42.3 and trying for #4

[ClaireCath]

Ooh exciting ClaireCath fingers crossed for cycle number 2!

Fandabby thinking of you, hope you have got good news xx

Maxxi, vent away. TTC is hard work for us ladies and a big roller coaster ride. Try to stay positive Hun, it will happen. Sorry if you have said but are you going for IVF soon?

AFM I am in fertile zone now but have decided to wait until next month. I am just getting into my running groove again and for the first time since I was pregnant with Sophia! I have also been taking some supplements since the start of April, so want to give myself another month of running and supplements as I have read I takes about 3 months for the supplements to make any difference. Also if my predictions are correct I should be ovulating in June when we are on annual leave which makes it that much easier

Thanks Charlie! Sounds like you are feeling good and great that you are getting in the running groove. I find it's easy to slide out of it. I asked Doc yesterday about that. he said I could "jog" that's fine but not for too long. Too much bouncing no good once the ovaries start getting stimulated. I told him, that's ok, I can be lazy for a month. lol I always feel like such a slacker when I am "power walking" Haha Well, you just see what happens this month, have fun, destress and June will arrive in it's own time!

 

[Sunshine14]

Hi ladies

Back from trip, I did try and update whilst away but it didnt work.

2plus1more - certainly sounds like ur adjusting. I have read somewhere that having a good bleed with a period is higher fertility than short scanty bleeds. Fingers crossed for you this is your body balancing after the IUD. Good luck.

Maxxi, sorry to read you're feeling outofsorts. It certainly tests us TTC. Stay positive and try and do something which can help u offload stresses. I find yoga and meditation chills me out when feeling highly strung. Keep smiling and hang onto your dream.

ClaireCath, good luck with this cycle. To cleanse and charge I have a document I can send you which I put together sometime ago. PM your email and I will send it over. Hoping your work will pay off and you get your positive.

Charlie, can't wait to get back into my running, helps relax the mind and you can think things through, plus the bonus of burning all those calories. Best of luck for next month, go with what feels right for you.

Lots of baby dust to all you lovely ladies.

My update, scan showed no change in doppler but good it didnt rise anymore. I'm on weekly scans and bloods now. They have told me to prepare to deliver anytime now, it's unknown and going on whatever they find each week. They hope I get to 37 wks when they want to induce me. They mentioned blood transfusion but if levels spike too much which they can go through roof click of fingers it will be safer to get babe out and treat. So I go Thurs again and will be hoping everything will be fine and stay same or reduce so I can get to 37. I am huge too, I stayed fairly small and now last two weeks it's like urgh where's that come from. Going to enjoy it while I can.


Thanks charlie and fandabby for your kind words about the chemicals. I have been pregnant 3 times now since xmas and looks like even though almost 43 (October) I'm still fertile but just need to try to catch that one good egg. I don't even get excited now when I get pregnant cos I just expect it to disappear again - I know I won't until / if I get a HB at 6 weeks. I know how absolutley blessed I am though with my 3 LO's and I think really chemicals are nothing compared to what some women have to go through
to get their baba!

How are you feeling fandabby? Hope you are hanging in there and gettng plenty of rest and tlc.

ClaireCath good luck with your second IUI. When do you go in for it? I have been reading quite a bit about them. Did you say you had two good follicles? That puts you in with a good chance doesn't it!? Did you have to do the trigger shot yourself? If so how did you find it?

Charlie I see you are from London - we are moving back to Kilburn on Saturday so will be ttc neighbours! (Well as much as you can be in a city the size of London lol)

2plus - hello hun - how is your lining? Hope it has got thicker!? Have my fingers xd for you this month babe.

Maxxi - where are you in your cycle? Hope you are feeling better?

Afm - 6 days until we move! having slight anxiety attacks that I won't have time to pack everything (we are getting the ferry Saturday night and driving all night to get to London) and starting to have major panics as to whether the kiddies will be ok with all the disruption!! I'm also probably completely nuts adding more pressure but I took soy to delay O this month as my honey is back cd16 (Weds) and I didn't want to miss the chance for a good egg this month - did OPK today and yesterday and both said low fertiltiy so may be in with a chance still!

 

[2plus1more]

Sunshine, I know you're busy, but update us when you can or in London as to when you o'd. Sounds like he may have arrived back just in time. Hope you get a sticky bean!

AFM, just in the 2ww. I'm 6dpo right now. Taking is easy right now. DH is out of town so busy with kids and glad they keep me busy.

 

[Sunshine14]

Sunshine, I know you're busy, but update us when you can or in London as to when you o'd. Sounds like he may have arrived back just in time. Hope you get a sticky bean!

AFM, just in the 2ww. I'm 6dpo right now. Taking is easy right now. DH is out of town so busy with kids and glad they keep me busy.

Hey 2plus cd16 today and my honey is back and no O yet yipeeeeeee, I did it!! Well my CB Dual hormone digital OPK thingy is still saying low fertility & I took soy so I'm sure I would have felt it if i had O'd!! From what I have read if you take soy the CB opk tends to go straight from low fertility to peak so O could be any day now! I was 8 days after my last dose last cycle!! He's asleep at moment having driven all night to get back to us (bless!) with a big van to pack all our stuff -- I will pounce later lol but at least we haven't wasted a month!! I'm delighted it worked

Was thinking about you earlier wondering how many days PO you are. Moving Saturday - keep posting any news even if I don't get to respond I will try to see it! Fingers xd this is ur month hun

 

[2plus1more]

Sunshine, I know you're busy, but update us when you can or in London as to when you o'd. Sounds like he may have arrived back just in time. Hope you get a sticky bean!

AFM, just in the 2ww. I'm 6dpo right now. Taking is easy right now. DH is out of town so busy with kids and glad they keep me busy.

Hey 2plus cd16 today and my honey is back and no O yet yipeeeeeee, I did it!! Well my CB Dual hormone digital OPK thingy is still saying low fertility & I took soy so I'm sure I would have felt it if i had O'd!! From what I have read if you take soy the CB opk tends to go straight from low fertility to peak so O could be any day now! I was 8 days after my last dose last cycle!! He's asleep at moment having driven all night to get back to us (bless!) with a big van to pack all our stuff -- I will pounce later lol but at least we haven't wasted a month!! I'm delighted it worked

Was thinking about you earlier wondering how many days PO you are. Moving Saturday - keep posting any news even if I don't get to respond I will try to see it! Fingers xd this is ur month hun

Oh good! I know that feeling of wanting to pounce...lol. After 5 days in a row this month, I think my hubby was going to start hiding

 

[ClaireCath]

Sunshine, I know you're busy, but update us when you can or in London as to when you o'd. Sounds like he may have arrived back just in time. Hope you get a sticky bean!

AFM, just in the 2ww. I'm 6dpo right now. Taking is easy right now. DH is out of town so busy with kids and glad they keep me busy.

Hey 2plus cd16 today and my honey is back and no O yet yipeeeeeee, I did it!! Well my CB Dual hormone digital OPK thingy is still saying low fertility & I took soy so I'm sure I would have felt it if i had O'd!! From what I have read if you take soy the CB opk tends to go straight from low fertility to peak so O could be any day now! I was 8 days after my last dose last cycle!! He's asleep at moment having driven all night to get back to us (bless!) with a big van to pack all our stuff -- I will pounce later lol but at least we haven't wasted a month!! I'm delighted it worked

Was thinking about you earlier wondering how many days PO you are. Moving Saturday - keep posting any news even if I don't get to respond I will try to see it! Fingers xd this is ur month hun

Oh good! I know that feeling of wanting to pounce...lol. After 5 days in a row this month, I think my hubby was going to start hiding

Imagine...A guy hiding from sex! Bahahaha!

 

[2plus1more]

I know, right? Lol. I told him no complaining. We've been married 12 years and now the tables are turned and he can deal. Ha!

How are doing ClaireCath?

 

[Sunshine14]

Hey Ladies, hope you are all well? I am now officially a resident of London (again). Yipee!!!! OMG what a week / 10 days - completely mental - we packed everything, then realised our stuff would not fit in the van so had to unpack it all again and make 3 trip to the dump to get rid of it and repack! Then on 5 hours sleep the night beofre (wtf!!!) we took the night ferry from Ireland to UK and had to drive for about 8 hours to get to the mother in laws. The whole thing was just crazy ...... I drove off the ferry and scrapped the whole side of the car down a stationary barrier (it was a v tight turn but still I'm a dope!!) and then to make matters worse trying to get off the barrier I reversed into a mercedes!!!!!!!! Thank goodness no damage to the mercedes!!!!!!!!! Agh!!! It then took me 4 red bulls to try to stay awake to get to London and I had to do the last part of the journey on the M25 and was having panic attacks from lack of sleep and red bull by that point! I have never been so happy to see a bed!

Anyway how are all of you lovely ladies doing?

 

[ClaireCath]

Wow, Sunshine...what an insane week you had! Time to relax a bit now hopefully for you? 2plusone, I am doing ok. Halfway through the 2ww after IUI#2. Of course not feeling any symptoms that can't be traced to the progesterone pills I am taking. I don't know, this morning I feel a little gloomy (not like me) and trying to push the negative thoughts out of my mind. Hubs and I are debating whether to skip the third IUI if we need it and save the last of my drug coverage $ for IVF. The rest of that will be all out of pocket for us and we are not rich but....what's the price to pay for a chance to have something you both want so bad? So, I feel like I am at a bit of a crossroads. I don't want to get ahead of myself as I am not getting my beta done til June 26th, and there's hope this cycle with the 3 nice eggies I had and his count was awesome. I guess some days are just better than others. Sorry for the rant, just feeling a little shitty. I need to stop reading the stats for Over 40.

 

[2plus1more]

Wow, Sunshine...what an insane week you had! Time to relax a bit now hopefully for you? 2plusone, I am doing ok. Halfway through the 2ww after IUI#2. Of course not feeling any symptoms that can't be traced to the progesterone pills I am taking. I don't know, this morning I feel a little gloomy (not like me) and trying to push the negative thoughts out of my mind. Hubs and I are debating whether to skip the third IUI if we need it and save the last of my drug coverage $ for IVF. The rest of that will be all out of pocket for us and we are not rich but....what's the price to pay for a chance to have something you both want so bad? So, I feel like I am at a bit of a crossroads. I don't want to get ahead of myself as I am not getting my beta done til June 26th, and there's hope this cycle with the 3 nice eggies I had and his count was awesome. I guess some days are just better than others. Sorry for the rant, just feeling a little shitty. I need to stop reading the stats for Over 40.

No need to apologize, but I would stay away from google. I know, easier said then done. Sounds very promising what with the three follies and great sperm counts! I'll be thinking about you and hoping for good news! As for the IVF, that is something to think about. It almost does make sense to go for it based on finances, but I know it's not an easy decision.

Sunshine, I hope you are getting settled in your new home!

 

[ClaireCath]

Thanks Sweetie. Where are you at right now this cycle?

 

[charlie15]

Hi ladies,

ClaireCath, sorry that you are feeling a little low. It happens on the roller coaster ride of TTC for sure. I have everything crossed for you over here and hoping it happens for you! Should you need to, I guess your chances may be higher with IVF? I am only guessing as I know very little. And yes stay away from doom and gloom google! Hope you start feeling more positive soon.

Sunshine, what a crazy week moving! Exhausting! When did you O in the end? I had no idea soy delayed ovulation. I think you said that you are in north London? I am in SW London.

Fandabby how aree you? How are your scans going? I hope all is well.

2plus1more, where are you in you cycle this month? Are you still considering IVF soon?

AFM this was our first month TTC after mmc and what an odd month it was! I have been charting and doing OPKs. Never really got a positive OPK, had hardly any fertile signs which I normally have a good deal of, but I have had a huge temp jump. I really thought I hadn't O'd but according to my chart I O'd 3 days ago on cd 14 . Anyway we managed to get some BDing in, not much unfortunately as we have had my family from Australia over so I am not holding out too much hope this month but now I am just happy that I ovulated, I was getting a bit worried that I hadn't! So 2WW here too.

 

[ClaireCath]

Thanks girls...sometimes a few kind words can help on this roller coaster. It's probably also that the weather is gloomy here...grey and rainy. Need some sunshine!! Glad your cycle is straightening itself out Charlie and yay to ovulating! Good luck this month and yes hard to get the in when people are visiting...."SHHHH, we have to be quiet!!" I would need a gag. lol Fandaby, what's new with you? Hoping you are feeling happy and healthy!!

 

[2plus1more]

Hi ladies. It's active here...lol. I'm CD 8 today. DH and I are trying to BD every other day and on CD 12 and 13 since that's when I ovulated the past two months. I decided to try preseed and mucinex up until o day this month. I charted ten years ago and had a lot more CM then, so I thought, why not? Charlie, I don't think we will do IUI's or IVF. While we would really like another child, we are happy with the two we have. I called my midwife last week and she said to give it three more months and then call her if I wanted hormone testing (which I would want). I know what you mean about trying to get the BD'ing in around normal life. My husband has family visiting from Poland (staying with inlaws) but he's been all over the east coast and Canada with them! It's not always easy. Good luck! It sounds like to covered your bases

ClaireCath, your sense of humor will serve you well when you have a baby. I laughed out loud at gag!

Hope everyone on the thread is doing well!

Fandabby? Sunshine? Maaxi?

 

[fandabby]

Hi ladies

Just catching up on the thread, my kids have been pretty ill over the last 4ish weeks, sickness bugs going around and have had them off school but all different times and now lil lady has chicken pox, absolutely covered, bless her soul. No time for myself hence not updating as much as I did.

Sunshine - sounds like your move to London was a weird crazy and exhausting. Hope you are settling in now and feeling like your calmer after the storm of your move. Where are you in your 2ww?

ClaireCath - take some deep breathes. It's a hard journey to be on as charlie has said. And YES stay away from google. I have got myself in some states before now researching the net and it can make your mindset worse. There's me saying that and I still do it! DOH. Stay positive and on track with all your hard work. Let's see what this cycle brings before you try and figure out your next step. Keeping everything crossed for you that you hit your jackpot this time around. 26th is around the corner, stay busy and imagine your baby in your arms.

2plus1more - we did the every other day and stopped when I got my surge for ovulation. Think it's the sperm meets egg plan but we stopped on surge rather than carry on through ovulation to encourage girl spermies. Keep us posted on your progress, symptom spotting and testing. Hoping to read about some BFPs soon...

Charlie - good luck with your 2ww too. Remember it can only take the once so if your environment was right those lil spermies live up to 7 days. Be watching for your update too over the next week or so. Watch this space.

AFM still having weekly scans. Baby measuring 2 weeks ahead so they not sure if that is a sign of gestational diabetes or not as I always have smallish babies and this one is or was 4lb last wednesday at 30 weeks and lady was 4lb at birth at 34 wks ( as an example ) boys were 6 10 and 6 2. MCA doppler is still following that dreaded line but remains just below so I just need to keep that up for another 5 weeks which gets me just bout to 37 weeks when they'll induce anyway. Other than that doing my meditation most nights to help chill me out and going on auto pilot. I have to say I have not enjoyed this pregnany at all, which makes me sad since it's got to be our last. First tri constant bleeding and worrying for another miscarriage, then the panic in 2nd with the dreaded antibodies and MCA spiking and then 23 weeks being told to prepare for anytime delivery and then the severe anemia which is only now 3ish weeks ago levels starting to go up. Then last week being told babe measuring 2 weeks ahead along with my fluid being at maximum of normal, they need to keep an eye on that too now. What else can complicate this pregnancy, I feel cheated but then I am lucky to be pregnant and having this lil one so stop whinging, there told myself off.


Ladies really hope your dreams comes true soon and you can have amazingly healthy pregnancies and lovely lil babes in your arms in 9 months.

 

[2plus1more]

Fandabby, you have had a stressful pregnancy so I certainly understand if you want to complain. I read about your first tri bleeding and I can't imagine. I only had two days of bleeding in middle of trimester and I was a basket case. I know what you mean about wanting to enjoy the pregnancy though. Pretty soon, you'll have your baby in your arms! I am so glad you posted the name "sperm meets egg plan" I was trying to find it online, but had only seen the abbreviation and couldn't remember it. That's what I want to follow. I have no thoughts on the sex as my daughter wants a sister and my son wants a brother. Hopefully, we'll get the chance to disappoint one of them...lol.

 

[fandabby]

Fandabby, you have had a stressful pregnancy so I certainly understand if you want to complain. I read about your first tri bleeding and I can't imagine. I only had two days of bleeding in middle of trimester and I was a basket case. I know what you mean about wanting to enjoy the pregnancy though. Pretty soon, you'll have your baby in your arms! I am so glad you posted the name "sperm meets egg plan" I was trying to find it online, but had only seen the abbreviation and couldn't remember it. That's what I want to follow. I have no thoughts on the sex as my daughter wants a sister and my son wants a brother. Hopefully, we'll get the chance to disappoint one of them...lol.

Fingers crossed for you and wouldn't it be ironic having twins, one boy one girl, now that would keep your offspring well and truly happy!! Keep us updated....

 

[ClaireCath]

just felt like sprinkling some of that!

 

[ClaireCath]

Thanks Fandab, you are completely right. I need to stop and not get ahead of myself. I will just chill now til the 26th, carry on mediatating and surround myself with highest vibrations. But most importantly I WILL STOP GOOGLING about advanced maternal age!!!! Ughhhhh Thanks for the kind words as always. And as for you, complain away (that was barely complaining BTW!) That's what we are here for. Sorry your kiddies have been sick, that's got to run you down a bit. And keep that Doppler below the line! You can do it! Not long to go my friend ....super stoked for you!
Glad this thread has picked up a little steam, was missing it! for the rest of us!!![/QUOTE]

 

[ClaireCath]

And oh ya Twins would be da bomb!! I am hoping for twins! Only gonna be at this rodeo one time so....although what a SHOCKER if it were to happen that way! lol