I hear of so many stories of women who have tried and tried and then as soon as they stop trying they fall pregnant! Something to be said about that 😉 someone once said to me women get pregnant in times of plenty, food, sex, love, play etc.

Does anyone have advice on how to gain weight in a healthy way?

Buffy! I know right? But here’s a tip… practice perfection on non perfection. If that doesn’t confuse you or get you sidetracked… I’m not sure what will HAHA! You sound like you need to go out dancing, let your hair down and just have some great fun! One night off can be refreshing! x

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I reckon it might – give it a try. I don’t see why not. It is the caffeine that produces the CM so it should be good.

Thank you to everyone who replied to my post!

Nat I have one questions, does decaffinated green tea have the same effect? I just find that caffine just doesn’t agree with me.

Veronica – I know right!? Your acupuncture should be helping. My line is “we can’t always remove stress but we can help our bodies cope better with it.” That said – our thoughts create our reality so think about babies and not the lack of babes. Affirmations work well too. Change those thoughts and create what you want. x

But being told my fertility is being impacted by my stress is just more pressure and stress! It’s like telling someone who is sad, “don’t be sad”.

How do you turn it around?

Also I have noticed in recent months my CM has reduced and I don’t find it very effective in monitoring fertility…even though I’m on a Tcm program. Maybe I’m just getting old, or, tired of sex!? Lol! Seriously, baby making sex isn’t all its cracked up to be! Will try the green tea though 🙂

I’ve learned the best thing I can do is let go, be present, and stop trying so hard. I really believe you have to be open to receive a gift. I’m focusing my attention now on being really kind and compassionate to myself. No one else is going to do that for me. I think we can all be our own worse critics. I’m being really kind by eating fertile foods, seeking out massage therapy, and have started a yoga and meditation practice at home. Each day I work on replacing my old negative thought patterns with positive ones. For anyone out there who is struggling and thinking, “it’s never going to happen for me,” I would encourage you to say to yourself, even out loud, “it WILL happen for me.” I believe in the power of thought and what you think about, you bring about. So show yourself some love, ease up on yourself, and allow your body to restore itself.

And on the cervical mucus topic, I second the green tea. Restoring fertility is a great DVD I started using that I really think has encouraged cervical mucus as well. Good luck ladies!

Fertile CM will feel wet. Non fertile will be difficult to feel or differentiate – focus on what it feels like more than what it looks like. Predictor tests can be ok but they detect the surge of ovulation, not the exact event and if you are somebody that attempts ovulation several times before actually doing so, it means you need to use them regularly. Cervical mucus is key and if you don’t have enough, look at ways to increase this. Thank you for your comments – I’m sure many others have the same questions. nat x