Welcome to 'Trying To Conceive Over 35'

[alicatt]

Ali.... fab news about your step dad and your other stuff (and yes I had a chuckle about the nipple thing)

Coy... have you managed to get any rest after earlier disturbed nap?

FirstTry... please keep positive. I know many people use HPT lines darkening as signs things are progressing, me included. But I mentioned this to my GP when I saw her a few months ago and she said not to as it is a totally crude and unreliable method. I hope you get your answers soon x


Baby.... sorry your having a weird one. I also get quite bloated and gassy for a few days some cycles so I can sympathise! Hopefully it'll pass in a couple of days.

How are you feeling today after sleeping on things? I am sure things will work out, just have to have faith and patience

Hi Ali, I'm ok, I think. As we all do I've been cross examining the evidence and putting Google to use . The septum the surgeon found must be very minor as she wasn't even sure it was a septum if that makes sense? It looked like a bruised area about the size of a medium coin on the screen, and I couldn't see any raised edges to it as if it was formed like a wall or piece of definitive flesh. Now I've calmed down a bit I'm wondering if indeed it is fairly insignificant as it's strange that despite all my pregnancies and a laparoscopy in 2001 it wasn't discovered before? I suppose I'm just going to have to wait and see what my RMC says.

I'm hoping he will do a MRI and say it's not worth disturbing things in there if indeed it is small. But then on the other hand I wonder if even it's small size is affecting things? I was tallying up the time it could take to get the MRI, and then op and then recovery time and it could be 6-7 months so at the moment I have to think it will be insignificant because waiting that amount of time I will be nearly 39 before we can even TTC again. I know it's possible etc but we all know that clock is ticking...

How are you feeling on this new protocol? You certainly have been through the mill lately, I hope things are looking up for you now xo

OK! Then we will wish for it to be small and insignificant!!!

I'm doing OK, I have a 4 day weekend and am luxuriating currently. I had a quiet morning, and am doing laundry and making grocery lists. I decided to wait to take the doggies to the spa, and so I bathed them myself today. I'm happy to be starting my stims on Monday, and getting this show on the road. The Lupron is not a pleasant drug to be on, of all the drugs I have taken it and Clomid are the 2 worst. The other drugs have been way easier to deal with! Both Lupron and Clomid gave me hot flashes and made me feel overly emotional and just not myself.

I just got the bark collar and Zoe is wearing it. She has barked a few times, and each time she barks she makes this horrible hiss/yelp sound afterwards. She knows that she will get a zap if she barks, and she is making these tiny little sounds. She wants to bark, but she isn't, so it is working! I'm not going to leave it on her while I'm away for a while, I want to make sure she isn't going to go crazy and bark her head off while wearing it and give herself a heart attack or something. I hate that I have to do this to my baby, but I don't think I have any other choice

 

[jm1355]

I hope all my BnB beauties are doing fantastic!!

...I'm off to shop...Christmas shopping is so much easier when it is done early and without pressure...

 

[alicatt]

I hope all my BnB beauties are doing fantastic!!

...I'm off to shop...Christmas shopping is so much easier when it is done early and without pressure...

HAHAHAHA.. I was considering going to the market and the grocery store, but that was about the extent of my shopping today! Good luck.. make sure you have your brother's football pads on! You'll need it

 

[Grey Eyes]

Jess- I agree with Ali- armour on lady! Kudos to you fo rgetting it all done early though!

Angel- nope, no nap lol, now I have to run some more errands and finish a school assignment. Nuts!

 

[alicatt]

Jess- I agree with Ali- armour on lady! Kudos to you fo rgetting it all done early though!

Angel- nope, no nap lol, now I have to run some more errands and finish a school assignment. Nuts!

I've decided NOT to go out today. I have the fixings for a GF pizza and if I'm just too lazy I can get a GF pizza from Dominos. I will do my shopping tomorrow. Today is for lazing around, doing laundry, giving doggie baths and futzing on the computer.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Ali- what an aweosme idea! Wish I culd do that but part of my "futzing" lol is school

Oh, btw, I just ordered a bunch of opks online...80 opks and 20 hpt's for 13.00 not bad, right? I have used this brand before and they seemed to work accurately Thought I might try and figure out when I start ovulating again so we can, um, BE CAREFUL when we need to be

 

[alicatt]

Ali- what an aweosme idea! Wish I culd do that but part of my "futzing" lol is school

Oh, btw, I just ordered a bunch of opks online...80 opks and 20 hpt's for 13.00 not bad, right? I have used this brand before and they seemed to work accurately Thought I might try and figure out when I start ovulating again so we can, um, BE CAREFUL when we need to be

EEK! For a moment there I thought you were going to say that you were going to start trying for number 4!!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Ali- what an aweosme idea! Wish I culd do that but part of my "futzing" lol is school

Oh, btw, I just ordered a bunch of opks online...80 opks and 20 hpt's for 13.00 not bad, right? I have used this brand before and they seemed to work accurately Thought I might try and figure out when I start ovulating again so we can, um, BE CAREFUL when we need to be

EEK! For a moment there I thought you were going to say that you were going to start trying for number 4!!

Ahhh...my body is not ready for number 4 yet! lol...I do want to keep an eye on things though and see "whuzzup" so to speak. It'll be interesting. Plus it gives me a real chart to post! (My real motivation! )

 

[babydust2me]

Good evening ladies! Got our Christmas tree today! Did a little black friday shopping and online shopping, decorated the tree, put up the outside lights and phew...I'm pooped!

For those of you who did b friday shopping, did you find any good deals??? I found some great deals on kohls.com and then we bought a wii from Sams club. Amazing...I'm almost done with shopping!!! yay!

So my temps are still pretty up but I was out of tests so I didn't get to test today. At this point I'm 13 dpo so if I don't get AF tomorrow then I will test. I am bloated for sure and have sore bb's and creamy cm. Actually my almost 5 yo ds put his hands on my tummy tonight and rubbed my belly and said "you are getting a big belly." And then he lifted my shirt and said "you better stop eating or you are going to get fat...only treats for you!" lol As if treats keep you skinny! I thought it was interesting anyway b/c he has never done that before. And my stomach is normally very flat so it is obviously noticeable bloating. I really hope this is it!!

So my 3yo dd is now in a big girl bed...ugh. I was hoping she would stick to the crib a bit longer. So I'm pretty tough on bedtime...7pm or 7:30 latest. DD has been fighting me at bedtime all week. she says she is scared which might be true b/c she is in the big bed but then when I try to put her back in her crib she screams that she wants to get out. Now she keeps turning her light on but getting back into bed. I really did not want to start the night light thing but I may have to. With my ds, one night light turned into 4 night lights which then just turned into the lights being on. And now he has the lights on pretty much all night. So frustrating b/c he doesn't sleep well when the lights are on. Ugh...any tips??!?!??! I'm typically a tough love mom but if she's scared...???

 

[JandK]

We had the insemination scheduled for 6p at 4:28p the donor emailed me saying he cant come because his back is out. Ruined a whole cycle. We are going to take a break until March.

 

[never_give_up]

Good evening ladies! Hope that you are all rested after the holiday!

Af was a no-show today! My temp didnt drop below coverline this morning like it usually does but they have been going from 98.4, 98.2, 98.4 again this morning. A high temp for me is around 98-99 so I am puzzled why they are so low? Any ideas? I havent charted for a few months. I got some ept's today. Planning to test tomorrow. Maybe I ovulated later than I thought? Maybe the spotting at 10 dpo was actually 9 dpo? I am feeling bubbling in my uterus but no cramps or AF burning. Today is 14 dpo.

Boscov's had some good deals on clothes for black Friday. I prefer cyber Monday than black friday lol

 

[never_give_up]

We had the insemination scheduled for 6p at 4:28p the donor emailed me saying he cant come because his back is out. Ruined a whole cycle. We are going to take a break until March.

So sorry about your ruined cycle JandK! That was inconsiderate of the donor! It is so diffcult to time everything just right. Doesn't he know this? Geez.

 

[Grey Eyes]

JandK- nuts! I am sorry for the ruined cycle MEN, huh!

Babydust- lol at you ds! Only treats for me too then in that case

Nevergiveup- fx'd for this month!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Ladies...Oh, I feel like a bad mommy again My dd's....remember this fall when I fixed their room? Well, they had 3 separate toy boxes...one for small plastic toys, one for stuffed toys, and one for their Barbie dolls. Well since Aeryn was born they have started just throwing everything around in piles and tearing up the toy boxes. Dh and I have spent probably hundreds on dolls for T when she was smaller and an only child...anyway the last straw tonight. Kat sat on her bed and literally chewed the hands and arms off of Ariel the little Mermaid Barbie doll This is somethign she has NEVER done before!~ So as a solution I packed the toy chests up and stored them in the garage. Is this too extreme? Then as we only have one bathroom dd's decide to fight over it. I have one dancing in circles squeeling she has to go and the other one sitting on the loo twiddling her thumbs Aaaargh!!!

 

[babydust2me]

Ladies...Oh, I feel like a bad mommy again My dd's....remember this fall when I fixed their room? Well, they had 3 separate toy boxes...one for small plastic toys, one for stuffed toys, and one for their Barbie dolls. Well since Aeryn was born they have started just throwing everything around in piles and tearing up the toy boxes. Dh and I have spent probably hundreds on dolls for T when she was smaller and an only child...anyway the last straw tonight. Kat sat on her bed and literally chewed the hands and arms off of Ariel the little Mermaid Barbie doll This is somethign she has NEVER done before!~ So as a solution I packed the toy chests up and stored them in the garage. Is this too extreme? Then as we only have one bathroom dd's decide to fight over it. I have one dancing in circles squeeling she has to go and the other one sitting on the loo twiddling her thumbs Aaaargh!!!

I hear ya! I did the same thing with dd tonight. Took all the toys out of her room b/c she kept coming out. I don't think it's too extreme at all. Sometimes it takes serious action to get their attention Finally I just put her back in her crib and she stayed in and actually fell asleep. YAY! Maybe she will decide to sleep in the crib for a bit longer...I hope!

 

[babydust2me]

Good morning ladies! Can I just get a already!?!?!?! My temp is still high 14dpo... No tests in the house...

 

[twotogo]

Good morning ladies! Can I just get a already!?!?!?! My temp is still high 14dpo... No tests in the house...

I hope this is your BFP! Fx'd for you. When are you going to get some tests? You really need to

 

[twotogo]

Ladies...Oh, I feel like a bad mommy again My dd's....remember this fall when I fixed their room? Well, they had 3 separate toy boxes...one for small plastic toys, one for stuffed toys, and one for their Barbie dolls. Well since Aeryn was born they have started just throwing everything around in piles and tearing up the toy boxes. Dh and I have spent probably hundreds on dolls for T when she was smaller and an only child...anyway the last straw tonight. Kat sat on her bed and literally chewed the hands and arms off of Ariel the little Mermaid Barbie doll This is somethign she has NEVER done before!~ So as a solution I packed the toy chests up and stored them in the garage. Is this too extreme? Then as we only have one bathroom dd's decide to fight over it. I have one dancing in circles squeeling she has to go and the other one sitting on the loo twiddling her thumbs Aaaargh!!!

Nope, not too extreme at all. Behaviors, good or bad, have consequences. Bad behavior = unpleasant consequences. The younger kids learn that, the better off they will be in the long run. I would have done the same thing. You might consider letting them "earn back" their toys (a few at a time) with good behavior. It may help reinforce the concept. Just a thought.

 

[twotogo]

AFM - We had a nice and quiet Thanksgiving. Watched the Macy's parade while preparing Thanksgiving dinner. After dinner we watched a DVD of the Myth Buster's holiday special. I really wanted to watch Miracle on 34th Street, but was out voted 3 to 1.... go figure.

Yesterday morning we got up early and went Black Friday 'Browsing'. Around our neck of the tumbleweeds there isn't a whole lot of shopping, but I heard Wal-mart was very busy. Didn't go there until the afternoon as I just needed to pick up some milk and butter. We didn't have the $$ to do Christmas shopping. The only thing I bought was my yearly bra - since they are always on sale at Penney's on Black Friday. Only $7 And I got my daughter some undershirts to wear under her basketball uniform.
Speaking of $$, I have increased something that I have been working on - business opportunity that will allow me to work around my wild and crazy schedule. I don't think I can tell you what it is without getting in trouble with the forum rules, but if you really want to know, you can message me or wade through my blog at www.purejoys.wordpress.com and find it. I am not trying to promote my business, just letting you know what is going on. I am excited that this will really help us out.

Anyway, when we got home, DH took a nap and the kids started decorating for Christmas. After DH woke up I started helping. So, I have our tree up, but the rest of the décor is still sitting in bags and tubs in the front room. Bet I know what my day will include. Honestly, DH likes to decorate for Christmas more than I do. He's already completely decorated the church - he did that the day before Thanksgiving. He's so cute!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend!

 

[twotogo]

We had the insemination scheduled for 6p at 4:28p the donor emailed me saying he cant come because his back is out. Ruined a whole cycle. We are going to take a break until March.

How frustrating!!!