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

[inkdchick]

thanks hun i dont know whether to test or not as i feel a bit stupid but being sick this morning was not my imagination i know that much, i feel lk apart from that so know its not a bug and had nothing different to normal so i may just put it down as a weird morning x

 

[40s Gal]

I am getting so frustrated, no period yet... I don't know if I'm pregnant or not. I'm going to wait until my next cycle to contact the doctor, around 1/7/11. Then it would be officially 2 cycles missed. I'm going to wait it out to see if it's just a missed cycle or something else. I've stopped testing because they've been no's. But I will keep taking the vitamins just in case.
Just saw an episode of "I didn't know I was pregnant" on TV so thought I'd better err on the side of caution. Grrr...very frustrating though.

 

[sandywishes]

I am 48 years old and have been trying to conceive a child my whole adult life. Doctors don't know why I can't get pregnant or why I don't ovulate regularly. Clomid didn't help (took for over a year). My husband is now disabled and home this is the perfect time for us to have the child we have always wanted. A baby would give him a renewed purpose in life and would help me to stop feeling like a failure as a woman. I need all the prayers, spells, or assistance I can get.

Thank you for listening and caring because this is a subject that most people shy away from and I am often told that I should just forget about it and move on, but as you probably know that can be so hard to do.

Thanks again....

 

[glitterqueen]

I am 48 years old and have been trying to conceive a child my whole adult life. Doctors don't know why I can't get pregnant or why I don't ovulate regularly. Clomid didn't help (took for over a year). My husband is now disabled and home this is the perfect time for us to have the child we have always wanted. A baby would give him a renewed purpose in life and would help me to stop feeling like a failure as a woman. I need all the prayers, spells, or assistance I can get.

Thank you for listening and caring because this is a subject that most people shy away from and I am often told that I should just forget about it and move on, but as you probably know that can be so hard to do.

Thanks again....

welcome to bnb- it has certainly helped me ttc for 3 years plus with one failed ivf- trying again in March 2011
really struggling with xmas- if I hadn't m/c i would have a 3 month old for xmas but instead the house is empty and i can't get excited at all wish it would all just go away x
i too am fed up being told to forget about it but its impossible......
hope we both get our bfp in 2011- i am doing donor egg if march ivf doesn't work

 

[40s Gal]

Well, I'm cautiously optimistic. I got weird looks today when I said the Jimmy Johns sub sandwiches that were out for a meeting smelled really good. So I thought, hmmm...took an early detection test and had a extremely faint thin blue line. So took the second test and it showed the same. It was too faint for me to feel confident about it, but I'm slightly hopeful. I will wait another week and test again. Fingers crossed.

 

[ciarhwyfar]

Keeping my fingers crossed 40s Gal

 

[glitterqueen]

Well, I'm cautiously optimistic. I got weird looks today when I said the Jimmy Johns sub sandwiches that were out for a meeting smelled really good. So I thought, hmmm...took an early detection test and had a extremely faint thin blue line. So took the second test and it showed the same. It was too faint for me to feel confident about it, but I'm slightly hopeful. I will wait another week and test again. Fingers crossed.

fingers crossed xx my pg didnt show up for 10 days and even then only on one type of test and you r way futher on than that try a different test x

 

[morri]

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[cheshirecat]

Hi Ladies

I'm 43 and currently trying with a donor at home insem, I have 2 little boys aged 6 and 8 and a wonderful hubby.

I'm currently 9dpo and thought I got a very thin light line on a clear blue yesterday, so got a pink dye test and BFN

Tonight tho I'm getting serious pains where I OV from, have had cramps ever since OV, but these are more of a digging cramp.

Any advice would be great.

Good luck

xx

 

[Omi]

Hiya

just wanted to suggest that if you got a faint line and then got af you probably had a chemical. I had one last cycle, too. All the best and may we both have better luck next cycle

Omi xxx

 

[40s Gal]

Yup, I just started AF today. I figured as much which was why I was not quite letting myself get hopeful. I'd have thought it would be a resounding yes if it was AOK. But at least I have my answer. I'm ok with it as I'm a little more realistic since my miscarriage this summer. I'd rather the body do what's best earlier instead of later.

 

[tad3219]

Hi,
I am 47 and never gave birth. I adopted 3 girls. Recently divorced and in another relationship. Would love to have a baby together. I am actively trying. I have had 3 chemical pregnancies. No D&C's. I am now late again with 6 bfp blue dye pregnancy tests. But the red dye ones are bfn. I feel kind of foolish going to dr. cause I am an older person wanting to get pregnant. I guess I need support and some good news that it can happen naturally. I have had invitro/clomid-insem 10 yrs ago, no luck. Any thoughts??

 

[40s Gal]

Welcome tad, don't know what to tell you. I'm a newbie trying. Never thought I'd have kids then had thoughts it would be a good thing. Met a great guy, married, and we are trying naturally. Since I'm 43 I know time is against me.

If I were you I'd invest in a digital test and it will give you the direct answer. You never know if you are having a chemical, pregnant, or just didn't ovulate that month. If the digital gives you a yes. Call the doctor. Either way, I'm thinking if you miss a second period then its maybe time to call the doctor.

Because I am not tracking any of my cycle except when I get my period. I make sure I take a multi vitamin with folic acid to be on the safe side.
Good luck, hopefully you will get your wish .

 

[cheshirecat]

Hi Tad

I'm the same, I was 8dpo and used 2 clearblue easy and got 2 very thin lines, have been using the pink dye ones, and can't see anything at all

Good Luck

xx

 

[Dyme_Diva40]

Greetings Ladies~

I am 40 and we have an 8 year old and we are trying to conceive one more. I am on Soy, EPO, grapefruit juice and prenatal vitamins. Doc is an RE specialist so I have had all blood work done and it all came back fine. Here's hoping we all get our BFP soon!

Thanks!

D~

 

[maybethisit]

Hi,
I am 47 and never gave birth. I adopted 3 girls. Recently divorced and in another relationship. Would love to have a baby together. I am actively trying. I have had 3 chemical pregnancies. No D&C's. I am now late again with 6 bfp blue dye pregnancy tests. But the red dye ones are bfn. I feel kind of foolish going to dr. cause I am an older person wanting to get pregnant. I guess I need support and some good news that it can happen naturally. I have had invitro/clomid-insem 10 yrs ago, no luck. Any thoughts??

Hey x I am 40 but my midwife has another lady under her antenatal care at present who is 47 and conceived naturally with no artificial help at all - it was a surprise, apparently, when they weren't trying! I would go to the GP though - it is much more common for women in their 40's to be ttc these days and if there is anything they can do to help you don't want to lose time in finding out! Best of luck x x x

 

[heavenly]

Well, I am 45 in a couple of weeks, we have been ttc for 2 years, my FSH is fine and OH's swimmers are fine as well, he is 34. For the past 4 months, I have been suffering from anxiety and depression, I go to counselling, take extra vitamins and go for long walks, I know I am on the road to recovery but of course, we did think about putting off ttc, but my age, well can't really put it off, so we have decided to keep going for it, it actually lifts my depression knowing we are still trying, even though we know its a slim chance, though my best friend, who is 41, is about to have her first child, due 27 Dec, they were ttc for 2 years, so she gives me hope. AF finished today, I have a ClearBlue Fertility Monitor which tells me when I ovulate, but I am going to try and relax more and not just wait til I ovulate as I know this could be too late, we will BD every other day a few days before ovulation. Good luck to all of us older ladies, who have a lot of love to give! xx

 

[lochylou]

I am 40 and we have an 8 year old and we are trying to conceive one more. I am on Soy, EPO, grapefruit juice and prenatal vitamins. Doc is an RE specialist so I have had all blood work done and it all came back fine. Here's hoping we all get our BFP soonHello, I dont come on here much, but I am 40 in a couple of weeks and we are ttc for a year or so now. We have been to see Dr and I have had blood tests just waiting for results. Please can you tell me what you mean by EPO? And is Soy as in Soy milk, and how the the grapefruit juice help? And do I need to be going to buy buckets loads? Any ideas or advice gratefully recived.
Many thanks.

 

[princessjulia]

i have 5 children, remarried 4 yrs ago,concieved last yr on 3rd cycle of clomid mc on 30th june at 9wks 2010 it took 3yrs tryin, as im aproachin 42 my ob says due 2 b early starter wiv periods im most likely 2 go through change early like my mam did so im kinda runnin outa time hopin i acheive it b4 , reason i was put on clomid is cos my eggs were hit or mis omg welcome to yr 40s girls hopin 2 start clomid in jan2011 b4 i run outa eggs

 

[lochylou]

Sorry was meant to quote what D~ had said but done it wrong, opps, dont know how to correct it! Please forgive me.