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Doing anything different this month? Sharing suggestions!

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cat8986 · 02/02/2021 17:25

Hi ladies

Ovulation is approaching at a snails pace and so I wanted to share with you some different things I’m going to try this month. Other than lots of BD!

I read in the below article that eating pineapple core before you ovulate and eating Brazil nuts during tww helps implantation. The comments on the article sounded positive so I thought I’d give it a go. Has anyone tried this? I wanted to share in case it helps anyone!

www.ohbabynutrition.com/blog/pineapple-for-conception-brazil-nuts-for-implantation

Also using clearblue digital opk for the first time this month too instead of IC. The guesswork and testing three times a day was just too much!

Is anyone else trying new things or upping their game this month?

OP posts:
Emmie2021 · 02/02/2021 17:55

Good luck all! My dp has had to go away for work today (cd7) and won’t be back till cd 18 so am out I think this month boohoo

I plan to try that SMEP next cycle !

Peony2021 · 02/02/2021 17:53

Sorry and with previous poster I've been throwing some sunflower and sesame seeds into smoothies in the hope that something works 😂 also reduced caffeine. Good luck to all xx

Peony2021 · 02/02/2021 17:52

Hey yes really interesting article I saw it a few weeks ago! I've had 2 chemical pregnancies so whilst not enough to go get seen by GP, enough to make me worry a little about low progesterone and implantation issues. This month I decided to go with all the help I could get!! Am currently 7DPO feel slightly sore in boobs but that's pretty normal for me at this time anyway. I did:

-Maca root capsules every day since AF started

  • Pregnacare before conception every day (I've actually been on this for 5 months)
  • pineapple core day of ovulation and 2 days later (that link you gave does say pre ovulation but a lot of others said after for a couple of days - I then forgot about it lol!)
  • 4 Brazil nuts every day
  • trying to eat kiwis bananas and spinach as well as healthy cereals for lunch to bump up all vitamins
  • orange juice most days

I guess I'll find out soon whether it's worked or whether I've just finally lost the plot 😂

2020mission · 02/02/2021 17:38

Hey thought I'd share my list of what I've been trying but so far haven't had luck with (except for 2 chemicals over the last year). Could work some someone else though who needs some new things to try to keep motivated...

First half of cycle
• 1 tbsp flaxseed and 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds sprinkled on breakfast
• Glass of Tropicana grapefruit juice every day from AF finishing for increasing CM
• OPKs every day from CD9 until peak
• Aim to DTD every second day minimum from AF finishing to keep fresh supply of semen in the run up to ovulation

Second half of cycle
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds and 1 tbsp sunflower seeds sprinkled on breakfast
• Glass of POM pomegranate juice every day from ovulation for womb lining
• 2 Brazil nuts every day
• Keeping feet in warm socks as much as possible... apparently warm feet aids implantation?

Whole cycle
• Prenatal supplements. Have tried just folic acid 400 and vitamin D 10. Tried a cycle of seven seas trying for a baby and now trying pregnacare 😅
• No more than 1 coffee a day
• Reduced alcohol intake to just a couple of glasses a night max on weekends
• Drinking more water