Welcome to 'Trying To Conceive Over 35'

[Philomena]

Congrats Tiatammy!
Angel those temps are perfect for me right now! Here in Calgary it varies from about 10 C to 25 or 30 C and everything in between. I tend to melt when it gets much over 18 C.
Ali, Jess, Coy and any other American friends- Happy Fourth of July!

Ali good luck tomorrow- I am anxious to hear how things go!
Alin- you made me smile! Sometimes those unusual "fit in the deed" times are the most exciting!

Hello to all my BnB ladies! How are you all doing?

Afm- we spent the day feeling like it was Sunday- lazed around, had new furniture delivered (not sure where it's all going yet!) and then went on a double date with my 15 year old dd and her boyfriend- we all went bowling and had a blast!

The best part of the day was getting my fetal Doppler delivered and finding the heartbeat so dh and dd could finally hear it for themselves!
It has been a lovely day!

 

[FirstTry]

A quick update, as we are still without power. I had my HSG yerterday. Tubes are clear. The tech said he couldn't tell whether they had been blocked and the HSG cleared them out. He offered this without me asking. We went back and forth on this, but he stuck with his maybe/ maybe not answer. I felt like he was trying to avoid committing to an answer. Anyway, I finally asked whether I should be more hopeful this coming month and he said "yes, definitely".

So, the bd'ing starts in earnest tonight!

 

[TerriLou]

Hey everyone, its been a while again, I don't really know how I feel at the moment, I've been strange since AF started. The pain in my left side, around ovary level has been a constant. I stopped bleeding pretty much on Saturday, Sunday was totally clear, then on Monday, I had some really bad, stabbing pains and lost a huge clot, but it was just a blood clot, nothing like what I lost with the MC. Then nothing, no spotting or anything, just lots of pain. If it still hurts tomorrow, I'll try to get an appointment with the doc, but I won't hold my breath, they're a nightmare to get a same day appointment, the next one is usually 2 weeks ahead.

Anyway, thats me at the moment, Ali, great that you got there safe and well. Hope everything goes well and they do decide they can go ahead.

Coy, you're still far too busy in my mind. You wear me out just reading your posts.

Jess, Yay for feeling you're 'O'ing. Hope you can make the most of it. I too am looking forward to hearing of some positive HPT results.

Everyone else :wave: hope you are all doing well. x

 

[Grey Eyes]

Tracy- hope you feel better soon. I know we always worry that it's an early mc or something, and it could be, but it can also just be stubborn lining hanging on after AF--I have had that. But the clot has me wondering? Def talk to your doc about it and you shouldn't be in so much pain. Hope you get better soon and find out what's going on

 

[Grey Eyes]

Hi ladies- well, today is a slow day--at least I hope it is 4th of July here, so will be fireworks...the city sets them off on the hill right in our back yard so we get a great view! Will either roast marshmallows or hot dogs for the girls (they have fun)on the pad out back then watch fireworks...

Today I am thinking either work really grungy and hot in the garage cleaning (please, God, Noooo!) or a nice cooler day int he house cleaning closets... Still trying to decide.

Ali- how are ya up north yonder?? Give Alaska a wave while you are up there for me

Jess- what's up on your day off? Anything?

The rest of you ladies Have a great day!

 

[alicatt]

Hey Everyone!

Sorry for being absent all day. I had to get up super early and drive an hour to have my blood drawn and an ultrasound. Didn't get the greatest news, looks like my right ovary is the dominant again this month. There was a 16mm follicle on it, and only a 10mm follicle on the left. There were others on both, apparently my ovaries have lots of little follicles developing, but they were the best performers. The US tech said that the one on the left looked really nice, but since the one on the right was nice and big, it will be the one that pops I'm sure!
So then I talked with the nurse at the clinic about my options, and she said well.. this may or may not work, but have you tried to flush your blocked tube? I guess they have had success in the past doing HSG's and in the process flushing the tube out, and making it clear? They weren't able to do that the last tube test because the test involved saline bubbles, and not a straight stream of saline. So, I am heading to northern Toronto tomorrow morning to have a second HSG done to see if we can't clear the tube. This has me excited, as I have been doing some reading that some women have a dominant ovary and that the other ovary only ovulates a few times a year. If this is the case, and my right is dominant, then it will be difficult to get pregnant when the right tube is blocked! So wish me luck tomorrow, we need to clear the blockage on the right! Then I should be in much better shape to get preggers. If we can't clear the tube, then there is no point in continuing with this month.

It really annoys me though, because my E2 on CD10 was 600 and my lining is already 7.8 so my body seems to be doing everything right, except making a follicle on my left ovary!

HAPPY 4TH to all my friends in the USA!! I hope you guys are all having a great day and staying safe!

 

[FirstTry]

Hey Everyone!

Sorry for being absent all day. I had to get up super early and drive an hour to have my blood drawn and an ultrasound. Didn't get the greatest news, looks like my right ovary is the dominant again this month. There was a 16mm follicle on it, and only a 10mm follicle on the left. There were others on both, apparently my ovaries have lots of little follicles developing, but they were the best performers. The US tech said that the one on the left looked really nice, but since the one on the right was nice and big, it will be the one that pops I'm sure!
So then I talked with the nurse at the clinic about my options, and she said well.. this may or may not work, but have you tried to flush your blocked tube? I guess they have had success in the past doing HSG's and in the process flushing the tube out, and making it clear? They weren't able to do that the last tube test because the test involved saline bubbles, and not a straight stream of saline. So, I am heading to northern Toronto tomorrow morning to have a second HSG done to see if we can't clear the tube. This has me excited, as I have been doing some reading that some women have a dominant ovary and that the other ovary only ovulates a few times a year. If this is the case, and my right is dominant, then it will be difficult to get pregnant when the right tube is blocked! So wish me luck tomorrow, we need to clear the blockage on the right! Then I should be in much better shape to get preggers. If we can't clear the tube, then there is no point in continuing with this month.

It really annoys me though, because my E2 on CD10 was 600 and my lining is already 7.8 so my body seems to be doing everything right, except making a follicle on my left ovary!

HAPPY 4TH to all my friends in the USA!! I hope you guys are all having a great day and staying safe!

Hey Ali: I think another HSG is a great idea. Got mine on Tuesday. Best of luck

 

[gncope]

Oh I so miss Ontario produce! Well I miss a lot about Canadian food happy Canada day, hope you had a poutine or something to celebrate. Hehe
Where is your cottage? I miss pulling over on the side of the road for produce or going out in my parents backyard to pick blueberries. DH is not a blueberry fan but he has never had them from there...there really is no comparison. Have a great time!

Yep! Can't wait for the blueberries My fav! I had some fresh peppers and Ontario Corn with our Ontario Lamb grilled on the BBQ for dinner tonight. We are in Muskoka. It was a beautiful day, I even got a little burnt when we went out in the boat!

I love the Muskoka area. I am from Sudbury, so just a little further north. Oh I miss camping and being on the lake. Don't get to do much of that here in Arizona. It is dreadful. Hehe

 

[Grey Eyes]

Hi ladies!

Ali- sounds awesome, I am wishing you loads of GL tomorrow to clear that blockage! Might just be why you didn't get prego! I am glad the nurse suggested it!

Sorry if I am brief tonight ladies, I am utterly exhausted! I searched the garage today for a specific fan that dh and I install in our bedroom window every summer as it has been so hot at night...Well, by time I remembered to look for it it felt about 200 degrees in the garage! So it was hot and dusty and I searched forever, moving boxes, etc...until I sat down to think where I would have stored the fan. Guess where I found it? Yep. In my bedroom, propped against the wall by the window behind the drapes - still plugged in Aaargh!

Then we all went out in our front yard and sat on the tailgate of our truck to watch fireworks, that was fun! The girls had fun, it was an adventure because it was "dark" outside

Then I managed to give them milk, brush their teeth, put pajamas on them and get them tucked in bed and asleep, washed the dinner dishes, cleaned the kitchen, cleaned the living room floor (there was grass and crackers everywhere , banged out an assignment that I forgot was due tonight and took a shower and washed my clothes (jeans, shirt, everything) BY HAND- wtf was I thinking?? Serious baby brain! Anyway after the firworks that all took place in about an hour so I am "whupped" as they say, lol! Shower felt great though! Now I am trying to convince myself I'm not hungry and go to bed!

 

[TerriLou]

Morning Ladies,

Well, to my complete astonishment, I have managed to make a doctors appointment - 5.30 this evening, so hopefully they will see what the pain is all about. I do have PCOS, so I'm hoping its not that flaring up. I've never had pain with it before. I did have fibroids a few years ago too.

I'm also going to take my FF charts with me, see if I can get some help making them more regular.

Hope everyone is OK today. x

 

[Grey Eyes]

Tracy (Tracy, right??) I am glad you got a doc appointment for today! Small miracle from what you have stated...my doc office can be like that too! GL, and keep us posted!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Woke up fairly refreshed today...found out that is because it rained all night long I always rest better in the rainy weather. Although I did get woke up several times last night by my children, lol...Kids. Today I took my morning walk in a light rain sprinkle, it was nice. Trying to decide what to do with this cool day...should I clean in the house, finish the girls room (I need to organize their clothes is all that's left really) or clean out my closet - dh has taken most of it over so I never really use it anymore...I thought the wife was supposed to take over the husbands closet?? lol...Anyway I am now stuck folding my clothes next to my bed and am starting to get more than a little pissed about it. Once I "hulk out" and get angry I will get some serious changing done in here

Or maybe I should focus on emptying, cleaning, and reorganizing the garage? Noooooo! (lol).

Plus I am suddenly a little more than peeved at dh- not his fault really, prob just my hormones. He told me about Hawaii years ago and that they had nude beaches there...I teased him about it and he shrugged and told me how all the women were fake- barbie dolls, etc, fake bbs, fake tans, bla bla...so I joked about how he wouldn't want me ona nude beach for all to see and he stated firmly "Of course not!!" And I (being and idiot) pressed him with the compliment-hunting comment "why? would you be embarassed at me or something?" to which he replied seriously "Of course not! There are a lot of really fat guys and big huge ladies that go to those things too".





Now I ask you. Would you assume he is calling me huge, heavy, and fat?! . I have decided it hurt my feelings and now he can't figure out why I am mad at him. I think I shouldn't set myself up for stuff like that especially since I would never attend a nude beach ever in my life anyway! Sigh. lol

 

[TerriLou]

Oh Coy, the things we go through in our heads is really funny. What he said was probably a really innocent comment. Men have a habit of talking without thinking how it would sound. My Hubby is good at that.

Well, I went to see the Doctor and I don't know whether I'm happy about it or not, some of it, I'm not happy about. He reckons that the feeling I've had since just after ovulation is actually groin strain. He poked and prodded and I nearly hit the ceiling. He said he could feel an inflamation and it is from a ligament. I wonder how I got that around ovulation time?????? Hmmmmmm!!!!

The other thing, I mentioned to him about TTC and my irregular cycles and he just said the only thing to regulate cycles is the birth control pill, which obviously I don't want. He said charting doesn't mean anything, I should just have sex a lot. Well thanks a lot for that. I now don't know what to do. As we have only officially been trying again for one cycle, they won't look into any kind of fertility treatment, especially considering I did manage to get pregnant last year. I guess I just have to wait another 5 months to a year before anyone will help me to sort out these cycles. I don't know anything about speaking to a Fertility specialist as I would have thought you would have to get referred by your GP. Grrrrrr. I'm no clearer than I was before I went.

 

[alicatt]

Tracy- good luck at the Dr's I hope they figure out what is wrong, FX'd that it isn't anything too serious.

Coy- I wouldn't take what your husband said too seriously. It is like asking him if you look fat in that dress. No matter what he says or doesn't say it won't be the right thing. Men just don't know how to deal with those questions, and I'm sure he was only trying to say that he loves you and wouldn't want you on display for everyone to see. Try to stay cool, and don't overwork yourself!!!

AFM- I drove the almost 2 hours to Toronto to have the test, they did all this other stuff too. What do my kidneys have to do with my fertility? They were looking at those too! Anyway, the Dr was telling me how great he was and that he taught this procedure all over north america. I said, well then I'm glad I came to see you! I really need my right tube to be unblocked He had a few issues getting the catheter up there, my cervix is backwards and my uterus tipped the wrong way. He got it in there, and did his thing and immediately he saw the fluid flowing into my left tube, he said wow, your left tube is great. Then he paused and I felt pain, then suddenly the pain went away and he said, and there is your right one! It too a moment, but he got it unblocked!!! You have no idea how happy I am now!!!

So I called the clinic and we are a go. Now I have to call the sperm back and get the sperm up here pronto!

 

[alin3boys]

Ali that is fab news Hun,good luck for this cycle

Coy men don't think before they speak lol,I'm sure he was being nice as Ali said

Terri I don't think many drs take much interest in charts,a friend has 2 boys and been told she has to wait 2 years before they will send her to specialist but she is in Scotland

Afm nothing much to report,on cd 10 and 1st high on monitor today and almost positive on opk but not quite so think looking at next few days before ov.

 

[AngelSerenity]

OMG Ali, that's fabulous news!!!! I'm so happy for your . Fingers crossed this is a good sign and this month is your BFP .

Oh I'm so excited for ya


Coy... your brain works like mine I think, analyse and over-analyse everything, and with men who speak before they think I can go into overdrive . Did he mean at the minute while you are preggers or in general? Perhaps he thought you would feel a little self-counscious at the moment with your expanding bump? Either way I would get it off you chest sooner rather than later so you dont end up exploding at him over what was probably (I'm sure) an innocent comment.

Terri - I have PCOS and have found more help and advice managing it through my own research and self-help (books, diets, exercise etc). I think I mentioned before that I've reduced my cycles from none to a couple a year to 28-38ish days? If you want some help where to start I'd be happy to. I too am in a similar situation regarding getting NHS help and regarding the PCOS nobody is interested. The help I'm now waiting on is for my RMCs which are more than likely linked to the PCOS so hopefully I'll kill 2 birds with 1 stone there once I finally get seen, which I think may be near the end of the year

Is there another GP you could go to to put your case across to? I'm not sure how it works in England. Here we have 3-4 doctors under one practice and you can see whoever is available.

And as for your doctors comments . Charting wont get you pregnant obviously but it can help show when you are going to ovulate, which for PCOSers is vital as we dont know when we are having a good or long cycle. So poo to him, I ovulate anything between CD15 and CD28 and that's on a good cycle!


Jess.... where are ya?

AFM... now finished work until the 16th July . Spent today taking it easy and catching up with a good friend, which was especially good as she has been avoiding me as she is pregnant and didnt know how to be around me after another 2 MCs this year . Going away for a few days on Sunday to the North Antrim Coast (Giants Causeway area) so I need to get my butt into gear tomorrow and start to get things organised.

Have a good day all xo

 

[Grey Eyes]

Tracy- what a nut-job your doc is! Of course charting helps you determine your FERTILE PERIOD. Does he not know whata fertile period or fertile window is? Aargh! So in other words, he can't find anything wrong, so I'd say keep charting and, well, have lots and lots of, um, sex Our bodies are so frustrating though! If you are not comfortable with him can you get another doc?

Ali- that's awesome news girl! I am so happy for you! I am sorry it was painful but your tube is unblocked now! That's great! On to


I am feeling better about dh's comment, just had to go shop it off I found a perfect little baby bed that is small enough to fit in our room and rolls on wheels but has locks too--for $8.00 !!!!!~ Yay!

 

[alicatt]

Thanks everyone!!! I am on I just called the Sperm Bank and they told me they wouldn't be able to get the sperm up to my clinic until Monday. I'm like the nurse thinks I will ovulate on Saturday! I need that sperm there by tomorrow...
She put me on hold and found out that the FedEx guy hadn't been there yet, and if they hurried they could get the sperm out today and delivered by tomorrow. WHEW! I told her how thankful I was, and she asked me to call her when I got my so she could share in the excitement, and know that she helped me get that

Isn't there a saying.. it takes a village to raise a child? Well maybe it takes a village to conceive a child too!

 

[GeorgiaBelle]

Hello, Ladies! Welcome to our new sisters. I’m sorry I haven’t introduced myself already. My name is Shannon.

Tuesday night I decided to e-mail our RE. I told him everything I had been through and that I guess it was already too late for me to have the ultrasound this cycle. He e-mailed me back 7 minutes after I sent my first e-mail. I was shocked. He told me that he would call another radiology place in Augusta and see what he could do for me. He wanted me to call him Friday morning to check with him on his progress. What I couldn’t get over most was his comment that the sonographers at the university where I work didn’t know he wanted because they don’t do that procedure there. HUH? Then why was he so adamant that I go there in the first place?

I e-mailed him this morning and let him know that I would call his office at 8:15 tomorrow morning to talk with him. Again, he e-mailed back quickly and told me that my appointment for the ultrasound was at 3:00 pm tomorrow, and he wanted me to come see him around 12:30.

I took my 50mgs of Clomid June 25th though June 29th. I haven’t seen a second line appear yet on my ovulation strips. I did order a 20 pack of Clearblue digital ovulation kits. It didn’t ship until Tuesday and Amazon says it should arrive Saturday.

I hope I will have some news to share with you tomorrow. Thank you for thinking and asking about me.

 

[alicatt]

Hello, Ladies! Welcome to our new sisters. I’m sorry I haven’t introduced myself already. My name is Shannon.

Tuesday night I decided to e-mail our RE. I told him everything I had been through and that I guess it was already too late for me to have the ultrasound this cycle. He e-mailed me back 7 minutes after I sent my first e-mail. I was shocked. He told me that he would call another radiology place in Augusta and see what he could do for me. He wanted me to call him Friday morning to check with him on his progress. What I couldn’t get over most was his comment that the sonographers at the university where I work didn’t know he wanted because they don’t do that procedure there. HUH? Then why was he so adamant that I go there in the first place?

I e-mailed him this morning and let him know that I would call his office at 8:15 tomorrow morning to talk with him. Again, he e-mailed back quickly and told me that my appointment for the ultrasound was at 3:00 pm tomorrow, and he wasn’t me to come see him around 12:30.

I took my 50mgs of Clomid June 25th though June 29th. I haven’t seen a second line appear yet on my ovulation strips. I did order a 20 pack of Clearblue digital ovulation kits. It didn’t ship until Tuesday and Amazon says it should arrive Saturday.

I hope I will have some news to share with you tomorrow. Thank you for thinking and asking about me.

Good news! He is finally going to do something for you! YAY! I hope all goes well tomorrow, sounds like we may be in the TWW together, I'm going to "O" sometime between Saturday and Tuesday, I think closer to Tuesday but the nurse thinks closer to Saturday.