Fertility Naturopath?

Hi there,

Just wondering if anyone has enlisted the help of a naturopath to help with TTC and general fertility, and if so:

How did you find it?
What did you have to do?
How long before you noticed any difference?
How did you choose which one to use?

and of course, any success stories?

Thanks,

Hi Scaredycat, I haven't used a naturopath as yet, but I am planning to visit one in Papamoa (noticed you are in Katikati). I found the website and it has a section for fertility so thought it might be good to see them. I did see a naturopath a few years ago not for TTC, but it was really good and I got a lot out of it. The website for the one in Papamoa is
http://www.baynaturopath.co.nz/.

Hope that helps

I went to see a naturopath a few weeks ago (on about CD24). . . she wanted me to commit to NOT ttc for at least 3 months (which I had to think quite hard about!).
I'd been thinking about this for a while - tried acupuncture last year with no (discernible success - I too have much spotting between ov and af). I spoke to a friend I hadn't seen in a while about my last/3rd mc and she recommended this naturopath lady (actually, is there a difference between naturopath and herbalist - I think the lady I saw is herbalist)

The lady I saw does kinesiology/muscle testing to figure out what I might need . . . I have an open mind.

For now I am on Vitex twice a day (disgusting!!), co-enzyme Q10 twice a day, heme 100 twice a day and a super B multivit.
She was quite specific with the brands too, as I wondered if I could not just go to the supermarket/healthstore and buy similar (given that I was on a multi vit and ferrograd already). Had to ring up 3 different companies to get stuff sent out to here (not everything might be in your naturopaths stock, the vitex was, for me).
I've took the prescribed stuff (Vitex) twice a day since 4th Dec (and as the pills were delivered) religiously, except last night when I wasn't feeling well and ended up spewing.

The first visit was 90 mins and I go back in 2 months to check progress.

So far my cycle is WEIRD, last month (if you want to check, I'm not sure if its still in Charting Girls thread)
Usually I get a clear biphasic pattern with ov between CD14-17, last cycle was none of this. I still had the spotting. This cycle my temp seems quite high for where I am. Watching and waiting.

Hope this answers your questions a little

Hi, in our journey with TTC #2 (conceiving #1 took us 5 years to be successful), I have tried the natural approach. I have been to a naturopath, who made some dietary recommendations, and supplement recommendations. I haven't noticed a vast improvement from these, other than I've lost weight. However I found that you do need (well I did) to be quite strict and stick to it fairly rigidly for it to have any effect.

Depending on your situation, it certainly can't hurt. It will hopefully help your body get into balance, and hopefully correct whatever is preventing conception naturally.

However, what I did find worked when TTC#1 was acupuncture and herbs. We'd been TTC for 5 years, and I tried acupuncture and herb treatment, and had a positive within 2 months treatment. I had used acupuncture and herb treatment 2 years before, and conceived but lost that pregnancy. With no other pregnancies in the whole 5 years TTC, it showed me that it definitely works. We're trying it again with TTC#2.

we used a naturopath successfully :)

I was on the depo provera for 9 years, no periods at all, my last injection ran out in november 2008, and i went to see the naturopath in march 2009.
she gave me herbal tonics to take, and some vitamins (zinc, vitamin b, and something else)... I had my first period in 10 years that month, and we had our BFP the next month in April.

She also advised us not to ttc for awhile, and I said no..    however she said it was because my hormones may not be able to sustain the pregnancy so I had to be aware of that, and also took herbs through the first trimester