Ttc at 40 something!

Thank you. Got to try to keep my feet on the ground now and hope all goes well. So glad to have you ladies to share with as I want to tell the world and can’t. X

Can you all see what I see here...?

AF due on Friday. This is a FRER.

Hi, can I join? I turned 40 last summer and have a DD aged 9. After 7 miscarriages before and 4 after we decided it was too painful to keep trying so decided to stick at one. We both recently admitted that we are ready to try again but we were really disheartened till we stumbled on this thread! So here I am, 40 and on the first month of ttc, trying to be positive but it took us 5 years to get our DD. Fingers crossed it works for us all 🤞

How’s everybody doing? Anyone else in the 2ww with @Mumof4andahalf and me? I have no symptoms at all at 9dpo but know that it doesn’t mean anything. I was feeling nauseous and falling asleep at 7pm in our first cycle of trying but it turned out to just be general end of term exhaustion (teacher)!

44 is definitely older than 34 when I had my last kid :(
This post is certainly opening my eyes to different supplements and things I should be considering. I was looking through some other posts, and heard mention of TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone), and that it's level should be under 2.5 when TTC. I had not heard about this. I went back and checked bloodwork I had done in 2017 (TSH 2.91) and 2019 (TSH 3.57). I'm wondering if this could have contributed to my recent MC? Has anyone looked into this or had their levels tested and or adjusted?

@mommybear1 I think the list of things you can potentially take is endless. I take multi vit, coq10, additional folate, vitamin e, vitamin d, NAC, omega 3s. I don't take baby aspirin, ALA, melatonin, DHEA, vitex, maca, serrepaptase, and I am sure there are other things (and admittedly some of those are prescription only and I doubt anyone would prescribe them to me). I think there is probably a point where you could be taking too much so I am trying to focus on things are for egg quality (because of my age) and support a healthy lining (because of the two MC and the d&c) and beyond that I hope for the best as all the tests have come back clear

Thanks @timeforanamechangeagain1 I have the book and I am taking the recommended supplements I suppose I was asking in case there was anything I was missing. I had lots of tests with ivf and there was nothing picked up which is why we were put down as unexplained. I am currently 9dpo and desperately trying not to poas .

I don’t normally test at all unless I’m a couple of days late. Would rather wait for AF to show up. My next period is due around 28th though and it’s DH’s 40th on 26th so I may get a first response test and do it, just in case I can wrap it up as a birthday present... Not holding out much hope though.

Hello, I'm joining in too! I'm 42 and we have been TTC no.2 since September 2017 :( I had an ectopic pregnancy in July 2018 (which 'luckily' resolved itself without the need for drugs or surgery), and in June last year I had a mmc which later tests showed was due to T21. We've given ourselves until the end of this year to keep actively trying.

I am taking COQ10, high strength folic acid, DHA, zita west Pregnancy Plan vitamins, and baby aspirin (which I was advised to do by the consultant I saw after my last miscarriage). I've also taken up yoga, and drastically reduced sugar and carbs. Good luck to us all :)

I'm going to buy some tests on the way home tonight even though I shouldn't really be testing for at least a week...! :D

@mommybear1 I'd get the book 'it starts with the egg' to read up about supplements but coq10 ubiquinol, good quality multi vit (with methylfolate not just folic acid) and vitamin d are where I would start. We are very similar in our timings by the way, have you had any tests/ultrasounds etc? It turned out I had endometriosis which is why it took so long to conceive DD

Hello ladies 👋🏻 I'm 41, 42 in July I had my first DS after two failed ivfs (unexplained infertility) I conceived naturally, conceived at38 and born at 39. We've been trying to conceive #2 pretty much since DS arrival given my age DH is younger than me at 35. No luck so far, I just wondered what if any supplements anyone is taking to assist? Good luck all here's hoping for some BFPs

Good luck all. I had ds at 45 as a late surprise, and I wasn’t the oldest mum in his year at school.

Hello ladies! I've just turned 41 & started TTC for #2 this month. Trying to get my head around what we should be doing as we were very fortunate to fall pregnant first time with #1 when I was 38.

We have some genetic complications in the family which means I'll need to have full CVS testing at 12 weeks if we do get lucky & get a BFP, which means we've sort of set ourselves a six months window to just see what happens... good luck to you all!

I'm definitely out this month as I am waiting to recover from a blood clot in my womb and a result of my recent miscarriage (consultant is confident it will flush out with my next period) but I am as sure as I can be that I ovulated on Sunday which is massively reassuring because I was so worried the two miscarriages close together and the d and c would have sort of broken me and I'd never get back to normal so hopefully on a few more weeks

Well, we’ve done everything we could have done this cycle I think so now it’s just fingers crossed and wait and see. AF due 28th Feb - anyone else around then?

Hello! Can I join you all on your ttc journey?
I will be 42 in April, already have a DS 8 and a DD 5.
Had a surprise pregnancy which ended with a MMC just after my 40th birthday. Which left me a bit confused!!
Thought I had settled with just having the two children but having given it serious thought we have decided it's now or never!!!
Started pre-conceive vitamins, Co enzyme 10 and Omega 3 & have my OPK at the ready!
Good luck to you all!