TTC 40 plus!! Lets share the ups and downs!

[heavenly]

Heavenly, I remember reading this post early on in my BnB days and it inspired me that I was not too old and there was still plenty of time. Ok, maybe 'plenty' is not quite the right choice of words, perhaps 'possible' would be more sensible! A moving story nonetheless

https://www.babyandbump.com/trying-...tribute-my-grandmother-dont-ever-give-up.html

What a heartwarming story, thank you!!


Well, I got a BFN today, 14DPO, not really surprised, but still no AF. Maybe Clomid has mucked up my cycle. So, still waiting, but getting a BFN on 14DPO doesn't look too promising!!

Heavenly I must have been writing at the same time as you. You aren't out yet until AF shows, my test were v. slow to show positive so you never know may be slow rising HCG. Fingers crossed for you lovely and big hugs. You are such a star and never ever lose hope! xx

Thanks.

 

[pip7890]

Congratulations on the s ladies!

for those who want it.

We've not set a date for our wedding yet so it's very enlightening reading your wedding planning stories. I had a quick look at the Light in the Box website. Great dresses at great prices. Wish I had a decent body to put in one of them!



Pip x

 

[beetle]

OMG Beetle, massive congrats back that is great news, we must be very similar in dates - actually I was also 16dpo on Sunday so we are the same - are you being monitored by a doc this time? Have they told you to take aspirin or anything (I don't know anything about it but I have heard other ladies being told to take it)?

Anyway, I will keep everything crossed that this is a sticky one for you

p.s. we need pics of the puppy

Thanks butterfly can we be bump buddies?!, have phoned docs today - earliest appt is next Tuesday. I did ask them based on my history do they think I should take baby aspirin and they said no. Too much of a grey area. Hmm. Personally I think they are incompetent numpties but guess I should follow their advice for now.

Here is a pic of two of the girls - breeder gets first refusal and we think they will choose the one on the right but they are both gorgeous so I'm not fussed!

So as promised, if I've done it correctly here is the pic!

 

[Butterfly67]

Aww how cute - gonna put you in my sig as a bump buddy now

 

[pdmcd17]

Beetle big congrats. - i hope its contagious. love the puppy too cute

Heavenly your not out yet

And everyone can come to my wedding it will hopefully be in Jamaica in the summer (my dd start university this fall). The resort will be all inclusive,and family friendly.

I was confused by the royalwedding some of the hat choices ( i thought ididnt get it cause im canadian but i was glad to hear some of you didnt get them either).

 

[heavenly]

And everyone can come to my wedding it will hopefully be in Jamaica in the summer (my dd start university this fall). The resort will be all inclusive,and family friendly.
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I have been to Jamaica twice, so it will be a home from home!!

 

[booth19]

Congratulations Beetle and Heavenly your not out until it shows - fingers crossed for you all .

 

[ciarhwyfar]

Spoomie - thanks for putting in that link, and your MAD hats! Maybe I should make that a prerequisite for the wedding - you have to wear a truly awful hat!
Ciararfarasfefdffar - how's it going with the new arrival?!
x

Hello Reb,

I feel like I am on Team NoSleep! The little one likes to not stay asleep until around 4-6 am and sometimes the toddler gets up around 4 for a few hours!! My husband often stays up late to help (too late for him usually) but has to get up at 7 to go to work. Ah, the first world problems we have, eh?

I am glad this is the last time I am going to be doing this with all of the difficulty, stress, and worry on getting and staying pregnant through birth. I am happy we have this one last little one most of the time and that I am finished with having babies but I am probably going to miss it. I can tell you though, I just have not bounced back physically as well as I did last time at 40 now that I am. It may be that I am just not in the shape I was or that have just reached the end of what my body will put up with.

I know many of you are in great shape with the runners and all. Keep up the positive thoughts, don't make a chore out of it, and it isn't over until you are ready for it to be over. I swear by having a cold or slight immune depressor around conception time. It seemed to have been one of the factors that worked for us.

Congrats on all of those bfps and keeping you in my thoughts with fingers crossed.

and

 

[Reb S]

Wow Beetle!!!!!!!! That's amazing! We must bring Holly out soon for all these BFP's...!
Cianfarsdfwar - sorry you're not getting any sleep! I hope gwyneth settles soon and gives you a break xxx

 

[Miss_C]

BEETLE!!!!! woo hooooooooooooooooooooo - that is just the BEST news. Well done. I was on baby aspirin up to 14 weeks, FS said there is no real evidence either way. It can't hurt - mine was 100mg. Have you had the Factor V Leiden blood test - this is the one that tests for clotting issues which can cause a miscarriage especially around the 10-12 week mark when the placenta starts to embed and kick in.

 

[Mistyy]

YAY BEETLE!

This is so wonderful! A positive glut of BFPs!

 

[Reb S]

Beetle - if we go ahead with IVF I'll be on baby aspirin as well. I should kick up and make a fuss and ask to speak to a consultant x

 

[heavenly]

Hey ladies, STILL no AF for me.

CD28 and 15DPO, no AF pains either.

I think it must be the Clomid, confused!!!


Love and to all!! xx

 

[Desperado167]

Bettle ,wonderful news babes ,well done ,

 

[LLbean]

Hello ladies - firstly HUGE congratulations Butterfly on your BFP! I'm so pleased and excited for you!

Well, quick update on me ...its a BFP and a Puppy! I cant believe it! I'm so ridiculously excited. And praying that 3rd time lucky this will stick. I'm hoping that mum has been pulling strings upstairs to get me pregnant and am hoping that she will continue to pull strings to keep me pregnant! We had v.v faint BFP on Sunday (16 dpo) so I held out and did a FRER and digi this morning and both v. clear and pregnant 1-2 weeks! Woop woop!

Anyone got any tips as to how to not think negatively 3rd time around? Im taking vits - anything else?

OK ... the puppy ... she's gorgeous! My OH and I completely fell in love with all of them - just under 4 weeks at the moment and about the size of a wriggly guinea pig but gorgeous fox red lab puppies! So ... we've put down a deposit for Foxy who she is being known as for now (my OH thinks its a great porn star name) and we'll see her in 3 weeks time but take her home when she's 8 weeks! Reb ... I need a puppy shopping list!

Finally ladies - congratulations on all the weddings - loving the concepts! The hats etc. Just wish my OH would pop the question!

And last but by no means least - fingers crossed Heavenly! xx

OMG how did I miss this!!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATS BETTLE...stay distracted, busy with other things, that should keep you positive

 

[beetle]

Thanks ladies! I'm just focussing on each day as it comes and trying to think positive. this whole aspirin thing I've just parked as I dont want to stress myself out kicking up a great big stink. I will have serious chats with the GP next Tuesday - i'll be just over 5 weeks then. Hopefully that won't be too late. Its just that I've read taking aspirin can cause MC as well - obviously I'd only be on baby aspirin but even so ... is there really no risk?!

 

[gaf70]

Haven't been on for a week or so, so congratulations with BFP's!!!!

I had my AMH test done last week and the results have come back this morning. According to the letter the result of <1.28 pmol/L inicates a below average ovarian response and they would therefore advise a high dose of stimulation medication to optimise your ovarian response. I am taking that to mean that they will recommend something like Clomid first of all - does that seem right?? Am I getting my hopes up by thinking there may be a small chance.....

Will find out more in March and in the meantime I will be googling AMH levels

x

 

[Nise]

Yay, I'm back from a few days away to find not one but two new bfps for the over 40's - way to go girls Congratulations to you both. I'm now gonna hope we'll get a hattrick in the next day or so. FX for you Heavenly. You know 2012 is turning out to be a good year 2 of my good friends on here who were both long time ttc'ers got bfps in Jan - maybe it's the year of the deserved! I hope so.

Had a good time down in Cannes - bloody expensive, bought a round of drinks in one of the hotel bars - 2 bottles of beer and 1 scotch and coke 69 Euros!!! Stuck to the back street bars after that - but it looks like it may all pay off as yesterday (the last day) we got a record deal offer for one of our Artists - we really weren't expecting that - the whole thing was more to do with networking and growing our companies, so we've come back on a high.

 

[Spoomie]

One born every minute, I just shouldn't watch it. Children who can barely form a sentence having children There's no justice that their bodies are so well equipped for it and ours are giving up the ghost. I probably sound like a fascist; I'm just sad for the babies being born into such dysfunctional 'families' who are simply an inconvenient side effect of having had sex, and I'm sad for me and I'm sad for you when we want it so much and can't have it

 

[Reb S]

Aww Spoomie,