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

[LilSluz]

moon - if Universal there is anything like Universal (& all of Orlando, that is), then go in the fall - Sept-Oct-Nov is best! But, defo Sept - all the kiddies back in school so no one is there (after Labor day wknd that is) Glad you had a great time & got some serious relaxation time in there

Hope AF comes soon so you can get started

 

[purplelou]

good morning ladies - hope wednesday is being good to you all!

big and to you all!

Pad - hope you get some help from the doc today !

ladyH and GreekP - hope you ladies are doing ok

lils and dashka - OOhh tubing sounds like fun!!

Moon - how fab to live close by Universal studios - I am jealous!! the LeBrea tar pits - wasn't that on that movie...um Volcano?? (with tommy lee jones - looked very interesting!!)

smooches to DrH, DrS, Butterfly, Chicken, Mirium, Nessaw, Twinks, HA, FM, Paws, Owl, and anyone Ive not named

I miss you Dwrgi - in case you are lurking

hope everyone has a great day xxx

 

[Dwrgi]

Hi girls!

Had to come and have a look after a little bird told me there was good news on here!!

Huge congratulations to Pad (FX for you honey bunny, take one day at a time and hope for the best!), Lady H (woweeeeee!!! Didn't I tell you in Bath my (crap) NHS gynae said it could take up to two years at our age??!!) and Grk Porn! Brilliant news!! Let your beans be sticky and your rainbows happy bows!!!

Love to you all, and HUGE xoxoxooxoxoxoxo to Lils (you angel!), Dash hugs, Purpshugs, Buttercup, Chicken, Dr H, and everybody else on here! Actually, big to you all!

Tiger-completely understand where you're coming from. You need time to come up with a plan, but not to give up, my sweet!

By the way, now I'm here, my chart is all over the place. No ovulation which could suggest anovulation which makes me think of menopause. It's all sh&te, really. But at least I've been getting into the Christan Grey groove to take my mind off things!!! OH has been a very lucky boy the last few weeks!!! Hee hee!!

Tootle pip everybody, am thinking of you all, and wanted to say a huge thank you for your lovely kind words. I've cut and pasted everybody's comments (which made me cry-the comments, not the cut and pasting) and will keep them with me always)! I'm sure I'll be back but for now, I want to keep all TTC thoughts to a minimum!!!

 

[purplelou]

A - we love you xxxx take care xxx

 

[Asryellah]

Grkprn - or greekporn I guess it comes with being blonde but I still have to giggle to that nickname LilS gave you
Anyhow

Spoiler

Congratulations!!! Spotting is very normal at early stage, as is basically every symptom or just being without pregnancy symptoms! Like I didn't really have any I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!!

That is said I have to say I miss you, and seems that I cant keep in lurkdom so much as I need - but these news are so FAB that I cannot. So
more of these news
to you all and sending lots of from far away!!

 

[purplelou]

poop - see I knew I missed people... for Asry and Frols - I am a dunce!!

 

[LilSluz]

Pad - good luck on your appt today honey!!!

Purps - I was thinking of that very same movie when she said tar pits - ! I believe it was that one right because the lava started boiling up from the tar... lol. Hope you have a great day, lovely

Asry - yeah, I was just thinking the other day about poor GreekPorn - when the new ladies see her name, they are probs like "hmmm, wonder what she's got on her mind to make up a user name like that!" Well, apparently the Greek Porn worked! I may have to look into that now... How's your house-hunting?

Dwrgi - so good to see your chipper posts again, even if just for a second... You have a language that is all your own! As far as your chart, don't put any stock into a 1-month annov cycle, or it may be just delayed? I O'd CD23 & we ALL had funky charts except I think GreekPorn was the only normal one this past cycle. Even so, my Dr said that a lot of women in late 30's+ have one month per year annov & that its totally normal. You may even O today - you never know? I am hoping that you just having fun w/50 shades of OH takes things to a whole new level You never know, honey - in the meantime, it's just plain fun, tho right? What a great idea to print out the all of wonderful things said about you - keep that as a reminder of how special you truly are to us, that you are loved by us & that we are all pulling for you no matter what you decide/happens. Sending big, huge sunshiny SMOOCHES & CWTCHES to you

Dashka - Ok, the suspense is killing me. That is a form of torture in certain countries

Big hello & to LadyH, GreekPorn, Butterfly, Owl, Tiger, Mirium, Chicken, Moon, DrH, Janey, Paws, DrS, Twinks, HA, Nessaw, Frols, Viccat (where did you go?), Bearlake (?) & anyone else I have missed!!!

Temp dropped today, so just waiting for to show her face . Don't know why I am taking BFN pretty hard this cycle... Maybe because I am injecting myself daily in the stomach for 2 months now for no reason. Maybe because I've gotten IV intralipids for 2 months now no reason. Maybe because I can no longer rely on my chart or symptoms post-O because this progesterone has really messed me up. I may not take it next cycle or just get the cream that goes on other body parts. Or maybe I just need to be patient. Idk what to do anymore...

Have a great day ladies

 

[Mirium]

Hi ladies,

Dwrgi - It's so good to hear you. You are a strong woman, you sound so good!! Way to go!!

GrkPrn - I still haven't gotten the hang of creating a spoiler... so Yay!!

Pad - Yay - all the best!!

LadyH - Yay - all the best!!

Lils - hang in there dear! Maybe, you don't have to use all the props (progesterone etc) all the time, I mean when you don't feel like it as long as you start using it as soon as you get a BFP or during the 2ww. You have not had trouble getting preggo... in the past so fingers crossed that it will happen soon even if you don't use them all...but your doc knows best. I have a feeling that it will happen for you soon again!!

Dashka - Fingers crossed for a good plan and lots of hope from your RE today!!

Tiger - I am hoping & praying that things work out for you dear!!

DrH - Sorry about BFN. Fingers crossed for a BFP soon!!

Moondust - I can almost feel your excitement that you can TTC soon again. All the best!!

Owl - Fingers crossed for good news this cycle!!

Chicken - Fingers crossed for a great cycle this time!!

Purple - :wave:. I am excited for you!!

Asry & Fro - I am excited for you guys too!!

AFM - I ran out of time. I have to start work now (working from home). I have been signing on a little late for the past few days. I have been lurking though. I have been trying to work out more because I gained weight and it's not like I was skinny before.. . Also, my surgery is on Friday. The surgery is a laparoscopy+hysteroscopy to diagnose and possibly fix anything that might have developed after the 2nd miscarriage that may be hindering conception. I have no idea what to expect or if anything will actually be found. I guess I just have to wait and see. Got to run. Hello to all the other ladies - Butterfly, Nessaw, Paws, BDownMommie, Maddy40 and anyone I missed - :wave:

 

[drhouse]

hiya lovelies,

so great to see our favourite lurkers letting us know how they are! We miss you Asry and Dwrgi but get it.
lilsuz - hang in there... it will be worth it. I just found an amazing journal from jo finally has a bean. Hers was five years coming. Thats awesome. Your baby will choose you.
purps thanks for your unrelentingly gorgeous happy vibes
our hatrick of girls up the duff!!!! Woo hooo.. Gkprn, Pad and Lady H!!!! Great things come in threes.
Mirium good luck with working from home..

Smooches to everyone else mwah. Gonna lose power soon.

Highlights have lost weight am looking hot! (says OH) FS equally happy (less comments about the hot!)

Not for IVF currently. Have to wait to christmas as cycles fine and dandy.

Except this one.

Now three days late. Have NEVER been late in my life. But the BHCG was BFN.

So go figure. If any one has any idea where to find a stray af when you actually want it.. .let me know.

Mwahh!!!

 

[purplelou]

DrH well done on the weight loss you hot thing you!!

 

[moondust7]

Good afternoon ladies!

LilSluz - hope you have a blast in Orlando tomorrow!! I'm sorry you're taking this month so hard, but try to keep your chin up... it is worth it!!! and I hope tomorrow takes your mind off everything. And ya, I def think that theme-park visiting will be better after all the kiddies are back in school!!!

Purplelou (and Lils) - LOL!!! I had no idea a movie was filmed in the tar pits!! I just looked up that movie, and ya that's the place!! We didn't see any volcanos there , but the bubbling tar (bubbling from methane gas escaping...) was pretty cool. It's amazing that it's still bubbling after tens of thousands of years. Hope you're having a great day!!

Mirium - My best wishes during your surgery! Make sure to take it easy afterwards and take care of yourself. I have been wanting to lose a little pudge too (if I could even just lose 5 lbs!!)... so I hear ya there!

DrHouse - AWESOME that you're lookin hot!!

Chicken, Dashka, Pablo, HappyAuntie, Dwrgi, Asryellah and everyone else - hi ladies and lots of

Pad, LadyH, GrkPrn - hope you are having a great week!

AFM - I forgot to tell you all that last weekend we also went to a restaurant that specializes in garlic (The Stinking Rose), so we had TONS (and very bad breath that night), but it was delicious. I decided to read up on garlic that night out of curiosity, and turns out it's a major natural antibiotic, antiviral, and antifungal... and it has been used to treat all sorts of things (including toxoplasmosis!!) if you have larger amounts (9-ish cloves of garlic a day and raw is better). Crazy! And very cool!! I'm guessing some of you probably know that already. And of course I did read that it's probably better not to eat "medicinal quantities" of garlic if you're PG but the normal amounts used in food is fine. Still, I have to admit I have been eating a lot more garlic this week to make sure any kitty-contracted-germs have been killed before I start TTC again next cycle. LOL. But it does upset my stomach if I have too much (too much for me is probably an entire bulb of garlic or more...). mmmm...

 

[Maddy40]

Morning ladies (well it's morning at my end of the world!)
Moondust, sounds like my kind of restaurant, especially this month while DH is away
Mirium good luck for the surgery, hope you get some answers and some fixes.
To those I don't mention...I do read, but I'm at work so can't be online too much.
Happy Thursday!

 

[Lady H]

:wave:Hi all, hope you are all well

Dwrgi - your grapevine is awesome! miss ya

Moon dust - we walked past stinking rose when we were in SF last, I really wanted to go in but the line was right down the street.

DrH - weight loss is great and glad OH is pleased! I have just lost 4.5lb but off the diet now.

LilS

Mirium good luck with the surgery

Pad and Grkprn...hope you are both well

HA great to hear from you too

Pablo..I feel the same, I would not be so together and made it through some hard days without the amazing Ladies on this thread

Mirium, Purple, Dash, Owl, Chicken, Tiger, Asry, Fro, Butterfly, Janey, Paws, Nessaw, Twinks, Viccat and anyone I am sure to have missed. Where is Dr S??

AFM

Spoiler

been to Dr today to start the ball rolling so to speak and Dr said 40 is not old All fine and DH Desparate to tell people but I am making him wait! May tell my parents though this weekend. I did point out he now has a designated driver for the next eight months including over Xmas and New Year! I also braved getting tickers and a preggo journal should anyone feel the need to stalk! https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/pregnancy-journals/1168209-life-begins-40-literally.html. Love to you all

 

[purplelou]

good afternoon lovely ladies x
hope today is treating you well!


Moon - the stinking rose sounds delicious!! I love garlic

Pad - how did you get on with the GP??

GreekP - how are you doing lovely??

huge loves to everyone else, the day is flying by and I keep being busy

 

[dashka]

Hi ladies!
Sorry haven't been on here in a few days - work has been really crazy and home too...

HA - nice to hear from you! have to get on your thread soon...

LILS - I'm so sorry to hear that you are down.... I'm right there with you today... AF arrived... I know it will all be worth your troubles in the end ... don't give up hope !!! here for you always (or on FB you know that!)

Mirium - GL on your lap on Friday

Dwrgi - ohhh sweet Dwrgi - missed you!!! glad to read your post... always brings a smile to my face... glad you enjoyed the books - they sound amazing and glad you are making OH extra happy

Asry - HI hun!

Purps - exciting - she's almost here! have to get on your journal too...

BF - hi !! sorry haven't had a chance to get to your journal either

Dr. H - yay for upcoming IVF in a few months! (if nothing happens before that ) Hope you find the missing AF so you can get on with things.... I'll give you mine...
Well done on the weight loss!!

Moondust - if you want something that is antiviral/antibacterial/antifungal/anti-microbial - then Oil of Oregano is great... (although don't take in TWW or during pregnancy)

Maddy - hope you are well

Lady H - you go girl !!! Enjoy telling your parents... how wonderful

Pad - how are you hun???

AFM - AF arrived today I am so emotional today and it is AD's first day at pre-school (her first time away from loved ones) I am balling at work because she was balling when I left her - I keep thinking she is re-living being 'abandoned'......
Have an update on my RE app't and I'll post that next.......

Love you to all!!!

 

[dashka]

ok as promised update on RE follow up: (waited 2.5 hrs for a 25 min app't)

Here are our results:

Doc was happy with AMH and FSH for my age.... so that's a good thing.

-AMH – 18.5 pmol/L (medium)
-FSH – 6.1 (taken on Day 2)
-Increased Androgens on test (can take drug)
-Slightly elevated Antibody to single strand DNA (keep taking baby aspirin) --is that MTHFR????
- DH Low sperm motility (+ low penetration index) 36% (but DNA fragmentation good) - mind you his last test 4-5 months ago was 50% so could just be this test
- I tested negative for the endo blood test (but that doesn't mean for sure that I don't have it and they would only know with the lap)

-OPTION 1 - Laparoscopy + IUI (with meds)
-OPTION 2 – IVF (with ICSI) Long protocol most likely – (just go in and start on Day 2 to take birth control pill)


So we have decided to go with IVF - that way it by-passes the "possible endo" (as he says endo is only a problem before egg gets into uterus) and covers the possible low sperm motility/penetration into egg.... and if we go with ICSI - you know it's getting into egg.

I think I am going to go start meds for long protocol end of October and then IVF in November hopefully.... I can't believe I'm doing this (said I never would and here I am - but turning 40 made me and ofcourse all your support and encouragement! ) and don't know how it's all going to work yet - I just have to show up on Day 2 of whatever cycle I want to start on.

He didn't touch upon the immune aspect of things but I will bring it up when I see him again on Day 2 of the cycle we start on....

 

[LilSluz]

Mirium – Thanks, hun. I typically do the prog. in 2WW, but may change that or do the cream for the 1st week & suppositories for 2nd? Not sure. But, the biggest major Good Luck to you for your lap tomorrow!!! I hope, hope, hope that if there is anything, it’s a quick & easy fix Let us know how that goes for you & what they did, OK?

DrH – Woo-woo, you’re hot now! Congrats to you on the weight loss - wow, that was fast!!! Please tell me what you actually eat on the low-carb diet bc I am having difficulty as everything has carbs or fat in it (can’t have oils, butters, etc – makes me really sick), so what’s your secret as these last 5 lbs have been a big, stubborn PITA!!! I hope finally came (I think?) I am past due for mine too – funky month, but defo BFNs 12DPO & 14DPO & temps took that all-too-familiar plunge… Treat yourself nice with some & …

Moon – Thank you. Yeah, what’s great about these 80’s/90’s movies is that no volcano needs to be anywhere nearby & yet you can still have lava flowing down the street. I think I saw mountains in FL in one once too (lol). Interesting about the garlic! I knew it was good but can never remember the reasons why Hope your new cycle starts soon!

Maddy – Hi honey. Why do you have 2 charts, graveyard shift? Its interesting that they are pretty similar anyway

LadyH –

Purps – the day flying by is a good thing, so enjoy

Pad - ?

Dashka -


Oh yeah, for anyone who wanted to know how to do spoilers you go to the “Advanced” mode & at the top, all the way to the right, there is a smiley face with a black bar across it so just click that & insert text

I’m leaving for Orlando in 2 hrs. Still no so waiting…. Seems everyone is either pregs or having a totally wacked-out cycle ! Roller-coaster therapy should be good for me, so can’t wait . Have a great weekend ladies!

 

[purplelou]

Dashka... Glad you have a plan! Now you have an idea of what the future holds!

Lils ...have a wonderful trip!

 

[Hortensia]

Good afternoon ladies!

LilSluz - hope you have a blast in Orlando tomorrow!! I'm sorry you're taking this month so hard, but try to keep your chin up... it is worth it!!! and I hope tomorrow takes your mind off everything. And ya, I def think that theme-park visiting will be better after all the kiddies are back in school!!!

Purplelou (and Lils) - LOL!!! I had no idea a movie was filmed in the tar pits!! I just looked up that movie, and ya that's the place!! We didn't see any volcanos there , but the bubbling tar (bubbling from methane gas escaping...) was pretty cool. It's amazing that it's still bubbling after tens of thousands of years. Hope you're having a great day!!

Mirium - My best wishes during your surgery! Make sure to take it easy afterwards and take care of yourself. I have been wanting to lose a little pudge too (if I could even just lose 5 lbs!!)... so I hear ya there!

DrHouse - AWESOME that you're lookin hot!!

Chicken, Dashka, Pablo, HappyAuntie, Dwrgi, Asryellah and everyone else - hi ladies and lots of

Pad, LadyH, GrkPrn - hope you are having a great week!

AFM - I forgot to tell you all that last weekend we also went to a restaurant that specializes in garlic (The Stinking Rose), so we had TONS (and very bad breath that night), but it was delicious. I decided to read up on garlic that night out of curiosity, and turns out it's a major natural antibiotic, antiviral, and antifungal... and it has been used to treat all sorts of things (including toxoplasmosis!!) if you have larger amounts (9-ish cloves of garlic a day and raw is better). Crazy! And very cool!! I'm guessing some of you probably know that already. And of course I did read that it's probably better not to eat "medicinal quantities" of garlic if you're PG but the normal amounts used in food is fine. Still, I have to admit I have been eating a lot more garlic this week to make sure any kitty-contracted-germs have been killed before I start TTC again next cycle. LOL. But it does upset my stomach if I have too much (too much for me is probably an entire bulb of garlic or more...). mmmm...

LOL Moondust, I've been to The Stinking Rose (in SF right?) Great restaurant

Garlic is amazingly good for you. Antisocial, but good!

 

[dashka]

Lils - have a great time hun!!! and hopefully if AF arrives you won't notice the cramps cause of the thrill of the rides!!!