I had a very uneventful 1st pregnancy which resulted in a healthy happy boy in August of 2011. Then, I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks in June 2012 which is probably around the time that I found your site. Even though I haven’t been tested for low progesterone I think that may have been the problem as my luteal phase is only 10 days and I have low basal temps…96.5 before ovulation and 97.9 after ovulation. My Dr. put me on progesterone suppositories which greatly helped with lengthening my luteal phase. In January 2013 I got my BFP and had another healthy boy on September 11th, 2013.
My husband and I want a large family so we started ttc again soon after giving birth. Once my cycle returned around 3 months postpartum I was having light spotting before my period as well as a short luteal phase of only 9 days for three consecutive cycles. My Dr. put me on progesterone again which definitely helped. After doing some research on your site I came across the articles on doing castor oil packs and decided to give it a try. I’m happy to say that after only doing the castor oil packs for one cycle I got my BFP in August of 2014. I had another healthy boy on April 6th!
We plan on ttc baby #4 as soon as my cycle returns. I’ll definitely be doing the castor oil packs again and continuing to take my prenatal, maca, vitamin d3, b-complex and the latest addition to my supplements/superfood thanks to your royal jelly. Along with eating well and exercising daily I’m hoping that we’ll be able to get pregnant again soon!
I really appreciate all of the information on your site as well as the staff who have answered my fertility questions in the past. This was especially helpful when I was going through my miscarriage and was so scared about it happening again.
Without you guys I’d be much less informed about all things fertility related. I credit you with helping me be a healthier person and have a greater understanding of what’s going on with my body so that I’m able to conceive a little easier.
Also just so you know I’ve referred several of my friends to your website and they’ve all found it as valuable as I have. So thank you again for everything you do! I know it’s a lot of time and research, but it’s so appreciated!
Thank you so much for everything you do!
Practicing natural health and herbalism for over 18 years, Dalene received her training and herbal certification under the guidance of Lynn Albers at Yarmony Mt. Herbal College in Colorado in 2000. She went on to become a Certified Birth Doula at Birthingway College of Midwifery in Portland, Oregon in 2007. As a Birth Doula, Dalene has helped to bring many new lives in to this world. Dalene has written 280+ fertility articles and with her vast array of herbal and holistic healing knowledge has helped 1000’s of women on their journey to Motherhood.
