Cervical Mucus question.....

[MamaPan]

I also dont notice much CM - maybe some of us are less mucousy LOL!!!I dont know how the termination would affect it, but i could imagine it woudl affect it?? sorry not much help there
I know i mentioned to my chinese dr that i dont get a lot of CM and this is someting she is looking to help me with - esp EWCM around O to help the little swimmers!
i find it all really interesting now i am taking notice of all the body chgs thru the cycle

[Rachel]

I read somewhere the other day that not everybody gets EWCM..what you really really need to look for is very slippery mucous...as if it is thick and sticky the sperm can't get through it.

[MamaPan]

v interesting Rachel - must say what i have notices is not v much CM at all - chinese dr gave me new herbs today and upped the dosage of my others so hoping i notice more this cycle.

[Serenitylee]

Hi

Well yesterday i noticed lots of external white egg whitle like CM and the previous 2 days i just had a little bit of white CM so i figured i must be fertile if i have the white stretchy CM but when i noticed it was when i went to the toilet, and after i went to the toilet the CM never came back i had sex that night but there was no CM present again and also it has not returned today so bit worried i have missed the egg

[Milla]

I think the EWCM really varies from cycle to cycle and also depending on the age. I used to gets loads of it, and now it has been a bit more dry lately. I noticed that I was especially dry after the D&C in August, so I guess that must have had some impact on it.

But since I started TCM (herbs, acupuncture), I've been getting more of it again (sometimes during 3-5 days), and also better quality. So that's definitely something that seems to work. I also take Omega oils (Evening primrose oil is what is usually suggested to boost EWCM) and try to drink a lot of water during that time. This cycle I also tried PreSeed, a sperm-friendly lube and I loved it.

Hope this helps!

[MamaPan]

Milla - when do they suggest you take the eve prim oil?
i also do TCM and noticed more this cycle but maybe i should do the epo also?

[belle75]

EPO 1g is recommended 3 times a day from day 1 till you ovulate. Don't take it after you ovulate as it can stimulate uterine contractions. You can take flaxseed oil in your luteal phase. EPO has definitely helped me produce cm - I had none before.HTH

[Kahlan]

Hi girls,

Vitamin C also affects CM. I have been charting for a few years now and here is my experience.

1. After Ovualtion your temp should rise by 0.5 degree C. This is always true for every cycle I have charted. Temp consistently remains this high until AF. --> this doesn't help us much does it... however it does tell us where we are at in the cycle.

2. Sometimes my temp dip just before Ovulation but this is not always the case.

3. milky, watery or stretchy clear CM is only an indication of a pending O and that the ovaries are producing the eggs. These discharges could last for 3-10 days after AF finishes. During this phase I would get dry days as well. The amount of CM I get varies from cycle to cycle. Some months I am so dry that I only get these discharges when I am on the loo.

4. Best indication that O will occur in the next 3-4 days, ie my most fertile days, is when I see this very highly stretchy but thick cloudy CM, which I only see discharge once (sometimes twice in small amount) in my cycle. I find that when this occur my temp would increase by 0.3 degree C and then once I have O it will jump up by 0.5. All of this is confirmed through a Ovualtion kit.

Consistency in charting is very important. I always take my temp at 7 am in the morning, in the same position and with the thermometer in the same position in my mouth.

Hope this helps. Good luck to you all