Anyone TTC #1 and 30 or older?

[MissDoc]

Good luck with temping this cycle, Green. Hope it gives some clarity. I truly hate it when cycles are being wacky. It's like, this TTC stuff is hard enough without the extra confusion!

 

[greenarcher]

OMG I love your sizer ticker!

 

[34AndTrying]

I am 34 and trying to conceive for #1. We are only on our first cycle and both sides of the family are very fertile, so I am not terribly concerned about the ability to conceive. Miscarriage is constantly in the back of my mind, my mother had 2, but she also has 3 healthy children, her youngest she had at 39.

 

[greenarcher]

Welcome! I hope you have no problems conceiving, but genetics are only a small part of it. My mom had 6 kids, and my dad is one of 5. I thought the same thing, that I'd fall by month 3 for sure. I think these days there's so much that has changed (birth control, increase hormone in water supply) that genetics plays less of a factor than it used to.

Sorry to be a Debbie downer I really hope you fall immediately and prove me wrong What kind of contraception were you using before?

Fun fact, of my 6 siblings, only one of us was planned

 

[34AndTrying]

Hi Green!

I know it isn't a give-in, I am just being hopeful I guess. I was on Sprintec for about 6 months.

 

[Etisgonnab]

Hi everyone!! Long time no see. Just wanted to pop in quickly to say congrats to Miss Doc! I'm so excited for you keeping all my fingers and toes crossed that this is your sticky bean!

Star: When do you go in for your transfer? 12 viable seems like a great sign

Welcome green archer and 34! This is a great thread, lots of supportive and knowledgeable ladies who give great advice. Best of luck to you both on your journey!

Quick update for me: things are still moving along. Haven't had any bleeding since the last episode around 6 weeks ago. All my test results have been fine, ultrasounds look good, and other than a lingering chicken aversion and newly developed restless leg (which is SUPER ANNOYING), I'm feeling pretty good. Have my anatomy scan next week and am super excited. Even though we already know it's a girl, I just can't wait to see her again! It'll have been almost two months since my last ultrasound, which seems like an eternity

 

[greenarcher]

Hi Green!

I know it isn't a give-in, I am just being hopeful I guess. I was on Sprintec for about 6 months.

Feel free to be hopeful! I just like to have all the information so I can know how hopeful to be sometimes. What is sprintec?

 

[34AndTrying]

Elle: thank you, I'm so glad I was referred to this forum!

Green: Sprintec is similar to ortho tricyclen. I believe it may be the generic

 

[drjo718]

Etis- I feel your pain on the restless legs. I have restless leg syndrome and it got even worse when I was pregnant. A magnesium supplement before bed can help a lot!

 

[Angel5000]

I feel huge. LoL. However on the positive side a lot of people keep telling me that aside from the large bump I look like I'm losing weight in the rest of my body (I'm not, I think the bump just makes me look smaller), but most of my weight is all in the bump. That's probably on the good side. We are still going to the gym, and I switched to the Y because they have a pool and my old gym didn't (even though I really love my old gym and am sad to leave them) and the pool is a lot easier. I'm getting to a point where my hips are hurting after a lot of activity and since I'm on my feet almost all day teaching. . . . my hips hurt a lot. On the positive side, I'm loving this school year so far. The kids I have (so far) are pretty awesome


Greenarcher - I've had some almost positive OPKs early in my cycle (CD4-7 ish) before, and then they fade and I get a positive OPK later on. I think sometimes it's just left over hormone. I've had some really light periods after dropping BCP too. Some of them were ridiculously light, where I couldn't even use a light tampon. I was sure it meant something odd but it was just my body adjusting. What makes you think it was a withdrawal bleed? This far along after stopping any form of bcp, I wouldn't think you would be having a withdrawal.

Good luck with temping. I loved temping. It gave me so much clarity to my cycle and it was the only sure way to pinpoint ovulation, and then once my LP leveled out I was able to determine the exact day AF would show. I loved it. I hope it helps you.


34andTrying - welcome!! Hopefully you are able to conceive quickly! Our family also is very fertile, and so I thought I would get pregnant easily (after all, my sister got pregnant while on birth control, and my mom never had any trouble conceiving or any of my aunts). Unfortunately it took me 14 months, but part of that was that it took me a long time to level out after being on bcp. But I was on bcp for a very very long time so my body just didn't know how to produce its own hormones at that point. FX for you! Are you doing anything for tracking or just trying the natural method for now?


Etis - Hi! :wave: Been awhile!! Good to see you! So glad to hear that everything is going well!! Keep us updated! I'd love to see your scan pics!

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Etis hey hey..Glad to see you back!!! I can't believe you're already at the anatomy scan time.. This is flying by!

 

[34AndTrying]

Angel: I am using an app to track my most fertile days, but that's about it. I figure lots of BD-ing and see how it goes for now. I'm sorry you had a difficult journey, I'm sure it was all worth it now! I got my period one day later than usual off BCP, so I'm hoping my cycle is pretty normal. Time will tell!

 

[greenarcher]

I feel huge. LoL. However on the positive side a lot of people keep telling me that aside from the large bump I look like I'm losing weight in the rest of my body (I'm not, I think the bump just makes me look smaller), but most of my weight is all in the bump. That's probably on the good side. We are still going to the gym, and I switched to the Y because they have a pool and my old gym didn't (even though I really love my old gym and am sad to leave them) and the pool is a lot easier. I'm getting to a point where my hips are hurting after a lot of activity and since I'm on my feet almost all day teaching. . . . my hips hurt a lot. On the positive side, I'm loving this school year so far. The kids I have (so far) are pretty awesome


Greenarcher - I've had some almost positive OPKs early in my cycle (CD4-7 ish) before, and then they fade and I get a positive OPK later on. I think sometimes it's just left over hormone. I've had some really light periods after dropping BCP too. Some of them were ridiculously light, where I couldn't even use a light tampon. I was sure it meant something odd but it was just my body adjusting. What makes you think it was a withdrawal bleed? This far along after stopping any form of bcp, I wouldn't think you would be having a withdrawal.

Good luck with temping. I loved temping. It gave me so much clarity to my cycle and it was the only sure way to pinpoint ovulation, and then once my LP leveled out I was able to determine the exact day AF would show. I loved it. I hope it helps you.


34andTrying - welcome!! Hopefully you are able to conceive quickly! Our family also is very fertile, and so I thought I would get pregnant easily (after all, my sister got pregnant while on birth control, and my mom never had any trouble conceiving or any of my aunts). Unfortunately it took me 14 months, but part of that was that it took me a long time to level out after being on bcp. But I was on bcp for a very very long time so my body just didn't know how to produce its own hormones at that point. FX for you! Are you doing anything for tracking or just trying the natural method for now?


Etis - Hi! :wave: Been awhile!! Good to see you! So glad to hear that everything is going well!! Keep us updated! I'd love to see your scan pics!

That's good to know, I had never done OPKs before CD10, but had a weird cycle last time, so I decided to start them earlier. I am temping and using OPKs.

 

[Etisgonnab]

Thanks everyone for the welcome back! It's been a crazy busy summer that is turning into a crazy busy fall. But that's the cycle with my work so I've been expecting it.

Drjo: thanks for the advice! I'll have to look into that. I have never dealt with this before and it's definitely not pleasant. I was really hoping to have been able to go a bit longer before I started having sleeping problems. I did get a snoogle body pillow which is amazing. I was sleeping great with it until the restless leg kicked in

Angel: What do you use for a maternity bathing suit for lap swimming? I've been looking for one but haven't been able to find anything that seems suitable. Glad to hear the kids are great this year. I'm sure that'll help get you through the last few months. When do you plan on starting your leave?

Greenarcher: I also had early, false positives with the digital opks early in my cycle, which messed up my timing at first. I recommend getting a bunch of cheapie opks like wandfos (you can order on Amazon), and using them daily but not with your fmu (I usually tested mid-morning and/or mid-afternoon). Then I taped them to a piece of notebook paper and noted the date, CD, time that I took the test and whether any BD happened that day after it. This way I could watch the test progression day to day and month to month to get a better sense of when I tended to O. If you combine that with the temping, you should be in good shape. Also download fertility friend and track everything there if you haven't already.

Gagirl: what's going on with you?

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Etis-to get you up to speed.. I got a bfp on July 31 and sadly miscarried August 5. We are working on my father in law's house as we are moving in next month and have so much still to do..

I just found out today a very good friend of mine who was twelve weeks found out today she lost her baby.. Just makes me so sad as it's her second loss this year...

 

[Angel5000]

34AndTrying - Hopefully that'll work out for you! Which app do you use? And, out of curiosity, how does it determine your fertile days without adding other information? If the app is just generalizing when your fertile days are, without adding CM or temps or anything, then it's just guessing and it could be right but could be far off. Example: During a normal 30 day cycle for me one of my old apps (I quit using for this reason) tried to tell me I was fertile around CD12-16, but in reality I was actually not ovulating until around day 19, and my fertile days were closer to CD16-20. Just a thought.


Etis - I was going to pick up a maternity bathing suit but I didn't want to drive to the closest maternity store, which is much further away than I wanted to go. I opted for buying a pair of shorts/skirt that can sit below the bump and still stay on comfortably and getting a halter top swim suit top. The top I got is not "maternity" but is not tight. I managed to find one that fits well and was long so it still fits with the bump. Took some work finding one that would work that wasn't designed to be maternity that fits. I just honestly didnt' want to drive and PAY for the crazy cost they charge for a maternity swimsuit. I almost borrowed my sisters old maternity swimsuit but she's much larger than me breast size and that wasn't going to work for me.

I am planning to start leave around January 6th, which will be a week before the due date. We'll see if I make it that long.



Gagrl - Oh no! That's awful!!

 

[JoJazie]

Doc I'm so excited for u! Who would've thought!?! Can't wait to hear the updates ��

 

[Etisgonnab]

gagirl: I'm really sorry to hear about your miscarriage. If it makes you feel any better, at least half of the people I know had miscarriages and went on to have a healthy pregnancy. Once I started talking to people about it, I was surprised to hear just how common it is. So there's definitely still a whole lot of reason to be hopeful. Will you be starting to try again soon? I'm also sorry to hear about your friend.

Angel: Yeah I need to figure something out for a suit that would work for me. I'd like to start lap swimming as I get bigger. Right now I can still handle the bike/elliptical

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Etis yeah we've already started again...

 

[star_e]

hi everyone! its been a while and i wanted to check in.

miss doc - it’s been so long and i wish i had checked the thread sooner. i’m so happy for you that you got your BFP!!!!

welcome green archer and 34! good luck to you both!

etis- so glad things are moving along smoothly. sorry about the restless leg though, i can see how that would be frustrating. but i don’t really know what that is, does it mean your leg just keeps moving? does it hurt? how did the anatomy scan go?

gagrl- my fx for your cycle. i know it took a while for af to come after the mc and I’m glad to hear that you were able to start trying again. fingers so tightly crossed you get your bfp soon. and so sorry to hear about your friend. that is just devastating.

kat - wow you are almost at delivery! hope you are enjoying the last few weeks and so exciting you will find out the gender at delivery!

angel - glad everything is going well for you and that you have great students this year! that must be so so helpful.

afm -my last update was after the fert report. at that time i was waiting to see if i would be able to transfer this cycle. doc did the scan about two weeks ago to check for cysts and i had one, but it was small and doc gave us the go ahead to do a transfer. I’ve been taking estrogen for about two weeks and i start progesterone tonight. my transfer is scheduled for Friday. it was supposed to be on Thursday, but something came up for me at work and i asked doc if i could move it to friday, but only if it made no difference to the chances, otherwise id definitely not move it and they said it made absolutely no difference so now its on friday. my lining as of last tuesday (sept 13th) was 9mm, so now it has until friday to keep growing. hopefully moving it by one day doesn’t effect anything, but since they said it wouldn’t i guess i should not worry.

i start my progesterone tonight. did any of you need progesterone support? if so what was your dose. I’m doing 200mg 3 times a day. i had a prescription for 100mg also and called nurse and she said i could take either as long as it was three times a day, but she said between the two she recommends the 200mg.