Grapefruit Juice when TTC - When in cycle?

[jersey]

I'm drinking grapefruit juice because I read somewhere on this site that it helps when TTC, something to do with your CM.

Can anyone tell me do you drink it all the way through your cycle, or just until you ovulate?

Any other info. welcome. Thanks

[Bewitched]

Hi Jersey - just until you ovulate. A glass a day for a week or so beforehand should be plenty, though won't do you any harm if you start drinking it earlier. The idea is that it increases your CM, thus helping the sperm to survive for longer whilst waiting for the egg, so it serves no purpose after ov.

[jersey]

I'll keep going then, hate the stuff but it will be worth it if I conceive quickly!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for your help.

[ionaming]

Hiya, I tried the grapefruit juice, but found it made no difference. I then tried taking taking 1 x evening primrose capsule each day (up till ov again). Definite increase in CM (sorry tmi!) & much nicer than grapefruit juice!

[loubag]

ionaming - what strength / amount of evening primrose did you take? i am trying anything and everything! first month off the pill though so not sure when/if will ovulate but temping and charting with fertility friend too!

[jersey]

HI loubag same here I'm also on first month and willing to try anything!

[loubag]

Jersey - I feel like I am being so over the top! I'm taking evening primrose oil at the moment along with my pronatal, grapefruit juice, temping, have got my ov testing sticks at the ready......I've never been so preoccupied in my life!! i guess I 'm on CD8 if I go from my 'withdrawl bleed' dates ( sorry TMI!!) - god knows what I'll be like in a couple of weeks!! Let me know if you know of any other things I can do!!

[ionaming]

Hi Jersey, I take Holland & Barrett EPO - 1000mg (90mg GLA) once per day.

[jersey]

loubag do you put a pillow under bum when bding? Or at least legs in air! Thats the only other thing I do. SOme check their CM as an indication of when fertile, not 100% on what each change means.

Look on fertilityfriend's web site and you can log everything there and they tell you when ovulating, fertile days etc.

HTH

[loubag]

will start doing the pillow thing - going for a sneaky week's holiday tomorrow so hopefully plenty of bding but for the first time ever, no drinking!
what will i do without mumsnet for a week???!

[Amandeep]

Hi Ladies ...i have been eating & drinking lots of grapefruit. You can't tell the difference strainght away - it takes about 3 weeks. I'm taking potassium tabs as well. My CM is out of control [sorry no other way to put this!!!!!]

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