Question about Robitussin

[Girlblink182]

I am on a couple of other pregnancy boards, and on one of them, a few ladies talk about taking Robitussin for a few days before they O....has anyone here had any experience with this, and what exactly is it supposed to do for you??
I m/c on 2/16, and I just started BBTing, and am going to try the OPK as well...I was just curious about other things that might make getting pg easier :)

Thanks
Girlblink182

[orphanannie59]

Girlblink 182 (love the name)

Robitussin's main ingredient is guaifenesin, it is also in mucinex.  Guaifenesin is an expectorant and thins mucous.  It is supposed to work for CM too!!  I have heard of many success stories.  It is supposed to help the little swimmers travel better, :)  I am taking it faithfully this month and hope it works.  You can get it in generic form at Wal-mart for less than 3 dollars.  Equate Tussin (chest congestion) Make sure you get the regular with no other ingredients.  Good luck!!

[nikkicole827]

I wonder if this is in Nyquil as well... I was taking that when we conceived I thinjk

[wannabenana]

Sorry, I don't know anything about Robitussin, but I do have a question for you in regards to something you posted on the 26th of last month. You stated that you were about 3 months along before showing positive on both hpt and blood work, so my question to you is, did you have any symptoms? Being that your hcg levels were so low, I thought maybe you would be asymptomatic. Thanks in advance.

[Girlblink182]

with my first pregnancy, i had no symptoms at all....i didn't miss a period until my third month, but my doctor felt that was because i was on bcp. i think i took a few hpt at home, and one at the dr., then some blood work ---all neg. when my pg finally showed up about a week later, my hcg levels did come up a bit. the weird thing is, my daughter was born with 4 kidneys and 4 ureters. She was seen by a nephrologist and a uroligist who both feel that she came by the extra organs from a possible twin that did not develop.
my son was also the product of a multiple pregnancy---i had a partial m/c with him. the ob in the er wanted to do a d & c, but i said no....and at my next ultrasound, there was my son :)
now i'm just trying to let my body get back to normal after this last m/c, and i'm learning all the stuff i can to improve our chances to get pg again and carry a healthy baby :)

[Girlblink182]

thanks for the info on the ingredients for robitussin (and the tip on wm brand)..i'll definitely have to try it to see if it works when we do ttc :)

[wannabenana]

Thank you so much for the very interesting info. Best of luck to you!

[mom2be623]

I did the Robitussin thing with this pregnancy and my last. My friends thought I was crazy! I don't know for sure if it was due to the medicine, but I got pregnant immediatly both times! I learned about using Robitussin from a book, I thought i was strange so I googled it and found the same info! Best of luck to you!