green tea drinkers come in...

babes12

at what point in your cycle do you start drinking green tea to increase your cm?  i drank it last cycle before O but it didn't seem to do anything so maybe i'm not starting early enough or drinking enough.  i usually start drinking it after af has ended but only 1glass a day of the lipton green tea w/ ginsing.

AppleRidge

I start during or just after AF, one or two cups a day.

OCIrishBruin

I've never heard about this, but it does remind me that I read in What to Expect Before You're Expecting (I know, it sucks) that green tea may inhibit the absorption of folic acid in PNVs, so I stopped drinking it after my m/c.  I was drinking about 2-3 cups a day of the decaf when I was pg.  Have you heard about this?

Scout05

BBHME:

I start during or just after AF, one or two cups a day.

Me too. I really liked the Bigalow Organic Green Tea w/ Pom. Tasty and I felt like it had that exrat umph.

babes12

OCIrishBruin:

I've never heard about this, but it does remind me that I read in What to Expect Before You're Expecting (I know, it sucks) that green tea may inhibit the absorption of folic acid in PNVs, so I stopped drinking it after my m/c.  I was drinking about 2-3 cups a day of the decaf when I was pg.  Have you heard about this?

yes i did hear about the effects it may have on the absorbtion of folic acid so i take my PNV's at night and usually drink green tea in the afternoon. 

Green tea is supposed to increase your fertile CM, so they say anyway.

vkbaby09

Well, I'm trying to drink a cup a day from during AF to o.  I haven't been that good this cycle so far and have only had a couple glasses.  I guess I'm not that sold on the fact that it helps b/c I've always drank it a lot and haven't had the best cm since starting to ttc over 2 years ago.  I'm also drinking a cup of grapefruit juice too (b/c I heard it helped and I drink it anyway) and I think I'm going to try mucinex or robitussin this time if I remember to pick some up.  GL!

BAM_2780

I drank a TON of water the cycle I got pregnant.  It made a lot of EWCM.  Maybe this will help someone else too.

OCIrishBruin

babes12:

OCIrishBruin:

I've never heard about this, but it does remind me that I read in What to Expect Before You're Expecting (I know, it sucks) that green tea may inhibit the absorption of folic acid in PNVs, so I stopped drinking it after my m/c.  I was drinking about 2-3 cups a day of the decaf when I was pg.  Have you heard about this?

yes i did hear about the effects it may have on the absorbtion of folic acid so i take my PNV's at night and usually drink green tea in the afternoon. 

Green tea is supposed to increase your fertile CM, so they say anyway.

Thanks!  This just made my day.  I was really missing my green tea but now I will just time things better.  Before I was taking my PNVs with green tea every morning. 

jrodsgal06

I take my PNV at night before bed and drink two glasses of the Lipton Green Tea in the morning.....I think it def has increased my cm....Good luck!