Over 40 ttc - August baby dust for me!

@mellongoose - congratulations!

@PetraRabbit - it's hard and confusing. Always concerned over whether things we're doing are helping or not

On that note, my progesterone cream arrived this morning. Not even a hint of anything on a OV stick yet though. Knowing my luck it will darken up on Wednesday morning given my partner is away Mon - Wed >

So...provided yesterday was the last one, I had 9 consecutive days of EWCM. Grateful but also concerned! Googled this and it seems to mean PCOS (I don't think I've got this), repeated attempts to ovulate (I suppose this would be ok, though now I'm unsure we have done enough to catch the egg) or anovulatory cycle (bad news....and doesn't make logical sense to me if I got promising physical signs this month). Anyone else had this?
TTC is so hard. I didn't temp before as I was up in the night too much with my 1 year old but I think I do need something....the Ava probably....

@Cleozeta I had a little bit of pink yesterday... never sure if it's in the build up or after it's popped... but on a dtd every other day zone so swimmers in the tubes... just in case 🤞

@mellongoose , congratulations!! Everything crossed for you!!

Mellon so happy for you!

Thanks Cleo for the discount code. I will wait for AF and then order straight away.

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Petra - that is a link to a referal code for £20 off an ava bracelet if you decide to get one! I love mine, still on first cycle using it, but it's confirmed my ovulation and the daily data is really interesting.

Mellon, it's funny the difference just a few years can make on people's perception, but you have just proved its still possible. Very happy for you!

Thanks for all the kind and warm wishes everyone. DH still in shock. He's 48 and I'm 42. I'm here thinking that if we were just 3 years younger no one would bat an eyelid.

Definitely no symptoms other than PMT style bloating. I'm excited but cautious. It's the only time I've been pregnant apart from DD. We need to get through early pregnancy and the scary tests before I can start to relax.

Never give up hope ladies (sorry, I don't want to sound like a twat) I've no idea what I did differently this time. I'm grateful for the support I've been getting here. You are brilliant

These BFPs have brightened my week! It feels so hopeful. Honestly, just great! Congratulations!

I thought my fertile week was just over but EWCM is back. Huh?? I've had a week of it....hopefully that's good not bad. Next month I might need one of those Ava bracelets....I want to know when i actually ovulate. I want this to be my month so badly!

Congratulations @mellongoose ! Wonderful news x

Thats great then weasle! I like a good cd14 ov.
Mine are all over the place at the moment, it's a good job I do opk's as it's different every month! This time cd16. (Last one cd21 and one before that cd12!)

Karry - glad the hysteroscopy went ok. Good luck with your ovarian reserve check. Let us knoe how it goes. I wouldn't dare do that one as I don't think I'd like the result!!

Congrats all! Welcome @Snowie3

I've just had my follow up with the consultant who did my last hysteroscopy and the transverse septum op (as fun as it sounds). She's pleased with how the hysteroscopy went. Confirmed that one tube is likely blocked by scar tissue but the other is okay. Adhesions weren't too horrific. She wants to check my ovarian reserve (yoiks) so I've just had the blood test for that. Think window for dtd will fall next week - possibly on OH's birthday (!) ha!

Cycle day 14 today cleo

cleo reckon you're right - cd18 today so will hopefully be testing week Sunday. Previous boy's have always come up in seconds on due date so hopefully no dithering around this time (although last one was 8 years ago next month so obv I've aged since then!) and that'll get a young in school year due date so not quite as old at school gates

What cd are you weasle?

Congrats to all! What a great month we're having so far :)

I'm had a weird cycle, no temp rise since period, temp has stay very low and opks have been very faint.... then bam last night really strong opk!!' Same again this morning..... really strange going to dtd tonight and hopefully a few nights after!

Fingers crossed for you angelbaby!

Monday - sounds like job done for this cycle!

I'm 4dpo now so nicely settled into the 2ww. Did all we could this month but it may have been slightly misstimed, as we dtd thurs night & sat night. Ov happened saturday morning I believe, based on a tiny bit of spotting. Does spotting happen as the egg pops out?? Never had it like that before, it was a teeny tiny spot, then gone, nothing after that. I've had mid cycle spotting many times, thats quite different and normally mixes in with ewcm before ovulation.

More bfps, how lovely!!!

Opk test I did yesterday morning was strongest of the lot, evenings a bit fainter and nothing this morning so going by the boobs and dates (cd16) reckon I must have ov'd by now. Got husband again at silly o'clock before work so fingers crossed there's some magic going on in there now!

A line is a line no matter what price you paid. False negatives are common, false positives are not.

If you're only spotting it's likely that you're just too early for the cheapie strip and the Asda test is much more sensitive so maybe try a first response early result or a clear blue in the morning?

Great news @mellongoose!!

I had brown in cm at cd 19 and little cramping at cd21, then cd 29 light spotting which has continued but not enough for pad only when wipe inside as it were! Does anyone have experience of Asda £1 test ? I just did one 30 mins ago and test line came up straight away yay! Got home and did cheapie strip and nothing- but forced a little wee !!!!! Probably not enough concentration so soon but have orangey blood - it's cd31 . I really hope this is my . I have only had one period since Ollie passed away and 42 years old. Xx

Lumpy - she needs to shift it forward by at least 5 - 10 years. No one needs to be fertile in teenage years, but we need it in our 40's!

Hello again everyone! Had the medical management and everything has gone very well (considering). Thank you for all the kind words!

Congrats to the BFPs! 🤞🏻 for sticky beans!!

Agree with comments re Mother Nature!!! She really needs to catch up or extend our fertile lifetime by a number of years!!

Congrats mellon!

Welcome @Snowie3 and congratulations @mellongoose

Congratulations @mellongoose !