Share your Maca Experiences

We're starting a new Maca FAQ thread so that everyone can continue to share their experiences!

So add your Maca information and experience here!

Good idea Lady Di, Well I took Maca this past cycle and did see an inrease in fertile CM i didn't get ewcm like alot of people did, but i did have the watery fertile CM. I am in my tww right now, so well see if Maca did it for me!!

Well it took it last cycle and with in a day saw extreme results. EWCM like crazy!!!! I also took BA my usual pre-natal and pre-seed for the first time. I got my BFP!!! I used Magic Maca HRT (the liguid), i did 40 drops in the morning and 40 in the evening. I highly reccomend it and i'll continue to take it till i run out!

this is my second cycle using maca. I have had a lot more energy and my sex drive has increased quite a lot. I have noticed more watery CM, but not any more EWCM than usual. I am due to O any day now, so I will keep you all posted!

OK, I am sure this has been answered other places but I couldn't find it. I have taken maca throughout whole cycle for sex drive help and sore breasts when we were TTA (it really helped). Now that we are TTC do I take it the whole cycle or just until I ?

I love Maca, ladies! It's my first full month taking it and I have a ton of EWCM and my sex drive is great. It also cleared up my skin quite a lot. I hope it gets us this cycle!!! I've been taking it from CD 3 up until today, CD 18 and I'm about to . So yay for Maca! I say it's worth trying for everyone! You can PM me for any questions.

I took it all cycyle, why quite it can't hurt and it's supposed to help w/ a healthy uterus.

Hi ladies,
Ok I tried to convince myself that I wouldn't obsess over anything that could possibly be a symptom, but hey I can't help it!! Ok so I got a positive OPK on 1/21. I'm not sure when i actually ovulated so I don't know how many dpo I am, but I figure 8? I have been cramping, almost like AF cramps, for like 3 days, its to the point that if i didn't know my cycle, I'd swear I was going to start AF any minute. my bbs aren't sore, but today they look a lot fuller than usual my nipples are a little sore to the touch, is this just pre menstrual stuff??

Is Maca used to help those who have irregular cycles and are annovulatory? Will it bring on ? I have had every test done and the only thing wrong is that I have borderline PCOS and don't ovulate (hormonal imbalance), everything else is GREAT! Will maca help?

Yes definitely, I was annov for 4 months before taking maca, now I have a regular cycle. I take it all month with a break every 6 weeks.

Reddy Eddy:

That is great! Can you give me more info on how it helped? Also, why do you take a break every 6 weeks? and for how long?

Do you have PCOS or were you coming off bcp's? I am hoping that the NPC works for me, along with vitex, if not, I will try Maca. Thanks for sharing!

I don't know anything about Maca but I'm interesting in taking it. Where do you ladies get it, and how much do you take? Is there a form (pill, powder etc) that's better than the rest?

TIA!

Hi guys, I started taking it after reading the old Maca thread intitled 'Maca got me pregnant last time'. It is 13 pages long but so many people got bfps! It got the powder form that most people had success with. The make is 'Navitas Organic Raw Maca Powder' from Amazan, and you should take about 1 tablespoon per day. If you look at the thread there is loads of info on there. Last month was my first month ttc whilst on maca but we didn't do it on the right night (new to charting) and I got a yeast infection so didn't get a bfp.

I take a break every 6 weeks as it's a whole food and so need to take breaks to maintain its potentcy. I stared taking it as I was coming off bcps and hadn't ovulated since coming off them (4 months). I did do some research on it though and it is good for pcos.

Reddy: how long is your break that you take every 6 weeks? Also, did Maca help you ovulate last cycle for the first time since coming off bcp's? I hope you have success and please share!!! Oh..so you take Maca all cycle long....cool.

Sorry, I take a 1 week break every 6 weeks. Yes it did make me ovulate for the first time since coming off bcps but that was two cycles ago. The first cycle we did not ttc as I wanted to regulate my cycle first. It also snapped my cycle into a perfect 28 days with ovulation on cd14! Ths has happened two months in a row now and I'm hoping this is our month. As long as I make sure we bd on the right days and I don't get another yeast infection!

Has anyone given it to DH? I found a thing that said it improved semen quality.

My DH and I both just started taking it this month, I also read about it helping with sperm health and count. I will let you know how it goes for us![fc][f]

ReddyEddy: Does Maca help with the LP defiency as well? Can it be used with anything else like vitex or NPC? I am having a hard time with my cycle which lasts for 6 weeks, on the good side I am .

Well, DH and I are both trying maca this cycle. Today was day #1 of us having it. I made a smoothie with it tonight. Not too bad, but I need to find something a bit tastier. Maca adds a certain taste to stuff, so if you're doing powder like me be sure to spread it out of the day or take it REAL fast.

I had a bit of an oops moment last night and this morning. I somehow got it in my head that I should take 3 TBS. Let's just say that if you want to ruin your lunch just throw 3TBS of maca powder in there! [:'(] I'm VERY thankful that DH chose today to be the day to forget his lunch at home! I can only imagine the things he would have said to me otherwise. [rfl]

DH and I are both trying maca. Hopefully it'll help us both! If nothing else, it's supposed to be a great boost for the sex drive. We've been trying for so long that sometimes we could use a boost! :)

Avila, maca is a food not a supplement. In theory it shouldn't affect anything your on. I remember reading some information in the other long thread about those issues but I don't remember what it was. I personally don't have an LP def or use vitex or NPC. GL!

Well ladies i think it did improve my cm. I am sure i ovulated on day 18 so that is around one or two days later than norm. I have sort of being charting this month but i did notice that my pre ovulation temps were lower than before, so it must be doing something. I want to have more energy but on that front there does not seem to be much improvement. I will keep you posted.