Robitussin.

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

My husband and I have been actively ttc our first for a year, but haven't been using protection since we got married in 2010.  I have an HSG scheduled for Monday and should ovulate about a week after that. I plan on using OPK, pom. juice, pre-seed, soft cups and Robitussin ( I've been doing a lot of research) lol.  I was wondering if anyone had any luck with any of these things and also Dosage on the Robitussin. Also, when to start taking the Robitussin.

Thank you

jnnfrrose6

Why the hell would you use a soft cup after sex? The swimmers you want are headed where they need to go. No need to try and trap them in there. It's also a UTI waiting to happen. if it's been a year, time to see an RE.

missteacherlady16

hello8529 said:

My husband and I have been actively ttc our first for a year, but haven't been using protection since we got married in 2010.  I have an HSG scheduled for Monday and should ovulate about a week after that. I plan on using OPK, pom. juice, pre-seed, soft cups and Robitussin ( I've been doing a lot of research) lol.  I was wondering if anyone had any luck with any of these things and also Dosage on the Robitussin. Also, when to start taking the Robitussin.

Thank you

Granted, I'm new here...but what's the point of Robitussin? Do you have a chest cold? 

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

I thought a UTI occurs in the urinary tract. You can pee with the soft cup in so I think that could fix that problem. I read that it keeps them up where they need to be. I know that the go where they need to be automatically but I figure the more the merrier! I've read a lot of what women who have been struggling to conceive have tried and they seem to say it works so I figured why not. Plus I don't make a lot of CM so I read that if you put the pre-seed in the cup and insert it then that will help with that problem. I just always thought it would happen by now and I'm getting antsy so ill try anything that would help, that wouldn't cause me any harm obviously. I am seeing a gyno right now that's who is doing the HSG.  

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

It is supposed to thin out your cm.

27alex

missteacherlady16 said:

hello8529 said:

My husband and I have been actively ttc our first for a year, but haven't been using protection since we got married in 2010.  I have an HSG scheduled for Monday and should ovulate about a week after that. I plan on using OPK, pom. juice, pre-seed, soft cups and Robitussin ( I've been doing a lot of research) lol.  I was wondering if anyone had any luck with any of these things and also Dosage on the Robitussin. Also, when to start taking the Robitussin.

Thank you

Granted, I'm new here...but what's the point of Robitussin? Do you have a chest cold? 

Loosens mucous.

OP, the soft cup is unnecessary and a UTI waiting to happen. There's an ingredient in Robitussin, starts with a G?, you want to avoid that.

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

LOL I don't think a UTI occurs in your cervix.  Yea its called Guaifenesin:

" The theory is that guaifenesin, the expectorant found in cough syrups, thins and loosens cervical mucus the same way it does the mucus in your lungs when you are sick. Experts also believe that guaifenesin may also help men with thick semen in the same way as women. Although there is little scientific evidence that supports this claim, there is abundant anecdotal evidence of its effectiveness"

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

I think I might have asked this question on the wrong website

TheBorg7of9

hello8529 said:

It is supposed to thin out your cm.

I had heard that too. But you don't want to thin out your CM. Your CM is what keeps the sperm alive. It shouldn't be thinned out.

I'm so sorry for your struggle, but none of that stuff is going to get you pregnant at this point. You need to pull out the big guns and get a full fertility work up and treatment plan.

Since you have been not using protection for over a year, you should contact your insurance company about going directly to an RE. I'm sure you like your OB. But Obs just don't have the right training for infertility.

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

Yea I have been reading lately that the RE is more reliable than the gyno. I think if everything looks well and we still don't get pregnant after the HSG I am going to go talk to one. My gyno has done some ultra sounds and did an SIS and everything looks good but I do have a cyst on my left ovary. He wants to do a lap but I think im going to go see an RE before we do that.

I know some of the things I want to try seem silly but I have read a lot of forums where they have been a simple fix to the problem and I don't want to jump into surgery. IDK maybe I've just been reading into other people success stories to much. Pulling at strings here lol

Thank you Theborg7of9 for your helpful advise. I've just been going a little crazy with baby fever lately and just wanted some positive input.

AdeleDazeem

hello8529 said:

I know some of the things I want to try seem silly but I have read a lot of forums where they have been a simple fix to the problem and I don't want to jump into surgery. IDK maybe I've just been reading into other people success stories to much. Pulling at strings here lol

You won't jump into surgery.  No surgery will be done. 

I'm at 18 cycles without getting pregnant.  My RE was frank with me - my chances of getting pregnant right now sit at 5%.  All my tests came back normal and I'm currently unexplained infertility, but clearly something is wrong and their tests haven't found it yet.  It's time to read about progesterone, estrogen, follicular stimulating hormone, ovarian egg reserve, and endometeriosis.  This isn't a time for soft cups and robitussin. 

Twinkie0612

Here's the deal, you shouldn't take medicine for off label uses unless prescribed by a doctor.  If you already have EWCM, then thinning your CM actually makes it less fertile. 

As for the lap issue, wait and talk to a RE before deciding on a lap.  Personally if I had to have a lap, I would want it to be done by a RE and not an OB anyway (I am actually considering requesting a lap if this FET fails, just because I haven't had one done and I want to rule out any potential issue before moving on to donor eggs), since a RE will know more about how any issue found during the lap will effect your fertility.

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

I'm at 18 cycles without getting pregnant.  My RE was frank with me - my chances of getting pregnant right now sit at 5%.  All my tests came back normal and I'm currently unexplained infertility, but clearly something is wrong and their tests haven't found it yet.  It's time to read about progesterone, estrogen, follicular stimulating hormone, ovarian egg reserve, and endometeriosis.  This isn't a time for soft cups and robitussin. 

Im sorry to hear about the unexplained infertility, my cousin (which is my dads twins daughter) is having trouble with unexplained fertility too. It really scares me to think about so I try not to. I have had all the blood work done all came back good. Progesterone levels were fine (indicating that I had ovulated). One of the intra-vaginal ultra sounds showed that I had ovulated. The doctor said everything (other than the cyst, which is why he wanted to do the lap) looks good and there isn't any reason ( if its a functioning cyst) that we should not be getting pregnant . I read that the Robitussin helps make your cm more sperm friendly and easier to move through ( I don't usually have an abundance of EWCM around O) and the soft cups to keep more sperm moving up into the uterus.

I appreciate your everyone's help. But I was pretty specific in my questions in my original post. I didn't ask for a second doctors opinion. I read things that I want to try ( that many, many women try, successfully )  I was wanting there opinion on how they did these methods. I have read many on this website and I was hoping maybe for there input pertaining to the question. If you think its crazy that's fine, just don't respond.

TheBorg7of9

hello8529 said:

I'm at 18 cycles without getting pregnant.  My RE was frank with me - my chances of getting pregnant right now sit at 5%.  All my tests came back normal and I'm currently unexplained infertility, but clearly something is wrong and their tests haven't found it yet.  It's time to read about progesterone, estrogen, follicular stimulating hormone, ovarian egg reserve, and endometeriosis.  This isn't a time for soft cups and robitussin. 

Im sorry to hear about the unexplained infertility, my cousin (which is my dads twins daughter) is having trouble with unexplained fertility too. It really scares me to think about so I try not to. I have had all the blood work done all came back good. Progesterone levels were fine (indicating that I had ovulated). One of the intra-vaginal ultra sounds showed that I had ovulated. The doctor said everything (other than the cyst, which is why he wanted to do the lap) looks good and there isn't any reason ( if its a functioning cyst) that we should not be getting pregnant . I read that the Robitussin helps make your cm more sperm friendly and easier to move through ( I don't usually have an abundance of EWCM around O) and the soft cups to keep more sperm moving up into the uterus.

I appreciate your everyone's help. But I was pretty specific in my questions in my original post. I didn't ask for a second doctors opinion. I read things that I want to try ( that many, many women try, successfully )  I was wanting there opinion on how they did these methods. I have read many on this website and I was hoping maybe for there input pertaining to the question. If you think its crazy that's fine, just don't respond.

I think lots of people addressed your question. But maybe it just wasn't the answer you wanted to hear.

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

I don't think they did. I asked for someone who did any of this had any luck . And if they did have luck how much they took and when they started.

missteacherlady16

No one gave you a "doctor's second opinion" because as far as I know, there aren't any doctors here. 

My opinion is that I have not used Robitussin or any other cough suppressant/expectorant for the purposes of TTC because it seems counterintuitive to thin out the fluid that is supposed to help sperm live and travel to its destination. I take Robitussin or Mucinex when I have a chest cold or persistent cough And truthfully, I would encourage you not to use "anecdotal" evidence when it comes to this stuff. 

Good luck on your journey.  

TheBorg7of9

Ok. The answer is, yes, many people have tried it. No, it didn't get them pregnant. Even if they did happen to get pregnant when they tried it, it was not because of the cough medicine or softcups. What worked to get me pregnant was 2 years of unprotected sex, a full fertility work up for me and my husband from an RE, one miscarriage, one cancelled clomid cycle due to over response, 6 months of hormone treatment for my husband from a urologist, and one Iui.

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

Okay I just went ahead and called my Dr. and he said to go ahead and start taking the 2 tsp of the Robitussin twice a day starting 10dpo. If anyone else got on this thread looking for an actual answer .

Geeze. I thought women were supposed to stick together. Wont be posting here again

TheBorg7of9

hello8529 said:

Okay I just went ahead and called my Dr. and he said to go ahead and start taking the 2 tsp of the Robitussin twice a day starting 10dpo. If anyone else got on this thread looking for an actual answer .

Geeze. I thought women were supposed to stick together. Wont be posting here again

Lol

TheBorg7of9

Looks like your doctor knew just what to say to satisfy you and make sure you didn't call again regarding the internet anecdotes that you heard.  Sorry, we could not tell you what you wanted to hear.  Sorry, we shared our opinions and scientific reasoning instead of telling you about our neighbor's sister's roommate who took cough medicine and conceived triplets.  BTW, even the bump recognizes that the cough syrup thing is just a myth!

Myth #8: Chugging cough syrup will help you conceive

This little falsehood has
been around since the ’80s, and we’d like to put an end to it right
now. The theory behind this one has to do with one of the common
ingredients found in cough syrup: guaifenesin. In a 1982 study, it was
considered a potential fertility booster for its ability to thin
cervical mucus (in the same way it thins the mucus in your nasal
passages), thereby allowing easier travel for sperm to get to your eggs.
But considering that no studies have proven this to be true (and the
fact that swallowing cough syrup also means you may be taking in other
not-so-good things for your fertility like antihistamines), we say next
time you hear this wacky piece of advice, just laugh it off. And stay
away from the Robitussin (unless, well, you have a cough).
https://www.thebump.com/a/10-crazy-fertility-myths-debunked

Jessie42613

Idk man.. maybe I'm just not deep enough into baby fever for this to seem logical to me, because from where I stand, if it's been a year quit wasting time and go see an RE.  Soft cups and 4 tsp of cough medicine per day sounds like a bunch of nonsense.

I mean good luck to you, OP, but... *smh*

AdeleDazeem

hello8529 said:

I'm at 18 cycles without getting pregnant.  My RE was frank with me - my chances of getting pregnant right now sit at 5%.  All my tests came back normal and I'm currently unexplained infertility, but clearly something is wrong and their tests haven't found it yet.  It's time to read about progesterone, estrogen, follicular stimulating hormone, ovarian egg reserve, and endometeriosis.  This isn't a time for soft cups and robitussin. 

Im sorry to hear about the unexplained infertility, my cousin (which is my dads twins daughter) is having trouble with unexplained fertility too. It really scares me to think about so I try not to. I have had all the blood work done all came back good. Progesterone levels were fine (indicating that I had ovulated). One of the intra-vaginal ultra sounds showed that I had ovulated. The doctor said everything (other than the cyst, which is why he wanted to do the lap) looks good and there isn't any reason ( if its a functioning cyst) that we should not be getting pregnant . I read that the Robitussin helps make your cm more sperm friendly and easier to move through ( I don't usually have an abundance of EWCM around O) and the soft cups to keep more sperm moving up into the uterus.

I appreciate your everyone's help. But I was pretty specific in my questions in my original post. I didn't ask for a second doctors opinion. I read things that I want to try ( that many, many women try, successfully )  I was wanting there opinion on how they did these methods. I have read many on this website and I was hoping maybe for there input pertaining to the question. If you think its crazy that's fine, just don't respond.

I'm giving you real advice.  Yes, infertility is fucking scary.  But sticking you head in the sand and looking at bullshit measures like robitussin isn't going to fix your fertility.

WAKE UP.

EDIT: If all your tests came back normal, then guess what?  You have unexplained infertility, too.  Welcome to the club.  GO SEE AN RE and quit wasting your time and energy on things that won't work.  It's time for science, it's time for real questions about biology. 

AdeleDazeem

hello8529 said:

Okay I just went ahead and called my Dr. and he said to go ahead and start taking the 2 tsp of the Robitussin twice a day starting 10dpo. If anyone else got on this thread looking for an actual answer .

Geeze. I thought women were supposed to stick together. Wont be posting here again

Are you kidding me?  You are looking for bandaids when you need stitches.

We are giving you valuable, honest advice.  I'm sorry it's not what your precious sensibilities wanted to hear, but it's sound, proper, and well-intentioned advice.

EDIT: How can you NOT see that this is ME, helping YOU see the light?  Just because I have a vagina doesn't mean that I'm in some gang with you, but I'm trying to help you out of the goodness of my heart and the road that I have traveled.  We all are.  You saying that we're just being rude and not helpful is a slap in the face.

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

yes I called and told him what I read specifically and he told me what I can do . Are you on here just to bully people?

This is just out of hand . I didn't say it would fix my fertility I just thought it would help with my cervical mucus . I don't think that I am sticking my head in the sand . The doctor said that we can still get pregnant if we were trying, I was just trying to boost the odds in my favor .

Jessie42613

hello8529 said:

Okay I just went ahead and called my Dr. and he said to go ahead and start taking the 2 tsp of the Robitussin twice a day starting 10dpo. If anyone else got on this thread looking for an actual answer .

Geeze. I thought women were supposed to stick together. Wont be posting here again

I would argue that giving you good advice, even if it's straightforward and maybe not what you want to hear, IS women sticking together and dare I say... supporting each other?

AdeleDazeem

hello8529 said:

yes I called and told him what I read specifically and he told me what I can do . Are you on here just to bully people?

This is just out of hand . I didn't say it would fix my fertility I just thought it would help with my cervical mucus . I don't think that I am sticking my head in the sand . The doctor said that we can still get pregnant if we were trying, I was just trying to boost the odds in my favor .

I really don't know what else to say.  You call me a bully (which is a terms of service violation, by the way) when I'm trying to HELP you.

You've been trying to get pregnant for five years with no luck.  By all means, keep plugging away and expecting a different outcome.  But, when you don't find it, remember what these ladies have said here: See an RE.

I can't believe that you would call me rude and bully when I'm trying to explain how this road goes.  I'm on it.  I read your post, I read your words, and I said "Hey, she's in my situation so I'll offer her some sound advice that isn't pie in the sky and based on no science whatsoever."  But what do I get for it?  Called names and told I'm rude.

Well, so much for trying to help you out.

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

So I said I was considering seeing and RE, my husband and I aren't allowed to try things before that? I'm not stupid or naive I know that if there is something seriously wrong then I would have to do more then the things I listed above . But if the doctor is saying its not a total loss to try and I have read some very good things about the things I listed then I think I should be able to try . this is honestly the first time I have ever posted anywhere about ttc and I just wanted some oppinions from the women who have tried these things before .

Birdies08

hello8529 said:

yes I called and told him what I read specifically and he told me what I can do . Are you on here just to bully people?

This is just out of hand . I didn't say it would fix my fertility I just thought it would help with my cervical mucus . I don't think that I am sticking my head in the sand . The doctor said that we can still get pregnant if we were trying, I was just trying to boost the odds in my favor .

AdeleDazeem

hello8529 said:

So I said I was considering seeing and RE, my husband and I aren't allowed to try things before that? I'm not stupid or naive I know that if there is something seriously wrong then I would have to do more then the things I listed above . But if the doctor is saying its not a total loss to try and I have read some very good things about the things I listed then I think I should be able to try . this is honestly the first time I have ever posted anywhere about ttc and I just wanted some oppinions from the women who have tried these things before .

Glad my advice was helpful.

Let me know how sand tastes.

I'll also be reporting you for calling me a bully.

Have a GREAT day.

RoseNylon

hello8529 said:

Okay I just went ahead and called my Dr. and he said to go ahead and start taking the 2 tsp of the Robitussin twice a day starting 10dpo. If anyone else got on this thread looking for an actual answer .

Geeze. I thought women were supposed to stick together. Wont be posting here again

Taking it after ovulation won't help you. It is supposed to be taken before.

ETA: From reading this thread, I don't think anyone was bullying you. 

@hello8529 I would like to add that I have tried both softcups, preseed and it did nothing for me.  And I used mucinex as well.  Still not pregnant. 

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

I was looking for someone to say either yes ive tried it and it worked! or yes i've tried it don't waste your time. I wasn't looking for anyone to tell me that if I take it ill get pregnant end of story. I just wanted an opinion from someone who has tried it. and you can report me that is fine if me asking you if you are a bully offended you .I even said if you haven't tried it and think its crazy don't respond. Thank you everyone for trying to help . ill keep my head in the sand.

I am sorry for your struggle in conceiving . I know how it feels . I hope you get a beautiful baby soon.

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

Thank you! I was starting to think I was the only one who had heard of this. I meant cd not dpo, sorry. Sorry it didn't work for you i hope it happens soon.

CoCoPoppy

If it worked that well, we all would've drank the cough syrup kool-aid and been KU a long time ago. IMO.

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

ill give it a shot and not get my hopes to high. just knowing we tried something different from all the not conceiving cycles gives me hope. I've heard the HSG can make you more fertile also.

Fingers crossed!

RoseNylon

hello8529 said:

ill give it a shot and not get my hopes to high. just knowing we tried something different from all the not conceiving cycles gives me hope. I've heard the HSG can make you more fertile also.

Fingers crossed!

I would assume if your tubes are blocked it can help unblock it but even then many women have open tubes and still haven't been pregnant.

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

yea, I am hoping that that's all it is. (but aren't we all)  I am just dreading the thought of doing the whole fertility treatment.

I've only seen my gyno about infertility a few times so I'm new to this.

TheBorg7of9

hello8529 said:

ill give it a shot and not get my hopes to high. just knowing we tried something different from all the not conceiving cycles gives me hope. I've heard the HSG can make you more fertile also.

Fingers crossed!

What if it dries up the cm you do have?

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

He said it was fine to try but if it does dry me up we wont try it again. I think I'm going to look into a RE. I guess I just thought of the fertility treatment as a down the road thing. My husband always says it'll happen when its supposed to but it hasn't been happening and its worrying me.

knottiecd2740cb7ddda5ab

Ok. The answer is, yes, many people have tried it. No, it didn't get them pregnant. Even if they did happen to get pregnant when they tried it, it was not because of the cough medicine or softcups. What worked to get me pregnant was 2 years of unprotected sex, a full fertility work up for me and my husband from an RE, one miscarriage, one cancelled clomid cycle due to over response, 6 months of hormone treatment for my husband from a urologist, and one Iui.

I just saw this . I'm sorry for your loss. I guess I just got defensive because I didn't realize the struggle some women go through. I haven't made it that far yet. I think its wonderful you had a healthy baby.

RoseNylon

hello8529 said:

Ok. The answer is, yes, many people have tried it. No, it didn't get them pregnant. Even if they did happen to get pregnant when they tried it, it was not because of the cough medicine or softcups. What worked to get me pregnant was 2 years of unprotected sex, a full fertility work up for me and my husband from an RE, one miscarriage, one cancelled clomid cycle due to over response, 6 months of hormone treatment for my husband from a urologist, and one Iui.

I just saw this . I'm sorry for your loss. I guess I just got defensive because I didn't realize the struggle some women go through. I haven't made it that far yet. I think its wonderful you had a healthy baby.

Five years of TTC is a struggle. 

TheBorg7of9

RoseNylon said:

hello8529 said:

Ok. The answer is, yes, many people have tried it. No, it didn't get them pregnant. Even if they did happen to get pregnant when they tried it, it was not because of the cough medicine or softcups. What worked to get me pregnant was 2 years of unprotected sex, a full fertility work up for me and my husband from an RE, one miscarriage, one cancelled clomid cycle due to over response, 6 months of hormone treatment for my husband from a urologist, and one Iui.

I just saw this . I'm sorry for your loss. I guess I just got defensive because I didn't realize the struggle some women go through. I haven't made it that far yet. I think its wonderful you had a healthy baby.

Five years of TTC is a struggle. 

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