Buddy wanted...over 35...ttc!

[goddess25]

My goodness waiting2012..you have had quite the time of it. I hope the progesterone works and this is your lucky year.

Hope you get some positive OPKs soon.

 

[waiting2012]

After cramping since the bleeding started--even had some cramping this am--AF has finally gone pinkish orange--which to me means--she is going to be OUT THE DOOR!!! !! Going to pick up OPKs tomorrow (saturday)...My dh is off work tomorrow since he's working tonite and praying that the bleeding is completely gone!!! I hope its not a big deal if I post my OPK's here--I've only used them once before (some IC's back in October--not sure if I was even doing them right...LOL)...

Thank you again!!

 

[josephine75]

Heya all u lovely ladies, how are you ?

Greta - yayyy for the North East ha ha, What area are u originally from if u don't mind me asking ??
Have u started temping yet and have u joined Fertility Friend, I started charting with FF 2 cycles ago and find knowing my temps helps me know and understand my body and my cycles better and really help's with knowing when to
What cycle day are u now ???
I really hope you and your hubby get ur BFP naturally before you need to go to doctors and ask for help and checks, I know men find this difficult and they deal with it differently to us women, and we have to choose our words carefully
Xxxx

Sakura - how are u feeling u have some promising symptoms there I have my fingers crossed for you hun ???

Waiting2012 - so glad AF has seen the door and u can get cracking on a new cycle lots of luck and Hun you really have been through the mill there haven't you ???

Goddess - Hi to you, when are u gunna try and did u fall quite quickly with your other two if you don't mind me asking ? And do u have any tips for us LTTTC please xxxx

AFM - I'm cycle day 27 and AF is deffo on her way achey boobs and started dark brown spotting today (soz for tmi) so I'm out for this one, I keep telling myself to be positive and onwards and upwards ready for the next cycle but then I have a mega wobble and get upset thinking another month gone and time is running out etc etc .... I just want my turn

I wish there was a miracle cure !!!

Lots of love and luck ladies and so glad to know and have u all here for advice

 

[waiting2012]

Yeah, its been a rough 10 almost 11 years of ttc...and for just one more.....

AF is still trying to hang on for old times sake--just spotting--not needing a pad or anything like that..So who knows...I started my OPKs saturday--nothing on Saturday's test, a faint-almost not there line on Sunday's...We DTD on saturday and sunday night too! ...Pregnology says I'm in my extra fertile stage right now--so hopefully we'll bd tonite so I can take a break tomorrow and then bd wed, thurs, friday--as I think my O' day is supposed to be this friday or saturday...We may need to take a break on wed too--depending on the OPK--becuz I want to get a bd day on saturday and/or sunday for extra measure...
My doctor called my progesterone in for April--I'll take it the 8th--Hopefully--AF won't show up this time around...Back in the olden days they would give a woman progesterone close to her time and if it didn't bring on a period--it meant she was pregnant most of the time--but there is this part of me that wonders if I should wait till AF would be due which is April 14th--then if it doesn't come on its own--take it--for safe measure...What do ya'll think? He wanted me to take it to make my cycle come every 28 days...I just hope the OPK catches my O day....I bought the 20 pack of Answer brand OPKs and they came with one hpt to use...--not using it until I get close to AF day if I can help it......

Hope everyone is doing great...
to everyone for a successful cycle as we shoot for those December 2012 babies!!!

 

[waiting2012]

Josephine--I'm keeping my fx'ed that AF doesn't show and all this that you are feeling is just preggo hormones!!!

 

[septbride]

Hi gretarose and you other lovely ladies, may I join you as well? Greta, I'm in the same boat -- not having a very easy time talking to my husband about this, as he just tries to "fix" things instead of commiserating with me.

We have been trying for 6 months, his sperm count is a bit low, and I just had my day 3 FSH checked and it was a bit high (10.6). I had an HSG last week and things looked fine. Waiting to get my blood test results back for day 10 FSH, and really scared about that and hoping for the best, since those levels seem to be so very important.

Sending good thoughts to all...it's hard to stay sane and balanced during this, isn't it?

xx

 

[septbride]

Forgot to mention the most basic of the basics...I'm 37 and we're trying for our first.

 

[waiting2012]

Wishing you lots of prayers and love Septbride!

As for me... Opks finally showing a hint of something.. And we bd'ed the last 3 nights.. Hope we catch it this month!

 

[josephine75]

Wishing you lots of prayers and love Septbride!

As for me... Opks finally showing a hint of something.. And we bd'ed the last 3 nights.. Hope we catch it this month!

Good luck waiting hope this is the one for you xxxxx

 

[waiting2012]

4 days until the big O' according to my ticker..UGH..the dh offered in his words, a "nooner" but I declined..LOL..How do people do it?? Keep that mojo going up to and after the right time--when I was younger and carefree--we just hit it by accident..Literally with my son and with my daughter--we were young, dumb and in love and I was just marking the calendar... Going to try and bd tonite--but I just don't know if my nearly 40 body will take it.....
How are you ladies doing??? Hopefully, fairing better than me!
**Kicker--two of the wonderful ladies from my 2ww thread--preggo...within days of each other and got their s this week--5 out of the 8 of us from that thread--now have due dates of July, October and December...I love them to death and am estatic for them--but I feel a little "lost" as I don't think it will happen this month... Sorry to lay that on ya'll but needed to get that off my chest...**

 

[gretarose]

Heya all u lovely ladies, how are you ?

Greta - yayyy for the North East ha ha, What area are u originally from if u don't mind me asking ??
Have u started temping yet and have u joined Fertility Friend, I started charting with FF 2 cycles ago and find knowing my temps helps me know and understand my body and my cycles better and really help's with knowing when to
What cycle day are u now ???
I really hope you and your hubby get ur BFP naturally before you need to go to doctors and ask for help and checks, I know men find this difficult and they deal with it differently to us women, and we have to choose our words carefully
Xxxx

Sakura - how are u feeling u have some promising symptoms there I have my fingers crossed for you hun ???

Waiting2012 - so glad AF has seen the door and u can get cracking on a new cycle lots of luck and Hun you really have been through the mill there haven't you ???

Goddess - Hi to you, when are u gunna try and did u fall quite quickly with your other two if you don't mind me asking ? And do u have any tips for us LTTTC please xxxx

AFM - I'm cycle day 27 and AF is deffo on her way achey boobs and started dark brown spotting today (soz for tmi) so I'm out for this one, I keep telling myself to be positive and onwards and upwards ready for the next cycle but then I have a mega wobble and get upset thinking another month gone and time is running out etc etc .... I just want my turn

I wish there was a miracle cure !!!

Lots of love and luck ladies and so glad to know and have u all here for advice

Hi Josephine
I'm from Newcastle...maybe when I'm feeling less shy I will tell you exactly where!
I have been feeling very relaxed the last few days, just taken a little mental break and have really needed it. This lovely forum has helped me so much. I am on CD11 and have bd a couple of times the last few days...although for some bizarre reason I decided not to use my ovulation tests and to just go with the flow this month. So, no I haven't joined fertility friend or started my temps or anything apart from relax more than I've done in a long time. I guess its what I need to do this month. The unusual spotting and very heavy period really took it out of me, and left me feeling so drained.
I'm sure I will be back on my mission soon.
I have realised that I was becoming such a bore, and in a one-track mind set; and it was beginning to really affect my relationship. It's so hard to get a balance and to not feel like its a mad race!
So that's where I'm up to...I look forward to hearing how you are doing too honey.
I also want to say thank you to all the ladies for being there and being so honest. I wish you all lots of luck, and will continue to visit here, read your posts and post my own little thoughts and bits of my journey sometimes.
Thankyou for finding me and giving me such a sense of relief and companionship.
Much love, Gretarose xxxxxxxx

 

[gretarose]

Hi gretarose and you other lovely ladies, may I join you as well? Greta, I'm in the same boat -- not having a very easy time talking to my husband about this, as he just tries to "fix" things instead of commiserating with me.

We have been trying for 6 months, his sperm count is a bit low, and I just had my day 3 FSH checked and it was a bit high (10.6). I had an HSG last week and things looked fine. Waiting to get my blood test results back for day 10 FSH, and really scared about that and hoping for the best, since those levels seem to be so very important.

Sending good thoughts to all...it's hard to stay sane and balanced during this, isn't it?

xx

Hi Septbride
Welcome, and of course you may join us. Lovely to meet you.
I too am 37 and trying for my 1st with my husband. It's been over a year and hard work. We've not been for our tests yet.
How was it for you and yours when you went for the tests if you don't mind me asking??
All the best for your results. Keep me posted
xxx

 

[Sakura_Saku]

Welcom, Septbride, and hello everyone.

Nothing really to report here, I'll just make it quick.
The witch is due tomorrow, and I do feel the phantom back muscle pain kicking in, but my temps keep on creeping up. That's a little strange, though, isn't it? From what I've read, they're supposed to drop way down a day or so before af starts, aren't they? That's what happened to me last month, at least, but it hasn't happened yet this time.

I don't have much hope, though, and it's ok. I don't feel ANY signs of pregnancy (I did last month) other than being severely hungry suddenly sometimes, and sleepy, but that's probably just anxiety or boredom talking. It's been a bit of a rough month so I can accept that we'll have a new month to start with in a few weeks from now.

Still checking here often to see how everyone's doing, though!
I hope you're all hanging in there!

 

[septbride]

Thank you and same to you!! Hoping this month is the big one! xx

 

[septbride]

Hi Septbride
Welcome, and of course you may join us. Lovely to meet you.
I too am 37 and trying for my 1st with my husband. It's been over a year and hard work. We've not been for our tests yet.
How was it for you and yours when you went for the tests if you don't mind me asking??
All the best for your results. Keep me posted
xxx

Hello Gretarose and everyone,

Thank you for the welcome -- it is nice to have a little group. It is extremely hard work, isn't it? I keep "joking" that I was led to believe that conceiving would be much more fun than this...

Certainly very happy to share what it was like to get the tests done. My husband got his semen analysis done first -- his doctor referred him to a lab and he went in and "collected a specimen" for testing. I think it took about two weeks to get the results back. Then it was my turn. My ob/gyn had me do a clomid challenge test, so I had my day 3 FSH level blood test done, then took 100mg of clomid on days 5-9 of my cycle, and then had another blood test to check the day 10 FSH level. Day 3 level was high, which was scary, but thankfully, I just got my day 10 level back today and it's a 6. I'm so incredibly relieved to hear this news, since that means I'm ovulating on my own and that the clomid is helping.

I also had an HSG test done last week to make sure my tubes are clear. It was a bit scary but very manageable. I had it done in the radiology unit at the hospital, and they basically insert a speculum, then put a catheter into your cervix and pump dye into your fallopian tubes. It causes some cramping when the dye flows through, but honestly, the worst part for me was the anticipation. When it was actually happening, it was not that scary or painful. It was actually really cool to look up on the screen and see the x-ray of my fallopian tubes! Thankfully, the dye was able to stream through my tubes, so I knew there weren't any blockages. And that's really about it.

Our plan now is for me to take 100mg of clomid for the next 2 months and see if this gives us the bump we need to conceive. If not, then we go to a fertility specialist at the end of May. The clomid does make me moody; I've been doing a lot of crying for the past few days and made some stupid mistakes at work today. Other than that, no remarkable symptoms so far.

Sorry to ramble on, but hope this is helpful! How is everyone else doing?

xx

 

[septbride]

Hi Septbride
Welcome, and of course you may join us. Lovely to meet you.
I too am 37 and trying for my 1st with my husband. It's been over a year and hard work. We've not been for our tests yet.
How was it for you and yours when you went for the tests if you don't mind me asking??
All the best for your results. Keep me posted
xxx

Hello Gretarose and everyone,

Thank you for the welcome -- it is nice to have a little group. It is extremely hard work, isn't it? I keep "joking" that I was led to believe that conceiving would be much more fun than this...

Certainly very happy to share what it was like to get the tests done. My husband got his semen analysis done first -- his doctor referred him to a lab and he went in and "collected a specimen" for testing. I think it took about two weeks to get the results back. Then it was my turn. My ob/gyn had me do a clomid challenge test, so I had my day 3 FSH level blood test done, then took 100mg of clomid on days 5-9 of my cycle, and then had another blood test to check the day 10 FSH level. Day 3 level was high, which was scary, but thankfully, I just got my day 10 level back today and it's a 6. I'm so incredibly relieved to hear this news, since that means I'm ovulating on my own and that the clomid is helping.

I also had an HSG test done last week to make sure my tubes are clear. It was a bit scary but very manageable. I had it done in the radiology unit at the hospital, and they basically insert a speculum, then put a catheter into your cervix and pump dye into your fallopian tubes. It causes some cramping when the dye flows through, but honestly, the worst part for me was the anticipation. When it was actually happening, it was not that scary or painful. It was actually really cool to look up on the screen and see the x-ray of my fallopian tubes! Thankfully, the dye was able to stream through my tubes, so I knew there weren't any blockages. And that's really about it.

Our plan now is for me to take 100mg of clomid for the next 2 months and see if this gives us the bump we need to conceive. If not, then we go to a fertility specialist at the end of May. The clomid does make me moody; I've been doing a lot of crying for the past few days and made some stupid mistakes at work today. Other than that, no remarkable symptoms so far.

Sorry to ramble on, but hope this is helpful! How is everyone else doing?

xx

 

[waiting2012]

Hello Ladies....
Sept: Such great info about the Clomid Challenge! I was put on the Progestin Challenge on March 8-12th--with obvious success now testing with opks for 3 months to see if ovulation is occurring before going to phase 2--which I imagine the Clomid Challenge would be next...So again Thank You!

Greta--you and me girl--I thought I was reading about myself at the very end--extremely heavy af and unusual spotting...I half expected it with having to use Progesterone to bring my cycle on...I hope you get your surprise bump in the end hun...Being stress free is a good way to be--I know for me--although it feels like I'm stressing its nice to know that my dh is stressing with me...LOL...

We skipped last night for dtd and dtd this am--will skip tonite and hopefully over the next few days-I'll get my blaring OPK...I'm supposed to start the provera again on April 8th but am very wary of it--I wonder if I should with ttc and all--My next af is due to arrive April 14th whether using the Provera to bring on my period or not--so I'm not sure what to do in that regards--do I just wait and see if it shows or do I take it and hope it doesn't cause problems if I do conceive this month...Where is the rule book in TTC? I must have skipped over that part in the manual...

 

[Mom2Morgan]

Hi ladies! Hope you don't mind if I chime in here. I just turned 39 this month and the hubby and I have been trying to get pregnant since last June. I am on my 2nd cycle of follistim and ovidrel and now in my 2ww! I did test today, at 11 dpo, and got a BFN but my doctor told me to wait the FULL 2 weeks. I just couldn't take it anymore today...lol. I hope it is still too early to tell. Good luck to all of you!!!

 

[septbride]

Hi ladies! Hope you don't mind if I chime in here. I just turned 39 this month and the hubby and I have been trying to get pregnant since last June. I am on my 2nd cycle of follistim and ovidrel and now in my 2ww! I did test today, at 11 dpo, and got a BFN but my doctor told me to wait the FULL 2 weeks. I just couldn't take it anymore today...lol. I hope it is still too early to tell. Good luck to all of you!!!

Wishing you lots of luck and patience with that awful 2ww. How is your experience with follistim and ovidrel? Do you have side effects?

Have a good night, everyone.

xx

 

[waiting2012]

Welcome M2Morgan....Patience is def a virtue I do not have! ...Wishing you loads that the test shows a blaring soon!!!