Higher chance of chemicals over 35?

[Oasis717]

Lol why is it everyone uses fmu and gets a great line! I never have been able to! That's great, BFN on ICS today one with fmu and one after 4 hours so hmmmm maybe it was an evap but I thought the water test was supposed to wash away evaps! Dh bought me two Superdrug Early tests today but I don't waste those unless I really suspect, I'm just hoping for no spotting and a decent lp xx

 

[LuvallmyH]

Don't lose hope. My 7, 8, & 9dpo tests were very inconsistent.
Here is what they look like now!


Keep us updated!

 

[Oasis717]

I think I'm out tbh my ICS are stark white and so must of been an evap, I don't know why I use them, it had me hoping for a while xxx

 

[Sunshine14]

Hey Ladies how are you both?? Sorry I haven't been around for a while had mad busy time with my birthday, a visit from my sister from New zealand who I hadn't seen for 9 years (!), a weekend away for friends 40th birthday party and my sons 8th birthday -- only just calming down now - it's all been bloody crazy!! Cycle day 13 today and think I just got a + on opk's tonight so we shall see -- not a great month for bd as we have been mad busy & only dtd cd 9 & 11 and then my honey came down with flu so not sure if that will be enough!! Anyway nice to catch up with you both xx

Luv yipee!!!!! Is that a + test I see??? Fingers xd for u hun that this is ur rainbow baba - stay positive & just go with the flow and c what happens xx don't start to worry it is another cp as that will just stress u out just relax hun & take each day at a time good luck babe xx

Oasis hey hun : ) OMG! I cannot believe what that person said to you!! I was like WTF!!! How dare she - who the f**k does she think she is? What did u say back to her? OMG I read that update & nearly fell off my chair!! Granted we all know that it is an increased risk at our age (my friend had a down syndrome baby at 40 2 years ago & he is gorgeous) but the risk is about 2% so I will take those odds - especially with all the tests they have these days to check babies health in the womb!! OMG - I would have been livid!! Was it on the general board rather than the over 35's?? Anyway enough about that stupid c*w - how are u hun? How is life? What cycle day are u on now? Give me an update & tell me where u are at & sorry to be so crap recently xx

 

[Oasis717]

Aw thanks hunni I don't know how I didn't tell her to f right off, I was very straight and to the point and basically said I don't consider myself older age at all and I don't think negatively like that and if id listened to those statistics I wouldn't of had my gorgeous now one year old son at nearly 42. It was in the tww so not even over 35's i think. Stupid woman, it was the fact she didn't even answer the op just chimed in at me! Feeling pretty down tbh, third cycle since my last cp in July where I've spotted bright red way too early, august was 10 dpo, sep started at 6 dpo and this cycle 9 dpo (yest ) with shorter lp giving me no chance at all, have registered with a different doctor and will be asking for tests which I'm hoping they will give me but I'm worried its perimenopause. Feeling pretty low tbh and if that's the case its going to be seriously hard to get pregnant: ( xxx
Sounds like you've been rushed off your feet! How are you doing? Xxxx

 

[Sunshine14]

Hey hun all good here - had belated birthday party at McDonalds of all places! with 12 kids for my little fella who was 8 last week and had to organise for trick or treating last night and can safely say have had enogh of parties & organising stuff and just want to chill now for a while!! The next big thing is xmas so at least that is a good few weeks away : ) I manged to get an extra BD in with my honey the other night when I got the + opk so am feeling pretty happy that i covered everything & am now in 2ww so we will see what happens! Am also doing a lot of research at the moment as to where to live as we planning to move out of London and find nicer area for the kiddies to grow up but seems like such had work to narrow location down!

I'm sorry to hear ur feeling down babe, I don't like to hear that so I did a quick bit of research for u on perimenopause if that is what u think it is!? Basically to summarise what I read 1) diet is v important to stop perimenopause vitamins A (betacarotene), Bcomplex, Vitamins C & E & minerals magnesium, selenium, calcium and zinc -- are you taking a preconception vitamin hun?? or mother to be vitamin - if not that would really make a difference! Then what I read said that Vitamins b6 & b12 are really cruical for staving off menopause or a B complex. 2) It aso said 30 minutes exercise a day really helps so a quick walk each day, 3) avoid caffeine, alcohol and sugar & red meat and 4) reflexology would be good for balancing hormones 5) natural progesterone crream can help and finally 6) vitex is supposed to be a great herb for helping balance hormones and increase LP naturally -- starts to work after about 10 days I think and can really help balcance hormones!! Anyway if u were doing all of that / able to do all of that u would be bloody well perfect!!!! lol But some of them might make a difference!? If it was me, from what I have read I would opt for the vitex and B vitamins and see if they help and just try to watch diet -- but easier said than done I have a serious issue with coffee at the moment and know it is no good for conception but can't seem to give it up sigh!!! Anyways hun not sure any of this will help but I don't like to hear that ur down and just a few ideas that u can consider xx might be worth reading up on reflexology as well as that can be a way to get homrones back on track. Stay positive anyway hun - enjoy ur little fella! time is so precious when they are growing up & before u realise it u look around & they are 8!!!! Take it easy hun xxxx

 

[Oasis717]

Thanks so much for taking the time to do that for me, that was so kind of you, I've been on pre natals for 6 months now butp I keep meaning to get extra b6 and I read about Vitex but I didn't know it worked that quickly! That's good, we don't drive so we walk literally everywhere maybe I do too much? We walk anywhere from 1/2 hours to 4/5 some days if we walk into town, plus I do Avon as well so that's a lot of walking. It takes 2.5 hours round trip to go food shopping and its uphill all the way back, how I'm ever overweight (something else I need to sort) I don't know lol. I don't drink tea or coffee and no alcohol for 2.5 years since I first got pregnant in 2012! I dunno hun I dunno what's with this red spotting, today nothing at 11dpo but had it last two days, last cycle AF came at 11 dpo and no sign today so I think at least my lp will be better but I'm so confused!! I love Maccy D's! Sounds like it was fun, I hope you find somewhere to move to, dh comes from Lewisham and loves London but I'm not one for the crowds traffic etc! Hope you have some luck this month sounds like you've got it all covered! Yay, will be keeping everything crossed for you! Xxxx

 

[Sunshine14]

hey hun you're welcome : ) I hope you manage to find something to help a bit - sounds like you are very good with the walking & no alcohol & tea & coffee you are very good - might be worth trying the B vitamins and see if they work & also what I read said that if you are healthy (which you are very) then the vitex would work quicker so might be worth giving that a try! I don't know it's tough to know what to do isn't it - I was taking tons of vitamins etc & then got a bit disillussioned and cut them all back but I might start coq10 again even though it is really expensive - I think cos I had the mmc very recently my body is geared up to carry a PG but for me it's egg quality issue so I might just go and get a load & see if it improves things! Where do you live then hun? We are in North West London and thinking of moving to St Albans in Hertfordshire -- it's v expensive! but schools are very good and there is lots to do and only 20 mins on the train to KIngs Cross for me to get to work - my honey is a builder so we are hoping to buy a three bedroom house and build on to it and make family home - decisions, decisions! Anyway hun hope you sort out the spotting issue - you don't think this month it could be implantation with the fact that it has started & then stopped?

 

[Sunshine14]

Luv how are you doing hun? What are the tests like now??

 

[LuvallmyH]

Everything seems to be going well so far. Here is yesterday's very exciting pic!


The one thing I did different this cycle is I have been taking a B vitamin complex in addition to my prenatal vitamin.

 

[Oasis717]

We live in Kent in a quiet little estate on the outskirts of town but we hope to move to Cornwall within the next 5 years I don't think its ib as it started and stopped before plus I'm still getting beige cm which I get when AF is coming, 12 dpo today and no sign, no cramps, odd!!! I know that cq10 is so bloody dear! But after what luv said I'm getting some b complex too lol!! Great tests luv all is looking flipping fantastic!!!!! By the way girls I'm Becks can't remember if I said or not I've got a terrible memory lol xxxx

 

[Sunshine14]

We live in Kent in a quiet little estate on the outskirts of town but we hope to move to Cornwall within the next 5 years I don't think its ib as it started and stopped before plus I'm still getting beige cm which I get when AF is coming, 12 dpo today and no sign, no cramps, odd!!! I know that cq10 is so bloody dear! But after what luv said I'm getting some b complex too lol!! Great tests luv all is looking flipping fantastic!!!!! By the way girls I'm Becks can't remember if I said or not I've got a terrible memory lol xxxx

Hey Becks nice to meet you I'm Carmel. Hope ur well hun? Was doing some reading on progesterone and I was reading somewhere that low levels of prog can cause spotting before ur period - have you had any test to see what ur levels are like? Maybe that is it and not perimenopause?? Where are u at now hun in ur cycle?

Luv - how are you doing sweetie? What are the tests looking like now - they were getting darker the other day how are they now hun!? Fingers xd all is good hun xx

Afm - 8dpo & been testing with cheapies & bfn - I know it could be too early!* My head is a bit wrecked cos I can't handle another cp but will be very disappointed if it stays negative ... sigh ......

 

[Oasis717]

Hey Carmel lovely name, I hope I don't have low prog, I've always spotted 2 days before AF all my life but last few cycles its been more like 3/4 days! I'm on b6 50mg now so hoping that will help, just been ill so I think that affected my temps, on the mend now though, how are you now? Where's that bfp!!! Xxx

 

[LuvallmyH]

Everything seems to be going ok sunshine, thanks for asking. I'm going to use my last digi tomorrow hoping for a 3+. My first appointment is 11/24 & I'm hoping they will do a dating scan. I'll feel much more reassured then. I'm trying hard not to give in to the looming doom I feel.
Dust to you all!

 

[LuvallmyH]

Decided to use the digi today! Got this

 

[Oasis717]

Oh wow Luv that's amazing, hcg has to be over 2000 to get a 3+ xxxxx

 

[Sunshine14]

Decided to use the digi today! Got this
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Ahhhhh luv I am sooooo happy for u!!! Fingers xd this is ur sticky bean & ur the first on our little thread to take it all the way -- I have a good feeling about this one for u hun!! Stay positive and take each day as it comes. How far along are you accordeing to LMP? Do u have any symptoms yet hun?

Happy and healthy 9 months to u babe xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[Sunshine14]

Hey Carmel lovely name, I hope I don't have low prog, I've always spotted 2 days before AF all my life but last few cycles its been more like 3/4 days! I'm on b6 50mg now so hoping that will help, just been ill so I think that affected my temps, on the mend now though, how are you now? Where's that bfp!!! Xxx

Thanks Becks - the B6 should help with progesterone levels but would it be worth trying to get the test from your doctor to just see if it is progesterone levels (they are easy to fix I think) if ur spotting 4 days before af due? I think it's cd21 they just take some bloods - I don't know though. After 4 mc's this year I managed to blag an appointment to the recurring miscarriage clinic so I will ask them about spotting before af and see what they say - I have a scan on 21st November and then think my appointment with them is around 9 December - they will prob just say u have 3 healthy children go away it's just ur too old now!!! Lol

Afm - sick with the flu all week and had to drag my sorry arse into work each day so went home sick finally yesterday and been sleeping most of today - to top it all got af yesterday so feeling pretty crap today! I'm trying to decide whether to take some soy isoflavones again as I got 2 of my 4 bfp on them and have some left over!! Decisions, decisions .......... what cd are u now Becks??

 

[Oasis717]

I'm CD 12 now and opk was quite dark today so hoping o is within the next few days I've changed my docs as my last one was horrendous and just sat blankly looking at me while I cried after loosing two babies in 2012, its taken me ages to change and I must go and ask for tests, if they will do them, that's the worry isn't it that they won't take us seriously cause of our age! Hope you get on OK at your app, that's 3 days before my birthday and I'll be 43!! Oh lord lol. I think the b6 has helped give me more ewmc, I always used to get loads but the last 5/6 months its got less and less. I've also cut out sugar and am eating loads veg, need to loose 2 stone! Sigh...... Although this is the weight I was at 41 when I fell with Brooklyn so who knows. Hoping we get some good news soon hope you feel better soon ive been ill for 2 weeks with flu and my sinuses got infected, so painful, getting better now thoughxxxx

 

[LuvallmyH]

Decided to use the digi today! Got this
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Ahhhhh luv I am sooooo happy for u!!! Fingers xd this is ur sticky bean & ur the first on our little thread to take it all the way -- I have a good feeling about this one for u hun!! Stay positive and take each day as it comes. How far along are you accordeing to LMP? Do u have any symptoms yet hun?

Happy and healthy 9 months to u babe xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I'm 5w 5d today. I'm feeling exhausted, I'm peeing a lot, I'm having trouble sleeping. I'm just not sick yet. That scares me. I've gotten very sick with the rest of them. I'm getting nervous I still feel too good. I have my first appointment a week from Monday. I'll be begging for an us. They should give me one for dating purposes because we will be arguing about my edd. I know I didnt o until cd 18.
Thank you for all your support!