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

[purplelou]

Hi Ladies

Hope you are all well??

Dwrgi _ was going to say implantation dip too!! it looks just like one. big
can you still take you class outdoors to learn in the sunshine?? (did you used to do when you were at school??) oh and boo hiss to that tennant!! some people are just rude and inconsiderate!

Lils - good luck with betas sweetie, I am hoping for you xxxx

hit - looks like everything was timed great!! so now we all just wait and hope and hopefully you got that eggy !! and what a fab partner you have!

greek princess - is that greece in your avatar pic - it looks beautiful! Just look at the sea, makes me all happy!! hopefully the clomid did it's thing for you xxx


huge big loves to everyone Ive not mentioned

afm - Ive been indoors all day - looking at the sunshine out the window I hope it stays a little bit warm for the weekend!

 

[Butterfly67]

Have to try and remember everyone

lils looking forward to hearing those great numbers

HTJ yay for great timing and good food

greek porn, wow that is enough for all of us

Dwrgi, damn the annoying tenant and even more annoying that it takes 2 months to get them out - as for your chart

Asry and nikki, good to hear things are going well (despite some stress nikki )

OK, that is about as much as I can remember

and all round

 

[dashka]

Hi Ladies!

hope all is well...

Lils - I am on the edge of my seat waiting to hear your numbers!! - I have a really good feeling about this one looking at your chart.... wow! I hope your 'travel plan' for the baby fairy is correct!!!

Dwrgi - the dip is looking mighty interesting.... hmmmm... I hope those pains go away and that the is on her way over to the UK as we speak....
Damn those tenants!!

HTJ - awesome that your DP cooks for you.... how sweet.... I also have a very good feeling about you!! GL hun!

Grkprn - hope the pains are getting better.... and the Clomid works for you!

Nikki - great to hear from you!!! Sorry to hear what a rollercoaster it's been for you.... I hope things settle down now and you can enjoy the rest of your pregnancy.....

Purple - I feel like you.... looking outside not enjoying the beautiful weather outside.... argh.... The weekend is looking a little nasty here - hope it's better there....

Asry - great to hear from you!! I am glad things are going well.... and good luck on your next scan - how exciting!

Dr S- hope you are enjoying your visit with family....and the meds are being good to you

Pad - how are you today?? GL if you do decide to make the call....

Tigerlily - nice to hear from you too!

Froliky - how are you doing?

Chicken - whoo hoooo for TWW!!

AFM - nothing new to report except that my boss is back today and I'm super stressed at work.... argh.... I have to get out of here.

Hello to everyone I missed and hope everyone has an awesome day!

xoxo

 

[grkprn]

Hi Ladies

Hope you are all well??

Dwrgi _ was going to say implantation dip too!! it looks just like one. big
can you still take you class outdoors to learn in the sunshine?? (did you used to do when you were at school??) oh and boo hiss to that tennant!! some people are just rude and inconsiderate!

Lils - good luck with betas sweetie, I am hoping for you xxxx

hit - looks like everything was timed great!! so now we all just wait and hope and hopefully you got that eggy !! and what a fab partner you have!

greek princess - is that greece in your avatar pic - it looks beautiful! Just look at the sea, makes me all happy!! hopefully the clomid did it's thing for you xxx


huge big loves to everyone Ive not mentioned

afm - Ive been indoors all day - looking at the sunshine out the window I hope it stays a little bit warm for the weekend!

My avatar pic is Santorini, Greece! I love that island! Hope you're having a wonderful Wednesday!

 

[padbrat]

hey all!

Lils... numbers please... we need to know!! LOL

As for when I am in FL... 1st June to 16th June.... but if FF is correct I will OV on the 31st May...gahhhhh no!! I need a FL baby!! .... so yes please send the baby fairy to the UK!

Hey Tiger! Made the call... well left a message... no return call from her yet... she is probably inundated with women calling!

Hey Dwrgi.... the ED we did privately as the NHS wouldn't help... and we did it abroad so how would the NHS know?.... I know it is sneaky, but I have had so little help from them that hell... I am going to try for it!

Also, just wanted to say... that does look like a mighty suspicious dip... are sure there is absolutely no chance what so ever??

Hey Butterfly, Purps, Fro

Hit your DP sounds so sweet! I also have a really good feeling for you this time!!

Hiya Dash sweety!!

 

[LilSluz]

Bad news. Hcg 18. I'm done with this...

 

[Soberbird]

Hi ladies!
I am new to this site so I thought it might be good to share my story mostly because if I don't get this off my chest I think I might explode.

I am 35 1/2 years old I feel that I need to try and start a family before it's to late.
I have a history that is causing me to fear that I may never get pregnant.
I started drinking and using drugs when I was 12 mostly to cover up the pains of being raised in an abusive family. However, my addiction progressed and spun out of control.
At the age of 22 I was full blown addicted to Heroin and homeless I did so many things I am not proud of and am so greatful that I was given a second chance at life.
I got sober 5/19/2007 I was 30 years old!
From the age of 22 thru 30 there were several periods when I did not have menstration for years at a time and then I would suddenly have periods so heavy that I would need to use three tampons and hour this would last for months and then suddenly stop.
Six months into sobriety I started having regular 30 day cylces which was very suprising to me.
At two years sober I was diagnosed with dysplasia and had a leep procedure done that removed what I think was a lot of my cervix.
At 3 1/2 years sober I was diagnosed with Hepatitis C and I underwent 24 weeks of the Interferon treatment. My viral load is zero and my doctor has given me the ok to TTC.
During my first four years of sobriety I met and had a long term relationship with a man who did not want children and we used the pull out method as BC.
One year ago I finally met the most amazing kind, compasionate, and just all around beautiful man. We decided to stop using protection and give fate to our higher power last month 4/2012 I did not fall pregnant in April and the first day of my cycle for May was 5/3/2012 here is my crazy symptom spotting and obssesions that I have been going thru since that day.
Ladies please be kind I know some may not agree with my past but please believe I have done everything within my power to clean up the wreckage of my past.
5/3/2012 first day of menstrual period
5/13/2012 Positive opk
5/16/12 I believe I ovulated due to pains and the fact that my LH dropped down to negative on 5/17/12
5/18/12 1 DPO breast so sore it hurts to walk fast lol
5/19/12 2 DPO breast sore feeling bloated
5/20/12 3 DPO breast sore/bloated/depressed
5/21/12 4 DPO breast sore/bloated/craving salt
5/22/12 5 DPO breast sore/back pain/pimple on cheek
5/23/12 6 DPO seems like my breast are not as sore today omg..
I am so confused I just don't know where to start I am loosing my mind.
I have had no CM since ovulation and I am so scared that I will never have a family.
My B/F and I BD every night from 2 post ovulation and have BD every night since so I am sure we had good timing.
Do any of you beautiful women have any encouragement or hope that you can pass my way?

 

[dashka]

WHAT!!!! OH Lils...... hunny.... what can I say.... I am crushed for you... I am sending you the biggest virtual hug ever right now..... I really thought this was the one for you.
YOU SOOOO DESERVE THIS... and this SUCKS big time!!! I know nothing we say can change anything - but we are here for you hun....

 

[dashka]

Soberbird - welcome.... we don't judge anyone here..... I am very sorry to hear what you've been through (and the reasons for your addictions - that is awful)...... I am glad that you have been sober for 5 years.... I wish you all the best on this journey.... (I have been trying for 10 years and just turned 40)
By the way - at the end of your note you mentioned that BD's every night from 2 past ovulation - Do you mean you started Bd'ing 2 days after you ovulated? If so, that is probably too late - as sperm needs to be there when ovulation happens... Maybe I'm just reading it wrong?

Good luck!

 

[Bearlake]

LilS - I am SO sorry that your beta hasn't gone up. so so sorry hon

Dwrgi - Thanks for remembering me! Sorry to hear about your tenant, it's all good as long as they pay the rent and look after your property, but when things get hairy... what a pain!
I'm very excited about your IVF plan! I really hope you'll do well. I quite like your clinic's approach of not overstimulating the ovaries, it just seems to make more sense to focus on getting good quality eggs.

Dashka - Thanks for the 'none in the oven' so funny and unfortunately so true.

Drs - Enjoy your holiday; you sure deserve it, you've been working a lot it seems.

pad, butterfly, grkprn, purple, chicken, coast and all the others :wave:

Sorry for going MIA, I'm not trying to be secretive and I hope I dont come across as rude. Work has been madly busy and my hubby hogs the computer in the evenings and at times I get into this 'blaaaaah' mode and feel like I have nothing positive to contribute... also I don't really know what my 'plan' is until I get an appointment with a consultant. My follow up appt after the failed IVF was with a more junior dr who was lovely but couldnt really say more than 'everything went to plan and we cant really say why it did not work out for you, sorry'. So, I'm back to temping. I don't want to pay for another IVF at this stage because if I have an implantation problem, that needs to be looked into first. Blaaaaaaaah.

Temping ladies, how do you link the FF chart into your BnB signature?







I cant really even think about another IVF until I've seen the consultant and tried to get some info on my implantation issues... I've been trying to keep busy and have started charting my temps as well, but

 

[Butterfly67]

Nooooo LilS, I'm soooo sorry hon I wish there was something I could do or say to help, I just wanted this to be the one for you

 

[Butterfly67]

Hi soberbird and welcome, it sounds like you have had a tough journey

Firstly I thought exactly the same as dashka - 2 days after Ov is too late so hopefully you BD'd before then

Also, please 9and we all know it is hard) try not to symptom spot if you do not get pregnant in the first few months you will just drive yourself crazy with symptom spotting - a lot of the symptoms of the increase in progesterone in the second half of your cycle can also be pg symptoms and I'm sure virtually every one of us could swear that we are pregnant one month and wham - BFN. So you will only drive yourself crazy.

Also, don''t expect to get pregnant in the first 2-3 months - if you do then wow, fantastic - but, although it seems simple that you just have to BD at the right time and it will happen, of course it is not that simple. I wish I had the link to a video someone posted a few months back about the actual workings of sperm meeting egg and you will see that there is a lot more to it (sorry I hope I am not teaching you to suck eggs )

Anyway, just try (and it is not easy) to take it easy in the first few months and just have fun and if you don't happen to get pg straight away then there are plenty of avenues you can look down at a later date

 

[Soberbird]

Sorry I havent got the lingo down yet..
I meant that I started BD two days pre ovulation and continued for 1 week (exhausting lol)

 

[Soberbird]

I meant BD two days pre ov and then continued for one week..
Thank you for responding to my post I felt that I might go crazy if I kept all of these feelings bottled this site is so amazing

 

[HitTheJackpot]

Oh Lils, honey. There are no words ...

 

[LilSluz]

Welcome SoberBird . I am sorry you had to go through all of those things in life. I know those issues have negative stigma to them, but I know people that have been through those types of things & I firmly believe that they are most often just the symptom of underlying psychological issues & people don't understand that. In any case, there are no snobs or judgments here, anyway.

Butterfly described everything perfectly.

GL & welcome

 

[Asryellah]

Oh nooooo LilS I can't believe this!!!

I so wanted this to work for you now hun
I am so sorry

Is there any hope? I have no idea with the numbers as we don't do them here. Can they start going up? Late implantation?

big hugs to you LilS honey

had to edit this as I looked for hcg-levels https://www.bobrow.net/kimberly/birth/hcglevels.html
PREGNANCY STATUS SERUM hCG LEVELS

from conception from LMP (mIU/ML or IU/L)
7 days 3 weeks 0 to 5
14 days 28 days 3 to 426
21 days 35 days 18 to 7,340
28 days 42 days 1080 to 56,500
35 - 42 days 49 - 56 days 7,650 to 229,000
43 - 64 days 57 - 78 days 25,700 to 288,000
57 - 78 days 79 - 100 days 13,300 to 253,000
17 - 24 weeks 2nd trimester 4060 to 65,400
25 wks to term 3rd trimester 3640 to 117,000
After several days postpartum nonpregnant levels (<5)"

doesnt this mean that you can have 18hcg still after 21 days of conception? Some ppl just grow it slower.

 

[drsquid]

Lil- I'm so sorry. Was this the 2nd beta?

My doc hasn't brought up assisted hatching but I am gonna do icsi. I have to pay the day I start stims. Finally getting some spotting so af should arrive tomorrow. Been eating a ton already in my one day home. I feel huge and gross which is likely a combo of lupron and premenstrual (and my good old fashioned fridge raids). My parents had all kinds of yummies waiting for me. Pickled herring (weird I know but it is crazy fattening so I don't buy it). Philly pretzels, watermelon, leftover chocolate cake (an amazing recipe I found on the net and my mom kept). Then we had lobster for dinner (much much cheaper on the east coast than california). Had a 3lb one to myself. None of us finished the tails so there is a ton for lobster salad. Also went out for Rita's Italian ice. Sigh, it is great going home even if I won't fit in my airplane seat going back.

 

[purplelou]

Lils - oh sweetie I am so sorry. it's just not fair!! I am sending you the biggest I can muster

 

[purplelou]

Hi Sober and welcome. First congratulations on being sober/clean for such a long time!! that's an achievement to be proud of
second, it sounds like you have your timings right, but in most couples it can take up to 12 months to get pregnant, so don't panic! and as Butterfly said, try not to symptom spot...it'll drive you mad and there are no definite reliable indicators of pregnancy except a late period and then a positive pregnancy test