Any older mums ttc (late 30s)?

Ok so I'm supposed to take cough medicine and drink grapefruit juice and take agnus castus and dp has to take zinc.
Is there anything else?
With the ovulation test, what do you recommend? I have seen strips for sale on Ebay, has anyone tried?
Thank you

Thanks jabberwocky, I will add it to my long list of new foods to start buying!

it helps your cm. I'm trying to remember if it helps you create more, or thins out what you have, but anyway, it is supposed to help and certainly can't hurt. I have no idea what was the trick for us, but we did get pg on the second month.

Jabberwocky, why does grapefruit juice help?

Hi, just checking in with you all, and can't remember if I listed my grapefruit juice before. I drank at least two glasses a day during ovulation week.

Good luck everyone!

I was 35 when ttc my dd. Took 12 months and I was always very regular.

Well I actually made a cross on the calendar, on the day my period started (never before done). Wot now???
So I suppose I have to make a stab at when I will be ovulating - groo it's all so graphic!
I'm going to start taking agnus castus, anyone else?
Might as well get some idea of how things work.

Hi maisie, I don't do charting, or temperatures, or calculations of any kind really! Maybe someone else can advise you on those.

Hmmm, maybe that's why I'm not pregnant .

Hi all,
I've been looking into the ttc lark and it seems that you either have to check your temperature, check your cervical mucous or get one of those predictor strip thingys - is that about right?
It all seems like a bit of a faff, probably the test strips one is easiest?
I've always had NO IDEA about my periods, they have always been regular, but I don't bother recording them or anything. For some reason I always seem to start when I am at home either in bed or when I first get up in the morning.
My ds is 17 months, so it's hard to remember to do regular, organised stuff everyday - if he's having a bad day, he's soooo demanding.
When I conceived him we were actually USING contraception, oops! However, I was taking agnus castus for a large fibroid (now gone) and dp was taking creatine (the main component in sperm) for weight lifting. I'm sure that's how they overcame the barrier.
So I'll be taking that again from soon and dp is still taking creatine for his boxing gym.
How do you all get a routine going?
How did you get started charting the whole thing?
Is it tricky?
Please help, I'm far tooo tired to actually think.

Angsthase, I'll be 39 in June as well! It's so refreshing to talk to older mothers on here.

Of course I meant ROOTING for you all! (Too early in the morning!)

Hi all, just checking in with you all. Yes Riley, still pg - 7 weeks. I won't fully believe all is ok until I get to the scan, so many things can happen in-between.

I'll be 39 in June and this is will (hopefully) be my first. So I figure if I can do it, anyone can!

Routing for you girls. All the very best of luck.

Hi Guys, I 'm keeping in with the older Mums ttc to wish you all good luck. For those who do not look in the other threads, it is a BFP for me at 42- 43 in October!! Baby due in Dec, so Mumball it is possible - the very best of luck

Hi Mumball - I was reading that Nadia Comaneci (the Romanian gymnast, married to Bart Conner, American gymnast) is pg with her 1st now, due in July. She's 44, 45 in November. Good luck.

Hi Everyone, Can I join in and am I the oldest TTC on here? will be 45 in November. Had DD at 28 and DS at 39, can't wait that long again. Will definately be trying cough medicine. I have been trying since DS was born he is now 4, so far no luck.:( Been taking EPO for years now - so no luck on that front. What else is there? Any advice greatfully recieved!:) Or am I just too old now? Should I stop trying? Sorry just tell me to shut up!

Can i say a huge thank you to all the ladies on here, for teir great advice and support. I tried the primrose tables and the zinc for dh and after 4 years of trying i am 5 weeks pregnant. And i will be 35 in three weeks.

I have been to the drs today and all confirmed.

Thank you again and good luck to allxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx slink

Yes, riley I agree that we should keep this thread going. I too feel I am moving forward after the mc, thanks to a good holiday away. Waiting for AF today (one day late) but not getting hopes up. On thyroid hormone for three weeks now and feeling well (although unfortunately have not lost weight (was in Switzerland, all that chocolate!!..)

Hope everyone had a happy Easter - I did and feel I'm finally coming out the other side of the mc. How is everyone? Ang, are you definitely preg and I hope it's going well? We need to keep this thread going, or at least start a new older mum ttc type one, cos' I think we have a lot in common and can really support each other.

Sorry I feel like a fool -LOL means Laugh out Loud doesn't it at MN? I meant it to be - Lots of Love... In fact I think that's what it should be- far nicer - nite nite