Just wondered if anyone had any views (success stories?!) about any of the above. 14 months since we stopped using contraception and after no hint of a pregnancy and another really depressing bfn last month I have gone mad for the herbal stuff and am considering paying out for a fertility reflexology treatment.

So starting this month I am now taking...

Pregnacare instead of just folic acid plus spirilina tablets and milk thistle.

Also instead of just green tea I've started on raspberry leaf (good for toning the uterus?! - bad for stopping implantation so I think just up until OV), Gingseng for stress
Valerian tea to help me sleep

Also trying to cut alcohol and caffine completely (though a cup of tea a day is hard to resist) and get some decent exercise twice a week.

Feels extremely frustrating as there is always something more I could do! I am ovulating according to charting and blood tests, my cycle is an average length, I'm not over or underweight and neither is DH - the only obvious, non-medical thing i can think of is stress, hence the ginseng and valerian tea's and considering the reflexology. I think this is all probably a sign of the increasing desperation but any views would be great. Sometimes feel you are banging your head against a brick wall! Any suggestions would be gratefully received

Sounds like you are doing all you can re supplements. I have reflexology and find it really helps de stress me. Has oh had his semen analysis or any further tests etc? XX

I think it would be a good idea for both of you to get checked. It will at least put ur mind at ease.

Good luck!
xxx

Thanks to both of you. Currently 3 months through a 7 month waiting list at the Assisted conception referral unit and DH is waiting on seminal sample results - hopefully hear sometime this week what they come back with. It's very frustrating just having to wait to see someone - I only found out it the waiting lists was 7 months long this afternoon Still, it's reassuring that other people are in the same boat

Hun sorry to hear about the long wait ... but really glad that you are getting started on investigations.

I'm currently having acupunture...which has apprently got really great success rates, i have it once every two weeks at my GP's. I've only had three sessions so far but it certainly makes me feel very chilled out.

Careful with the green tea - it is supposed to be good for ewcm but bad for folic acid absorbtion.
GL!