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

[LilSluz]

Briar - welcome! Good luck w/your procedure & we look forward to having you TTC w/us soon! These ladies will keep even the craziest of us sane! They are the best group you'll ever get to know. I used to think my situation was bad until I met so many ladies who had it worse & saw their courage & instantly it made me feel like "I could really do this?". I thought 4 mc's had to be the worst ever - then I met Pad w/6 & some other ladies who had 10+ & I just felt so empowered instead of feeling sorry for myself all the time "if they can do it, so can I". And so can all of you ladies! Grant it, you'll have your ups & downs like all things in life. But GL & welcome.

P.S. - for some PCOS'rs I know w/long cycles, Vitex helped them regulate their hormones & shorten their cycles. Not sure if this is a problem for you though. (takes 4 mos to work tho).

 

[LilSluz]

I haven't been running.....but I should be. I would like to know. The answer too!

BFN tonight

you have to use FMU anyway (& not pee in middle of night if you can help it) - and 10DPO still really early! I used to test on 12DPO & my BFP would show up, but was still quite faint & that's using FMU! Test again Fri morning 1st thing & don't lose hope!

 

[emily405]

Jenny, I don't know about your specific situation, but I have learned that googling is sometimes reassuring and sometimes stressful. I still do it anyway.

LilSluz, the quadruplets story reminds me of something I saw on TV once. I think it was TLC's A Baby Story or one of the similar shows. It was a lesbian couple who were having IVF on alternating months, each trying to get pregnant, figuring whoever did first would carry. Well, one month they both tried it. Not only did both get pregnant, but both got pregnant with twins. Four babies, born within days. I guess that's easier on both bodies than one woman carrying quads, but neither had a non-pregnant partner to help. They must have needed a lot of family help.

Twiggers, I have one-day spikes here and there. I wouldn't worry about it, not when today's temp is consistent with the rest.

Briarew, welcome. I am approaching 39, so 37 sounds young to me. My sister has PCOS and is pregnant with #2. She is younger than I am, but she found out that she had PCOS because she was only in her twenties, had been trying for more than a year, and wasn't getting pregnant. Clomid did the trick for her. I hope it's as easy for you.

Pebble, I am sorry you are down. I hope you get a surprise at the end of your TWW. And if not this month, that next cycle is the one.

For those who are asking about my TWW: I am at 11DPO. I never did get a full-on cold. I had bad sniffles and runny nose and did have a slight fever, but I am wondering if it was allergies. I am allergic to both indoor and outdoor things and have to take an antihistamine year-round. I don't want to symptom-spot, but I did look it up and I am wondering as apparently bad allergies can be an early sign. When AF comes on in three days, I'll just tell myself I did have a minor cold after all. I am still sneezing. I am also just exhausted, which could be either from a virus, or, you know. I ended up leaving the gym early tonight. I'm not doing anything high-impact or weight-bearing, but my legs just felt like lead and I had to give up. If AF comes on, I'll get back to it on Monday and give myself permission to have taken the week off if I had a cold, and if I get a BFP, then I'll switch to some pre-natal yoga or something less taxing.

 

[Butterfly67]

hi ladies and welcome to the newbies. This thread sure is moving fast

Emily fingers crossed for a BFP

Jenny I have heard some peoe react to the dhea like that so it might be worth starting on 25mg to see how you go

Maddy

Hi to everyone, on my phone so just a quickie

 

[Maddy40]

Hi everyone. Thanks for the baby dust but Edited version of a post from another thread in the spoiler.

Spoiler

Another chemical - HCG is so miniscule they don't even count this one as potentially viable. Plus my progesterone has dropped 50% since Monday even with the hoo-haa bullets. I may have sounded slightly hysterical when I rang the FS office as they have moved our IVF consult forward to tomorrow!

 

[Butterfly67]

Maddy but good news that you can move straight on with IVF (if you can take any good news from this )

 

[BabyBean14]

Maddy: HUGE

 

[nessaw]

Maddy am so sorry. Big big hugs.xx

 

[nessaw]

Briar welcome. Afraid I don't know much about pcos but am going onto clomid next cycle so can help u there if that is the route u take.

Twiggers I 'm the worst for testing early since my mmc but as lils said-too early and if u are testing early-fmu.

Emily the month I got my bfp I had a cold too. So now every month its one of my symptoms! Hope urs is a real symptom s opposed to my crazy one!!

Butterfly how are ur plans coming along? Must pop over to ur journal.

Big wave to all our pg ladies.xx

hello to everyone. Am taking another sick day. My head has cleared but still v full of cold. No af-boo hiss. Just want to start on the clomid now.

Vx

 

[pbl_ge]

Maddy-- So sorry. Was really hoping this would be it for you. Bring on the IVF!! (Quads maybe???)

 

[LilSluz]

I'm so sorry Maddy! It just seems that something is wanting to happen in there - like you are sooooo close, you know? I hope that maybe this gives you hope - that when you do IVF they are going to have some nice, ripe, plump, juicy eggs & the fastest, strongest so that when they collide & eventually ...

Ness - I hope you feel better hun! I know how you feel as I've been dealing w/my stuff (upper & lower respiratory - still!) since Dec. & it gets very exhausting. There's a point where you are just like "F it" & I think you are there. So get lots of rest & nice hot tea & soups.

Emily - Wow! Well, upside would be that your partner may actually understand what you are going thru? Downside - all those hormones in one house!?!? You couldn't pay me enough to step foot in there! I can't even imagine how much help they needed - hope they were on good terms w/the rents & any siblings, cousins, etc. Hope this ends in BFP for you - FX!

Have a great day everyone else - big luvs!

 

[twiggers]

Hugs maddy.

 

[drhouse]

So sorry Maddy hugs hugs

 

[twiggers]

x

 

[LilSluz]

Sorry Twigs

 

[pbl_ge]

Thanks to the folks who helped me out of my pity party yesterday. As you know, we all have these days! In my own defense, I'm coming up on 6 months from when I thought I m/ced--I think the long period of limbo got me super antsy to try again, and now I have to relearn to be patient with all the waiting on normal TTC. Patience has never been my strong suit.

Anyway, feeling much better today. Going to sit by my happy light until it's all better.

Ness, Emily, hope you're both feeling better soon. And that the stays away.

to all!!!

 

[twiggers]

Thanks lil!

 

[twiggers]

x

 

[Dwrgi]

Thanks Twiggers-I'd also read that high impact was bad, but I think that sometimes, you can give up everything that you love, and still have nothing (PG wise) to show for it, IYKWIM.

Maddy-I am very, very sorry, lovely. That is just such a huge disappointment. But, got to look for the positives, bringing the IVF consult forward is great! You'll be in the stimms zone, and you will cope with it really well. Juts very sory for your disappointment now; I know that it feels really sh&t. Lots and lots of treats, and nice things, and looking after yourself, and ALCOHOL!!! Big

 

[JennyEc]

Okay, well I'm all stocked up on the supplements. CoQ10, omega 3's, wheat grass (disgusting!) Bee pollen and royal jelly. I also got some protein powder, as I understand that protein is good for egg quality. The protein powder is by Sanatogen and it's so revolting I had a job getting it down . I haven't bought any dhea yet, as I'm seeing the specialist tomorrow and I want to talk to him about it first.

I just got an email from a friend of mine, who is only 28. She is gorgeous and I love her, but I can't help feeling a bit envious . She's 12 weeks pregnant. She emailed me a copy of the scan. It's a bit hard. I have to stop myself from going into panic mode. I'm sure all you ladies understand.

I've got my appointment with FS tomorrow at 9am. I'm hoping he's going to be encouraging. I will let you know.

I did do donor insemination a few days ago during ovulation, but I'm trying not to think about whether it worked or not.

Thanks to everyone who has offered me some support on here already. It really has made a difference to my frame of mind.