Elderberry Pavlovas Unite - the over 30s TTC number 1

Today I was explaining my 25 year old friend that the sperm lives 5 days and the whole cycle thing and she went into a panic and said- Blimey it looks well easy to get pregnant!!!
I had to laugh at her fear. The poor girl got pg while on the pill at 21, didn't realise as continued to bleed, then suffered an attack outside a club and had to deliver a stillborn at 23 weeks. At least now she is confident it will be an easy trick when she does want it. Bless!

I know you are probably sick of saying it but what tests, etc, have you had done and what was the outcome?

I've had the pelvic scan which came back clear.
Bloods taken which are fine, apart from low red blood cell count but that shouldn't be an issue.

OH has had SA and his morphology came back at 1% - everything else above average. The docs said that it should affect fertility.

I looked at manuka honey in sainsburys yesterday

I have tried most of the above and manuka honey, DTD and then going to sleep straight after without getting up for a wee or a wash first, dieting.

Honestly, it's a wonder any woman has conceived in past without all these things, let alone all the women who get knocked up by accident.

Pip - I totally agree with you.

Do you want to know all the things I've tried since I started TTC last year:

folic acid
santagon mum to be
pregnacare conception
grapefruit juice to increase cm
epo to increase cm
smep plan
every other day plan
only dtd when ovulating
opks
CBFM
not trying
trying
relaxing
going on holiday
organic food
eating nuts and seeds every day
and this month I took soy isoflavonos.

I'm willing to try ANYTHING to get pregnant :(

That's a sad list isnt it :(

EPO is evening primrose oil.
My many months or TTCing have lead me to believe that us desperate TTCers are likely to take anything that might do the trick. All it takes is for someone to say that the month they got their BFP that they had taken something or their DH had taken something or they had DTD on the landing under the full moon or whatever and we will all jump at it.

My DH works in IT and in IT there is a phrase 'rubber chicken waving'. It's when you do everything exactly the same as before except you wave a rubber chicken in the air. You know it makes no damn difference, but for some reason it works. I do think all the supplements are rather like this.

However, none of it stops me taking them.
I am going to start thinking about waving a rubber chicken now. It only needs to be a virtual rubber chicken.

Acronyms confusing me again - what is EPO? Am I supposed to be taking it too? What on earth is it?!

I have been, but then I have always had lots of CM so I can't say if it's that or not.

Hi to newbies and hi winkle
Loads of cm today. Think epo finally working! Does anyone else take it?

Hello, a new thread already!

I'm 37 and have been TTCing since May 2011. I'm on the Clearblue CBFM trial and in my 3rd cycle of doing that.
I'm also under the hospital and have my next appointment at the end of the month where I should get put on clomid.

Hey janie and welcome! So sorry about your mc, really am. Will probably take you a short while to settle down (I had one last year at 12 weeks) but hopefully you'll be back to 'normal' in no time - and at least you now know everything 'works' and when you need to do it...

Why has time slowed down so much since beginning TTC? Is ridiculous - always seem to be waiting for something or other...

Hi girls, I'm new here too, janie, 32, just had a mc last week (at 7wks) after TTC for a few months. Have 50 day cycles so v irregular, just waiting to see when AF will arrive after this tough time but used ovulation tests sticks last time and they worked!

I'm massively symptom spotting. Back hurts - but that's probably because I've been lazy and not been to gym for 2 weeks. Boobs sore - well most likely because I've gained a bit weight and bras are too tight.

I have, obviously, been POASing on the internet cheapo tests (who was I kidding when I claimed that I'll wait til next Sunday) and they've all been a BFN, but as said, no idea about when the AF will be due anyway..

Morning all!

bing, 33, trying since last month and thought I was due yesterday at the latest (day 31) but have only had BFNs and despite some very convincing symptoms (am I allowed to bang on about my nipples and the burning feeling again?!) I have a feeling AF is about to appear. Hmph.

HazleNutt, 34 now, (yikes), trying since July, but chemical last month, so cycle all messed up and no idea when BFP due.

Can I join?

Winkle, 33, TTC 1, been trying since August 2011, BFP due 17 Oct

Hello again all!

Janey - 37, third cycle of ttc

Welcome to newbies

Me please. Been lurking a while and trying to figure out what the hell everyone is on about! 35, stopped the pill last year thought it would just happen by magic, actively trying since June. Messed up cycle between 23 and 30 days so bought ov kit online and will start using it next cycle which could be any time next week.

That was early to start a new one!
I'm here
Lolcbcb married, 38, ttc since July after mc. Due to ov at some point this week. Bfp due 25ish oct