Vitamin B6

Sweetest116 · December 2013

Can I take additional B6 if I'm already on a Prenatal? i think the answer is yes. Can I just call my pharmacist and get on that myself or should I clear it with my OB? (no fertile CM and I get shaky around ovulation and my period - I'm reading that's a B6 thing)

pettycrocker · December 2013

I think so? I take a multi and an additional B Complex, no one ever said anything to me about it? Then again I take a bunch of supplements and I'm terribly inconsistent about reminding the Docs what I'm taking. They always ask about prescriptions, no one cares about my supplements.

Sweetest116 · December 2013

Called the RE... she said vitamins won't help, I should try Robitussin and Preseed. We use preseed but not a lot as DH doesn't like it, but we'll give it another go.

I ALWAYS forget to list my medications... I totally forget to list my vitamins and progesterone (and Xanax, when I take it). OOOPS!

freakyfast · December 2013

I was taking so many meds, and vitamins at one point I started storing them in a list in my phone, especially since I ended up in the ER a couple times. (Completely unrelated, and obviously I am ok). But it was easy to have them to give to them, and I put the dosage on there too.

KC1212 · December 2013

freakyfast said:
I was taking so many meds, and vitamins at one point I started storing them in a list in my phone, especially since I ended up in the ER a couple times. (Completely unrelated, and obviously I am ok). But it was easy to have them to give to them, and I put the dosage on there too.

Much classier than just bringing a giant plastic tub of drugs I've seen old people do! Lol

pettycrocker · December 2013

Sweetest116 said:

Called the RE... she said vitamins won't help, I should try Robitussin and Preseed. We use preseed but not a lot as DH doesn't like it, but we'll give it another go.

I ALWAYS forget to list my medications... I totally forget to list my vitamins and progesterone (and Xanax, when I take it). OOOPS!

Why? Were you taking the vitamins specifically for the purpose of CM? I don't get what B6 has to do with lubing up your vag?

Sweetest116 · December 2013

@Mrs Castillo apparently B6 helps to support LP and can increase EWCM production. I've read it a few times in my IF books and it floats around boards too. Just never gave it much thought, so I was just asking. I have ZERO fertile CM, so that definitely is playing into our struggle. I didn't say I was taking it currently, I was asking about if I should consider taking it.

Remember when everyone on the TTGP board was popping Evening Primrose to increase CM? Same kind of idea as the B6... just sounded more logical to me than EP.

Regardless, I'll go with the preseed suggestion... but if anyone else has suggestions for lubing up the vag I'm all ears (and so is my vag) cuz this sucker is like the desert.

pettycrocker · December 2013

Oh I see, I never heard of the B6 for that purpose, I thought people take it for energy, so I figured you were just taking it as a supplement.

How about green tea? That's supposed to work. Honestly the only thing that ever made a difference for me was tons of water, and I mean I'd have to feel like a fish by the end of the day.

Sweetest116 · December 2013

Green tea gets me a good amount of creamy CM, which is better than the Sahara I suppose. I'll try to become a fish. I drink a decent amount of water, but I'm not at a ridiculous level, so I'll try that too (can't hurt).

It's frustrating because all my testing have showed my hormone levels are perfect, so they can't explain why I'm dry...

KC1212 · December 2013

@sweetest116 have you went digging for it? I've heard it can just hang around you cervix instead of showing in your panties.

I've not tried green tea but have had so so results with microns and EPO didn't do anything for me (maybe it's a long term thing?)

Or put the preen seed in and don't even tell the hubs

guys are dense - he may not even know!

KC1212 · December 2013

Okay that m-word should say "mucinex" I can't type with nails on! Lol

KC1212 · December 2013

OMG I'm still catching sp errors! Sorry! I'm mobile + long fake nails= idiot haha

Sweetest116 · December 2013

I love the spelling errors hahaha... and now I will read all of your posts picturing you typing with really super long ghetto press-on nails

I'll just tell DH to deal with it. I'll try mucinex and green tea with preseed.

I definitely dig around up there every day when I'm tracking my CP. It's creamy/watery at best, but nothing clear.

CeCe8579 · December 2013

I did mucinex and preseed with DD but I don't know it if was that or the Clomid made the difference. I haven't tried anything this go round.

pettycrocker · December 2013

Sweetest116 said:

I love the spelling errors hahaha... and now I will read all of your posts picturing you typing with really super long ghetto press-on nails

LMAO this is exactly what I was thinking when she said fake nails.

jb2rn · December 2013

I take it to make my LP longer, and I will say it has helped. I take a B complex, though. It also has minimized my spotting in my LP.

I don't know if it helps with fertile CM, though.

I never asked my MD/RE, I just did it.

KC1212 · December 2013

Mrs Castillo said:

Sweetest116 said:

I love the spelling errors hahaha... and now I will read all of your posts picturing you typing with really super long ghetto press-on nails

LMAO this is exactly what I was thinking when she said fake nails.

They do look ghetto! They need filled in haha! The only time my real nails ever grew was when I was pregnant go figure!

CheesyPeas · December 2013

B vitamins are water soluble so there isn't a big risk of taking too much; for the most part you just pee it out. That said too much B6 can cause nerve issues (tingling and such) so it still makes sense to start at a lower dose to start. Also too much B6 can cause a deficiency in B12, so it's better to take a complex than a B6 supplement alone.

I've only heard of B6 helping to lengthen LPs; I've never heard that it helps CM. It's never done anything for my lousy LP either unfortunately but stories on the internets seem to suggest it's quite effective for some.

Sweetest116 · December 2013

With a 15-16 day LP I definitely don't need it lengthened. I spot from 10-11DPO but that's due to egg quality and corpus luteum issues, nothing lengthening an LP would fix.

I'm just going to try mucinex and preseed.

RE appt tomorrow morning for next cycle's game plan. I'm just pulling a Hail Mary on this one and hoping someone sicks so I don't have to go through her new game plan

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