Robitussin for better mucus

[Anonymous]

Planning to try taking Robitussin this cycle to see if it helps improve my cervical mucus. I read that I need the kind with guaifenesin as the only active ingredient, and it's recommended that I take it several times a day leading up to O. Anyone know if that's going to make me drowsy or unable to drive? I haven't looked at cvs yet to read the bottle, but I'm trying to figure out if I can take that all day long at work and then drive home.... Has it actually helped anyone?

[Anonymous]

I thought it helped. I don't remember drowsiness being a side effect.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Also just looked at the Mucinex I have in the cabinet - it's 600 mg of guaifenesin, so maybe I'll just try taking that? I don't recall if it made me drowsy last time, but hell, it's already after 9pm.

[Anonymous]

When do you start taking it?

[Anonymous]

It didn't help me at all. Good luck. Hope it works for you.

[Anonymous]

Just google it - some sited say to start earlier than others.

[Anonymous]

I took it for the 4 days leading up to ovulation and the day of ovulation, at the recommended dosage (2 tsp?), 2x/day, straight guaifensin with no other ingredients, generic/CVS brand.

I got pregnant the cycle I took it! Now 30 weeks along.

Interestingly, this was the first cycle I ever tried it, and my 14th cycle TTC overall, after 2 chemical pregnancies and 3 failed medicated IUI cycles. I was taking a break from the meds and probably going to start IVF on my next cycle. And, I don't think there was anything wrong with my CM in the first place. I do have EWCM around ovulation, and I have gotten pregnant successfully in the past, but I wanted to see if I could give things a little extra help and it seemed like a pretty simple thing to try. I also drank grapefruit juice daily for about the week leading up to ovulation, as that is also supposed to improve CM.

I have no idea if the robitussin is what did it, but it certainly didn't hurt. It's cheap and easy, so to me, it was worth a try.