[Mommy2Dakota]

Baby Making: Secrets, Advice and Tips for Conception

OK, so prob not much we haven't come across here and there - although didn't know about the cough medicine increasing cervical mucus? Might be worth looking into for those using Clomid?

And maybe I had better stop having my loverly hot baths?

[MountainMomma]

With the cough medicine. It HAS to be something that has Guaifenesin as the active ingredient. Another tip for those on Clomid (and I've probably mentioned this before, but it works!) is what my RE recommended and that is to get some canola oil (yep....the stuff you cook with!). A little overshare maybe, but we also got one of the medicine droppers like you give babies meds with. We use that as an applicator to get the canola oil where it needs to be.

As for your hot baths. That is another thing I talked to my RE about, and he said that as long as you aren't using extremely hot water.....that hot baths are still okay.

That is a good article. Thanks for sharing. If anyone hasn't already read it, I totally recommend the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. It is the ultimate TTC book and really my "TTC bible" so to speak.

[BornAgainRenee]

Mucinex is the same thing but in pill form. You can even buy it generic now. I was taking it when I got pg with Gracie.

[Admin-pattyandthemoos]

I think I know all the baby making secrets. LOL. I rarely read a tip I haven't read before. I don't think that Robitussin really helps to increase your cm so much as it does to thin it out.

I use Preseed every month to help with CM. Stephanie, I have read your suggestion before about using Canola oil but I just love how Preseed feels. We use it even during our non fertile times.

[MountainMomma]

Originally Posted by pattyandthemoos

I use Preseed every month to help with CM. Stephanie, I have read your suggestion before about using Canola oil but I just love how Preseed feels. We use it even during our non fertile times.

See, I have never used Preseed. I was concerned about my CM when my doctor prescribed Clomid, but didn't want to spend the money for the Preseed if I didn't need too. I actually asked if I could use Evening Primrose Oil while taking the Clomid. That's when he suggested the canola oil. I have to admit....I was a bit shocked at first! lol

[~InHisHands~]

Okay I have recently heard about grapefruit juice. What's your opinions on that? I really don't want to spend the money on Pre-Seed either & I still had good CM on 100 mg Clomid so I thought about the juice this cycle maybe & see what happens since he upped me to 150 mg Clomid but now I do have a little bit of Pre-Seed left that I thought I could use at the "perfect" time.

[Mommy2Dakota]

Originally Posted by MountainMomma

As for your hot baths. That is another thing I talked to my RE about, and he said that as long as you aren't using extremely hot water.....that hot baths are still okay.

That is a good article. Thanks for sharing. If anyone hasn't already read it, I totally recommend the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. It is the ultimate TTC book and really my "TTC bible" so to speak.

Well the water makes my skin go red! I do like it pretty hot! My hub is totally opposite and rather washes or showers. He can't even put his hand in my water! My mum was the same, liking hot baths! Maybe my eggs are being cooked! When I got pregs with Dakota - after 16mths trying - we had moved into an apartment that only had a shower?

I really want to read that book. I hoped I could get it at the library but no luck. Its quite expensive.

As for pre-seed - I used it this cycle first time. But only around my peak-time. Actually, as I got my +opk earlier than expected I almost missed it and ended up putting some pre-seed up (tmi) there after we had b'ded the first time!