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

[inkdchick]

thank you hun, have you heard of it before or had it before coz i had never heard of it and then i get it so freaked out yesterday i was really owrried something was wrong with me but no its perfectly normal apparantly xx

 

[Omi]

so, 11dpo and bfn. Bummer! At least have IVF clinic apmt on wednesday to look forward to!

 

[Nise]

OH bugger Omi - I was hoping this was gonna be your month! Hope all goes well on Wednesday and you can get started quickly.

Inkdchick - it never ceases to amaze me how many abnormal things seem to happen to us that are completely normal!

Hope everyones doing good. I'm on CD something or other past O - have stopped with the temping coz my chart always looks promising after O and turns out to be a disappointment so I'm now just taking it easy. Have been working on changing my mental attitude to ttc - not easy but I certainly feel a lot more positive for it. Happy weekends all.

 

[Omi]

it never ceases to amaze me how many abnormal things seem to happen to us that are completely normal!

Couldnt have said it better myself Nise - excellent!

 

[maryanne67]

good luck inkdchick hope you get your this month i have also heard it is possible to get pregnant with twins when an older mum but didnt know the reason why but it sounds good to me i would love 2 more
nise good luck with the pma hope it gets you your as i think it really helps
omi good luck on wednesday
good luck every1 else

heres a few smilies to lighten up the thread lol

 

[inkdchick]

well looks like my eggy/s were ready to be invaded by a spermie this morning so we got busy dtd and all was ok and lots of EWCM so hopefully this month will be our month but not thinking anymore about now im in the tww and cant wait til its over only got til the 17th to wait so not long really.

Good Luck girls and lots of baby dust to all

 

[Omi]

Good luck Inkdchick!

Just wanted to say that im off for our first apmt at the fertility clinic on wednesday starting ivf. Hopefully my AMH test will show i still have some eggs left, yikes!

Also- the supposed reason women over 35 have a higher risk of twins is that fsh levels are sometimes elevated and thus make the ovaries produce more eggs. It has also been suggested that with identical twins in women over 35 that the egg 'shell' is more unstable thus more likely to split into 2.

Anywhoo..the more the merrier i guess,lol! xx

 

[Nise]

Good luck Inkdchick!

Just wanted to say that im off for our first apmt at the fertility clinic on wednesday starting ivf. Hopefully my AMH test will show i still have some eggs left, yikes!

Also- the supposed reason women over 35 have a higher risk of twins is that fsh levels are sometimes elevated and thus make the ovaries produce more eggs. It has also been suggested that with identical twins in women over 35 that the egg 'shell' is more unstable thus more likely to split into 2.

Anywhoo..the more the merrier i guess,lol! xx

Interesting facts there Omi. Good luck with your appointment, I shall look forward to following your journey and seeing that lovely bfp at the end of it.

 

[inkdchick]

Good Luck Omi and im sure you will have plenty of eggs left LOL how old are you if you dont mind me asking.
We last saw a fertility specialist nearly two years ago and they wouldnt do anything for us as i was 42 , now 44 so we have been out on our own for nearly two years.
I have for the first time had the most promising ov sign in my life this month so am keeping everything crossed as this is my last year of trying.
I wish you all the very best hun let us know how you get on xx

 

[Omi]

Im 40, will be 41 next month. Not a road i expected to take mainly due to not having the money but i have been blessed by an aunt (who herself had 2 mc's and ended up adopting 2 kids in the end) who has offered to pay for it...

FX indeed! Thanks guys, i shall keep you updated as i go down this road

 

[inkdchick]

aww thats a wonderful gift and i really really hope that it brings a very strong bfp and a healthy 9 months for you both xx

 

[Reb S]

Hi Ladies,
Could I join in please?! I've been spending my time on the TTC after a loss forum, after sad MMC in Oct/Nov week 7-ish after successful IVF. I'm 41 next month OMG and glad to have buddies in the same game! I'm spending my time chasing out every single negative thought that pops in at the moment although I'm a day late and just had a BFN. Boohoo. Hello to you all!

 

[inkdchick]

Hi and welcome hun i think most of us here have had a n early m/c so you are not alone and you will go on to have a healthy pregnancy and baby
SO how are you doing and how far into your cycle are you now xx

 

[Glowstar]

Sorry to hear of your loss Reb

I do find some of the hustle and bustle of some of the other threads intense. It's nice to know that we older wanna be mums are not alone in our quest.

I sometimes wonder with some of the younger people what's the rush, although I know we all want it as bad as the next person......now I feel a large amount of pressure at age 40 to TTC as quickly as possible!
When I read some of the stories on here I feel quite selfish and guilty. I already have two beautiful daughters (15 & 12) from my first marriage. I suppose nowadays it's a common story, woman meets childless younger man, wants everything with that man that any normal person would want out of a relationship. With my first two I conceived within first month (in my twenties then) we are now on cycle #4 and although I know I am older some days I wonder if it's me? or could it be him? or is it both of us together? Is it my age?

At this moment in time I am just aiming to get a BFP in 2011 and not hope for anymore than that.

 

[inkdchick]

dont ever think its your age hun im 44 and still ttc but this will be my last year so like you am hoping to get that bfp and a full term this year lets hope it happens for us both, good luck hun xx

 

[Reb S]

Hello and thanks for the welcome!
Inkdchick, - I'm on Day 1. The evil AF appeared in the night but I have acheived a perfect 28 day cycle for the 1st time ever. Not sure if it's acupuncture,herbs or visualisation, but hopefully now my luteal phase is long enough!
Glowstar, I'm really happy for you that you have 2 lovely daughters, but I'm guessing that doesn't make TTC any easier.
I'm going to read back some pages and get acquainted with everyone! x

 

[glitterqueen]

Omi
good luck for tomorrow xx

 

[inkdchick]

Reb S, congratulations on your 28 day cycle thats brilliant coz if its 28 days and between 5 and 7 days bleed you are all good to fall really easy apparantly so they say thats why when we have this perfect cycle when we are in our twenties we fell pregnant a lot easier, so looks like you have got it hun best of luck me thinks its the acupuncture hun its helped loada of ladies on here to get pregnant so good luck hun xx

 

[maryanne67]

Hi reb s and welcome
how did the appointment go omi hope it was good news
roll on 17th inkdchick fx`d
well i`m currently on cd 16 hoping i`ve just ov so been getting oh he doesn`t complain lol, hope every1s keeping well lots of

 

[Spoomie]

Hello ladies, I have visited here but spend most of my time on TTC after loss. I am 42 and have a beautiful 2 year old son who was conceived naturally when I was 39, born when I was 40. I m/c at 12 weeks in late November 2010 and am really really struggling with it, I guess I had thought I was home and dry having made it to my scan (m/c day before scan date). Guess it's never over till the fat lady gives birth

Reb S, I am interested in your herbal slant, I too have been seeing a herbalist since beginning of the year and am now half way through 2WW, praying that her potions are doing their thing. My cycles are 'perfect' 28 days with ovulation at day 14. I am also trying (but failing!) to take heart from my GP who tells me I must actually be very fertile (don't feel it!) as I have been pregnant 3 times since late 2007 - a loss at 6 weeks, my beautiful son, and then my recent loss at 12 weeks