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

[Butterfly67]

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Moon, massive to you too. I had the same thing with blueberries, I didn't want to eat them after and I had a bunch in the fridge Also agree with HA I have a little tin of things with include the tests and the pic of the scan. It's in a drawer although I have only looked in a a couple of times but it is there

Owl, have a without any guilt hon

Glad to hear there are more number nerds here

Smellen

Pebble lol at the need for more plants with the possible fake wine requirement! Fingers crossed you Re down to the garden centre soon

Fro, hope you are ok hon, also been thinking of you

Dwrgi, damn I have been pronouncing it wrong, oh well tough, it's only in my head

Kiwi, great that you have a supportive boss

Want2 great news

Drh yay for the ticker and not to put a downer on it but just to be realistic I would wait before cancelling wedding. I hope you have to but might be worth getting first scan under your belt

Chicken, damn for af turning up on day 28

Dashka, must head to your journal but 3 fertilised sounds good

hi to everyone and happy Sunday

 

[drhouse]

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Drh yay for the ticker and not to put a downer on it but just to be realistic I would wait before cancelling wedding. I hope you have to but might be worth getting first scan under your belt

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absolutely agreed... hence why the uncertainty at my end.. Its exciting but things are obviously very tenuous when it comes to women of our age. As I found out at 3 weeks and 5 days... my cumulative miscarriage rate is probably at least 40% if not higher..If I was 16 a smoker and hadn't had an ounze of folate, it is probably 10%. So its just a watch and wait isn't it.

I really really really don't want to have no wedding and no baby. : Thats the slam dunk loss. Either on its own probably ok. Worried to miss it though... would lose ten grand if we got preeclampsia or the baby was late... look at the delightful miss purps... she's still in ONE PIECE!

Surely baby its time to pop and see your granddaddy now!

 

[Dwrgi]

Some interesting articles about a replacement to DHEA:

https://raypeat.com/articles/articles/three-hormones.shtml
https://ndri.com/article/pregnenolone_scientific_view_and_its_outweigh_benefit-412.html



Butterfly-when is your birthday, young lady??? Glad you had a nice time away,

Ness-my heart goes out to you lovely. What is your school like with regards to going home at really short notice? Mine will keep you there unless they can find cover. IDK, going in might distract you, but perhaps you may need a bit of time to come to terms with things, too. Go with your gut instinct, lovely

Purple-how are you lovely? Got to say this, but "Come on, Purplette!!!!! Big

Dr H-really sensible advice all told. Remember that first babies have a tendency not to arrive on time so you could go into labout whilst exchanging your vows!!!! What about putting it back by three months?? But, wait for your first scan and then see how you feel... There's always something, isn't there??!

Chicken-I'm fine thank you, lovely! Hope you're okay? What a pain with the AF arriving earlier. I'd speak to your GP again, you want to have all the necessary facts at your fingertips! Good luck!

Owl-hope you're managing the dreadful TWW? Big

Padsters-what are you up to chick?

Dash-am thinking of you today and sending orange babydust across the Pond to you! Stick little embies, stick!

Lils-hope you're having a relaxing weekend? Saw that Flo Ridan temps have dropped to 28 today! What a bu**er!!!! That must be a real struggle!

Hi Moon-big lovely! xxxx

Hi Smellen-welcome! Let you stay be short and sweet,

Kiwi-I misunderstood when you said that you were on two injections. Yes, that is quite normal. I used suprecur to prevent ovulation and menopur to stimulate the ovaries. There are huge variations in protocol so I hope this is a good one for you! Remember the protein and water! When's your next scan? Good luck!

Hi to everybody that I haven't mentioned!

 

[nessaw]

thanks guys.have called in sick for tom and am going to speak to the gp bout being signed off.not prepared for it to happen/start at school.my deputy knows whats happening and is cool.x

 

[want2conceive]

Butterfly - Thanks Hun!

Chicken - Feeling happy but had a big headache today and had to take 2 tylenols. finally went away after a few hrs.

Nessaw - So sorry hun. We are all here to help you get through this.

Update on Me - Contemplating leaving work because I'm 39yo and with this being my first pregnancy it is considered high risk. I work at the airport(check-in counter and office work). I went back to work yesterday and watched myself not to do any lifting and tried to rest a little every 45min-1hour. I know I want to leave work for sure if the ultrasound in a couple of weeks shows that it is more then one embryo. What I'm contemplating is leaving regardless of the ultrasound results. Hubby makes almost enough to cover both our bills and expenses, and what his salary doesn't cover we have a bit of savings for.

Question to all of you is how much up until delivery should we set aside for spending on meds/dr.'s visits/etc.? And how much is the actual delivery costs?

 

[Greenleaf]

Dear all,

Would it be safe to take anti-histamine while TTC? My nose is dripping like a leaking faucet for the past 2 days. Thanks!

 

[dashka]

Hi ladies - there is a lot to catch up on and I promise will do so tomorrow but just wanted to give you an update on transfer today:

Spoiler

all went okay today and they transferred (in the words of our doc) "2 gorgeous embies" (we assume the 3rd didn't make it).... I've attached a photo in my journal.. Now we wait!!!

now off to bed again!!

 

[pbl_ge]

Hi All! Will catch up more tomorrow. Just popped on to see how everyone was and saw this.

Dear all,

Would it be safe to take anti-histamine while TTC? My nose is dripping like a leaking faucet for the past 2 days. Thanks!

Antihistamines (e.g. Benadryl) are considered safe while pregnant, which usually equates to safe while TTC.
https://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/taking-medicine-during-pregnancy
(Lots of sites replicate this info, in case webmd isn't your favorite)

The only caveat is that they can dry out cervical mucous, making it harder to conceive. Since you're in the TTW, I don't think it matters.

Hope you feel better!

 

[Greenleaf]

dash - good to hear that! I'm glad all went smoothly.

 

[pbl_ge]

Hi ladies - there is a lot to catch up on and I promise will do so tomorrow but just wanted to give you an update on transfer today:

Spoiler

all went okay today and they transferred (in the words of our doc) "2 gorgeous embies" (we assume the 3rd didn't make it).... I've attached a photo in my journal.. Now we wait!!!

now off to bed again!!

YAY!!!!

 

[Greenleaf]

pbl - thanks! At least I'll be able to breathe and think. LOL! And perhaps I'll stop looking like Rudolf by the end of the day. My nose thanks you too.

 

[nessaw]

fantastic news dash.xx

 

[kiwipauagirl]

HI girls

WOW lots to catch up on. All going ok here. The first injection stings a little but the second one that I started last night OMG that is a bit of a killer. But only a week more to go! Fingers crossed and touch wood, i haven't got any side effects yet. No headaches, nausea, vomitting - nothing. I just get a bit of pain for about 1/2 hr after the injections and a slight lump but that all goes away. Yesterday I had a slight little twing just like you get when you are ovulating but nothing too major. I guess with all the work that is going on down there, htere has to be a slight twing. I have my first scan this thursday to see how the follicles are growing etc. Finally getting my head around this whole process. Onwards and Upwards!

DASHKA - glad that all went well for you today. Looking forward to hear how things went for you.

 

[want2conceive]

Yay Dash!!! Keep us updated!!!!

Here's some baby dust while you wait!

 

[owl35]

dash - fabulous news!!! I was thinking about you yesterday! I'm very excited for you.

 

[pbl_ge]

Helen -- Has the visited? Your ticker makes it seem so.

Kiwi – Sorry those shots aren’t much fun. Good luck with the retrieval! What day is that happening?

Dash – If I were to watch that video every day I guarantee you that within a month I would quit my job and go buy a plane ticket to somewhere, anywhere! Doesn’t it make you want to travel!? Glad to hear it’s a reliable pick-me-up. I’ve had those at various times, and it’s lovely.

The past couple of months it’s been our new dog, Duke. Have I mentioned him here? He’s a retired racing greyhound, and he’s soooooooo awesome. Rough life on the tracks—lots of bald spots and injuries. Almost no front teeth because he wore them down chewing on his cage/crate. His tail was partially amputated, probably because of an injury on the track. He was pretty old to retire—almost 5—so he’d had a lot of time stuck in kennels, waiting to race. He didn’t even understand how to play when we got him! And now he’s just the sweetest, most affectionate guy. Except to the cat, but that’s a story for another day. In the mornings, he’s reliably cheerful and excited for the new day. For someone like me who is not a morning person, it’s the best. It was a hard marital battle to get him, as OH doesn't like dogs. But he also doesn't like long hair, so I cut off my butt-length hair and he let me get Duke. It's the Grand Marital Compromise of 2012. Everyone is happy.

Anyway, good luck Dash! We’re all sending you sticky sticky sticky thoughts and prayers!

Frolicky! You’re getting so close!

Chicken, so sorry your testing efforts keep getting frustrated! Perhaps you’ll get enough tests to finally cobble together a picture of your levels. When do you get results back?

DrH, I agree about the wedding—I’d wait to do anything for a few weeks. Could the wedding be moved up? Or is later better? We originally scheduled ours for June the following year (got engaged in Feb), but decided that finishing both of our dissertations, moving cross country, buying a house, starting two new jobs, and a wedding all in one summer was way too much. So we got married in Sept. For us it was def the right decision.

Hugs to Nessaw and Moon. I went to triage levels for work during mine. I showed up to give my lectures (some loooooooooooooooong 3 hour classes), showed up for mandatory meetings, and spent the rest of the time crying on the couch. It felt good to have to clean myself up a bit and force it out of my mind for a few hours, but I don’t think I could have done it for 8 hrs a day 5 days a week.

Want2, I have no expertise or advice for you, but isn’t it exciting to be thinking about those decisions!

Hi to everyone else I’ve missed! Lils, pad, purps, owl, tiger, BF, HA, and everyone else. Hope you’re all doing well. Not much to report for me. Good weekend. and I’m SUPER excited, as an American, for tomorrow to come and go.

 

[dashka]

Want to conceive –

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YAY great news about 2nd Beta!!! Congrats!!! Re: your job – wow that must be hard not to lift anything if you work at airport check-in?? Don’t you have to lift luggage sometimes? If you and your DH can swing it – then go with your heart!! Sorry I can’t help you with the $ for doc visits/procedures as I live in Canada and it’s different here. So happy for you that you got a BFP after 8 yrs!

Nessaw – there is no such thing as a pity post! You are going through a rough time and that’s what we’re here for.... we are here to help each other out –so you vent, cry, scream and mourn or do whatever helps... I soooooo wished this would have worked for you... I’m glad to hear your school is understanding about being away...

Kiwi – sorry the shots are stinging – I know how that feels but you will get used to it and become a pro in no time (I never would have believed that if you told me at the beginning too) I was on different meds but they pretty much do the same stuff in general just different degrees... ( I was on Gonal F to make follicles and Repronex to mature the follicles and Lupron basically stopped ov from coming) Are you injecting in the belly or buttocks? So they are going to do transfer 6 days after ER?? I’ve never heard of that long a wait (only 3 and 5 day transfers). Medrone sounds like a steroid to help with not-rejecting embryos (I am taking Dexamethosone) Looks like they also have you on antibiotics (oxytetracycline) to prevent infection and I guess the cyclogest pessaries are progesterone suppositories.... Yes I think many women stay on them for first 3 months (first trimester) but it depends on your levels I guess.... Note: make sure you wear a panti-liner/pad with them as they leak and are messy... I have to use them 4X/day ...yuck .... Good luck –the time will fly!!!

Froliky – hope you are okay – it’s good to see you on here.... we miss you! Wow can’t believe you are already 33 weeks!

Chicken – good for you and having date nights every week! Enjoy that !!! one of the perks before kids!! As for the specialist / md... The specialist may have you re-do a lot of tests anyway (as they like doing their own) so get the FS app’t as soon as you can. Sorry AF showed up

Dr. H – re: wedding plans - I would wait a little longer too– how long do you have to wait there before your first scan?

Pad – how are you hun???? We are missing you on here and getting a bit worried....

Lils – hoping and praying this is your month!! How are you feeling? Hope your favourite time of year (Halloween) did some magic this year....

Dwrgi – need to check out your journal - i’ve missed ‘ the kitchen’!

Purps – hope your Dad’s scan goes well today and that the final sweep is what Purplette needs to get on out here!!

Greenleaf – sorry you are feeling sick hun.... get better soon!

Owl – when are you testing???? Everything crossed for you!!!

Pebble – your dog Duke sounds soooo sweet!!! Aw good for you to get a retired racing Greyhound... I can’t believe that you had to cut your hair to get DH to agree to getting the dog!!??? I thought all guys liked long hair??

BF – hope you are doing well hun....

Asry, Lady H -

Mirium - how are you?

Moon -

Grkprn - hope you are ok hun

Hello and hugs to everyone I missed!!!

okay I'm exhausted from catching up now --- gonna go rest

 

[purplelou]

Hi ladies, have just got back from the hospital (seeing dad)
so ive caught up but just want to send everyone a bunch of big xxxx

Nothing to report here from me xxxx

 

[dashka]

Hi ladies, have just got back from the hospital (seeing dad)
so ive caught up but just want to send everyone a bunch of big xxxx

Nothing to report here from me xxxx

did they do your Dad's scan today??

 

[purplelou]

Hi ladies, have just got back from the hospital (seeing dad)
so ive caught up but just want to send everyone a bunch of big xxxx

Nothing to report here from me xxxx

did they do your Dad's scan today??

He's had two done, the legs were fine, no clots etc there, the chest one though...no results yet, hopefully tomorrow!