Trying to Conceive Thread . . . .3!!

Mum2Ela, yes I am the sad one who is keeping a spreadsheet - and you are on it (CD 43 today - is that right??). Please anyone tell me if you object to this and I'll delete it - I was finding it hard to keep track of who was due when. After you and of course BeckiF, it seems that Ermentrude, Jellycat and Bunny2 are approaching the end of their cycles - positive wishes to you all.

Crossfingers - I'm really pleased you've posted again. Everyone is welcome on this thread, especially if there is good news! When are you going to test again? Keep us posted.

Azure, haven't posted again as I have bought another test but not yet tested to see if the initial test was confirmed. Feel slightly guilty for posting on this thread as hadn't posted before, but just felt excited having waited for what seemed like ages. Sorry I'm not on your spreadsheet! Know what you mean about being a pensioner before DS/DD graduates - I'm 38, which is just one year younger than Caroline Quentin's mid-life crisis sufferer on Life Begins (surely she must be older????). And at one stage I began to wonder whether all this worrying and peeing on sticks was really worth it and felt horribly fed up - and didn't expect it this cycle as hadn't had any of the "signs" of ovulation at all. Will tell you if my second test confirms (or not...)

Quacks, on FF, my cover line is 35.96. I dont know how they worked out that one as most of my pre-ov temps are above that line as well as the post ov ones. Did yours make sense to you?

Bunny - what form are you taking the fish oils. Are you taking eye-Q capsules or similar ?

Fir play to you for holding out !

Hellooo, cant bear to test today, want to hang on to some hope for a while longer. Will test tomorrow if spotting hasnt turned into af.

Jellycat, seeds are good sources of the EFAs. I have been eating lots of sunflower seeds. Also, soya products (organic) are very good for womens normones and pre/early pregnancy. I'll look it up in my book and let you know more. I tried soya milk in my coffeee this morning but it was horrible and went down the sink. I do like soys as a meat substitute though so shall eat more of it.

BUNNY, WHERE ARE YOU!!!! Are you still spotting then??????????? FF is fab at detecting all sorts, so you only had 1 dip!!!

fingers crossed bunny

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I wonder what happened to Crossfingers?

Oooh Bunny2 - fingers and toes crossed. What an up and down month it's been for you. Feel better about my age today - thanks for the reassurance fellow oldies!

Haaaaaaa! Haaaaa!

Jellycat you had me in stitches...fishy burps!

he heee!

Bunny, wow, so it may have been implantation spotting afterall. Well keep us all posted please!!

CD15 - am counting!

Thanks for all the info BTW. I eat oily fish once a week anyway - I don't know if that's enough really but I suppose it might at least help. I've got some Eye-Q stuff for ds but he won't eat anything I put it in (well, I suppose vanilla and fish flavoured spaghetti bolognese wouldn't appeal to many people) so I could always guzzle some of that. The fishy burps would be a punishment to dh for leaving me alone tonight (he's on a company do).

Hello, I'm here, dh is out for the night so I'm glued to PC. Sounds very promising, so you just had a bit of spotting not af after all??

Oooh-errr, just entered all my data on fertility friend and it appears I have only had one dip below the coverline since ov, that was on DPO7. Could it be an implantation dip??? Where are you all? I need someone to calm me down.

I'm 38 in April, determined not to give up yet!

No af after all, CD27. Also, reviewed how to put a cover line on a temping chart and it seems I put mine in the wrong place so temps havent dropped as much as I thought. I might even do a test tomorrow if no af.

Jellycat, here is some more info:

The body makes prostaglandins (hormone-regulating substances) from Omega 3 and Omega 6 so they are very important in conception and early pregnancy especially where hormone problems might be suspected. They also help some women who suffer recurrent miscarriage by helping to lessen blood-clotting disorders. they are also essential for the develop0ing brain and nervous system of the foetus. So, good all-round then! Cod liver oil should be avoided though, fish oils are fine, I think flax seed oil is very good (Udos oil?) as is linseed oil. It's best to go into a health food store for a chat (I came out very confused).

This info comes from 2 sources Marilyn Glenville "Natural Solutions to Infertility" and Patrick Holford "The Optimum Nutrition Bible". Cant vouch for it's accuracy but they are both well-known figures in comp. medicine. If you have more questions, fire away

Hi all.

mum2ela - sounds like you had good weekend and definately have very positive approach which i think is so important. Having had months of putting life on hold - inc. not planning holidays, turning down opportunities at work and courses etc (because i may be pg and not able to do it....) i am now a lot more pragmatic and just go for it anyway - helps me to much more balanced and not (quite) so obsessed!

Azure - Because i'm an 'oldie' too (38) i have wanted to get pg quick as i didn't really want to be retiring at the same time as my kids are at college, but again have now realised that it doesn't necessarily happen exactly as you plan/want - am still going for it anyway as i don't feel old and it's still ideally what i want. I suppose if i'm still ttc in a years time when i'fm facing 40 i might change my mind but who knows?

Jelly, I love Persona and my cycles got a little erratic after m/c's but it seemed to work fine TBH. I know what you mean with a toddler, it's so hard to have the energy by the time they're in bed!!!

HI Mum2Ela - good to hear from you. Sounds like you are very +ve about this. Funny you should mentione the double-buggy thing - I was thinking exactly the same myself !

bluestar...fingers crossed.