Royal Jelly

I have never myself taken Royal Jelly but was pointed in this direction by a Making Babies member who is trying it out. Thought I would share some info about it.

Article from: Natural Fertility Info

Fertility Super Rood - Royal Jelly
by Janet

Royal Jelly is rich in amino acids, lipids, sugars, vitamins, and most importantly, proteins. It contains high levels of vitamins D and E, and also has ample levels of iron and calcium. As all of these are essential to proper health and organ function, it is very easy to see how Royal Jelly can help with in assisting with fertility.

Regular consumption of high-quality Royal Jelly has been shown to help balance hormones. This makes it beneficial to those individuals that suffer from a hormonal imbalance, as it helps to provide support to the endocrine system. It can also help with problems that are related to hormonal imbalance, such as polycystic ovarian syndrome or irregular menstrual cycles. Some studies have shown that Royal Jelly has the propensity to mimic human estrogen, which can help those that suffer from low estrogen levels.

You can usually find Royal Jelly in capsule or liquid form. The liquid form is placed into a honey base, that can be taken orally or mixed into beverages, meal-replacement shakes or smoothies. When purchasing Royal Jelly, you want to make sure that you only choose pure, high-quality jelly from a reputable source. Make sure there are no preservatives, additives or chemicals to the jelly, so that it does not counteract what you are trying to do to boost your fertility.

For the full article CLICK HERE

Have you tried Royal Jelly? Please share your experience, either here or join our Making Babies Network and tell us all about it!

Beautiful Blogger Award!

Many thanks to Lauren over at Beauty and Infertility for giving me this award:

Beautiful Blogger Award



Now I have to write 7 unusual things about myself, I haven't shared any private info on the Making Babies blog in almost 6 months :) So maybe instead of unusual, lets do a bit of catch up huh?

1) McKenna my angel pie has started Grade R and LOVING IT! She has grown up so much over the last few months. I'm ever thankful that I got blessed with such a wonderful daughter.

2) I have the most AWESOME boyfriend - known to my bloggy friends as "B". Makes me totally giddy just thinking about him. :)

3) We are going camping this weekend, well not tent camping but caravan camping. Should prove to be tons of fun. We will be celebrating Stevie's 17th Birthday.

4) B is going away for another agonizing 10 days! But I will survive, I just drive other people nuts with count downs.

5) It's another 58 days till I turn 30! We are having a big party, thanks to my dear friends M&H for convincing me to do so.

6) I finally got the chance to tell a certain person exactly what I think of them. Sorry for this one you need to have access to my private blog. It felt very freeing to eventually be able to do so.

7) I POAOPK yesterday, just for fun. Yes the addict in me will never die!!! NEVER! I just wanted to see what it would say. I am on BCP, and no ways planning any babies at this point in time. hahahahahahaha.

Conceive Plus in the Independent

See the following editorial (not a paid advertisement) by THE INDEPENDENT newspaper in London...

Thinking of using IVF? Try this first

From the article:

Increase sperm motility with a gel

Conceive Plus is a new non-spermicidal lubricant gel that mimics the natural fertile cervical fluids to help increase the motility of the sperm, thereby increasing the chance of getting pregnant.



You can order your Conceive Plus Lubricant on the Making Babies Website!!!

Going to see the Gynae

You have decided that you and your partner need to take that further step into your TTC journey and seek the help of your Gynae. But what on earth do you tell him? What do you expect from him? It can be quite nerve wracking.

I found these two printable "worksheets" from Baby Center.

Female Fertility Worksheet

Male Fertility Worksheet

I always suggest that before you see your doctor that you make a list of questions. Some times while sitting there being overwhelmed, you tend to forget what you wanted to ask. Remember, there is no such thing as a stupid question. If you want an answer you are going to need to ask the question!

Besides the obvious questions, is there something you wished that you asked your doctor???? Please share, it could very well help someone else.

Come on, you know you want to....

It's like an itch you can't scratch. An empty hole in your stomach. You can't think of anything else. You can't remember exactly when it started taking over. You need to do it, you can't wait another DPO.

At least you know that you can feed your addiction by buying affordable tests from Making Babies.... no one will ever know.....

HPT/OPK Combo:

One Step HPT 5 Pack and One Step OPK 5 Pack
R 120.00
(Includes Registered Mail shipping fees)

One Step HPT 10 Pack and One Step OPK 10 Pack
R 200.00
(Includes Registered Mail shipping fees)

Please refer to our Website for product info.

If you would like to order any of the above products, please forward an email to marcellem@makingbabies.co.za

A little recap

We have so much going on at Making Babies, I thought lets do a little recap to remind you all.

1) Our Social Network is growing daily. I'm so happy that our membership has reached 214! Do you want to be 215 or 216, how about 220? If you haven't signed up yet, you can click on this link - MB Social Network

2) The Pre~Seed Pack Special:
1x Pre~Seed,
5x Ovulation Predictor Tests and
2x Home Pregnancy Tests
for R 350.00 (Includes Registered Mail shipping fees)

3)The Lost Stork Foundation Recipe Book - If you still want to send in your recipes for this project, CLICK HERE

Sending out plenty of positive vibes to all TTC!!!

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The Lemonade Stand Award

Amy from Moving On From The Drama awarded me with the Lemonade Stand Award today! This award is about having a great attitude and demonstrating gratitude. WOW, thank you for awarding my blog! Upon accepting this award, I am supposed to pass it on to 10 other bloggers. :)

1) Running with Scissors
2) My Lil' Cupcakes
3) Infertility on the Brain!
4) Wishing 4 One
5) Keaton John Duplessis
6) The Pifer's Journey Through Infertility
7) Green Beans and Little Things
8) These are the days
9) Inner HOTmama
10) Doula Mel

I also received two other awards, but I'm going to put them on my private blog since I have to write some "personal" things LOL.