TTC #1 at 35+

[Hope4BFP]

Hope4BFP - I thought day 21 only tested for progesterone (to check OV happened)? I got my prolactin done as part of my day 3 tests

Yeah, they are testing for progesterone just to make sure that I am consistently Ov'ing, Prolactin can be tested on any CD so just killing two birds with one stone. I get my results on Friday, just in time for my little hol (leaving on Sat)... I have a good feeling about it so I'm not expecting any bad news Also got my DH booked in for appoint this week, first for him, hopefully we'll get some SA results back soon!

Maca sounds REALLY interesting! Will be looking in to that later!!

 

[Hope4BFP]

Hi Lou Lou :wave: welcome! You are defo in good company here!

Lisa - Hoping you get some good news soon hun Awwww, how exciting to be getting a puppy for your new home!

We can't have any pets as we live with some fairly strict leasehold rules Loved seeing the pics of your pets girls!

Tigger - Fx'd crossed for +ve soon!

Sam - Mmmmm, champers - since I've cut right back on my alchohol consumption I've taken to insisting on champers when I do indulge! I only have the one so why not ay!

Grapefruit juice, oh yuk but I am gonna give it a try. My EWCM is fine to start with but a couple of days before O it seems to reduce to almost nothing. It's on the shopping list!!

My DH is not taking anything at the moment, I did buy him some fertility multivitamins and additional zinc, he took them for a couple of days and that was that (he thinks, as I'm sure all men do, that he is a 'super stud'!). He's got his first appoint with the doc this week, maybe if there are any probs with his SA that should give him a prod in the right direction! I'm just taking Pregnacare, I had tried BVit 50 Complex but it seemed to mess up my cycle - with an 11-12 day LP I don't think I really needed it.

Ella - Many congrats honey!! Wonderful, wonderful news! For me, it has given hope that it can happen for us all x x x

for us all!! x

 

[EllaMom2B]

Morning all my lovely ladies! (Well, it's morning here!). Hope you don't mind my sticking with you lot... I've been thinking about sticking all the time recently lol. I'd rather be here with you all than anywhere else on bnb.

I heard good things about EPO as well, likewise that it's important to stop before OV. I take loads of Bvits -- maybe it lengthened my LP (16 days) but I dunno. I was on the pill for sooooo long (15+ years, with a few short breaks early on) that I have very little sense of normal for me.

Trying to get to see the dr this week. POAS (the last one I had) this morning, and the test line came up right away then was as dark as the control line. Woo hoo! It feels AMAZING. I have never been so happy -- not a giddy excitement but a truly contented, profoundly peaceful kind of happy. My OH flies back this evening... Can't wait to see him! (I told him over the phone on Sat.) I feel fine -- a little crampy, which is nerve-wracking because AF isn't due until Wed -- but I've read cramps are normal. I really appreciate your sticky-bean good wishes!!!!

Sorry, Tigger, about AF. I know how you feel... I was 2 days late last month. Test again? Otherwise I had luck with drinking vats of red raspberry leaf tea to hasten her arrival.

Here's to a special delivery of V-day BFPs!

 

[Lisa1]

Lisa my DH takes all manner of vitamins honestly its a wonder he doesn't rattle! Including Zinc which is supposed to be like rocket fuel for their swimmers

Ella I am so happy for you. What does it feel like to get a ??

Here are my little angels. Alfie is the red head and Dudley is the little black monster munch.

I've been awake since 03.22am! Don't know why I can't sleep when I'm going on holiday. I have to go into the office for a few hours but then this evening I will be sipping champagne, courtesy of Virgin Airways I'm really hoping there is a in the post all of us for Feb. xxx

OMG they are sooo cute can't believe your flying virgin and sipping champagne I am so jealous

Northern Ireland is freezing at the moment i think a trip to the shops for some zinc and grapefruit is needed

 

[Lisa1]

Lisa the Tropicana Grapefruit Juice is lovely and refreshing. Apparently if you have a glass before every meal it aids weight loss too.

I take 1000mg of Evening Primrose Oil everyday too which is apparently good for EWCM. Only take that up until Ovulation though as it's not supposed to be good for the conception part.

QUOTE - Evening Primrose Oil or EPO helps women to produce more fertile quality cervical fluid also known as “egg white cervical mucus”. This type of cervical fluid is fertile, thin, watery, clear and “stretchy” and easily aids the sperm to swim through the uterus and into the fallopian tube, and to the egg. Also, this type of fluid helps the sperm to stay alive for up to five days inside the fallopian tube, thus enabling conception to happen even if you don’t have intercourse again by the time ovulation occurs.

If your cervical fluid is thick, brown or dry, it can obstruct or prevent fertilization. Some women are very dry, and have problems in producing an adequate amount of fertile quality cervical fluid. Drinking a lot of water and taking the Evening Primrose Oil or EPO can certainly help in the production of fertile cervical fluid in these women.


I'm taking Vitamin B Complex this month as it's supposed to be good for helping the little egg to stick and it helps length your leuteal phase too. Last month I was only 10 days which is the minimum I think.

QUOTE B6 (up to 50mg/day) and B12 (up to 50mcg/day): Along with folic acid, vitamins B6 and B12 help make up part of the B-complex family. All of these vitamins are essential to good reproductive health. B6 in particular has been shown to increase fertility in women, while B12 helps men with low sperm counts.

my cousin is low in vit B12 and if I can remember right I am also a bit low, wondering is this maybe an issue with ttc? I take pregnacare stopped it last month but have taken it religiously this month wondering if thats why AF hasn't arrived yet?

 

[Lisa1]

Hi Guys

AF didnt arrive yesterday and still doesnt feel like she is coming. So got up this morning and did a CB digi (yes Leilani - i did use FMU this time ) but a BFN

WTF is happening with my screwy body? I have never been late since i came off the mirena in july. AF has been coming 1-2 days early or on time but never late. The CB pack says try again in 3 days if still no AF and if that is still -ve then see GP. grrrrrrrr

Anyways, Sam - have a fantastic holiday and have lots of BD.

Ella - stick little bean, fx'd for a H&H baby xxx

Leilani, hope, zero, debs - hope you are all well and using some of Lisa's PMA.

Lisa - you are due AF today so has she arrived? or have you tested again yet? I'm so sorry about the false +ve, i really can't imagine how you felt hun but big hug xxx

hey tracey hun no yet but since i buddled her in the cupboard nobody is getting the this month lol

How are you getting on? still nothin?

 

[Lisa1]

Morning all my lovely ladies! (Well, it's morning here!). Hope you don't mind my sticking with you lot... I've been thinking about sticking all the time recently lol. I'd rather be here with you all than anywhere else on bnb.

I heard good things about EPO as well, likewise that it's important to stop before OV. I take loads of Bvits -- maybe it lengthened my LP (16 days) but I dunno. I was on the pill for sooooo long (15+ years, with a few short breaks early on) that I have very little sense of normal for me.

Trying to get to see the dr this week. POAS (the last one I had) this morning, and the test line came up right away then was as dark as the control line. Woo hoo! It feels AMAZING. I have never been so happy -- not a giddy excitement but a truly contented, profoundly peaceful kind of happy. My OH flies back this evening... Can't wait to see him! (I told him over the phone on Sat.) I feel fine -- a little crampy, which is nerve-wracking because AF isn't due until Wed -- but I've read cramps are normal. I really appreciate your sticky-bean good wishes!!!!

Sorry, Tigger, about AF. I know how you feel... I was 2 days late last month. Test again? Otherwise I had luck with drinking vats of red raspberry leaf tea to hasten her arrival.

Here's to a special delivery of V-day BFPs!

Hun you must stick around here for we would miss you to much and when your ready to move on hopefully we will be coming behind you shortly PMA.

OMG I am sure your OH is so excited to see you and cramps are totally normal from what I have heard so don't worry hun and enjoy the bliss of being peggers. OMG I so want that feeling of knowing a huge secret that no one esle knows except you and your OH.

Come on girlies who is next?

 

[Tigger_lass]

Hi Lisa

Still no AF. Been out for lunch today with my team and i did not even sniff alcohol lol. It was supposed to be our work xmas lunch in December but it got postponed due to all the snow and i really really really wanted alcohol but i deliberately took the car even though OH was off today. If i've waited this long then i can wait a wee bit more till AF shows.

Been trying to stay +ve but it's hard when i constantly feel as if AF has arrived - TMI WARNING - feel as though passed some fluid, then mad rush to loo to check but nothing...been like this for about 7 days so maybe should get frequent flyer miles for loo visits lol.

Oh well....it's not over yet.

 

[Lisa1]

Your so good! If I get my I will feel awful after the horrible poas incident I drank nearly a bottle of vino with oh on sat nite along with my Indian lol.
Just wish af would arrive scared my cycles still haven't sorted themselves out shoulda been today!

Tracey are ur cycles regular? Hope it's a little bean that's stole ur af xx fx

 

[Tigger_lass]

They were never regular before i had the mirena fitted 4 yrs ago. I always had real problems - one time i had no periods for a year when i was about 27. The mirena was fitted as i had had constant bleeding for 3mths. The consultant removed some polyps from my uterus when he fitted the coil. I had no periods with the mirena - bliss!!! Mirena came out on 7th July and had my first AF 24th August. I've been 30-32days every single month since then.

I am going mad trying to figure out all the possibilities for what is going on - hopefully it's just late. There's a thread on the TTC pages for women who have had seriously long cycles - some around 50-70 days - i would just freak lol.

I'm trying to keep positive - keep the PMA flowing hun

 

[EllaMom2B]

Tracey, do you know when you ov'ed? A long cycle could mean later than usual?

Thanks Lisa for letting me stick around! First visit to the dr. is a week from today for blood work; first scan a couple weeks after that, then every 4 weeks. I can't wait! I want to skip right past all the worry and have my healthy girl! PMA rules!

Don't worry about the vino. I'm impressed you didn't drink a whole bottle all by yourself (as I have done on many an AF day). How's the new house? What's it like?

Hugs and babydust to all!!!

Swak - Ella

 

[Tigger_lass]

Hi Ella

Well still no AF. I got 4 +ve OPKs from 5th-8th January and BD'd right across this time. I only started temping on 9th and my temps were really low - c.35.9C until the 20th Jan when they rose to 36.2C. FF decided that i'd ov'd on 19th based on this but i have my doubts.

I hate being too warm and no matter how cold it is outside i often sleep with no covers on me during the night and then cover up again when i get too cold - i know i'm weird lol. The weather was very bad here for the first few weeks of Jan and temps were hitting minus figures every night. I think my low BBT was reflecting the low temps outside and as outside temps have risen and the weather has cleared my BBT has risen.

Well this is my theory I had tons of symptoms after the time that i think i ov'd. I guess it's possible that i have ov'd later but we only BD'd twice at the time of my "later" OV, on the 17th and 19th itself. That would mean testing c 4th-6th Feb unless AF shows her ugly face.

Maybe she's just late, maybe it's a missed cycle, maybe i've just got very low hcg. I'm out of ideas lol.

Good luck with the docs and with your sticky little bean.

 

[Leilani]

Hello ladies - almost time to hit the sack here. Looking forward to getting a good nights sleep tonight - I rarely sleep well with the soup in the bowl, and ended up in the spare room the past three nights, so as not to disturb DH - I'm also reading a good book, and like to read in bed and he likes the light off and pitch black the second he gets in!

Just been playing, and if you want to spice up the banner, in the code change the URL to ht t p://w w w.babyandbump.com/ttc-buddies/250179-ttc-1-35-a.html (but withough those spaces between the ts and ws) then when you click on it, it brings you here - it could help others find us too!

 

[Hope4BFP]

Well ladies, I caved in, I POAS and I'm only 8/9 dpo! I convinced myself that I should try at least one of my tests as they are FRERs (I have 4) and the batch numbers matched those in another post on here where they had the faulty 3 lines issue - wanted to see if mine were faulty (sorry Lisa, hope this is not bad of me to bring this up?)... AND, I totally convinced myself that it was good it was this early as there was no way that I could get a +ve so the test for the 3 lines/false +ve would test for sure if mine were faulty. I didn't use FMU. Feel pretty silly now though as seeing that one lonely line without even a hint that another line could exist just felt... well, I know the test result means nothing as it is too early but it still made me feel a bit low

I have no symptoms at all so my PMA is wavering for this month At least my DH has his appoint with the doc tomorrow so there is a feeling of momentum This is such a rollercoaster ay!?

Hope you are all doing ok? Big hugs for you all x x x

 

[zero7]

Hello ladies.

Just popping on to see how you all are as I have nothing of any interest to report myself! CD25 for me and feeling ever so slightly crampy. Normal for me at this stage.

Leilani - know what you mean about spare beds when the witch is in the house! I am so restless (get a bit too warm aswell) so I'm often in the spare room and sleep much better as a result. Its actually quite nice to have a big bed to yourself sometimes me thinks!

Hope4BFP - slapped bum for you testing too early! Big hug for BFN BUT wayyyy too early hon

Ella - how exciting to have your appointments booked. Just think, it wont be long before you'll be seeing your little beanie!

Tiger_lass - Fx'd for you that you get your BFP very soon. I think its sounds very reasonable that your AF has been replaced by a little beanie.

Lisa - good luck hon - hope the witch stays away and you get your BFP and dont worry yourself about the vino.

Feet up and relaxation for me now after a very stressful day. xxxxxx

PS - Yay and Ooooo to sparkly banner!!

 

[Lisa1]

Tracey, do you know when you ov'ed? A long cycle could mean later than usual?

Thanks Lisa for letting me stick around! First visit to the dr. is a week from today for blood work; first scan a couple weeks after that, then every 4 weeks. I can't wait! I want to skip right past all the worry and have my healthy girl! PMA rules!

Don't worry about the vino. I'm impressed you didn't drink a whole bottle all by yourself (as I have done on many an AF day). How's the new house? What's it like?

Hugs and babydust to all!!!

Swak - Ella

Aww hunni how exciting and you so deserve your little girl PMA does rule and your going be fine, i can't wait to hear all the preggo stuff and need info for when i get my although got AF today but I don't mind just makes me more determined!!

The new house is gorgeous out in the country with four beds and the sun shines on the conservatory in the morning just wanna fill it with

Since AF arrived today it puts O when I am away with work but I maybe need a month of just to bd when we want and take the pressure off for a month so next month we can really get down to it

 

[Lisa1]

Well ladies, I caved in, I POAS and I'm only 8/9 dpo! I convinced myself that I should try at least one of my tests as they are FRERs (I have 4) and the batch numbers matched those in another post on here where they had the faulty 3 lines issue - wanted to see if mine were faulty (sorry Lisa, hope this is not bad of me to bring this up?)... AND, I totally convinced myself that it was good it was this early as there was no way that I could get a +ve so the test for the 3 lines/false +ve would test for sure if mine were faulty. I didn't use FMU. Feel pretty silly now though as seeing that one lonely line without even a hint that another line could exist just felt... well, I know the test result means nothing as it is too early but it still made me feel a bit low

I have no symptoms at all so my PMA is wavering for this month At least my DH has his appoint with the doc tomorrow so there is a feeling of momentum This is such a rollercoaster ay!?

Hope you are all doing ok? Big hugs for you all x x x

Hun Ella didn't have to many symptons and thought she was out to this month so I am sending you PMA by DHL and hoping you get a when will you be testing again?

 

[Lisa1]

Hi Ella

Well still no AF. I got 4 +ve OPKs from 5th-8th January and BD'd right across this time. I only started temping on 9th and my temps were really low - c.35.9C until the 20th Jan when they rose to 36.2C. FF decided that i'd ov'd on 19th based on this but i have my doubts.

I hate being too warm and no matter how cold it is outside i often sleep with no covers on me during the night and then cover up again when i get too cold - i know i'm weird lol. The weather was very bad here for the first few weeks of Jan and temps were hitting minus figures every night. I think my low BBT was reflecting the low temps outside and as outside temps have risen and the weather has cleared my BBT has risen.

Well this is my theory I had tons of symptoms after the time that i think i ov'd. I guess it's possible that i have ov'd later but we only BD'd twice at the time of my "later" OV, on the 17th and 19th itself. That would mean testing c 4th-6th Feb unless AF shows her ugly face.

Maybe she's just late, maybe it's a missed cycle, maybe i've just got very low hcg. I'm out of ideas lol.

Good luck with the docs and with your sticky little bean.

Hi Tracey hun

Things look good for you I am hoping your AF won't be around for at least 9 months fx for you hun sending you babydust

 

[Lisa1]

Lou Lou when is AF due? me and OH broke the bed this month lol would love to say it was because of the mad BD but I jumped on him messing around when he was getting changed and the slat broke on his side now when he gets in my side flys up about a foot lol

Leliani your AF is due on my birthday and for that I am sure since it is a special day and I will get pressies and I am sure you will get a big pressie to so keep up the bd and prove me right

 

[EllaMom2B]

Well ladies, I caved in, I POAS and I'm only 8/9 dpo! I convinced myself that I should try at least one of my tests as they are FRERs (I have 4) and the batch numbers matched those in another post on here where they had the faulty 3 lines issue - wanted to see if mine were faulty (sorry Lisa, hope this is not bad of me to bring this up?)... AND, I totally convinced myself that it was good it was this early as there was no way that I could get a +ve so the test for the 3 lines/false +ve would test for sure if mine were faulty. I didn't use FMU. Feel pretty silly now though as seeing that one lonely line without even a hint that another line could exist just felt... well, I know the test result means nothing as it is too early but it still made me feel a bit low

Hope you are all doing ok? Big hugs for you all x x x

I have no symptoms at all so my PMA is wavering for this month At least my DH has his appoint with the doc tomorrow so there is a feeling of momentum This is such a rollercoaster ay!?

Just to let you know that I had zero -- I mean ZERO -- symptoms this month with my BFP. I still don't! (And yes, that's making me nervous.) I tested neg w/ a FRER at 8 and 9 dpo, FAINT pos at 10, neg digi at 11, then BPF at 12 on both!

to all! (keeping some sticky dust for myself )