Here are 21 foods and drinks that might be able to help you get more EWCM. Keeping your body more alkaline than acidic will help as well. Here is a list of some common
alkaline foods and drinks and
acidic foods and drinks.
Cantaloupe
If you don't have enough
Vitamin A in your body this can lead to CM issues. This is one reason why some people recommend that you eat more cantaloupe. Your body uses
beta carotene and converts it to
Vitamin A as needed. Other good sources of
beta carotene are oatmeal, carrots, sweet potatoes, kale, and spinach. Here are some posts about
Vitamin A and EWCM.
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It's best to get vitamins through your diet. You should not rely on supplements completely. Try to get enough
Vitamin A through foods and supplement as needed.
Carrots
If you don't have enough
Vitamin A in your body this can lead to CM issues. This is one reason why some people recommend that you eat more carrots. Your body uses
beta carotene and converts it to
Vitamin A as needed. Other good sources of
beta carotene are oatmeal, cantaloupes, sweet potatoes, kale, and spinach. Here are some posts about
Vitamin A and EWCM.
It's best to get vitamins through your diet. You should not rely on supplements completely. Try to get enough
Vitamin A through foods and supplement as needed.
Cinnamon see "Honey and Cinnamon"
Dandelion Leaf and Root
Dandelion leaf and root are said to help with EWCM.
Some women report an increase in EWCM after taking
dandelion. It's supposed to stimulate mucus as well as help with hormone balance.
Natural Fertility Info recommends it as one thing to try in order to get EWCM. You can find it in
pill,
powder,
tincture, and
tea form.
Ginger Root
I haven't found much about
ginger root, other than this post about
Cervical Mucus: Essential for Natural Fertility. They say that
ginger root has many benefits, such as being an aphrodisiac, promoting circulation, and promoting healthy mucus membrane secretion.
Even though there isn't a lot out there about
ginger root, it's something easy to try if you're looking to increase EWCM.
Ginger root comes in a few forms:
tea,
powder, and
pills. Of course, you can always buy fresh ginger and use that as well.
Grapefruit Juice
Grapefruit juice is one of the most common home remedies for getting more EWCM. Make sure you're getting
100% juice and not a juice beverage or juice cocktail. It's said to help thin CM as well as make the environment more sperm-friendly. You can drink a glass or two a day and can drink it throughout your cycle. Many women swear by
grapefruit juice. Here are a few posts about it.
Green Tea
You can either
drink green tea or take
supplements. For women who don't like drinking water, green tea can be a great alternative and it will help with EWCM. As with other supplements you want to only take it from menstruation to ovulation.
Whether you buy loose leaf tea or take a supplement, check the ingredients. You just want it to have green tea in it. You also want it to be non-caffeinated.
Honey and Cinnamon
Some women say that one teaspoon of
honey and 1/4 teaspoon of
cinnamon
a day is all that is needed to help with EWCM. You can just eat it, or
put it on oatmeal (which is also said to help with EWCM), spread it on
toast, put it in tea, or in water (also said to help with EWCM). Look
into getting good quality
honey. Make sure the
honey is not hot, since heat can destroy the good qualities of
honey. Warm it ok, but hot is not.
Both
honey and
cinnamon are said to have health benefits such as lowering blood sugar, fighting infection, and even preventing cancer. Not all
honey and
cinnamon are created equally, so do your research and make sure to buy quality over quantity. Here are some posts about
honey and
cinnamon.
You need to be careful with cinnamon. Too much can
induce a miscarriage. The
dosage for pills is 1-4 gr a day. For the oils, .05-.2 gr a day. In addition to the powdered cinnamon, you can also buy cinnamon in
essential oil,
stick, and
pill
form. There are different types of cinnamon. Some people believe that
Ceylon cinnamon is the one true form of cinnamon that has healing
properties. Other people disagree. Here are some posts about it.
Kale
If you don't have enough
Vitamin A in your body this can lead to CM issues. This is one reason why some people recommend that you eat more kale. Your body uses
beta carotene and converts it to
Vitamin A as needed. Other good sources of
beta carotene are carrots, cantaloupes, sweet potatoes, oatmeal, and spinach. Here are some posts about
Vitamin A and EWCM.
It's best to get vitamins through your diet. You should not rely on supplements completely. Try to get enough
Vitamin A through foods and supplement as needed.
Lemon Water
Drinking lemon water can help with EWCM in two different ways. First, one reason why you might not be getting enough EWCM is because you're dehydrated. Drinking more water can help make sure you have enough CM and thin it out. Secondly, the lemon can help balance your body's PH and make the environment more alkaline which is more sperm-friendly. Even though lemons are acidic, eating lemons or drinking lemon juice will have the opposite effect on your body. Here are some posts about how lemon water can help you get more EWCM.
Carrying a
water bottle with you can help remind you to drink lemon water. Rather than constantly buying water from the store, you can try
Brita or
Burke systems.
Licorice Root
Natural Fertility Info and
Thyme and Timber recommend
licorice root as one thing to try in order to get EWCM. Soulcysters has some
personal stories about
licorice root and infertility.
If you're having problems with ovulation, a good natural substitute for Clomid or Femara is
licorice root.
Start with 1350mg a day. You'd take it the same way you would take
Clomid or Femara, from cycle days 3-7 or 5-9. You can also find
licorice root teas. My infertility story has three posts about
licorice root and ovulation. Here are
part 1,
part 2, and
part 3. You can find it in
pill,
powder,
tincture, and
tea form.
Maca Root
Maca root is a Peruvian herb that is hailed for its medicinal properties. Once a staple in the Incan diet, it is still commonly used in Peru today.
Maca powder looks like flour, but it is categorised as an herb, rather than a grain. It's said to enhance libido, hormonal balance, energy, and mental clarity.
There have not been many scientific studies done about these claims. However, it might be similar to Mayan massage; something that has been passed down generation-to-generation because it works. Other people think that there's a placebo effect that leads to results. Either way, both
maca and Mayan massage might be something you want to try.
Here are a few posts about how
maca can help with EWCM.
Maca comes in a few forms. It's hard to find whole maca, but you can easily find
maca pills or
maca powder. There's also
red maca (for women)and
black maca (for men). Women commonly start with 500mg twice a day or a tablespoon of the powder. Some women take it the whole month while others don't take it between when implantation may happen until they get their period. Here's a very comprehensive guide to
using maca for fertility.
Marshmallow Root
Marshmallow Root is said to help to help increase mucus and therefore can help with EWCM.
Natural Fertility Info,
Thyme and Timber, and
Stork Mama also recommends it as one thing to try in order to get EWCM. You can find it in
pill,
powder,
tincture,
tea form.
Oatmeal
If you don't have enough
Vitamin A in your body this can lead to CM issues. This is one reason why some people recommend that you eat more oatmeal. Your body uses
beta carotene and converts it to
Vitamin A as needed. Other good sources of
beta carotene are carrots, cantaloupes, sweet potatoes, kale, and spinach. Here are some posts about
Vitamin A and EWCM.
It's best to get vitamins through your diet. You should not rely on supplements completely. Try to get enough
Vitamin A through foods and supplement as needed.
Pineapple
Pineapple, the core in particular, is said to help with EWCM. It has an enzyme called
bromelain (it's a blood thinner and anti-coagulant) which increases blood to the uterus and helps decrease inflammation. It also
helps the mother not reject the fetus. If possible, try to buy fresh
pineapple. Here are some posts about
pineapple and EWCM.
Some people say to divide the
pineapple into 5 sections and eat one section a day, starting on Day 3. (
Source). Other people say to eat a whole
pineapple as often as possible until implantation. (
Source)
Red Clover Blossom
Red Clover Blossom is said to help increase estrogen level and circulation to your reproductive organs and therefore increase EWCM. Here's what some people have said about
Red Clover Blossom.
Natural Fertility Info,
Thyme and Timber, and
Stork Mama also recommends it as one thing to try in order to get EWCM.
Red Clover Blossom comes in
pill,
powder,
extract, and
tea form.
Red Raspberry Leaf
Red Raspberry Leaf is said to have
many benefits for women, such as relaxing and toning the uterus, helping with luteal phase balance, supplying your body with vitamins and minerals, and preparing your body for labor. It provides many benefits for your reproductive system. Many women have said that it also helps with EWCM. Here are a few posts about
RRL.
Red Raspberry Leaf comes in a couple forms:
tea and
pills. Some women love the taste of the tea and others can't stand it. Try both and see what works for you.
Royal Jelly and Bee Pollen
While
royal jelly is supposed to help with egg quality, many women have reported copious amounts of EWCM after taking
royal jelly and bee pollen. Don't take this if you have a bee allergy. Here are some posts about it. Some women say that you should just
take it up to ovulation and not during the 2WW.
Royal jelly comes in
pill and
honey form.
Spinach
If you don't have enough
Vitamin A in your body this can lead to CM issues. This is one reason why some people recommend that you eat more spinach. Your body uses
beta carotene and converts it to
Vitamin A as needed. Other good sources of
beta carotene are carrots, cantaloupes, sweet potatoes, kale, and oatmeal. Here are some posts about
Vitamin A and EWCM.
It's best to get vitamins through your diet. You should not rely on supplements completely. Try to get enough
Vitamin A through foods and supplement as needed.
Sweet Potatoes
If you don't have enough
Vitamin A in your body this can lead to CM issues. This is one reason why some people recommend that you eat more sweet potatoes. Some people believe that
yams can increase your chances of having twins. Your body uses
beta carotene and converts it to
Vitamin A as needed. Other good sources of
beta carotene are carrots, cantaloupes, oatmeal, kale, and spinach. Here are some posts about
Vitamin A and EWCM.
It's best to get vitamins through your diet. You should not rely on supplements completely. Try to get enough
Vitamin A through foods and supplement as needed.
Water
Sometimes not having enough EWCM is simply because you're dehydrated. Drinking more water is a cheap and easy way to try to get more EWCM. Carrying a
water bottle with you can help remind you to drink water. Rather than constantly buying water from the store, you can try
Brita or
Burke systems.
There are different types of massage that may help with EWCM. Massage can help with fertility in general, and EWCM is a part of that. Massage helps in many ways. It decreases stress, increases blood flow, maintains hormone balance, detoxes, strengthens reproductive organs, among others. Here are some different types of massages. With massage you want to be careful to only do it after menstruation and up to ovulation, not afterwards. You can find more information about each type of massage below. 
