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OK so just how much grapefruit juice did you drink a day to get a noticeable increase in ewcm?

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HeadFairy · 07/01/2009 19:21

Last month I was having a big glass every morning, but I didn't notice anything different, however I did have the cold from hell so that might have affected it.

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HeadFairy · 07/01/2009 20:06

oh purlllllease help, I hate the stuff but I've got tons of it in my fridge in preparation for this month. Can I do myself a mischief if I drink a litre a day?

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Joolsiam · 07/01/2009 20:31

I just had a large glass every morning and, since I developed a real taste for it whilst PG for 11 weeks, I've been drinking it every day since September. As soon as the hormones left my body, I had to hold my nose to swallow it though !!

TBH, I started drinking it so soon after I started TTC that I can't really remember if it has made a difference to EWCM at all For me, it just feels good to be DOING something !

Maybe it builds up over time - if you keep drinking it for a couple of cycles ?

I think a litre a day might cause some digestive upsets

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appletiser · 07/01/2009 20:36

What is ewcm?

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Issy42 · 07/01/2009 22:16

Egg white cervical mucus

Head - I read somewhere that pineapple juice works too - maybe nicer then grapefruit.

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yellowflowers · 07/01/2009 22:36

I could be totally wrong and maybe old wife's tale but I thought grapefruit pre ovulation and pineapple after?

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HeadFairy · 07/01/2009 22:40

thanks for that Jools, I think I'll stick to the big glass a day and see what happens this cycle. I'm sure the cold didn't help last month.

I read somewhere that pinapple juice was to be avoided in pregnancy as too much can irritate the bowel and that can trigger early labour. I bet that's another one of those old wives tales. I don't mind trying it if it is an old wives tale, next stop is some pre seed. It's not that I'm a dried up old hag but I want to hurry things along a bit, am very impatient now dh has given the go ahead for #2

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Issy42 · 08/01/2009 00:57

Hi Head - just googled and pineapple juice seems to be one of those things that some people think is good for implantation and others think causes miscarriage, so maybe not such a good idea after all. Sorry.

Pregnacare conception is supposed to help with EWCM, but I didn't notice any difference, but then I was on Clomid which probably negated it.

In case it makes you feel any better, I have a friend who never saw EWCM (or a positive OPK for that matter) and is now very pregnant.

xx

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HeadFairy · 08/01/2009 08:03

oh thanks for that issy, I'm not that keen on pineapple as it gives me mouth ulcers. I'm not that keen on grapefruit either but at least I'm not having to resort to the bonjela after a glass of grapefruit juice!