mdnght24's routine!

[Wenonae]

Growing painlessly can happen, but not usually when you growing at your fastest rate.

Wen'

[mdnght24]

So AF just arrived... so I am going to ramp up to:

CYCLE 2:
Fennel - 1920mg
Vitamin C - 1g

(1800 was suggested by Wen, so thats the closest with 480mg each)

I havent felt much of anything lately. Seemed like i had pains and sensations the first few weeks of cycle one, but not much after. I also feel like i look fuller and more round, but i actually feel like i shrunk... especially now that AF is here. I dont think i even swelled much before AF. I did just break out a ton, more than normal... usually i get 1-3 but i feel like they are all over the face now!

I have had a few stressful weeks at work... but i seem to be better now. Hopefully that didnt set me back at all.

I am excited to start cycle 2 tonight!

[mdnght24]

My last post said AF arrived... but i think i just had some spotting. Last month i cant remember if i had spotting or not before AF, but the month before i had spotting a few days before my period as well.

Im starting to worry myself that im pregnant or something is wrong with me. Im trying not to worry becuase the same thing happened 2 months ago, although i am thinking about how im not ready for a baby either. I do have some minor cramps even though today i had no spotting. I feel like my period is coming... but just hasnt come yet. (my boobs feel a little larger too) I went off the pill months ago, but my bf has only been home 4 days this month and we used condoms. (first time he was home was 2 weeks ago, and 2 of the days were this past weekend) Is this something that is common?

Since im spotting should i stick with the original cycle 1 dose of herbs and wait til i actually get my period before i start cycle 2 herbs?

[jhoney]

im currently off BE but when i was on it(including fennel) my periods were extremly irregular. it went from spotting to having mini periods between my normal ones. then i went 2 months without even getting my period. the whole thing was a huge pregnancy scare to me. everyone's body will react to herbs differently, mine took to it horribly, unfortunately. but if your still worrying, you could always take a pregnancy test, but it is very unlikely under your circumstances.

[Wenonae]

Hiya-

Yeah..you don't have a fertilized egg and I don't get you're adjusting to the herbs either.
You've got a bacterial infection which is causing some probs indirectly, hormonally (similar to what happened with FlatMama). If you use Probiotics like: www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=KA-1014 (4 caps in morn on empty tummy for 4 days, you should feel and be must more stabilized).

Wen'

[mdnght24]

Thanks Wen! I will start taking the probiotics. I just bought some tonight after work

[mdnght24]

Hey Wen,

I bought the probiotic femdophilus... will this work?

www.jarrow.com/product-391

it says to take 1-2 a day.

Thanks!

[mdnght24]

Im swelling a bit now, which is nice!

On the down side, breaking out a ton. Ive tried a cleanser that has mandalic acid in it, i tried the Clear Pore with Benzyl Peroxide, and I tried a tea tree face wash... and i also have tea tree oil. Nothing seems to be helping much.

[Wenonae]

Hi MD'

The femdophilous you bought is great! (9.3/10). Do 2 caps a nite with 1c of water for the time prescribed above.

For your acne- add 500mg of potassium like with www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=SO-1216 to your routine in the morning (empty tummy) for about 10 days. This will help your body to produce less oils which clog the pores and still allow your BE to charge forward. After then, benzoyl peroxide-based washes should help you keep things under control.

Wen'

[mdnght24]

Thanks Wen,

So just take the Femdophilus for only 4 days?

I am still spotting... or its a light period, not quite sure what it is actually. Its been about 10 days of bleeding. The days that were heavier, i had cramps... but it just didnt feel heavy enough for a period, but then it was too heavy for spotting.

Would the probiotic or spotting delay my progress at all?

[Wenonae]

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Take Fem for 5 days (to be safe). You should stop this "in-between" AF and just have real AFs. Spotting will delay if you don't fix prob by taking probiotic sooner than later.

Wen'

[mdnght24]

Finished taking the probiotic last night. (I took 5 days of the 2 capsules, and might have taken 1 a day before as well)

The spotting is over finally, and now I'm full force into my period! I have moderate cramping, heavier flow, breasts are starting to deflate a little (which is always a bummer).

I'm also just starting to feel tingles and aches in my breasts again, like i did last month taking the herbs. Last month they were very faint.

When I started spotting, i started taking my cycle 2 dosage of herbs, because I though it was my period. Since my actual period has arrived, I assume I should just stay on the same dosage because this is technically now cycle 2.

[Wenonae]

Yes correct. Stay at the cycle 2 dosage.

Wen'

[mdnght24]

The potassium seems to be starting to help with the oil, so hopefully my acne will start to lessen.

Usually i deflate a lot durring AF to the point i feel my bras dont even fit right ... so far, they seem a little smaller than before AF, but still fuller than normal... which i like! I'm also feeling a little sore... but not any real pains or tingles.

Is it too early to see growth yet, or if its just some swelling?

[mdnght24]

So they actually do feel like they shrunk, which is a bummer becuase i thought maybe they wuoldnt... but maybe its just the 'shrink before the grow'. Before they shrunk, my bf mentioned that they seem a little larger than normal! (he doesnt know i'm doing this)

Still not feeling any pains or aches, but they feel sore when i am laying in bed. Last cycle it was about 7 days after AF when I started really feeling sensations.