I'm moving onto my second cycle and trying not to look back.
Since coming off BC 5 months ago and charting this past month, I've noticed that I do not have a lot of CM and therefore it's difficult for me to see "O" coming.
I know some women have talked about drinking green tea to increase CM. Can you suggest some to me? I'm not a big tea drinker, but will try anything to increase my chances!
Thanks!
blogger / honeydew / 7081 posts
Worked for me! I'm a big tea drinker, but I'm not a huge fan of green tea, so I tried a few different things to make it work.
I bought flavoured green tea, which has the same benefits but tastes a bit better. Tetley makes a few great ones - you can probably find them at the grocery store.
At work, I found a green tea that I really liked (Sencha), and added a little maple syrup to it so that it didn't taste so boring.
I drank one or two cups a day, every day from CD1 to ovulation. It definitely worked for me - I don't have a whole lot of CM to begin with, so I noticed a difference for sure.
squash / 13764 posts
I did this this past cycle, but honestly didn't really notice much of a difference. but I was only drinking about 8-12 oz a day...maybe you need to drink more to see a difference? Once AF arrives this cycle, which I''m anticipating she will, I'll probably try the green tea again, just because it can't hurt.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
I actually just drank more water and that helped a lot. We conceived on cycle 2, but I'm not sure which "trick" did it. We used preseed, I ate pineapple, legs up, tons of water, fish oil, vitamin D, and prenatals. We also had sex 7 days in a row during my fertile period. No idea if it was pure luck, but something did the job! Good luck to you this cycle, and I would say, trying the tea couldn't hurt 
grapefruit / 4187 posts
I had no idea green tea is supposed to do this! I switched from coffee to green tea about 3 months ago and haven't noticed any difference. I drink about 8 oz a day though, so maybe you need more.
cherry / 220 posts
Thanks ladies! Bought some today at the grocery store so we'll see what happens.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I've read (sorry I don't remember where, exactly) that grapefruit juice and some version of Robitussin also supposedly increase CM. Might be worth looking into, esp. the grapefruit juice.
pear / 1650 posts
I drink green tea too, to help with CM! (Although, I haven't noticed any difference myself.) I read somewhere that you should make sure to stagger the tea with your prenatals because it depletes folic acid. So, if you take your prenatal at night, try not to drink green tea around those same hours. My md suggested taking an additional folic acid vitamin just in case.
nectarine / 2834 posts
I also noticed a lack of CM. I drank green tea for a few months and didn't notice a difference. This cycle I took Clomid, so I upped the ante and used Mucinex. I didn't have any EWCM but I know Clomid lessens the amount. But I did get my BFP this cycle, so there was some good mucus going on.
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