CO Q10 & Myo-inositol

I have been reading a few articles on Co-enzyme Q10 and although I have been taking some, it is nowhere near what I should be taking according to research. This particular article explains very well how it can help:

Eggs have 46 chromosomes to begin with, but they undergo a change when a woman ovulates. Each egg discards 23 of its own chromosomes and, if it's fertilized, takes in 23 from the sperm cell to replace them. But this takes a lot of energy.
The energy in eggs, and essentially in all human cells, is produced by mitochondria, little power packs inside all our cells. But these weaken with age so that they don't produce as much energy, resulting in a steady decline in tissue and organ function.

Mitochondria need co-enzyme Q10 to make energy.
The vitamin is also a powerful anti-oxidant that may prevent mitochondrial DNA damage. Co-enzyme Q10's production by the body also decreases as we get older, starting around age 25.
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Supplement+could+pregnancy+older+women/5440917/story.html#ixzz1hANAQms1

So Hubby did some research and found out which is the best one to take because it is not as simple as nipping out to Holland & Barrett and buying the first one you see as we have learnt over time - you need to make sure they are quality items, made with as many natural ingredients as possible and not filled with other rubbish. The correct CO Q10 to take is explained by this website for example: http://bestcoq10.com/what-is-the-best-coq10-to-take.

Whichever one you take it is all quite expensive!

I also came across this link which explains about some of the supplements I am taking and another one I could take Myo-inositol (MI):

http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2011/06/05/supplements-to-improve-egg-quality/

I was particularly interested when it said:

myo-inositol plays a role in cell growth and early studies indicated that higher levels of MI in the follicular fluid was associated with better egg quality.

So more pills to make me rattle but hopefully all helping us achieve our goal!

Trying to Try again!

So what happened to my plans?


Plan1. The Waiting Plan:
Wait for the bleeding to stop and the HCG to leave my system. Then wait for my next period and start using my Clearblue Fertility Monitor (CBFM) to pinpoint ovulation. = this plan is still ongoing. The bleeding finally stopped 17 days after the ERPC but two days ago red spotting started again, and also there was some red spotting after we had done the deed (Oh yes we finally checked that all is still in working order in that department!).
The HCG is still in my system. This is last Mondays test:

This is today's test:

As you can see the HCG is going down and the line is getting fainter.

Plan 2. Thursday's Plan:
Ring GPs early in the morning and get an appointment. Ask GP if the UTI could have caused problems and get wee retested. Also ask GP to refer me to Prof Q to get the ball rolling for the womb biopsy. Additionally ask if there is any other tests or things that should/could be done. = well it turns out that I didn't actually have a UTI, the results came back from the lab and I'd taken the antibiotics for nothing! I also asked for the referral and the doc said that they have a meeting once a week to discuss referrals and so she would ring me the following week to let me know that it has been done. She didn't, what a surprise! So I rang the docs the next day and she was off and so I made a telephone appointment but when I asked what time that would be they said before 11am. Well 11:26 I am stuck in traffic on a roundabout and my phone goes! The doc didn't leave a message or ring me back! So I am too annoyed to bother following this up at the moment! One funny thing though is that for a couple of weeks I was carrying a pee sample around in my handbags side pocket - I'd taken it to the docs to retest for a UTI but when I found out I didn't originally have one I didn't give the sample to the doc!

Plan 3. Friday's Plan:
Ring the hospital. It will have been 2 weeks since my ERPC. Let them know if the test is still positive and if I am still bleeding. = Well I read the information wrong and apparently I have to ring them 2 weeks after the bleeding has stopped so this coming Friday.


So any new plans? No, not until 2012!

Starting to make plans

I have mixed feelings at the moment. I feel good in one way as I have been swimming twice this week (courtesy of Tampax Lite). I'm also going back to Zumba on Saturday and can't wait. Plus I haven't put too much weight on and so I can soon get that off. But I also feel angry and sad as it was supposed to have been our 10 week scan tomorrow. I'm trying hard not to think about dates and remember what should have been but it is difficult. I would be better if I wasn't still bleeding and if the HCG was out of my system (I did a test and the line was darker than the control line still!)

One development is that I have been in touch with Professor Q about having a womb biopsy to see if I do actually have too many uterine Natural Killer Cells (uNK cells). Unfortunately this is going to cost us £260! But if I do have too many uNK cells, the treatment is Prednisolone, a steroid which has been found to decrease the number. I took the steroid with this pregnancy but there could be other reasons for this miscarriage.

Plan1. The Waiting Plan:
Wait for the bleeding to stop and the HCG to leave my system. Then wait for my next period and start using my Clearblue Fertility Monitor (CBFM) to pinpoint ovulation.

Plan 2. Thursday's Plan:
Ring GPs early in the morning and get an appointment. Ask GP if the UTI could have caused problems and get wee retested. Also ask GP to refer me to Prof Q to get the ball rolling for the womb biopsy. Additionally ask if there is any other tests or things that should/could be done.

Plan 3. Friday's Plan:
Ring the hospital. It will have been 2 weeks since my ERPC. Let them know if the test is still positive and if I am still bleeding.

Little, manageable plans - little steps to moving on.

Waiting to Move On

Today I am bored.com!

I am still bleeding although it is only light and I'm not in any pain. But it's hard to move on with this reminder. I want to go swimming and can't while my body isn't ready. So with Hubby working, friends busy and all my Christmas shopping done, I've been sitting at home bored all weekend. Being bored also means that I have too much time to think.

I think about how happy we were on holiday when we found out I was pregnant. We were amazed and couldn't believe it but so so delighted!

I think about how the first 2 scans were magical and hearing the heartbeat was the best thing in the World for both of us.

I think about when we found out at the third scan - how could we be so unlucky, Hubby thinks we're jinxed!

I think about how I would have had my 10 week scan this week.

I think about what could have been.