Grapefruit Juice

sunshineab · #1 (**permalink**) 08-03-2006, 10:19 AM

Soooo, I read and heard that drinking 1/2 cup of pure grapefruit juice the first day of no AF until you O can increase your fertile CM.
So of COURSE i want to try!
I ended up buying a blend. The carton said 100% pure grapefruit juice, but it also had apple juice in it too..............ugh.
Anyways, I decided to start eating a half of a grapefruit for breakfast starting cd8 until I O.

Has anyone else heard this? Has anyone else tried it?

moonlike · #2 (**permalink**) 08-04-2006, 04:24 AM

Originally Posted by sunshineab

Soooo, I read and heard that drinking 1/2 cup of pure grapefruit juice the first day of no AF until you O can increase your fertile CM.
So of COURSE i want to try!
I ended up buying a blend. The carton said 100% pure grapefruit juice, but it also had apple juice in it too..............ugh.
Anyways, I decided to start eating a half of a grapefruit for breakfast starting cd8 until I O.

Has anyone else heard this? Has anyone else tried it?

Hi,
I have heard the Grapfuit juice thing as well and wonder if it works. I am due to O anyday now and havn't really noticed a change in my CM.. but my boobs are sore,wonder what that means. Below is some more tips I came across from a posting on this site as well. Anyone reading, Please comment back if they work ..
Tips on How to Increase EWCM:

-Drink at least one large glass of Grape Fruit Juice a day from AF to O. (Vitamin A).

-Eat Baby Carrots AF to O. (Vitamin A)

-Take 2 teaspoons of Robitussen (No letters or numbers) twice a day a few days before O. It contains an ingrediant that thins mucus.

-Take Evening Primrose Oil AF to O.

-Drink Green Tea all cycle- decaf

- Drink "Spermie Stew"- which contains Green Tea, Red Raspberry Tea, Grape Fruit Juice and Pineapple Juice.

Tips to Increase the Uterine Lining:

Take one tablet of Baby Aspirin once a day O to AF.

Drink a glass of Pineapple Juice a Day.

Tips to Increase Luteal Phase:

-Take B6 supplement

-Sleep in complete darkness

GOOD LUCK!
Heather

LauraH · #3 (**permalink**) 08-05-2006, 06:04 PM

Hi -
I post mostly on the IVF message boards. There are a lot of women there who drink a glass of grapefruit juice every day after implantation. Apparently something about grapefruit juice it helps the embryo to stick!
My feeling is that it can't hurt!
Good Luck!

LauraH · #4 (**permalink**) 08-05-2006, 06:15 PM

OOPS!

I made a mistake - it's pineapple juice all the IVFers are taking, not grapefruit. SORRY!

aquarianangel · #5 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 08:36 AM

Hi there!

SOme of the other ttc boards have a lot of info on benefits of grapefruit and pineapple juice.

Since I hate grapefruit, I have not bothered to remember! L

MissyAnne · #6 (**permalink**) 08-09-2006, 03:57 AM

You'll definitely have to keep us posted and let us know what comes of it and if it was of any benefit to you! We're always looking for new ways to increase our chances of getting that BFP!! xx

JerseyGrrl · #7 (**permalink**) 08-17-2006, 12:14 PM

Hi All! I spend more time on the TTC Over 35 board but thought to take a breeze through this thread today. I've read of the benefits of the Red Raspberry leaf tea - like the baby aspirin, it's told to help create a good environment in the uterus. And I can speak for the grapefruit juice! Only DH and I like to occasionally lace it with a wee bit of Grey Goose - that's how I got PG last year, unfortunately, I miscarried but I'll attest to the power of grapefruit juice! Tropicana makes an awesome Ruby Red juice.

On the contrary, I've also read, I think the book was Eat Right 4 Your Baby (great book) and the author states that pineapple juice has a tendancy to cause contractions and cramping - something that you definitely would not want to have happen in the event you are PG and didn't know it. I've heard the old wise tale myself but I think I'd agree with the doctor on this one.

Well, keep smiling and keep trying for those BFPs!

sunshineab · #8 (**permalink**) 08-21-2006, 02:24 PM

Just thought I would do a mini update.

I am at cd25~12DPO today.....I will be testing either tomorrow or Wednesday, but I wanted to stop by and let you know, that for me, I didnt get any more CM than normal, in fact, it seemed I got less.
BUT, this other thread at another site that I am subscribed too, showed that a few other girls got an AMAZING amount of fertile cm.....another, had delayed O........

Anyways. Not sure if it worked as I still havent tested yet, but AF is due Wed or Thursday, so I guess I will know then!
(I didnt mind, I found that I had a taste for Grapefruit juice. Not eating grapefruit, but drinking the juice for sure! YUM)