Welcome to 'Trying To Conceive Over 35'

[alicatt]

Sams - Someone said that it is not good to travel in your first or third trimester. I have no idea why? Maybe something about cabin pressure or maybe sitting for so long? Or maybe it is just an old wives tale? IDK. Just passing it along for what it is worth (which may be nothing).
Another factor you need to consider is if you are pregnant the first few weeks you have BETA's and US's at your FS office, and they won't release you to your OB until they feel that the pregnancy has progressed and you are not having any complications. That could be 1-2 weeks after finding out you are pregnant, or it could be longer. Just depends on the BETA's and whether they can see the pregnancy in your uterus, etc.
Then once you get handed off to your OB, there are tests they will want to run. Things like CVS, to check for downs and a few others. So I would go look at a website that shows all of that information. This is the site I've been using to figure out timing for things: https://www.ivf.ca/duedate.php (only I've been looking at their FET 5-day calculator). So you just plug in the estimated transfer date, and voila! You have the timing for each test!

If you aren't travelling until August, that sounds like it would be fine, as you should be in your second trimester by then! Just be careful on the plane, get up and walk around ever few hours. If the flight attendants question you then tell them you are pregnant, and don't want blood clots! They are rare, but I think the risk is increased when flying.

There.. my 2 cents for what they are worth.. probably just about 2 cents!!

 

[Samsfan]

Alicatt- We are just being hopeful that I would actually get pregnant! I am planning on leaving August 14th which would put me into my second trimester. I think the Mediterranean diet would do good for me and the baby! My cousin who was in her 30s got pregnant. Didn't go to the doctor until 4 months.. Travelled back and forth to Australia and everywhere else. Well she's healthy and giving birth the end of this month. Insanity for some!

Hope you are feeling better. I just awoke from my 2 hour nap. So unnecessary. Doesn't look like I'm ovulating this month. My OPK's are not showing a thing. I wonder if it happened at CD 10 and I missed it!

Sams - Someone said that it is not good to travel in your first or third trimester. I have no idea why? Maybe something about cabin pressure or maybe sitting for so long? Or maybe it is just an old wives tale? IDK. Just passing it along for what it is worth (which may be nothing).
Another factor you need to consider is if you are pregnant the first few weeks you have BETA's and US's at your FS office, and they won't release you to your OB until they feel that the pregnancy has progressed and you are not having any complications. That could be 1-2 weeks after finding out you are pregnant, or it could be longer. Just depends on the BETA's and whether they can see the pregnancy in your uterus, etc.
Then once you get handed off to your OB, there are tests they will want to run. Things like CVS, to check for downs and a few others. So I would go look at a website that shows all of that information. This is the site I've been using to figure out timing for things: https://www.ivf.ca/duedate.php (only I've been looking at their FET 5-day calculator). So you just plug in the estimated transfer date, and voila! You have the timing for each test!

If you aren't travelling until August, that sounds like it would be fine, as you should be in your second trimester by then! Just be careful on the plane, get up and walk around ever few hours. If the flight attendants question you then tell them you are pregnant, and don't want blood clots! They are rare, but I think the risk is increased when flying.

There.. my 2 cents for what they are worth.. probably just about 2 cents!!

 

[never_give_up]

Ladies did you all hear that Halle Berry is pregnant NATURALLY at age 46! woohoo! She said it is the biggest shock of her life! She is several months along.

Sam I agree with Ali. Avoid travelling in the first couple months. I keep wondering if things would have gone differently if I had got my bfp after returning from Barbados instead of just before. We had a VERY bumpy flight on the way there. DH wonders if that maybe was bad. Make sure you get patted down. It was quite funny. The guy said really loudly "female assistance required!!" Everyone was staring at me. Then I had to follow the lady and she asked is here ok or do you need a private room. I said it was fine. It is not a big deal like people say it is.

Ali I hope that your uterus feels better after you get to rest.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Chantal- yep, dh and I were discussing HAlle Berry today. Awesome!

Sams- I agree with Ali also, I think the issue has to do with flight, air presure, etc, and how it may affect pregnancy in early first trimester. The trip sounds amazing!

Ali- hope you get feeling better, your uterus should go back to feeling normal soon--how much do they take in a biopsy?

 

[Babywhisperer]

Ladies did you all hear that Halle Berry is pregnant NATURALLY at age 46! woohoo! She said it is the biggest shock of her life! She is several months along.

Sam I agree with Ali. Avoid travelling in the first couple months. I keep wondering if things would have worked differently if I had got my bfp after returning from Barbados instead of just before. Make sure you get patted down. It was quite funny. The guy said really loudly "female assistance required!!" Everyone was staring at me. Then I had to follow the lady and she asked is here ok or do you need a private room. I said it was fine. It is not a big deal like people say it is.

Ali I hope that your uterus feels better after you get to rest.

I wish her a H&H 9mos...just a tad skeptical it happened naturally...maybe she can come on this board and give us her tips!

 

[alicatt]

Sams.. it is normal to have your cycle delayed after IVF. So keep testing!

Book the trip, just plan your cycles around your trip. You can also ask your FS what their rules are RE travel.

It is possible to get pregnant into your mid/late 40s naturally but very rare. Are you sure she didn't use ulterior motives? I heard this morning that she used IVF, although it might have been an assumption? I heard she wanted to give her daughter a sibling.

I'm feeling better and ordered the lupron, it arrives tomorrow!! I'm so excited to start that! NOT! It is necessary as is my taking better care of myself. Taking my prenatal, omega 3, maca root and royal jelly! What other supplements are good to take? Is it vitamin D? Chantal? You always know about supplements!

 

[alicatt]

Chantal- yep, dh and I were discussing HAlle Berry today. Awesome!

Sams- I agree with Ali also, I think the issue has to do with flight, air presure, etc, and how it may affect pregnancy in early first trimester. The trip sounds amazing!

Ali- hope you get feeling better, your uterus should go back to feeling normal soon--how much do they take in a biopsy?

I didn't see the biopsy, but it's much like a pap I think. He counted to 10 the entire time and was scratching at my uterine wall. So it was a pretty severe scratch. It is better, but not perfect yet. I wish I had some better pain meds! Oh well, I'll go to be soon, get my heating pad and hopefully that will help!

 

[never_give_up]

Yes Ali vitamin D where there isn't enough sun like here. But you have plenty where you are! DHA and COQ10. Don't forget to eat the tapioca! You need that for twins! Pomegranate is also very good to take. I take a powder since the fruit is hard to find here. Oh and oysters for zinc

 

[Babywhisperer]

Sams.. it is normal to have your cycle delayed after IVF. So keep testing!

Book the trip, just plan your cycles around your trip. You can also ask your FS what their rules are RE travel.

It is possible to get pregnant into your mid/late 40s naturally but very rare. Are you sure she didn't use ulterior motives? I heard this morning that she used IVF, although it might have been an assumption? I heard she wanted to give her daughter a sibling.

I'm feeling better and ordered the lupron, it arrives tomorrow!! I'm so excited to start that! NOT! It is necessary as is my taking better care of myself. Taking my prenatal, omega 3, maca root and royal jelly! What other supplements are good to take? Is it vitamin D? Chantal? You always know about supplements!

I read that Vitamin D is crucial for fertility. I take 4000iu of liquid drops daily. It is also a good vitamin for warding off Cancer.

I've heard about Lupron and headaches...I feel for you babe...that headache I had 3 days after the trigger shot I wanted to die.

So my good friend just announced her bfp thru Facebook in a really cute way. She had her 3yr old son hold up a sign saying he was going to be a big brother. The best part, is that her youngest sister after stage 4 endo, and ectopic where she lost a tube, another failed IVF cycle, is finally prego!! She got her bfp on her 3rd try with IVF!!

I hope good news is contagious. I also just got my bff's baby shower invite. Come on prego vibes come my way!!!

 

[Grey Eyes]

babywhisperer- for you!!

 

[never_give_up]

She said it happened naturally. That is why she was so shocked. Of course you can't believe everything you see on tv. They say at 42 egg quality drops sharply. I wish her a healthy pregnancy and baby! Dh's grandmother said she got pregnant at 42 but she said even though the doctor kept telling her she was pregnant she said it was her hormones that were messed up and she did not consider it a real pregnancy. She said that she was relieved when it didn't work out since her children were all grown up and she didn't want to have to quit her job. When I described my blighted ovum, she said that was just how it went with her. That is still a pregnancy to me even if there isn't a viable baby. What do you ladies think?

Ladies did you all hear that Halle Berry is pregnant NATURALLY at age 46! woohoo! She said it is the biggest shock of her life! She is several months along.

Sam I agree with Ali. Avoid travelling in the first couple months. I keep wondering if things would have worked differently if I had got my bfp after returning from Barbados instead of just before. Make sure you get patted down. It was quite funny. The guy said really loudly "female assistance required!!" Everyone was staring at me. Then I had to follow the lady and she asked is here ok or do you need a private room. I said it was fine. It is not a big deal like people say it is.

Ali I hope that your uterus feels better after you get to rest.

I wish her a H&H 9mos...just a tad skeptical it happened naturally...maybe she can come on this board and give us her tips!

 

[Samsfan]

Alicatt and Babywhisperer- Vitamin D is critical to healthy pregnancy. I'm the expert now, since I had a deficiency, it is mostly duet to the deficient sun here. However, too much of Vitamin D can be toxic. Stick to 2000 mg a day... No more!

Coy- It is really expensive to fly to a certain part of Europe..but we have a wedding in Spain. We were thinking of driving through France down the Amalfi Coast. I think its ok to fly after the first trimester, but if I get to that point I will check

Chantal- Halle Berry is no typical 46 yo! My FS told me that most celebs lie and they are all Donor eggs. He treats some of them! It was very discouraging news, but encouraging at the same time to know that we can still get pregnant!

Sams.. it is normal to have your cycle delayed after IVF. So keep testing!

Book the trip, just plan your cycles around your trip. You can also ask your FS what their rules are RE travel.

It is possible to get pregnant into your mid/late 40s naturally but very rare. Are you sure she didn't use ulterior motives? I heard this morning that she used IVF, although it might have been an assumption? I heard she wanted to give her daughter a sibling.

I'm feeling better and ordered the lupron, it arrives tomorrow!! I'm so excited to start that! NOT! It is necessary as is my taking better care of myself. Taking my prenatal, omega 3, maca root and royal jelly! What other supplements are good to take? Is it vitamin D? Chantal? You always know about supplements!

I read that Vitamin D is crucial for fertility. I take 4000iu of liquid drops daily. It is also a good vitamin for warding off Cancer.

I've heard about Lupron and headaches...I feel for you babe...that headache I had 3 days after the trigger shot I wanted to die.

So my good friend just announced her bfp thru Facebook in a really cute way. She had her 3yr old son hold up a sign saying he was going to be a big brother. The best part, is that her youngest sister after stage 4 endo, and ectopic where she lost a tube, another failed IVF cycle, is finally prego!! She got her bfp on her 3rd try with IVF!!

I hope good news is contagious. I also just got my bff's baby shower invite. Come on prego vibes come my way!!!

 

[Babywhisperer]

She said it happened naturally. That is why she was so shocked. Of course you can't believe everything you see on tv. They say at 42 egg quality drops sharply. I wish her a healthy pregnancy and baby! Dh's grandmother said she got pregnant at 42 but she said even though the doctor kept telling her she was pregnant she said it was her hormones that were messed up and she did not consider it a real pregnancy. She said that she was relieved when it didn't work out since her children were all grown up and she didn't want to have to quit her job. When I described my blighted ovum, she said that was just how it went with her. That is still a pregnancy to me even if there isn't a viable baby. What do you ladies think?

Ladies did you all hear that Halle Berry is pregnant NATURALLY at age 46! woohoo! She said it is the biggest shock of her life! She is several months along.

Sam I agree with Ali. Avoid travelling in the first couple months. I keep wondering if things would have worked differently if I had got my bfp after returning from Barbados instead of just before. Make sure you get patted down. It was quite funny. The guy said really loudly "female assistance required!!" Everyone was staring at me. Then I had to follow the lady and she asked is here ok or do you need a private room. I said it was fine. It is not a big deal like people say it is.

Ali I hope that your uterus feels better after you get to rest.

I wish her a H&H 9mos...just a tad skeptical it happened naturally...maybe she can come on this board and give us her tips!

Of course yours was a pregnancy, no matter how long it was, and you are entitled to feel all the feelings you are feeling.

 

[alicatt]

I agree Chantal!! It was a pregnancy and you are entitled to your feelings and the stages of grief that come with any loss

 

[never_give_up]

Thank-you Babywhisperer and Ali. You ladies are awesome
My bed is calling me Tomorrow is a new day. Maybe I will plant some more flowers. Today I planted the tulip bulbs. Dh gave them to me day after we got back from Barbados. They were pink and so pretty. The flowers had withered away but when the bulbs grow back I will see their beauty again.
Have a wonderful night.

 

[Samsfan]

Chantal- I concur! Of course it was a pregnancy!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Chantal- yes, I agree, to me -even tho blighted ovum- that was a life, you know? My heart hurt just the same

 

[alicatt]

So I'm thinking that Halle either froze her eggs or used donor eggs. It's not that it's impossible, but it's unlikely she got pregnant naturally at 46.

I'm thinking that she is stating it was natural to shield the baby from any future labeling as being a DE baby. Protecting her child. Makes sense to me! I'm doing the same thing with my future child! It's not like I'm shouting from the rooftops that I'm doing IVF, or using DS. I'm sure some will ask, and if/when they do I'll tell them the truth. Until then it's NONYA! Or none of your business! You guys here and a few close friends are the only ones that know! Well and anyone stalking this page that may have figured me out!

 

[melly2]

I'm call BS on Halle doing it naturally. I agree that Halle most likely had her eggs frozen and did IVF. She said she is "surprised" and I don't doubt that she is, even with IVF and frozen eggs. All that said, my grandma (God rest her blessed soul) was miracle from the day she was born, a little over 2 pounds in 1914. She was the youngest surviving premie in Kansas until the 70s. THEN she had her last child at 46...NATURALLY with my grandpa who was 58 (my uncle was a very healthy baby). So, YES, having a child at 46 is possible; however, she grew up during a different time (without processed foods, stress and crazy pollutants), so I think that played to her advantage.

Gotta love Halle, she gives us all hope. Oh, and I'm sure she'll have a smoking, rock hard body two weeks after shooting out that baby. Amazing with money can get you these days. ;-)

 

[alicatt]

I'm call BS on Halle doing it naturally. I agree that Halle most likely had her eggs frozen and did IVF. She said she is "surprised" and I don't doubt that she is, even with IVF and frozen eggs. All that said, my grandma (God rest her blessed soul) was miracle from the day she was born, a little over 2 pounds in 1914. She was the youngest surviving premie in Kansas until the 70s. THEN she had her last child at 46...NATURALLY with my grandpa who was 58 (my uncle was a very healthy baby). So, YES, having a child at 46 is possible; however, she grew up during a different time (without processed foods, stress and crazy pollutants), so I think that played to her advantage.

Gotta love Halle, she gives us all hope. Oh, and I'm sure she'll have a smoking, rock hard body two weeks after shooting out that baby. Amazing with money can get you these days. ;-)

Yep.. I agree.. it's possible, but not probable. Ya.. gotta love how the stars pop out a 9lb baby and are back to a size 2 in 2 weeks Do you think it is cosmetic surgery or do you think they just starve themselves and work out 20 hours a day?