Over 30 & still trying for baby #1

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You're Welcome

 

[MrsDuck]

Aw two little miracles

 

[flou]

I had my appointment today with the FS. She was really nice and I felt she wanted to help us. She said she felt it was probably a recurring mc prob rather than sub fertility prob even though it takes us a while to conceive. But they won't do most of the testing for recurring mc until I've had 3. My blood tests all came back indicating good hormone levels. Showed I ovulated and my FSH levels are good. So from a fertility point of view everything is good. Hopefully soon I will get called for a scan to check of any abnormalities in my reproductive organs which might cause mc. I think they are hoping once ive had the scan done and some more progesterone bloods done i may get pg again. If it ends in a mc then they can refer us to another hospital which specialises in mc, having already had done the scans etc. She said hopefully you will get pg again and everything will be ok. So bit of a mixed bag. On one hand they won't do anything until I have another mc but equally they don't want to just refer me back to my GP. I think I am going to O in the next day or two so lets hope we catch the egg this month! Anyway I hope everyone is doing well. Buttrfly are you in the tww? Melly do you think you have O'd yet? Hopefully we will all get bfps together this month!

 

[MrsDuck]

Flou that's pants that they won't do anything until you've had 3 mcs good news everything has come back with good results so far, so hopefully it will be 3rd time lucky for you xx

 

[Buttrflyl553]

Flou I'm so glad you liked the specialist and thought she was helpful! And the blood tests looking good as well! Frustrating that they won't do much at the moment but good she is by your side.
Unfortunately not in TWW yet. I haven't ovulated yet and I am frustrated it is taking so long. On a positive if I wasn't tracking we may haves stopped bding by now because today is day 20. Hopefully will see a positive soon and be in TWW! Maybe I'm holding out so we can be cycle buddies
Crossing fingers for melly, you, and I for BFPs!!
Callmeal I hope you are not too far behind.

Anyone with more expertise in OPKs want to help me? This is this mornings opk. When it looks like that would you say a positive is around the corner? Yesterday and today's have been about the same. At least I can see I am more fertile these days. I had to buy more OPKs because I ran out with my cycle being long. I wonder if I should test tonight also but don't want to run out if I have much more time until a positive. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

 

[MellyH]

Flou, sounds like they are doing everything they can now to hit the ground running for if you miscarry again. Glad the blood tests looked good!

I am CD12, watery CM yesterday and today, so hoping for some obvious ovulation signs in a couple of days!!

Buttrfly, hope you see some signs soon too!

 

[Buttrflyl553]

Melly so glad you are seeing signs! Unfortunately I don't see much in the way of signs. I do a couple of things for my pain so I can't decipher what my cm looks like usually. I do lidocaine in the morning and at night I've been doing vitamin e suppositories for my dryness. So luckily the vitamin e has been helping me have more cm but hard to tell what kind it is. I always get confused after bd when semen sticks around too so yeah maybe the OPKs will help me!

 

[MrsDuck]

I used to buy the cheapie opks off amazon so I had plenty to do at least 2 a day, I'd say with that line your positive one is just around the corner

 

[MrsDuck]

Keep ladies I want to see lots more bfp's

 

[flou]

Thanks ladies for your words of encouragement. It is frustrating that if I do have a problem Ive got to wait for another mc but it was nice to have someone reassure me that I could have a baby soon without any troubles.

Buttrfly the opk looks good but I'm no expert with them. Hopefully you will O soon and maybe we will enter the tww together.

Melly the signs seem good. Some months i don't notice true ewcm but get loads of watery cm. Watery cm is still fertile cm, the ewcm doesn't always come down but stays up by the cervix. So if your getting watery cm your def in the fertile part of your cycle. Fxd!

Mrs Duck I can't believe your cucumber. It seems to have gone so quickly. Your little girl will be here soon. Have you thought of any names yet?

 

[MrsDuck]

I know, the goalpost is now in sight no, no names yet, I still have a niggle that she's going to come out as a boy :/ if she does we are in trouble as everything we have bought is very girly :/

 

[Buttrflyl553]

Mrsduck did you get wondfos? Was thinking of those if I continue this way so I can buy a pack of 50. Did you find the cheap ones easy enough to read and no issues? Thanks for the advice!

You are ovulating around tues flou?

Mrsduck We already have names we have thought of I can't believe you don't have any ! you think they made a mistake saying a girl?

We have lots of bumps going on but no pictures of bumps! Anyone want to share?

 

[MrsDuck]

These are the opks I used and didn't have any issues https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ovulation-..._1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392669911&sr=8-1&keywords=Opk and they are cheap enough that you don't mind using more than 1 a day.

We have a few names but are waiting to see what she looks like haha I have always had a feeling that I was having a boy and I can't shake the feeling that they made a mistake

I'll share a Bump pic if everyone is happy with that, I don't want to upset anyone

 

[Buttrflyl553]

Thanks those look along the same lines as wondfos and of course I need to order from US anyway
Sorry I didn't mean to be insensitive asking for bump pictures but really appreciate you thinking of everyone mrsduck.

Everyone in ny ready for more snow?

 

[MellyH]

More snow!! Jesus, you guys aren't getting a break!

I would be cited for a bump pic but I understand not everyone would be.

 

[MrsDuck]

I think they've got the same ones on the us amazon

You've been having all the snow and we've been having all the wind and rain, there is so much flooding in the uk it's madness

 

[MrsDuck]

Well hopefully I don't upset anyone.......

Here is my bump pic today at 30+1

 

[MellyH]

Awwwww look at you! You're almost all bump.

 

[MrsDuck]

Haha I know, my skin is so tight on my belly, I'm not sure how I'm going to stretch any more

 

[ItsAWonder]

Mrs. Duck - you look beautiful!!! Home stretch!

Melly - for me, many months I had watery CM instead of stretchy. As another said, sounds like you are in your fertile window.

Flou - the tests that you are having are what I had as well. My ultrasound did show some retained tissue from a previous loss. Initially they thought it was a polyp. I had a hysteroscope (basically a d&c with a camera) and they removed everything. I took 6 weeks or so off to heal and got pg with this baby on my second try after surgery. I hope it's that simple or less for you. The good thing about normal tests is that, so far, nothing is wrong. Maybe just a few bad eggs.

Buttrfly - I ended up buying the Clear Blue digital OPKs. They are quite a bit more expensive but once I knew my cycle I only used about 4 a month. For me, I needed the clarity of a smile or no smile.

Hope everyone else is well!