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

[dashka]

ladies - I'm falling so far behind!!! I came to work for half day today (morning went to clinic for baseline u/s - as I got AF yesterday) and it's been so busy..

I need to catch up but not sure if I will today as I've been up since 4:30am and I'm so beat.....

Pad - I'm still praying for you daily!!!

Love and hugs to you all! and I will catch up soon!!!

 

[BabyBean14]

Delete

 

[purplelou]

Pad that is good news about your appointment!not long to wait and then you get expert attention...it can only be good! I am sure they soon get you sorted out!

Keep us updated
Xxxxxx

 

[Greenleaf]

I never thought I would get married let alone have kids. I've prepared myself to live a single life until my miracle man fell out of the sky and landed on my doorstep. LOL! Now we are happily married and desperately trying to conceive. I'm 39 and he is 10 years my senior... eeks! I have removed an ovarian cyst on the right ovary (hemorrhagic endometriosis) and still have another one on the left side.

Do we still have a chance?

 

[purplelou]

I never thought I would get married let alone have kids. I've prepared myself to live a single life until my miracle man fell out of the sky and landed on my doorstep. LOL! Now we are happily married and desperately trying to conceive. I'm 39 and he is 10 years my senior... eeks! I have removed an ovarian cyst on the right ovary (hemorrhagic endometriosis) and still have another one on the left side.

Do we still have a chance?

I would say there's always a chance!!

 

[chickenchaser]

I never thought I would get married let alone have kids. I've prepared myself to live a single life until my miracle man fell out of the sky and landed on my doorstep. LOL! Now we are happily married and desperately trying to conceive. I'm 39 and he is 10 years my senior... eeks! I have removed an ovarian cyst on the right ovary (hemorrhagic endometriosis) and still have another one on the left side.

Do we still have a chance?

I would say there's always a chance!!

Where ther is hope and love there is always a chance

 

[chickenchaser]

Pad I'm thinking PINK and keeping everything crossed for you.

Dash, you need to look after your self honey, don't work to hard and make sure you get some rest, Thank goes for you too Purple. Hugs to you both. XXX

Hi everyone, a quick post while I'm at work. XXX

 

[want2conceive]

thought I'd post in here too, since I'm in this age group. Just transfered our eggs yesterday. This is our 2nd IVF attempt. I am 39yo, my DH is 34yo and we have been TTC for almost 8yrs. Done Laperoscopy, 3 IUI's and the first IVF attempt.

Hoping for a miracle on our 2nd attempt.

 

[padbrat]

OMG BNB has just eaten my post!!!

Dash please slow down... you are not 100% yet and you know you would say the same to me! xx Am thinking super fertile for you xxxx

Purps... ekkk... next week is your EDD!!!!!!!! OMG OMG OMG... how are you doing?

Kis ... bleurgh cold... me too..

Green.. I would turn it around and say why wouldn't you have a chance? Think my mantra... Hope Is Important!

Hey Chicken... you made me cry (in a good way).. the next shooting star is mine xxxx

Want good luck to you!! Fertile vibes coming your way too!

AFM

Spoiler

Well saw my MW for the first time and she said the specialist I am going to see on Monday is very good so I feel a little reassured now!

 

[La Bergere]

I never thought I would get married let alone have kids. I've prepared myself to live a single life until my miracle man fell out of the sky and landed on my doorstep. LOL! Now we are happily married and desperately trying to conceive. I'm 39 and he is 10 years my senior... eeks! I have removed an ovarian cyst on the right ovary (hemorrhagic endometriosis) and still have another one on the left side.

Do we still have a chance?

There is always a chance where there is hope!
My friend tried to conceive for 6 years. She went through every type of test imaginable and had 3 failed IVF attempts. Sometimes she got upset, but she said her dream to have children wasn't something she was prepared to give up on. After her last cycle of IVF both her and her husband decided to just live. They discussed adoption and agreed that that would be their next step. They booked a holiday and decided to have some time out.

2 months later she fell pregnant naturally. She's now the very happy Mother of two young boys.

So as I say, where there is hope, there is always a chance. xx

 

[nessaw]

great news pad.

welcome want2conceive.

have a fab weekend everyone.x

 

[dashka]

Okay caught up now…. Now it’s a long one! (need to check journals soon though)

Owl – GL on your last round of IUI!!

Pebble – Hope you are feeling better? I need to check your journal. Re: shopping in Buffalo – we really come down for Target – we don’t have Target here yet but will starting next year (as they bought out our Zellers stores) We also go to all the Walden Galleria stores (love DSW shoe warehouse) and sometimes check out the Niagara outlets…. We really love coming to our favourite Mexican place “La Tolteca” on Transit Rd – I know it’s a chain – but we don’t have that kind of stuff here! We have Mexican –but it’s not the same. There are lots of vegetarian/vegan places in Toronto to eat (for your OH) – bless him – I’ve tried vegetarian for about a month or two and felt great at first – but wasn’t good for my low iron levels. Most of those places are downtown though so I haven’t tried many. I hear “Fresh” and “Live” are good. Here is a website is you ever come up for that: https://veg.ca/directory/list/restaurants

Lils – glad you had a great time at Universal! Sounds like you got to release a lot of stuff!! (screams) Ooo those fire ants sound nasty! Yay for 2nd round of colonics…… and hope your work gets easier soon hun – you need to slow down too….

Pad – still thinking and praying for you!!! just curious -Is GD – gestational diabetes? Sorry for my ignorance…. My sister had that with her first and she couldn’t touch any sugar or white flour/sweets during her pregnancy –but I think it started later in her pregnancy. Hope you are feeling a little less worried – so glad you have your specialist app’t on Monday! Glad you also saw the midwife!

Kismet – sorry to hear you have the cold now! yay for getting back on track for TTC!

Dizzi – welcome!! 34 eh? Hope you get your BFP quickly! Hey – what kind of dog do you have (in your avatar??) Looks a bit like my dog – I have a West Highland Terrier…

Mirium – yay on losing 6 lbs! you go girl…. I am sad to hear what you are going through….I so wish that you will have your rainbow baby….This TTC stuff is so soul-sucking…… I think talking to someone is a great idea or starting a journal to get your emotions out – (that’s why I started mine). Or another option is to slow it down a bit – maybe do yoga instead of working out so hard?? Yoga is great at clearing the mind – (I never have time for it –but always say I need to bring it back in my life). Hoping you get through this with flying colours!

HA – I’m so sorry again hun…. Words cannot express….

Greenleaf – yes yes –you still have a chance and hope – you haven’t been trying for long right? Are you really in Malaysia??? So cool! Good luck!

Chicken – thank you! how are you doing hun?

Want2conceive – welcome!! Best of luck to you on your 2nd IVF… wow you already had ET!! GL on the TWW!! Everything crossed for you!

Purps – you are soooo close – sorry I haven’t been on your journal – need to get to soon!

Dwrgi – so great to see you on here again….. Sorry I see that AF showed her ugly nasty face.. sorry I am dying to have time to check your journal….please know I will be there soon!

Butterfly – hope you’re ok – need to check your journal too…..

Dr H – hope you aren’t working too hard….

Moon and Nessaw and Asry – hello!!!

Froliky- hope you are ok hun….

UPDATE on Dr S

Spoiler

– for those of you wondering about Dr.S – I found her on BnB about a week or so ago and she was 19 weeks with twins…. (I guess 20 wks now) She misses everyone on here and says hello….

Hello and Hugs to everyone I missed!!!

AFM – sinuses are much better (first day I can breathe through my nose) and foot is about 80% better….so thank goodness for that. Just won’t be able to dance at The English Beat concert tonight (no Lils -I don’t usually see this many concerts in a year – it’s a fluke –but Duran Duran did get cancelled so only saw 3) Feeling really tired and off though still –not sure maybe the Lupron … Starting stims Gonal F/Repronex on Sunday…. The estimated ER date will be around Nov 3 – but too early to tell as it depends on follicles and how they grow –Next time I go in to clinic is next Wednesday which will be CD4 (they count your first day of stims as CD1)….and we should get an idea how many follicles are growing then hopefully.

 

[chickenchaser]

YAY Its the weekend

 

[nessaw]

ha thinking of you xx

 

[purplelou]

Pebble....how was your last hcg level Hun? I'll have to check your journal me thinks!

Owl – Bog lovexxx are you all ready for Iui?

Pad - ohh that's good that your midwife has heard good things about your consultant! Hopefully after Monday you won't have this awful worry anymore!! Xxx

Lils – is it possible to become addicted to colonics??? I am glad you are feeling good as a result thou!

Kismet – that cold is really going round eh?! Get well soon xxx

Dizzi - and welcome, hope your stay here is short!

Ladyh -hope you haven't caught hubbys cold? Take care xxxx

Mirium – how are you doing today lovely? Dashkas idea anout a journal might be a good one! I think sometimes writing it all down can help xxxxx

Chicken – you have a great weekend too lovely! Are you planning anything nice?

Want2conceive – and welcome! I really hope this ivf gives you your miracle! When is official testing day??

Dwrgi –

Asry, frols, moon drS, nessaw- big loves to you ladies xxxx

Butterfly – I think you are away this weekend?? Hope you are having fun! Must pop to see the renovation project next!

Dr H – haven't seen your chart for a few days! Did you manage to DTD again and has your temp gone up now??

Tigerlilly -how are you doing lovely? Big

Dash- thank you for the update on drS! Lovely!!
And I am glad you are feeling a little bit better -food and nose!! You'll have to have a sway instead of a full out dance at the concert! Enjoy!! I am rooting for you with the follie check!

Huge loves and to everyone I've not mentioned! Have a fab weekend all xxxxxx

Afm

Spoiler

I am taking it very easy now...no energy to do much! Only 1 week to go.......i am quite terrified! Reading here all the time though and hoping so much for everyone on this thread xxxxxx

 

[chickenchaser]

Purple Thanks honey, A normal weekend for us here. We will be working on the house tomorrow but got a day off planned for sunday. We are off to the caravan and motor home show. Now that we are getting on a bit the tent is becoming a little uncomfortable so we have decided to upgrade. We wont be buying this weekend just looking what is out there but still very excited.

 

[purplelou]

Ohh chicken I have been to that show a few times with my parents..it was quite good fun! Is it at earls court? Wear comfy shoes because there was a lot of walking if I remember right! Have a great time!

 

[want2conceive]

Want2conceive – and welcome! I really hope this ivf gives you your miracle! When is official testing day??

Thanks Purplelou, testing day is November 1st!

Got my fingers crossed for everyone here!

 

[pbl_ge]

Good evening, all!

Whew. I feel like I fall behind if I don't read and respond every day! Here goes....

Mirium—Congrats on losing 6 pounds! (I figured I'd start positive first. ) I'm sorry to hear it's a rough patch for you. One thing that I would recommend, if you decide that you need to seek mental health help is that you not get more help than you need. Let me explain. If you go to a psychologist or a psychiatrist, they will want to put you on medication (well, 95% of them) because that is what they do. It's possible that would be helpful for you, but it could also really throw a wrench in your TTC journey. I'm a bit biased here, since I am a social worker, but I would recommend one of my people (or a masters level counselor), because the approach that is taken is to look at your environment and what my be causing your distress. Then they work with you to think about solutions that are less drastic than psychotropic medication. For most people, that's all they need. Psychologists and psychiatrists tend to think of your distress as emerging in isolation ("Social environment? What's that?"), and as all of us here can tell you, TTC will make most of us half-crazed!!!!! A counselor can be absolutely fabulous, though!!!! I'm hoping that your post just caught you on a bad day, and that you're feeling better. Please feel free to PM if you'd like to talk. (Caveat: I'm speaking in generalities, and don't mean to diminish two very worthy professions. My apologies if I've done so.)

Anyway, off my soapbox....

Lils –Let me get this straight. In the past few days, you've beeen hanging out with dead people, convict chicks, and fire ants, and somehow colonics are involved???? Your life sounds very dramatic. Sorry you've had some injuries from all that!

Kismet-get well soon!!!!!

Purp—1 week!!!! OMG!!!! Are you totally prepared? Everything purchased and ready? I'm so excited for you!!!!!

Greenleaf—there's ALWAYS a chance! A friend of mine who gave up on having her own kids 8 years ago and adopted two just had a h&h little boy! Not sure if that helps, but I mean it to show that even the most improbable couples can get this thing to work! Good luck to you!!!!!

Pad--Sounds like things are looking up for you! I hope you get good news next week.

Want2—Welcome! Are you officially PUPO? Good luck this month! I'm sending you lots of sticky

Dash—Sounds like you're in the thick of this IVF stuff now! Good luck to you, too! How funny that you come down here for Target, since people here go up there for Ikea. Did you hear we're getting a Trader Joe's? THAT's a great place. I'm super excited, although it's still a ways off. I have no idea when our next Toronto trip is, but I'll flag those restaurants for then. Thanks for the tips!

Nessaw--Congrats on being my favorite fruit!

Happy and Grkprn--thinking of you, if you're lurking.

To anyone else I missed!

AFM, allow me to present yesterday's HCG results: 24.5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't know it was possible to be so excited to not be "pregnant"!!! Although it's not quite zero, it's soooooooooooooooooooooo close. I'm waiting for the doc to refer me for an HSG. In the meantime, I get to start taking prenatals and such again in preparation for TTC. I have no idea how quickly I'll O, as I haven't had an one since my BFP of August 4th! (Yes, that's how long this bulls*** has lasted!) But I'm trying to stay positive, so let's just say it will happen soon.

Oh, and other good news--the cleanse is done, so I am happily back on duty! Cheers to all!

 

[want2conceive]

Want2—Welcome! Are you officially PUPO? Good luck this month! I'm sending you lots of sticky

hi, yes. transfered yesterday. thanks. Baby Dust to all!!!