Grapefruit juice and pineapple

How much? What days? and do you know the logic behind it? or why it supposedly helps?

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I drank it everyday, usually in the morning, in an 8 oz. glass. I think the logic is that it helps with CM.

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Grapefruit juice helps with cm and pineapple is supposed to aid in implantation.

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I started drinking grapefruit juice daily this past cycle. I did get PG, but it wasn't a viable pregnancy. Who knows....maybe it was the grapefruit juice that helped! It can't hurt, right? Trader Joe's has really good grapefruit juice. I drank it every day----1-2 glasses.

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I drank pink grapefruit juice 8oz or so dys 15-23 and ate pinapple about 5-6 pieces day 23-30.

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Okay, I'm trying it. Yesterday was day 2 I went to trader joes and got some grapefruit juice and I am going to have a glass everyday til after I ovulate which will be by trigger shot next thurs or fri.then I will eat pineapple everyday after that. BTW I HATE grapefruit juice, but I will do it anyway.

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You shouldn't over do it with the citrus, isn't ODing on citrus a way people used to have DIY abortions?

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Here is an article that goes into the grapefruit juice a little more: link

I only drank a small glass every morning- about the equivilent of 1/2 cup. I used to drink this same amount of OJ every morning.

For me it worked immediately. It was the first cycle I noticed any CM and I got a BFP that month.

When I'm ready to TTC again, I'm definitely going to try the pineapple too. I love fresh pinapple

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Yeah, i'll just make sure not to over do it and once we are done BD'ing I will stop the grapefruit juice and move on to the pineapple.

I found this.

Grapefruit Juice and Cervical Mucus


Drinking grapefruit juice while trying to conceive has long been recommended by mothers, doctors, and midwives to aide in the fertilization process. The grapefruit juice is said to help thin the cervical mucus so that the sperm can travel easily from the vagina, through the uterus and into the fallopian tubes to meet the egg. The egg white consistency cervical mucus is known to be the most fertile in every woman, but not every woman can product this type of cervical mucus on her own, and so many generations have turned to grapefruit juice.

Of course, like many home remedies there are varying rates of success with this cervical mucus remedy. Some women report that they see an instant improvement while others report minimal improvement and others still see no change. Its important to remember that every womans body responds to every drug, chemical, and naturally occurring substance differently so there is no way to determine if this remedy will work for you. But, if you are in search of a natural remedy to improve the texture of your cervical mucus grapefruit juice certainly is worth a try.

While there may be no medical evidence to connect grapefruit juice or any of its properties with a thinning of the cervical mucus, women for generations will swear on the remedy. Because of this, it is definitely worth a try. You may have to drink the juice regularly for a couple cycles before you see a change, so hopefully you like grapefruit juice. If you want to increase your chances of success with this remedy you may want to combine your juice with Evening Primrose oil or even Robitussin, which are also known to thin the cervical mucus and create a more fertile environment for the sperm and ultimately fertilization.

Even if it is not the grapefruit juice that works its magic on your cervical mucus, this remedy will help because it will increase your fluid intake. If you have very dry or spongy cervical fluid you need to increase your fluids and grapefruit juice certainly will count! So, whether this generations old home remedy really does work or not is not really up for debate because it does work at least by putting more fluids into your body, and that is important. If you see increased results, than that is even better. Remember that there are many natural remedies that you can try and even combine for proven results. Generations of women and doctors cannot be wrong, so dont hesitate to try this remedy and see what happens. Even if it does not prove to be useful for you, you wont be any worse off than you are now

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I heard that grapefruit juice is linked to blood clots. I guess it contains estrogen and doesn't mix well with birth control pills. I know BCPs would not apply for most of you on here but just fyi if you are on BCPs while doing IVF or if you have blood clotting issues.
I'm sure a small amount wouldn't hurt but wanted to throw this out there as an fyi.