Male Supplement recommendations?

[shm04]

I was wondering if there were any recommendations for a particular supplement DH could take?  We have MFI issues and DH refuses to consider ARTs.  We just had our 4th m/c and I have to confess ... I am so close to being done.  I am tired of loosing babies.  If I can convince him to take a supplement, I'd be willing to hang in there a while longer before I close the book.  We've been TCC #2 since 2008.

TIA

[Vegan Princess]

I'm sorry for your troubles and I am sorry for your miscarriage. DH has low count too. And I am in the process of a miscarriage as well. I was honestly surprised I even got pregnant bc we had just found out how low his count was (though I am more concerned that the miscarriage had to do with some of my issues, not his). That said, I had started him on tons of vitamins about a month before I conceived, I had let him scale back his vitamins but not stop them until we knew this babe was ok. I think he is on a multi vitamin, flax oil (or fish oil), vitamin c, vitamin e, l-carnitine, l-arginine and zinc. It's a lot but I read a number of books that reccomended all this stuff (as did my accupuncturist). That said, I'm not sure my RE would say it would have too much of an impact. 

Best of luck!

Cindy

[shm04]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

I think we're going to go with Male Fertility Blend.  Its only two pills per day and I can purchase it on Amazon for under $25.00 (+ S&H).  I'm nervous about talking with him about it.  But I think if I propose it as a miscarriage preventative measure - rather than a get pregnant measure I may be more successful in getting him to take them.  He tends to forget (or be lazy) about even taking a multi vitamin.

Thanks for the reply.

I'm physically tired.  My body has been processing this miscarriage for a little over 10 days. Plus its been raining for nearly that long, and I'm just exhausted.  I would have loved to call in from work.  And I think I'm finally ready to tell my mom.  (There's a whole story behind that.  I found out I was pregnant the day after we buried my sister's 19 wk old baby.  There was no way I was going to tell anyone I was pregnant after that.).

How are you doing with yours?

[Vegan Princess]

I'll have to check out the fertility blend. DH is good about swallowing all the pills but they cost an arm and a leg. I put them in a big pill container for the week and give it to him at dinner each day. My 2 yr old is really into making him take them. 

I had a D&C today. I was bleeding and cramping already. Cramping enough to take the tylenol w/codeine last night. I didn't think anything was passing yet but the dr told my husband aferwards that I was starting to pass tissue. I suppose maybe it would have been over in a day or 2 anyway, had I not gotten the D&C. I was just scared of the process since I was 9.5 weeks. From what I've read, it sounded kind of scary and like a lot of women end up in the ER from too much blood loss. I just really didn't want to put myself through anything else that I didn't need to go through. Also, having a 2 yr old makes it tough to be out commission or process this on my own. I am glad that it is over now and I can heal physically and try to move on emotionally. 

I am sorry you are so worn out. I hope the weather clears and your body heals soon! I'm so sorry for your sister's loss. I cannot imagine the heartbreak of meeting a baby you have to say goodbye to. My sister lost a baby a day after birth. It's just not fair!!!

Cindy

[shm04]

I'm glad you did what was right for you.  Having a little one around is a nice distraction, but in some ways its not a nice distraction because its hard to process/grieve things with them.  You are very lucky to have a DH who is so on board with things.  Good luck and I hope you continue to heal and find peace and joy in your journey.

[AdinaL]

We used Proxeed.  We had a family friend that was an embryologist, and got DH free supply for a long time to check it out and do some basic research.  DH went in for regular counts/SA while he was taking it and it did make a difference.  He had low count and it greatly improved his count.  It isn't cheap, but we had the actual documentation showing that it did boost his count. Significantly. You could probably make your own mix of the ingredients involved.