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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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Over 40 ttc - summer baby dust for me!

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Orchid222 · 11/06/2018 10:39

Ladies here's our new thread!

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Orchid222 · 01/08/2018 21:34

Monday and everyone else who hasn't moved over to the new thread yet- go and have a look, there's some great news there that should keep you going! :)

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mondaycando1 · 01/08/2018 18:03

@Dinah am 44 here and my deadline is Oct /Nov so a just 4 year old starting school and I am not too much past 50 on their 1st day!

Chatbash72 · 01/08/2018 15:31

Yup seedlip

crivit · 01/08/2018 14:14

@Chatbash72 - Just looked at the website, the Seedlip one? I'll be trying that nod

Chatbash72 · 01/08/2018 13:57

@crivit have you tried the non alcohol gin ? Noticed it in Tesco

crivit · 01/08/2018 11:27

I haven't had full on alcohol for several years now (other health reasons) but I have a little low alcohol (less than 0.5%) beer / cider / wine every now and then. Would love to find some decent low alcohol spirits too!

On the plus side, no-one will think I'm pregnant before I would want to announce it just because I refuse an alcoholic drink Smile

Dinah99 · 01/08/2018 10:45

Thank you @CookieWaffle @Chatbash72
God it's a minefield, all the things to eat then not to eat, I get them all mixed up. Haven't tried the whole pineapple core thing yet... x

CookieWaffle · 01/08/2018 07:18

@Dinah99 I think i read on here somewhere someone say 'drink til its pink' or basically don't stop til you get that positive test. I haven't stopped personally but then i don't drink much.

Chatbash72 · 31/07/2018 23:23

I gave up booze in jan... feel like I've become a boring cow.... but have had 2 m/cs so far this year so I have had the odd drink.. but prob sadly perhaps 2/3 per month if that

Dinah99 · 31/07/2018 23:08

What's everyone's opinion on alcohol? I've done months of no booze and been wound up like a spring. None, moderate, only in first 2 weeks and none in 2ww? X

Ficidy · 31/07/2018 22:44

Thanks everyone for the lovely welcome.

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Orchid222 · 31/07/2018 19:17

Karigan-I don't know about you but I found bding on these hot days a hard work! I assumed the heat wave won't last as long as August (hopefully) so I went with Shiny's suggestion.

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Orchid222 · 31/07/2018 19:14

And welcome to all the new ladies!

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Orchid222 · 31/07/2018 19:14

Ok everyone I've created a new thread before we run out of room here so please move over there once this page is finished, here's the link:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/3323091-Over-40-ttc-August-baby-dust-for-me?watched=1

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BooseysMom · 31/07/2018 18:31

Welcome @Ficidy. Didn't mean to miss you out!

BooseysMom · 31/07/2018 18:25

Chat...that's hilarious! (About your dc walking in on you at the wrong moment!) that hasn't happened to us .. .yet!
Welcome Crivit &
Welcome Dinah and sorry to hear about your mc's. I'm the 2nd oldest i believe at 46. I also set myself a deadline of it has to happen before 45 but it just keeps on slipping! And yes i also feel too old to keep having sex. 3x a month is good for us!
Karigan..i'm leaving it to fate now as we have ds and at this age coping with a naughty 4 year old, the thought of having another makes me want to hide away in a dark room!

Karigan198 · 31/07/2018 17:41

Over 40TTC - bding despite the heat wave?

Been going through my dates. Miscarriage was on 17.6.18. I did have tons of cm around 14.7.18 so wondering if this current aberration is due to a delay in ovulating after that loss. Since the boobs are currently very sore I’m thinking I’m either going to see an AF by the end of this week or perhaps I should try another pee stick then.

shinyblackdog · 31/07/2018 17:14

Over 40 ttc - August baby dust for me! (?)

Bit lazy but we like the sentiment and this one can run and run!

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Orchid222 · 31/07/2018 16:27

Weird cycle for me this month I normally get 5 days of high fertility on cb this time I had 7 before I finally got a peak this morning. Need to switch to cheaper opks but the cheap ones don't seem to work for me...

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Orchid222 · 31/07/2018 16:25

Yes we will need a new thread soon. I really like the title we have now and the summer certainly isn't over yet so I was going to use the same title and add cont. to it but if you have other ideas please share or set a new thread up up and share the link.

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Chatbash72 · 31/07/2018 15:59

Do we need a new thread title.. ??
Just been to see my new nephew.. born 3 weeks early.. hard but just confirmed that I'm not going to give up... and if denise, louise and Sharon can... maybe I can too x

CritterTamer · 31/07/2018 13:24

This thread has been busy since yesterday! Just catching up now - welcome to the new ladies 😊
@Crivit - sounds like you’ll be ok if your testosterone is low anyway so hopefully the DHEA will help you!

Sounds like everyone is having a frustrating time at the moment - AF currently 2 days late for me (4 days if you include Ovulating 2 days later than normal too) and really trying hard not to get my hopes up. I’m sure there can’t be any hope this month, hormones and cycle all screwed up after the IVF last month and no symptoms at all really, but every day that AF doesn’t show you can’t help thinking ‘what if...’!

On the plus side, thi# is officially my longest ever (non-medicated) LP at 12 days and counting so maybe the IVF drugs or all the fertility yoga had a positive effect on lengthening it which would be good 😊

Hope everyone is doing ok and keeping sane.

CookieWaffle · 31/07/2018 12:02

Ahh totally cake. Or chocolate.

First month I properly monitored I was terrible, last month I was all 'avoid forums, apps and chill' which worked well until the whole CP thing. And now after I've read the 'more fertile after CP', positive OPK appearing and OH asking when we'll find out, I'm going a bit mental. My app is not going to show me any more than it did 10 minutes ago!

Off to buy chocolate.

Karigan198 · 31/07/2018 11:31

Cake definitely cake :)

I apparently have a 5ww at present so my waistline will suffer lol.

Seriously though would love to just know wtf my system is doing.

crivit · 31/07/2018 11:11

@CookieWaffle - Can you squeeze in some meditation? Or cake.