik mendadak. jadi jika die naik sket tu ape maksud?

iskkk



HA apekah maksudnye?

patut harini kene gi checkup lagi...aku duit dah la kering. taktau nak gi ke tak. pegi pon semata2 check follicles je nih..kalau besar doc maybe akan inject hcg..kalau taknak buleh ke eh? hehehe, adekah kite akan ovulate jugak without the hcg trigger. sape tau?

aku rase maybe follies yg blah kiri ni dah grown bigger kot sbb smlm sakit, harini pun sakit. aku rase mcm ni bile makan ubat subor je, kalau tak mmg xpenah rase. nampak sgt jarang gile aku ovulate seumor hidup aku..



smlm aku gi guardian time lunch..beli B Complex (21st Century). before ni aku ambik B Executive, tapi bile tgk betol2 jumlah mg dan jenis B vitamins yg ada dlm B Complex, its better than B Executive sbb yg aku beli ni, selain B1 B2 B3 B5 B6 B12, ada Inositol (B8) and PABA (Para Amino blablablabla lupe xingat) these are the benefits of both of them for PCOS.

Inositol and PCOS (article)

Inositol may be important for PCOS women for at least three reasons:

* It may aid insulin action and thus reduce insulin resistance.
* It may help to relieve depression, which is common in polycystic ovary syndrome.
* It helps your liver to metabolize fat.

Inositol is a compound that has nine different forms. The most well-known and nutritionally active form is "myo-inositol", which most people simply refer to as "inositol". It is a necessary component of the membranes of your cells and is vital to many biological processes in your body. It is a precursor to a number of essential "signaling molecules" that instruct cells how to behave.

Some of inositol's signaling is related to activation of serotonin receptors, which could relieve depression and improve appetite balance. Serotonin is a brain chemical with several important functions in the body, including mood and appetite regulation.

Inositol is also a fat-solublizing agent that helps to transport fat from the liver. For those overweight PCOS women who may have a problem with fatty liver congestion, inositol can be helpful.

Although inositol is widely thought of as a member of the B-vitamin family, it is technically not a vitamin because the body can manufacture inositol and is not required to get it from the diet.

PABA (Para Amino Benzoic Acid) 

PABA is a B Complex vitamin that is synthesized in the body. PABA is believed to increase the ability of estrogen to facilitate fertility and increases the ability of some infertile women to become pregnant. A clinical trial reported that 12 of 16 previously infertile women were able to become pregnant after supplementing with PABA over several months.

yg lain boleh just google, byk sgt info. before ni aku ambik B Executive, takde dua benda ni...hm try pulak kalini tgk mcm mana.

susahnye nak pregnant kan. takpe la, tuhan nak uji. probs aku bukan la complicated mana. agak complicated kdg2 sbb aku xpaham dgn body system sendiri tapi sebenanye sebab2 aku susah pregnant yg telah 'dikenalpasti' adalah:

1. Polycystic Ovaries.

2. Follicles kecik2, tak matang.

3. Progesterone & Estrogen yang tak balance yang menyebabkan 2 perkara di atas.

4. Insulin Resistant - dan menyebabnye berlakunya 3 perkara di atas.

im 27, still young, how to solve the probs above??
masih ada 3 years sebelom 30tahun, where chances akan berkurang,..tapi kita taktau tuhan nak kasi mcm mana. tah2 lepas 30tahun aku baru subur?

no one knows..

SOY ISOFLAVONES

okay this is something that i JUST knew. tadi google benda lain, terjumpa benda ni.
Soy Isoflavones, sometimes TTC women use it because it acts like clomid.
hurmmmmm

I did my research on this product when I was trying to conceive. After TTC for awhile, I got pregnant on my first cycle using soy isoflavones. I got pregnant again with my second child on the first month I used the soy isoflavones. Both my kids were full-term, healthy babies, and I didn't have any side effects. My cycles returned to normal after having baby #2. I will use it again when we are ready for baby #3! It's less than $6.00 at Walmart, all-natural... I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

I have been TTC for 8 months and tried a variety of things - preseed, Robitussin, different positions, eating pineapple - none of it worked. This month I tried Soy Isoflavones for the first time - 100mg from CD3-7 and just got my BFP yesterday!!! I had the most powerful ovulation ever - had pains on both sides for about five days off and on, and obviously the soy helped!

Good luck ladies! Soy may not work for everyone but I am a believer!

this is my second cycle of soy, first cycle of soy after trying clomid. I ov'd on soy but not on clomid! Give it a go, it might help. Good luck.

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just nak share..belum nak try lagi. kalau 2nd attempt on letrozole tak berjaya, then nak try soy isoflavones ni plak. air soya bean taksame ke? heh
rase mcm ade post aku nye entry titled "soy is choy!"
hmmm

kene membace lagi ni. confusing.

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taken from http://fertility-challenged.blogspot.com/2008/07/soy-isoflavones-natural-clomid.html

Soy Isoflavones - The Natural Clomid?

I have been doing some research on Soy lately as I have been contemplating trying it to see if I see any changes.

Up until now I have avoided soy as I had heard it may impact fertility, but interestingly I'm now finding a lot of conflicting reports and some that say that soy is actually HELPING women fall pregnant.
yes, im also avoiding SOY since last year..urghh
I found this interesting article (reprinted from TwoWeekWait) which had this to say about Soy Isoflavones.

"TTC Trend Watch ~ Oh Joy! Another Soy BFP!

If you've been surfing TTC boards online recently, you've probably run across several posts from women proclaiming the mighty power of "Soy Isoflavones." If not, you are probably thinking "Soy Isowhat?" Yes, my TTC friends, the underpriviledged step sister to the infamous Clomid pill has made her big stage debut... and she's garnering some impressive reviews. But before you stop reading the rest of this article and burn rubber to the nearest vitamin store, let me encourage you to research it for yourself before trying any new supplement regimen. (And as always, you should consult your doctor trying anything new.) But I digress...

"Soy Isoflavones" is a natural plant derived phytoestrogen (phyto means plant), which is an anti-estrogen, just like Clomid. Both are known as SERMs (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators). It works by fooling your brain into thinking its estrogen levels are low. This causes your body to reslease more FSH & LH which helps stimulate follicle production (same as Clomid). You take Soy Isoflavones, like Clomid, on CD 1-5 or 2-6, or 3-7 or 5-9. It is not thought to cause infertility if it is only taken for 5 days a month. There is not much published information available on it regarding TTC, because it is "natural", not patented by the pharmaceutical companies, and not FDA approved. Most doctors will also not recommend it for this reason.

Recently, many women on FertilityFriend.com have been taking 150-160mg a day for 5 days at the beginning of the menstrual cycle (on days previously mentioned). Side effects reported are similar to Clomid. These vary from increased number of headaches to hot flashes. It has been suggested that taking the dosage before bedtime lessens the side effects.

I was doing some research on FertilityFriend.com to uncover just how many girls have recently conceived while on Soy Isoflavones and what days they took the supplement. I found a girl who took it on CD 1-5, 200mg Soy Isoflavones, and she got a strong BFP at 15dpo that cycle. Her chart can be viewed here. Her HCG levels at 15dpo were 443 and at 18dpo HCG 1,347. Impressive. I found a survey on FF that was interesting as well:

What was interesting is that 75% of the women who tried Soy Isoflavones got a BFP in their FIRST cycle trying. I checked the survey more recently and the number has jumped to 77% since I took the screenshot.

While Soy Isoflavones can help bring on an earlier or stronger Ovulation for these women, I must note that in some women it did not help at all. Just like Clomid doesn't always work for everyone. Right now there are a lot more women trying Soy Isoflavones so I will continue to monitor their progress and report back any news I find.

written by Elle (Founder of TwoWeekWAIT.com)"

Interesting huh! I might try it next cycle to see what happens!
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OKAY i definitely WILL TRY THIS, korang yang tgh nak try naturally for 2nd or 3rd child pon ce try ce try..
hehehe

CD 6

im on cycle day 6 today, and guess what, aku dah tak ciritbirit bila makan metformin!!! :-O
dah 2 hari aku mcm tu, aku dok la pikir kenape aku tak cirit plak? adekah benda tu dah stabil kat badan aku or sebab aku baru start EPO (3000mg) per day.

hmm aku dah tau EPO (evening primrose oil)  ni supplement yg bagos utk org pompuan especially yg nak  conceive tapi tu la kdg2 tu bile kite asik beli je n nothing happen, kdg2 die akan jadi malas nak beli..

sampai la aku terbace article psl ape kaitan EPO ni dgn PCOS, rupenye die byk membantu selain drp die bagi cervical mucus kite berkualiti n 'sperm friendly', die jugak membantu menstabilkan hormon2 yg kelamkabot tuh. diulangi, memBANTU, so apa2 je yg leh membANTU, baik aku ambik drp x ambik lansong.

tapi takde pon die mention kalau ambik EPO ni, combine dgn metformin die akan lebeh ngam..aku tattau la die akan lebeh ngam ke tak tp yg aku pasti aku dah tak kena ciritbirit :D so aku leh mkn je metformin (dan nasik!) hahaha..

pagi tadi aku ada training, diorg bagi breakfast nasikgoreng cili api PEH! (lupe yg aku on metformin ni) sumbat je sbb lapa, semalam 1 hari aku xmakan sbb takde selera. kitkat je yg aku makan smlm, then bile malam tu aku makan nasik sket kat umah, yglain tu laki aku yg abiskan.

arini alhamdulillah leh makann..takde la perot kosong kan.yay! so i guess EPO did something!

article from www.babyhopes.com

EPO for PCOS (Evening Primrose Oil for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)

Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome who are trying to conceive are willing to do just about anything for the joyous occasion of seeing a positive pregnancy test. Luckily, there are some fairly simple ways to get started treating your PCOS without any serious drugs or side effects. Keep in mind that PCOS should be treated and without treatment serious long term health risks may occur. However, in the short run, there are a few ways to deal with the hormonal imbalance that may help rectify the PCOS and help you conceive.

One option is EPO, evening primrose oil. This particular oil when taken by women can help balance the levels of estrogen and progesterone in the woman’s body. PCOS is known as a hormonal imbalance so any kind of supplement that helps restore balance between female hormones is definitely worth trying. Many women with PCOS have a ratio of estrogen to progesterone that is elevated. 

Some women may be taking Glucophage (Metformin) for their PCOS and there does not appear to be any problem taking Glucophage in addition to evening primrose oil. However, it is prudent to talk with your doctor first to ensure that is the case before you begin mixing any drugs. Remember, too, that you can conceive with PCOS. It just might take some time to restore your body’s hormonal balance!

Ini BBT utk hari ini:



peh! mase skolah dulu buat graf ke hape ke punye pemalas, benci nak buat pon takreti sbenanye. hehe
CD 1 aku start drp 5th May sbenanye tapi aku merge dgn cycle bulan lps, dah la yg tu lame tak period tu sbb cycle day dia kire salah...

today is my last day of letrozole too! day 12 kena pegi monitor follicles balik dgn dr delaila. 16 MAY 2011.

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FertiliTea

This is what i'm drinking now: FertiliTea by Fairhaven Health.

Before ni dah penah bace kat forum2 TTC matsaleh..tapi aku tau takde jual kat mesia...skang dah ada! leh dptkan kat website ni http://hamilshop.com  RM82 je taksilap, bank in to nama org yg ade katsitu. nnt die poslaju. aku nak stop biodex after trying for almost a year now. sbb Fertilitea ni has all the blend of everything yg ada dkt biodex. the same thing tapi dlm bentuk yg lain, herba yg lain. aku ade paste kat link Herbs & Supplements untuk more info about this product. dah la sedap, rase peppermint. no side effect. mule2 minum tu 3 hari aku cirit mcm ambik metformin tapi tak seterok metformin. mild je la. lepastu dah takde :)

dah la die murah, product oversea lak tu. and yg buat bende ni adalah seorang gynae. so aku trust lebeh sket drp biodex. yg buat biodex ni bukan gynae just some doctors yg byk wat research. yg mana ade rezeki, die mmg leh berjaye dgn biodex. tapi aku takleh, maybe ade something dlm diri aku yg buat aku takleh absorb biodex. susu kambing biodex aku still minum sbb sedap :P but no, im not spending another 300engget sebulan for biodex..let's try something else.

Fertilitea ni ade vitex, raspberry leaf, nettle leaf, ladies mantle, which is common n powerful herb for women hormones. aku bandingkan semua ni dgn produk biodex, rupenye semua benda yg lebih kurang same tugasnye. cume fertilitea ni takde yg Bvitamins je. so aku kene ambik vitamin B complex mcm slalu aku ambik tu. die slow herb n please dont expect miracle happens in a month. tapi utk org PCOS mcm aku, it is recommended utk try benda ni for atleast 3 month to see the difference. ape yg ade kat metformin, ada dlm fertilitea ni. same je kejenye, utk inhibit insulin resistance. untuk balancekan hormon, utk balance kan LH and FSH, untuk detox kotor2 yg ade kat rahim, untuk lancarkan darah, untuk naikkan progesterone which im lacking right now.

Ptg ni or esok insyallah aku nak gi dr delaila. sbenanye aku dok tunggu gaji masok baru leh pegi. sbb kalau takde 300engget jgn pegi. hahaha..nak tgk ape sbenanye yg terjadik kat rahim n ovaries aku after hSG aritu.

aku tak cite pon camne proses hSG tu kan lagi. aritu kan konon nak ilangkan stress. hahaha..nnt  aku cite. nak pi wat teh ni jap.