Please help!!!! I am on antibiotics and trying to conceive

[lola28]

Hi everyone. Me and my husband are trying to conceive but I am on antibiotics because of a gum infection.I have heard that antibiotics can dry the cervical mucus and I should take some Mucinex before I ovulate. Is this true?

[sweetangel7]

Some antibiotics can cause birth defects...you should check with a pharmacist and make sure that it is safe to ttc.  I was on antibiotics a couple months ago and our doctor knew we were actively trying so he made sure to tell us to make sure not to get prego while i was taking them.  Good luck!

[KM604]

I've heard about Mucinex and Robitussin helping with the cervical mucus (thickening it up) during ovulation.  But my concern would be taking the anti-biotics into being pregnant.  You might want to wait until the anti-biotics are out of your system, just in case.