Early 30s TTC#2

readyORnot · Nov 9th, 2012, 10:58 AM

Hi!

It's quite difficult to know whether to join an existing group or start a new one, but since most groups I can relate to seem to be about 3,000-8,000 posts in I decided to try a new one and see if I pick up other newcomers.

As you might gather from the thread title I'm early 30s (32 to be specific) and about to start ttc #2.
My son is about 4¾ months.
My husband is 39 and ideally we want 4 children (or more!) so we don't have too much time to dilly dally!

All welcome to join, best of luck to everyone!

readyORnot · Nov 9th, 2012, 11:02 AM

bit more about me:
We were very lucky and conceived #1 relatively quickly. We are unaware of any fertility issues we may or may not have but I had a myomectomy in 2011 (removal of fibroids) and 6 new fibroids (large) have since been discovered, which may interfere with implantation

.

This time around I'm doing the following: opks, temping (if I can ever remember to), honey&cinnamon, and I'll continue taking prenatal vitamins which I'm still taking since having my son. My hubby and I are often apart but when we're together we tend to BD daily so we'll definitely be doing that!

emzeebob · Nov 12th, 2012, 14:06 PM

if you dont mind me joining im here lol, im 27, with jaycob who is 15 months, we are going to start ttc sometime in december when i get my implant out.

jaycob was concieved on the pill cerezette lol,

i want to do the whole opk stuff but i have no idea where to start so ill be researching soon, but my only problem is since starting my period at 18 i have never been regular, could have a year break or be on for 2 months so dont really no how to start with the opks,

sprinkling some dust on all ttc, exciting

emzeebob · Nov 12th, 2012, 14:08 PM

oh and im from leicester

readyORnot · Nov 12th, 2012, 16:21 PM

welcome emzeebob!

I'm from London but spend some of my time in Grenada with a view to moving there permanently in about 14 months if all goes to plan.

Good luck with everything! I'm new to OPKs as well - actually I just peed on my first ever OPK today! I want to do one every day from now on and do comparisons to see if I'm actually ovulating since I'm still exclusively breastfeeding and only 4¾ months post partum.

Then if AF comes I'll just do the OPKs daily from about CD5 until I ovulate (I believe I used to ov around CD9)!

emzeebob · Nov 12th, 2012, 18:31 PM

ok so i havent started my research yet but whats cd5 etc,

i really hope my periods settle enough for me to do them, are they expensive ive heard you can buy job lots from internet some where

samanthap · Nov 12th, 2012, 21:02 PM

I'm 30 and my son is 10... YEARS! Lol. I just remarried and we are TTC now. I have PCOS, which has kept me from ovulating regularly, so I have to take Clomid on days 3-7 to ovulate. This is the first cycle I ovulated! I have been temping this cycle for the first time also. And I did an OPK too, but I think I will do those in the future starting on cycle day (CD) 12 or so, now that I know when I'll ovulate due to Clomid. I keep saying, I can pinpoint every thing that happens in my cycle, but conception is still in God's hands. I'm just trying to improve the odds.

readyORnot · Nov 13th, 2012, 03:53 AM

hi Samanthap!

Woohoo for ovulation!

You're right, at the end of the day it's out of our hands but definitely no harm in puuting things in place to increase our chances!

Quote:

Originally Posted by emzeebob

ok so i havent started my research yet but whats cd5 etc,

i really hope my periods settle enough for me to do them, are they expensive ive heard you can buy job lots from internet some where

CD = cycle day

I just bought a pack of 50 opks off amazon for about 7 quid. You can also get a pack of 20 opks, 10hpts (home pregnancy tests) + a bbt (basal body temp thermometer) for about the same.

Just in case you're unsure AF = aunt flo = period!

samanthap · Nov 13th, 2012, 06:52 AM

I honestly don't know exactly what day I O'd. I'm anywhere from 4-6 dpo today, had a slight dip in temp today. I feel like I'm analyzing every little thing. Still have to wait a little longer to test though.

readyORnot · Nov 13th, 2012, 10:12 AM

what day are you planning to test?

Nov 9th, 2012, 10:58 AM	#1
readyORnot Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London UK (& sometimes Grenada W.I.) Posts: 3,830	Early 30s TTC#2 Hi! It's quite difficult to know whether to join an existing group or start a new one, but since most groups I can relate to seem to be about 3,000-8,000 posts in I decided to try a new one and see if I pick up other newcomers. As you might gather from the thread title I'm early 30s (32 to be specific) and about to start ttc #2. My son is about 4¾ months. My husband is 39 and ideally we want 4 children (or more!) so we don't have too much time to dilly dally! All welcome to join, best of luck to everyone!

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Nov 9th, 2012, 11:02 AM	#2
readyORnot Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London UK (& sometimes Grenada W.I.) Posts: 3,830	bit more about me: We were very lucky and conceived #1 relatively quickly. We are unaware of any fertility issues we may or may not have but I had a myomectomy in 2011 (removal of fibroids) and 6 new fibroids (large) have since been discovered, which may interfere with implantation. This time around I'm doing the following: opks, temping (if I can ever remember to), honey&cinnamon, and I'll continue taking prenatal vitamins which I'm still taking since having my son. My hubby and I are often apart but when we're together we tend to BD daily so we'll definitely be doing that!

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Nov 12th, 2012, 14:06 PM	#3
emzeebob Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: leicester, uk Posts: 288	if you dont mind me joining im here lol, im 27, with jaycob who is 15 months, we are going to start ttc sometime in december when i get my implant out. jaycob was concieved on the pill cerezette lol, i want to do the whole opk stuff but i have no idea where to start so ill be researching soon, but my only problem is since starting my period at 18 i have never been regular, could have a year break or be on for 2 months so dont really no how to start with the opks, sprinkling some dust on all ttc, exciting

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Nov 12th, 2012, 14:08 PM	#4
emzeebob Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: leicester, uk Posts: 288	oh and im from leicester

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Nov 12th, 2012, 16:21 PM	#5
readyORnot Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London UK (& sometimes Grenada W.I.) Posts: 3,830	welcome emzeebob! I'm from London but spend some of my time in Grenada with a view to moving there permanently in about 14 months if all goes to plan. Good luck with everything! I'm new to OPKs as well - actually I just peed on my first ever OPK today! I want to do one every day from now on and do comparisons to see if I'm actually ovulating since I'm still exclusively breastfeeding and only 4¾ months post partum. Then if AF comes I'll just do the OPKs daily from about CD5 until I ovulate (I believe I used to ov around CD9)!

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Nov 12th, 2012, 18:31 PM	#6
emzeebob Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: leicester, uk Posts: 288	ok so i havent started my research yet but whats cd5 etc, i really hope my periods settle enough for me to do them, are they expensive ive heard you can buy job lots from internet some where

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Nov 12th, 2012, 21:02 PM	#7
samanthap Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 120	I'm 30 and my son is 10... YEARS! Lol. I just remarried and we are TTC now. I have PCOS, which has kept me from ovulating regularly, so I have to take Clomid on days 3-7 to ovulate. This is the first cycle I ovulated! I have been temping this cycle for the first time also. And I did an OPK too, but I think I will do those in the future starting on cycle day (CD) 12 or so, now that I know when I'll ovulate due to Clomid. I keep saying, I can pinpoint every thing that happens in my cycle, but conception is still in God's hands. I'm just trying to improve the odds.

Status: Offline

Nov 13th, 2012, 06:52 AM	#9
samanthap Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 120	I honestly don't know exactly what day I O'd. I'm anywhere from 4-6 dpo today, had a slight dip in temp today. I feel like I'm analyzing every little thing. Still have to wait a little longer to test though.

Status: Offline

Nov 13th, 2012, 10:12 AM	#10
readyORnot Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London UK (& sometimes Grenada W.I.) Posts: 3,830	what day are you planning to test?

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