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Hi Melissa,
Instead of trying progestrone cream, there is a much safer way to check whether progesterone really helps. Fennel tea is progestinic, and it is often advised to lactating and even pregnant women.
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Hi Isabelle,
Thank you for that. I had no idea fennel tea is progestinic. I will start measuring my temp everyday starting tomorrow and then I will compare the charts and see if I really am deficient in progesterone. I will also try my best to get tested by the doctor as soon as I can.
How many cups a day do I drink the fennel tea?? Do I drink it only during luteal phase??
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Hi Melissa,
During luteal phase is best, yes. One or two cups are effective, but I went up to eight without any real problem.
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Hey there Isabelle,
how many teaspoons of fennel should I use in a cup?
How many minutes do I let it boil?
Also, since BO is not recommend to be mixed with other herbs, would it be best, if I reach my goal of breast size and then go off of BO, and then drink the fennel tea to round out my breasts? Since you say the progesterone is responsible for rounding out breasts.
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Isabelle,
I jsut saw this website and it says that fennel is a progesterone blocker and that Maca mimics progesterone, I am confused:
http://www.hormoneimbalanced.com/plantestrogen.html
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Melissa... BO is progesterone based. Not sure if you've read my programs and such. But I grew 2 inches on herbal NBE and 2 1/2 inches on BO and NB. I was tubular and I got the best rounding out from BO and NB. So if progesterone is responsible for rounding out, I think it's the BO that did it for me.
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Hi Melissa,
The text on the website is confusing and internally contradicting, especially on fennel and maca.
I put 2 g (1 tsp) of ground fennel seeds in a coffee filter. I make a pot of 8 cups from it in an old coffee maker. The pot goes in the fridge.
You can also steep the folded coffee filter in hot water for 10 minutes, without boiling.
It's probably smarter to keep fennel for after BO, yes. As Anastasia writes, BO will round your breasts out too. If you mix things that do the same, you'll never know what did what.
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Thank you Anastasia.
Ofcourse I have read your program page! I don't think there is anybody here who hasn't, you are such an inspiration to us all.
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply back to me.
Isabelle,
I am trying to learn as much as I can and I thank you because I have learned a lot from you and from this wonderful forum. I will save the fennel tea until after I finish my BO. Thank you!
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Herbs to promote health and glandular tissue during pregnancy
The herbs recommended for pregnancy are selected for their wealth of vitamins and minerals, their vitamin K and their folic acid. Some support the mother's liver and kidneys. Others may maximize the development of glandular tissue.
Take the herbs listed below regularly, starting at mid-pregnancy when the breasts begin preparing for lactation. These herbs can be mixed together (“Combinations”) or alternated as single teas (“Singles”) every one or two weeks. Taking “singles” prevents the body from becoming insensitive to an herb, or from getting too much of any one herb, and is preferred by some herbalists. If you prefer combinations of two or three herbs, alternate these every few weeks.
alfalfa leaf • dandelion leaf • nettle • oat-straw • red clover
Infusions for pregnant women
Infuse one ounce or two handfuls of the herbal mixture in a quart jar for several hours or over night.
Warm each cup and sweeten with a natural sweetener if desired before drinking.
To avoid developing an over-supply of milk, reduce your intake of these herbs —especially alfalfa—about two weeks before your due date unless you have a history of low milk supply with a younger baby, or have good reason to suspect that you will have low milk supply.
If you drink red raspberry leaf tea in addition to this program, introduce it slowly (see MOBI Herbal section on red raspberry tea).
http://www.mobimotherhood.org/MM/article-herbal1.aspx
