increasing CM

brener · 08-22-2006, 12:56 PM

Ladies is there anything natural other then green tea that can help increase CM I am on clomid at moment and my CM is non existant today and I am already on cd9.

Thanks

08-22-2006, 05:02 PM

First, drink lots of water. Being well hydrated helps your body produce mucus. I've also heard some good things about Evening Primrose Oil, but I've never used it. I'd suggest doing a search on it and see what you come up with. Also, if you can't increase your CM production, there is a sperm-friendly lube called PreSeed that you can order and use, too.

HTH!

Br@ndy · 08-22-2006, 10:42 PM

Shes right, lots and lots of water. Green tea doesn't hurt either, but mainly I think its a hydration thing.

jennynd · 08-23-2006, 11:36 PM

I've heard of women using Mucinex, cough syrup, & other OTCs that "loosen" mucus but I can't personally attest to their effectiveness. Also, in the book Fertility, Cycles & Nutrition by Marilyn Shannon it talks about how some women are sensitive to "night light"... women had better & increased CM when they darkened the room they slept in. Again, no personal experience. These ideas may seem a little strange but I guess they have worked for others. Good luck!

08-24-2006, 01:53 AM

Robitussin and other similar medications work by thinning the mucus that you already have so that the sperm can travel through it easier (just like it thins the mucus in your chest & nose so you can cough it up/blow it out when you have a cold.) It doesn't make more, however.

Here's some info I posted about EPO on another thread...hope it helps!

Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) lowers cholesterol, helps to alleviate pms and most importantly here, aids in the production of fertile quality cervical fluid. Evening Primrose Oil is an essential fatty acid that contains gamma linolenic acid (GLA). It is converted to a hormone-like substance called prostaglandin E1 which has anti-inflammatory properties and may also act as a blood thinner and blood vessel dilator. The anti-inflammatory properties help people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. We want to discuss the effects Evening Primrose Oil has on pms and cervical fluid.

If you suffer from pms - this is a sign that you are deficient in the fatty acid contained in Evening Primrose Oil. Evening Primrose Oil can help the body to alleviate the pms symptoms.

Evening Primrose Oil helps the body to produce more fertile quality cervical fluid also known as "egg white cervical mucus." This is because fertile cervical fluid is thin, watery, clear and "stretchy" and easily aids the sperm to swim through the uterus and into the fallopian tube, and to the egg. If there is a lack in this type of cervical fluid, it can impede and/or prevent fertilization. Some women are very dry, and have problems in producing an adequate amount of fertile quality cervical fluid. Drinking a lot of water and taking the Evening Primrose Oil can certainly help in the production of fertile cervical fluid. Also, this type of fluid helps the sperm to stay alive for up to five days inside the fallopian tube, thus enabling conception to happen even if you don't have intercourse again by the time ovulation occurs.

Evening Primrose Oil should only be taken from menstruation to ovulation. This is because Evening Primrose can cause uterine contractions in pregnancy. The dosage taken should be 1500mg to 3000mg per day.

There are many remedies out there to help with fertility, but few are as good as Evening Primrose. EPO is excellent for women because of the help it gives in alleviating pms symptoms, and even menopausal women can benefit from taking it. Evening Primrose Oil increases the fertile type cervical fluid. This may take a month or two to build up, and produce the results you are looking for. It is imperative that you chart your fertility symptoms and signs, so you can know when you have ovulated. By knowing this information, you can discontinue the Evening Primrose Oil after ovulation and start taking flax seed oil. Unless you are very regular, charting your fertility signs is the best tool to determine where you are in your cycle.

Also, these sites have some good info http://www.early-pregnancy-tests.com...-primrose.html

http://www.babyhopes.com/articles/epo.html

http://www.babyhopes.com/articles/herbs.html

Hope that helps! I Googled it and it came up with a LOT more than just these sites, so feel free to do some more searching.

DeAnna_H · 08-24-2006, 07:09 AM

EPO does work!I've also had luck with grapefruit juice and baby carrots.I just drank 8oz of GFJ daily and snacked on baby carrots.

Water also works wonders!!I could not believe how much better I felt when I was drinking tons of water daily when I was TTC Mikey.I'm still trying now but its hard to sit and drink when a baby is demanding your attention,but I would'nt trade hime for the world!!!

Good luck!!!!

brener · 08-24-2006, 12:51 PM

thx ladies.. had PCT today. He told me my mucus is "beautiful wonderful". He said I have plenty and no need to worry! I will just keep drinking the water! I also take EPO - its in my multi vit.