Thank you so much, Purple, Lady H, Dr H!!! 
Viccat-the doctors will generally say that over 35s should try for 6 months before going to see their doctor. However, as your schedule means you won't see your DH very often, it may not be a bad idea to get some tests done. If you are prepared to pay to go private, it will speed the process up no end. I think your GP will send you for day 3 and 21 tests to check that you are ovulating. Might be worth checking this first.
Privately, you may want to pay for an amh test (I paid about £70 for mine last summer), and this will give an indication of how many eggs remain in your ovaries. The lower the amh test result, the lower the eggs. Unfortunately, this also correlates to older eggs-the lower the number, the assumption is that the older the eggs are, so may possibly be no good for harvesting into healthy embryos (I am including myself in this description as my amh is considered on the very low spectrum of fertility).
If your amh is low, you might want to think 'sod it' to trying naturally, and go straight to assisted conception.
It might also be worth your DH doing a sperm analysis test (about the same price as my amh test). This will tell you about how many millions of sperm he has per millilitre (WHO guidelines suggest 20 million to be 'normal'), and motility (40% and above are 'normal' range) and morphology (shape of the sperm).
The more information you have, the better! Good luck!!
Viccat-the doctors will generally say that over 35s should try for 6 months before going to see their doctor. However, as your schedule means you won't see your DH very often, it may not be a bad idea to get some tests done. If you are prepared to pay to go private, it will speed the process up no end. I think your GP will send you for day 3 and 21 tests to check that you are ovulating. Might be worth checking this first.
Privately, you may want to pay for an amh test (I paid about £70 for mine last summer), and this will give an indication of how many eggs remain in your ovaries. The lower the amh test result, the lower the eggs. Unfortunately, this also correlates to older eggs-the lower the number, the assumption is that the older the eggs are, so may possibly be no good for harvesting into healthy embryos (I am including myself in this description as my amh is considered on the very low spectrum of fertility).
If your amh is low, you might want to think 'sod it' to trying naturally, and go straight to assisted conception.
It might also be worth your DH doing a sperm analysis test (about the same price as my amh test). This will tell you about how many millions of sperm he has per millilitre (WHO guidelines suggest 20 million to be 'normal'), and motility (40% and above are 'normal' range) and morphology (shape of the sperm).
The more information you have, the better! Good luck!!
Didn’t realize – sorry! Won’t tell you how it is here today – but more comfortable. Hope you guys get some more summer soon!!
Hope you are ok!
Hi Pad, bummer about all the moving stress and boxes, I know what you mean 
- still have lots of stuff hanging around from my move and nowhere to put it as I have moved to a smaller place 
And I need to decorate round it! Back is just about holding up thanks hon
Welsh darlin':
, family drama erupting 
(unrelated) & loads of other fun stuff 
to those in 2WW!!! Oh - and sending heat/sunshine 
to our British friends across the pond! 
