TTC 1st child 35+ (Please spoiler any PG news/announcements).

[LilSluz]

Oh Butterfly, you got faint lines?! How do you know AF is on her way, are the lines no longer showing up???

 

[HitTheJackpot]

Good evening, wonderful women!

I love reading the updates from everyone after I have been away for the day! Such a good way to a great day! Hugs and smoochies to you all.

Dwrgi & Pad YAY for crosshairs, even if one of them is off a bit

Chicken - You're not alone! It is sooo hard to be patient sometimes!! Hang in there!

Butterfly and Dash-

Are all of you other ladies still out there lurking? Sending big, positive, sticky thoughts to each and every one of you!

AFM - Had my follicle check this morning and it went great! I have three mature follicles, all on the left ovary, but one of them is waaaay too big at 38mm. They said that it could be the big one from last month that just hasn't dissolved yet, but even if it is a new one, follicles larger than 25mm rarely, if ever contribute to pregnancy, so we are relying on the remaining 2 on the left. They are at 18mm and 22mm which is textbook size, so that's great news! There are 2 on the right but they are too small and will likely not mature, which is fine with me... I think the chance for twins is quite enough for me

Soooo, did the trigger shot at 9pm and will have the IUI at 10am Monday morning!

Spent the rest of the day with my partner... she and I went to a nice breakfast, then both had 30 minute massages, a little shopping for a new outfit for me to wear to our friend's engagement party, which was very nice, then home. Spending the evening together, going to pop some popcorn and watch some Deadliest Catch episodes from the DVR.... nice and relaxing! Church in the morning then taking it easy the rest of the day, just doing some grocery shopping and light housework. What a great weekend! Life is good!

 

[drsquid]

feeling a bit better today. went to a fair with a friend i met on a different fertility site who is seeing the same doc as me (first time weve hung out). so we got ti compare notes which was fun. got super exhausted pretty early. yes my folks know what im doing, if anything they are too excited.. but it will be great to see them but im gonna pack weight on i think which i really dont wanna do. fingers are crossed af arrives today or tomorrow so i can get my us on monday. tuesday would work but would be more of a pain, after that would suck

 

[Butterfly67]

Oh Butterfly, you got faint lines?! How do you know AF is on her way, are the lines no longer showing up???

Yeah lil, the lines didn't get any darker and then on 15dpo nothing. Also my temp started to drop. The is def circling now and will be here today I'm sure.

HTJ that sounds great that you have 2 follies of a perfect size and your weekend sounds perfect

Drs hope AF turns up !

 

[padbrat]

Awww Hit that day sounds perfect... and much better than mine.. which was a run then B&Q and then packing... blah...

Butterfly... so sorry about the chem... that just sucks. I have never had that happen, but what a rollercoster... you have that BFP and then it fades... sorry chick (hugs).

Hey Purps and Lils!

Guess what.... I think my body has fast forwarded by a week... oddly enough I am now on CD 1.... I have never had a 28 day cycle... but apparently I have now! I was expecting.... OV on CD 18 and 19 and AF on the 25th May.... but what I got was AF on CD 28... so maybe I did OV on CD 12?

Am totally confused... also had my highest ever temp today 36.5....

What is going on?????

 

[chickenchaser]

HitTheJackpot - Thanks It odd in your teens your 28 days just zip by but now waiting for those all important days feels like you are waiting for ever.
Yay for your left ovary Good Luck for monday and I will be keeping my fingers crossed for you.

drsquid - Please you are feeling better today, often having someone who is going through the same and knowing you are not alone helps so much. That is why I'm so happy to have found you wonderful ladies

Butterfly67 - for you butterfly and if the is on her way I hope she is not to hard on you

padbrat - I'm sorry I have no idea what is going on but I'm hoping it good, a 28 day circle can't be bad can it?

I have had a lovely weekend so far, DH seems to be past his performance anxiety I should know better than to even suggest evening sex, he is more of a morning person. So I treated him to breakfast in bed this morning. Positive re-enforcement I don't usually use OPK till tea time so we will see if there is anything today. FX. A little light gardening this afternoon then tea with my mum and Dad. Then work tomorrow

Have a good one ladies

 

[Lady H]

No idea Pad, but 28 day cycle is good I agree with cc.

Big hugs BF, hope this cycle ends soon cx

HTJ everything crossed for you Hun

DrS hope all pans out as you want it to.

Hugs to you all. CD 9 and got my first high on CBFM so off we go....

 

[padbrat]

Pah to work eh Chicken!! I wish we could just holiday all year long! Hahaha Go jump your OH now!

Oooo and Lady H... lots of OH jumping for you too!!

 

[nessaw]

Hi folks-hope everyone's having a good Sunday.

Have read back and got my pen and paper out cos I'm rubbish at remembering everything!

Lil-Sluz-NYC sounds fab-was there in 2005 for a hol and loved it-seems a v long time ago now-wd love to go back.

HTJ-good news on the follies-fx for Mon.

Butterfly-sorry the witch is on the way.

Purple Lou-just caught up to pg 1030 ish and ur BFP-wonderful!!!!

DrS-hope AF shows-don't say that too often!

Padbrat-afraid I'm no good with cycles-mine is different every month.

Chicken chaser-I do my OPK at tea time-I can't figure out how to pee in a cup in the staff toilets at school!

LAdy H-good luck this cycle.

Carol-is Zara here yet?

Dwrgi, Never, Dashka and anyone else I've missed-hope ur good.

afm-af got me this morning-as expected-v bad cramps for last 9 days. Had my cd21 blood test on Thurs-v quick-no waiting at all at the hosp. But can't get an appt for results til June 1st-pants!!

Not feeling too bad today-was a wreck last month-mainly due to feeling poorly. Also pleased that it came first thing today-since I came off the injection this time it has turned up at various hours of the day which isn't pleasant in the middle of a lesson. Mood helped by Chelsea winning the Champions League last night. Maybe it'll sink in later-really hoped I'd be able to go to the GP saying the bloods don't matter as am pregnant. Ho hum!!

Spending the day starting my reports-haven't even written one word yet and due in middle of June-eek!

Much Love, Vx

 

[Dwrgi]

Pad-how odd, but a 28 day cycle is good. This charting business is addictive, and throws up so many new questions, doesn't it? (As if we need any more!). Hope you're okay. Hark at you going for a run-bet you're much better than me. I took Ruby out and walked most of it, am sooooooo unfit! Have a lovely weekend with hubs, hun, Axxxx

Dashka-how are you feelingg today, hun? Have been thinking about you over the weekend. This is a very difficult 'journey', and sometimes it does take everything out of you! Take it easy and take care of yourself, xxxxx

Neesaw-those dratted reports. They stagger ours, so we have reports to do at different times of the year. Eases the burden a bit. So sorry that AF got you. What a nuisance that you have to wait so long for an appointment. Can you ask for a cancellation? Hope it sheds some light on your issues, big , Axxx

Chicken-your weekend sounds lovely. A bit of TLC and then wham bam, thank you mam! I like your style!!! Let's hope you caught that eggy!

HTJ-your weekend sounds lovely too. Hope you're enjoying it.

Butterfly-big hun, and I hope that the visit with your mum will ease your worries. Thinking of you, Axxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Lil-so glad that your NY night went well, although I had no doubt that it wouldn't go well! Looking forward very much to meeting you very soon, Axxxx

Dr S-how lovely to meet up with another fertility bod. Will give you so much support, I'm sure. I hope that you can start your meds sooner rather than later. Don't worry about putting weight on, you can always lose it again, especially if you are a gym bod, which I think you are! xx

Lady H-hope you catch that eggy this weekend! GL!

Carole, am thinking of you. Has Zara appeared or are you at your C section now??? Gosh, how weird to think. Hope you're okay-am thinking of you, Axxxx

I love charting, I have discovered, since the crosshairs miraculously appeared! So, I Oed on Wednesday, I think. Temps a bit out today but I had a drink (or three ) last night, and OH shared my bed so I didn't sleep very well. I guess this is all quite normal to have a dip.

Funny that with treatment booked again for July, I'm really not feeling it. I think I'm just going through the motions, but I really don't feel that my heart is in it any more, and that doesn't upset me at all. I just feel resigned now to my fate. Funny how much we can put up with, and then we just say 'Enough'. Don't know whether we'll go through with the treatment or not. Am putting the decision off.....

Sorry for long boring spiel, same old same old record now!

Love to you all,
Axxxxxxxx

Purple, Never, Twinkle, Frolicky, Asry,

 

[padbrat]

Hahahhaa Dwrgi - I take my border collie with me and he spurs me on when I am slowing down... that been said I only started running last week and am only running for 30 mins at the moment, but hey ho, little steps eh... I have also made in my opinion the biggest sacrifice and switched from my beloved Warburtons white toastie bread to whole grain!! Hahaha that is harder than the running!!

All in my efforts to be successful .... hopefully in June!!!

Am really confused about my cycle though... I am hoping this isn't an ominous sign... and am resisting the urge to Google.... so far!!

Butterfly I hope all is OK with your Mum xx

Neesaw... maybe mine will be different every month too... hope not as I need to be specific about when I bd for a girl according to Lil's in depth research!

 

[padbrat]

This is a photo of me and Blaze in a blizzard when we lived in Germany! I was all bundled up in loads of a layers.... and I also weighed 2.5 stone more!! Look like a black whale on legs! hahaha!! But Blaze looks gorgeous!!

 

[chickenchaser]

nessaw - I would rather test at home but in all fairness working in a hospital no one would bat an eyelid finding a urine sample in the toilet.

Dwrgi - I hope so, but I think we are a bit early my OPK is still negative never mind I have told DH I have booked a session for Tuesday and Thursday and then he can choose the weekend BD
To you hun I hope you decide about your treatment soon it must be really difficult to have to keep putting yourself though all this. May be this time will be your timeI hope so.

padbrat - you look fab and very happy, Blaze is beautiful I only lost my springer a couple of weeks ago and I miss him so much. We had him from the lady who lived next door to my mum and he was only 2 days old when we first saw him. We use to go and fetch him for a couple of hours at a time before he was old enough for us to take him home and he was 16 when he died. So he had been a big part of our lives for such a long time.

 

[padbrat]

Awww Chicken.... so sorry to hear about your loss.... I am convinced that dogs are just people in furry form and are absolutely part of the family... I am so sorry I made you sad ((HUGS)) xx

We first saw Blaze at 14 days... he was tiny. He is now 8.5 years old and if he has a long life like your Springer I will be very happy xxx

 

[chickenchaser]

Oh honey you didn't make me sad, I love to hear about other peoples furry friends. We would love another one, the house is so empty with out him, but it just doesn't seem right just now, it is way to soon, and no matter how special our new dog is he wouldn't be Bracken, he was such a special dog.
I hope Blaze has a very long and happy life with you. XXX

 

[Dwrgi]

This is a photo of me and Blaze in a blizzard when we lived in Germany! I was all bundled up in loads of a layers.... and I also weighed 2.5 stone more!! Look like a black whale on legs! hahaha!! But Blaze looks gorgeous!!

Blaze is gorgeous! The creature in the hood looks pretty lovely too!

 

[purplelou]

Aww - that's a gorgeous pic of you and Blaze - but it looks sooooo cold!!!! Pad I hope your cycles are not going to mess you around!!

Chicken - Im so sorry for the loss of your Bracken pets are like a member of our family's, I know our two little dogs are our babies!!

Dwrgi - first big do you think you feel like this because the ivf cycle is still a bit away?? Im glad you don't feel sad about it though, just take a day at a time and do whatever feels right

nessaw - thank you lovely, wow you are a hero to get through 1000+ pages, when I joined there 500 + and it took me ages reading through them all!

Lils - have you recovered from your wild weekend in NYC - it sounds fab!

Butterfly - bah! for af!! - I was really hopeful for you this month chick xxx

Dashka - big how are you doing today??

HTJ - 2 right sized follies sounds great - good luck with iui

DrS - it's lovely to meet someone who's in the same boat as you - Im glad you had a lovely time xxx

LadyH - good luck with the BD! it sounds like the cbfm is doing it's thing for you now catch that eggy!!

Carole - I am hoping that you are holding Zara in your arms right now!

big loves to Asry, Frols, Manuiti, Luv (are you ok lovely??) never, HA, Titi, FM, twinks, grrek porn and anyone I am missing - so sorry

afm - back to work and the weekend has flown by again - how does that happen???
anyway we got lots done but still loads to do at least the weather is looking better this week!
has anyone (in the uk) been watching the torch relay (for the olympics) on tv?? Its made me feels a bit emotional!

 

[LilSluz]

Oh Butterfly, you got faint lines?! How do you know AF is on her way, are the lines no longer showing up???

Yeah lil, the lines didn't get any darker and then on 15dpo nothing. Also my temp started to drop. The is def circling now and will be here today I'm sure.

I'm so sorry Butterfly! So close

 

[LilSluz]

Well, ladies, I done got my again.

This really, really sucks but I can’t let myself get excited about it right now . After what happened last month (& 2x before that!) let’s just be “cautiously optimistic” until I get a few bloods back? I will admit I pretty much knew it due to same temp dips & symptoms as last month… BUT PLEASE GOD MAKE IT A STICKY! Prayers & ~~~ vibes welcomed!

(These are Wondfo HPT’s – they’re famous for having no evap lines, but I’ll confirm w/bloods.)

 

[dashka]

Good morning ladies!

sorry I have been MIA for a few days.... Feeling much better...been a busy weekend and we're off today (Victoria Day holiday -after Queen Victoria) so trying to get a post in before AD wakes up! Saturday did tons of gardening and had a lovely day at my parent's cottage yesterday....but so many people there it wasn't very restful...

Lils - Glad NYC went well!!! wow 900 people RSVP'd????!!! sounds like all had a great time! Your chart is looking pretty good eh? Nice dip ?! and was that spotting I see after the dip? Oh I'm chart stalking..... Gonna send you a PM soon...

Butterfly - I'm glad to hear your mom's surgery went well... but so sorry AF arrived (especially after your hopes of a BFP with the light lines...) I've never had that happen - but I know I would be crushed. GL with the house sell coming up....

Carole - hope you are holding Zara as we speak!! (I know it will be hard for you to post for a while - so sending BIG GIANT hugs to you and Zara!)

Dwrgi - congrats on the ovulating - I know charting is totallly addictive now isn't it? Oh hun... I'm hoping that you decide whatever you feel is right for you.... Maybe as it gets closer you things will get clearer... but I know how you feel about having to make a decision... it sucks! I feel like I have to choose between what my gut is telling me and what my head is telling me.... I think going with the gut is always best....

Pad - glad DH is back! wow pretty impressive about competing against the Navy!!! Know you weren't trying this month - but I hope AF is kind to you.... A 28 day cycle is good - just need to figure out if the Ov is early or late so you will know if there is a short Luteal phase or not... if you do have a short LP -then maybe progesterone in 2nd half of cycle will help???? Was it ever suggested to you? Just thinking out loud... LOVE THE PHOTO!!! and great for you for starting to run!

HTJ- yay for follie check!! and GOOD LUCK ON IUI TODAY!!!

Dr. S - hope AF arrives soon (this time only!!) Glad you have a buddy who is going through the same thing and to hang out with....

Chicken - breakfast in bed for DH!! way to get him in the mood!! Isn't it crazy how we have to 'book our BD times' with DH??? I have to do that all the time (as PM is our only option during weekdays since he gets up at 3am for work) So sorry about the loss of your dog Bracken - dogs are sooooo part of family....Must be so hard. Our dog is 12.5 years old and I know I will be shattered when we lose her. Big hugs to you

Lady H - you go catch that eggy girl!!!

Nessaw - sorry AF arrived.... Oh yeah - I do the peeing in a cup at work all the time - as I need to check opk's twice a day - I usually do 11am at work and then around 6:30pm at home. At work I bring a small "dixie type-paper cup -I buy a box of like 200) and the test strip in a small little bag and go to ladies room - sit in the stall for the 5 min wait -put all the stuff back in the bag and throw out! All done - major undercover work on my part - but at least I know I'm not missing the dark lines - which I have a few times by only testing once a day. Good luck with your reports!!!

Purple - glad you had time to clear some more stuff out! that is great - I need to find time to do that... It's so good for the mind to do that too Hope you're feeling ok hun....

Hello to everyone I missed!!!

AFM - FF says I ovulated on CD11 again - but I think it's the next day... Last few days my temp taking/sleep has been a bit off... who knows anyway... So according to FF I'm already 3DPO today?

have a great week ladies!!

xoxo