How Many 40 + TTC Au Natural, No meds, IVF etc?

[Omi]

Welcome Crossfingers! Hope your journey will be short and sweet

Omi xxx

 

[Donna210369]

Hi ladies, I can't thank you all enough from the bottom of my heart. I have been going through turmoil. Here's my story- I'm 42 in march, dh is 32. have ds(17) conceived in 2 days!, ds(4) conceived in 6 months but not really trying too hard. Had coil taken out in May 10, fell pg in Dec but mc in Jan. was devastated. Had been going on another internet forum and was in the DIS(Due in Sept) forum, then relagated to miscarriage, then ttc forum. Started reading up on all sorts of stuff and then realised to my horror that I was an OAP in the ttc world!!! Started getting a little jittery. Realised that i'd have to maximise the potential of every month and as dh is away working every other month, phoned a fertility clinic with intention of iui when dh away. Got an appointment on 9th Feb. Then they said, do an AMH test to see what my egg reserve is like, so did it, feeling confident ish. Results came back low end of low (5.53) the nurse was very negative and she made me think IVF would be the answer. I was utterly devasted and haven't stopped crying since. I had no idea what to do.My dh is rowing across the Atlantic to raise money for Parkinson's Disease and hasn't been here through my mc or this news. posted some things on the other site's forums and a couple of ladies said not to make a big deal about it, it does happen etc but didn't make me feel any better. Have been trying my hardest to be positive, but have felt very negative and consumed by it all. However got a reply from one lovely lady who said to try this site as its really friendly and might make me feel better. I have just been trawling through all the messages and feel like a massive weight has just been lifted off me. All of a sudden I feel like I've just got to stick to my original plan and also calm down. Thank you all so much for your inspirational stories. Donna xx

 

[maybethisit]

Hi ladies, I can't thank you all enough from the bottom of my heart. I have been going through turmoil. Here's my story- I'm 42 in march, dh is 32. have ds(17) conceived in 2 days!, ds(4) conceived in 6 months but not really trying too hard. Had coil taken out in May 10, fell pg in Dec but mc in Jan. was devastated. Had been going on another internet forum and was in the DIS(Due in Sept) forum, then relagated to miscarriage, then ttc forum. Started reading up on all sorts of stuff and then realised to my horror that I was an OAP in the ttc world!!! Started getting a little jittery. Realised that i'd have to maximise the potential of every month and as dh is away working every other month, phoned a fertility clinic with intention of iui when dh away. Got an appointment on 9th Feb. Then they said, do an AMH test to see what my egg reserve is like, so did it, feeling confident ish. Results came back low end of low (5.53) the nurse was very negative and she made me think IVF would be the answer. I was utterly devasted and haven't stopped crying since. I had no idea what to do.My dh is rowing across the Atlantic to raise money for Parkinson's Disease and hasn't been here through my mc or this news. posted some things on the other site's forums and a couple of ladies said not to make a big deal about it, it does happen etc but didn't make me feel any better. Have been trying my hardest to be positive, but have felt very negative and consumed by it all. However got a reply from one lovely lady who said to try this site as its really friendly and might make me feel better. I have just been trawling through all the messages and feel like a massive weight has just been lifted off me. All of a sudden I feel like I've just got to stick to my original plan and also calm down. Thank you all so much for your inspirational stories. Donna xx

Aw best of luck xxx There might be some less drastic things they can do to help also...? Might be worth going to see a sympathetic doc and asking for advice to maximise chances of conceiving, but 41 is really not that old!! xxxx

 

[Hopin&Prayin]

:wave: Hi all... Mind if I climb aboard... I'm 43 TTC and this will be my 1st. My OH is 43 as well. I've been trying to get pregnant for 2 months now and I'm hoping Valentines Day is going to be IT... I'm not on the pill or shot, just all naturale... per say...
I'm going to try preseed this round I've heard great things...

Good Luck Ladies... Heres to getting our soon

 

[inkdchick]

Hi girls, i need some help , has anyone ever had or heard of Ovulation spotting !.
I had this yesterday afternoon in my underwear but when i wiped it was the normal clear/white ov cm ( im now cd11 of a 24-27 day cycle, so this is ov time for me), we later dtd and there was (sorry in advance ) browny/blood coloured discharge everywhere.
I freeked out as did hubby as this i have never ever had around ov time, so i googled it and apparantly this is an excellent indicator that an egg has been released and should get down to it for another two to three days.
Has anyone please ever heard of this you can imagine how freeked out i was !!!
Thanks for reading

 

[inkdchick]

hiya hopin&prayin long time no see hun glad to have you here xx
Im 44 now and still ttc so dont worry we are in this together

 

[Love2011]

I'm 41 & 8 weeks pregnant with 1st baby using cbfm & both of us on pregnancy multivits. And after 7 yrs ago having 11 lb fibroid removed so were both surprised & pleased. It was my 1st time ttc & it occured in the 1st month

My initial symptoms were a little White discharge with no smell which has been constant, like ovulation discharge and I had a little spotting in the 1st 2 weeks prior to period. And periods haven't returned

Good luck

 

[inkdchick]

i just dont know whats going on with me today, i should have started my period today but all i have is what feels like an ache rather than cramping, and i have watery cm boobs are stilla chy but only if touched and not as bad as they have been, my back and hips still ache and i have a headache that i just cant shift. I go to bed between 7.30pm coz im so tired and i get up at around 5am what is doing this and why so early i normally sleep in til at least 10 LOL and go to bed between 10 and 1am. All tests so far have been negative so i think my period should show soon any ideas on what else could do this ! thanks x

 

[Shelley71]

Hi Ladies! I'm 40 and we aren't using any meds, fertility specialists, IUI or IVF and hopefully we won't have to.

We just started trying seriously this month and my O was this past week, so we will see. The only thing I'm doing is temping and I used the OPKs last week.

 

[SNOWBABE]

Hiya I am 41 (42 in jun) and TTC with pure baby dust. I do think it takes much longer to conceive as you get older. I have been lazily trying for over a year but then again was I too lazy. I am hoping to TTc this month as my DH birthday is on Kate n Will's wedding day (uk) so either way I shall not be POAS before then so unless Mother nature catches me I would love to POAS for him. He is very broody at the min......

 

[inkdchick]

girls i have jsut found out that i have a progesterone problem and have had for the past two years and no f.s. had picked up on it even tho suffering 3 further on early m/c and 10 not so far along un-noticed m/c , and was told that from 42 onwards this is what tends to happen. I am only recently turned 44 (xmas), and am now off to see an acupuncturist on weds next week for this help and she apparantly has a 85% success rate so fingers crossed. If you are over 42 i would suggest getting the progesterone levels checked out coz this is the only thing that will be stopping us from carrying on a pregnancy after implantation low progesterone dispells the egg, i wished i had known earlier but i know now and cant wait to see the end result xx

 

[Garnet]

43 Ladies and have a big ole ++. Used Instead Cup this month and screwed up on Soy. I only took 15 mg. Been trying since October...

 

[inkdchick]

do you mean you got two positives on a hpt hun if so congrats xx

 

[Garnet]

I was just doing ++ as drama thing. Sorry. I kinda knew cause the boobies have grown a bit. It was 9 month before getting Preggers in July of last year then lost baby in September. Finally got pregnant again in March with Instead Cups.. Doctor confirm it.

 

[pip7890]

Thanks for the advice inkdchick. I'm going to get an early ante-natal appointment so will mention in.



Pip x

 

[inkdchick]

youre welcome pip i hope they listen to you coz some of these docs just dont wanna know when we reach over 40 so good luck hun and let me know how you get on xxxx

 

[inkdchick]

aww congrats garnet

 

[pip7890]

Well I saw the doc today. Basically he listened to what I said re progesterone, said he would take advice from obgyn at hospital, and call me Monday to let me know. However he doubts it will be prescribed as until I have 4 consecutive miscarriages he doesn't think they will be interested. However he was very positive about the fact that I have conceived all four babies within one or two months of trying. Cold comfort if there is no baby at the end of it.

So, on the plus side he didn't pooh pooh me; but I don't think I'll be getting any help, or an early scan.

Next appointment is with midwife on 15 April.

Oh, I had bloods done last week to test for anaemia and it came back at 14.6. Doctor said he was amazed it was so good given that I'm pregnant.

Pip x

 

[Garnet]

Well I have bad news, no baby sac and they think it is a chemical. Ultrasound shows no sac but I could be too early...

 

[pip7890]

Well I have bad news, no baby sac and they think it is a chemical. Ultrasound shows no sac but I could be too early...

I'm sorry to hear that. How far along do you think you are? What have the doctors said?

Pip x