CM question - might be TMI sorry!

[mum2daisypie]

Hi,

We are ttc blue (although havnt actually started trying yet, just been following diet and taking supplements for 3 months so far), I have a question about CM and it might be a bit gross sorry in advance!

I have never had much CM and what i did have tended to be thick. Our first baby was a girl and I suppose looking back I had an environment more suited to having a girl.
Since changing a few things in my diet (drinking just club soda with lemon, or water, taking sups including fish oil, lots of salt etc) I have noticed that around ovulation I get LOADS of CM, however, I dont get a lot in my pants if that makes sense, I just notice it when i've been to the loo and swipe (the tissue looks full of snot basically! - I told you TMI!))

Anyway, is that what most people experience? or should I be seeing it in my pants? Im wondering how I can check the ph? Is it ok to put a h testing strip onto the 'snot' blob on the tissue or could this be contaminated with other things? I dont like the idea of trying to locate my cervix and plce a strip directly on it to read the ph, is there another way?

Thanks so much xxx

[S4724]

Well I'm a newbie myself, if I can advise!! I've always read that you need to wipe after loo and whatever you get thats the CM which should be considered or taken directly. I'm not checking my ph as I've been advised not to get obsessed with ph as its stressful!

[mum2daisypie]

thanks for the reply. I didnt realise that swapping pop for club soda with lemon would make so much difference, but I seem to have loads since doing that. Just hope its the right PH! I suppose whatever the ph, more is better than less? ;-)

[Wishing4Princess]

Hi, I have 2 boys myself, and obviously ttc a girl...always struggling with loads of 'snot' like stuff in the panties lol tmi...but my point being is that when I am on the girl diet I don't have this prob. so it looks like what you are consuming is really helping produce that for you and that's great for ttc a boy.

I do have a silly question what is the difference between club soda and pop?? I just know that when I was on the girl diet and drinking diet pepsi or diet coke and anything sugary or w/ asparteme I would produce more watery mucus, but the ph was still pretty low (4-6.0) as opposed to when i had my boys (lots of thick stringy mucus all the time)..hope that helps.

[Zivic-Bubac]

First of all, don't try to place a strip on your cervix. pH does not have that much influence on gender.
If you want to check your pH, put a finger in vj, hook it and that mucus would be the specimen you apply on pH strip.

What I would advise to you is to use Pre-Seed, you can find lot's of threads about CM and Pre-Seed. Try in The Complete Index

[Cinss]

I believe its the fish oil that gives you plenty of ewcm. Its fine if it doesn't come out into your pants, as long as it is in the vaj it is great for a boy sway.

[Rainbow baby]

All I can say is no wonder I have boys I thought everybody had that cause it is my normal! Sometimes around O I wear a small pad/liner!! I hate it!

[CherryBlossom]

Here here rainbow!!!
As a boy mum myself I certainly know when I ovulate that's for sure!!! ( unlike some of my girl mums) like rainbow most times when I ovulate I have to use a panty liner. Last month somehow I managed escape having much cm at all I think due to diet but this cycle it was back.
So for you I think this is extremely good =) all the very best and sending you all my boy dust I have haha xo

[onthepond]

And this is probably the reason why I have a DD!!! I honestly have never had much CM in my undies or when I wipe...and even taking fish oil and drinking green tea and grapefruit juice really doesn't seem to help...sigh. The thing is, I have gotten PG the 1st try both times we have tried, so I am obviously fertile, maybe just one of those who's body keeps it in rather than seeping out? Who knows...I don't drink any pop, just lots of lemon water and a little bit of juice, here is to hoping I see some this month.

[CherryBlossom]

Well from your initial post it sounds like you have a LOT more CM now than you did with your girls right?
AS may be able to correct me here. But I don't think you need undies loads of cm to create a little man.
The change is already significant enough for you to see!
But I can understand how you are worried. Myself having boys and a lot of CM, I'm starting to wonder if ill ever stop producing as much CM as I do now.
Do girl mums really have no CM? I honestly can't imagine life without it.
Good luck hunny. It would be Wrong for me to say sending you all my cm hahahaha.