TTC 35+ Thread 5 Cougar and Silver Fox Club

@whatever1980
I have had 2 healthy children (6&4) and I too had a mmc at 14 weeks ( measured 12 weeks) i would have found out earlier but had to rearrange scan.
Never been a fan of strong coffee - cant tolerate costa coffee - gives me palpitations 🤣 and i think if coffee can do that to you then its good to be aware and cut down. I had my mc in Aug and had 3 cycles but not ovulated 😔 think its stress so trying acupunture. I will speak to doc in another month or 2 but I dont know what they can do other than prescribe hormone medication. I do feel stressed about it so trying to shift my focus now because iv only just turned 37 so have time .... just in limbo , so frustrating!!! How long have you been trying?? Xx

My view is live your life until bfp- we need some comforts in life and if not doing anything to excess I’m sure it will not have a huge impact. I’m taking supplements, trying to eat healthier and be more active. But I am having a couple of teas a day, sometimes a coffee. I do drink herbal teas also. And I enjoy wine on the weekends. This could take a while and in the interim life is for living!

@Kitekat81 I cut down to 1strong coffee and about 3 or 4 giant mugs of tea per day. I know that's not exactly great but it was an improvement. I've now cut down to a weaker coffee and two giant teas, I think that's as far as I can go!

Hi @MgW1

I started ttc no. 4 in July this year.

strong coffee has always been my vice. I gave up initially and went cold turkey to herbal teas and no fizzy drinks. No alcohol and lots of supplements and testing and I thought that the BPN had to be in the bag cos of these sacrifices(!) but hasn't happened.

I had a Mmc where I ended up in hospital for a week a couple of years ago when I'd drank Diet Coke and coffee and I somehow convinced myself that those were a reason for it.

I've started to have a cappuccino in the morning and perhaps one more later in the day as it really is my only treat. Trying to eat healthier. I'm conscious of the effect caffeine is meant to have on eggs but then I'm also conscious about the effect stress is also meant to have so I think a little bit of what you like does you good (hopefully)

Good luck!

@Kitekat81
Hi
I have about 3 coffees a day ( dont like it strong anyway) and then maybe 1 decaff and i have cut down on alcohol , may 1 bottle of wine on a weekend , occasionally a few gins as well. Im not giving up on things until bfp , i have decided to try and do more exercise instead because turning into a couch potato with this working from home! Decided to give acupuncture a bash - have you tried? Xx

Amazing to see so many BFPs on this thread, congratulations! This really fills me with hope 🥰
I hope you don't mind me jumping on board - I'm 38 (just about to turn 39), TTC#1 since April so 8 months in. I was wondering if you ladies have all been giving up stuff? I've massively cut back on alcohol (which has been pretty easy as we've hardly socialised at all since March, would have been much harder in non-Covid times!) I tried to give up caffeine but was really struggling without my morning cup of coffee so am still having one and then decaf for the rest of the day. Everything I read says I should stop eating sugar but this is what I've found the hardest! I'm such a chocoholic 😂 Should I be making more of an effort?!

Congratulations all BPNs! Fantastic news!!!

@CurlyNo2 jiggerypokery 😂😂😂

@MgW1 lucky guys eh 😅

@CC81 ah how lovely twins! Bet that was a shock!

AF is on her way out so looks like the jiggerypokery will soon begin again!

@selina37
@Loladoodle
Me too 🤣 !!

@selina37 👏🤣 job done!

@Loladoodle I love to get it 'out of the way' 👀🤣

@selina37 🤣🤣 3 times wouldn’t be the norm for me here, it was the weekend and we had a free afternoon to evening! Tonight’s has been a bit more mechanical 😅 but all done and dusted before I’m a celeb starts 👍

@CC81 yes I remember chatting up thread! Ahh and now to be a family of 5! How have you been feeling?

I want a scan at 6/7 weeks but DP isn't keen as last time we did that I had a chemical.

@Loladoodle 3 times! 😱 that's never happening for us 🤣 romance is well and truly dead here, tonight will be a roll over and job done 🤣🤣

Thanks all. I'm freaking out!

@MgW1 - We tried for about 8 months (since Jan, but there were two months where we didn't).

@Vie8126 - My conception month was also the first time in ages we DIDN'T use OPKs (and had started to accept remaining a family of three), so I think I was more relaxed.

The scan was meant to be abdominal - but my bladder wasn't full, so it was transvaginal (internal) instead.

@CC81 twins is amazing news!! At 7 weeks was it an internal scan?

@Vie8126 amazing! Whoop!

@CC81 amazing that it’s twins, double the fun 🤩

@Vie8126 congratulations!! 😀 🥳 that’s great!

@CC81 twins! That’s fab! Hope you aren’t feeling to queasy!!

Thanks all...still in shock and having stomach cramps so trying to keep level headed.

@Loladoodle the only thing I did different thus month was this thread and stopped Opks and charting and put it out of my head! Since then pain in one boob random I know, the monthly rage I always have and very tearful literally all the same symptoms I get every month! The blood sugar made me think the other day but tried not to thibk too hard into it.

@selina37 I felt ovary niggles this afternoon as well. Same plan for tonight - but best be before I’m a celeb starts 😂 who said romance was dead?! 🤣 I was such a trooper on Sat dtd x3!!! But my energy and desire is waining fast - we can do this 😅

@Loladoodle I had a random positive opk on cd8 once, which is kinda why I stopped- because they drive me mad!

Thought I'd ovulated the other day (Thursday) but actually had massive back pains this morning and ewcm! So best get to it tonight. 🥱😂 Interestingly I read that uncomfortable pain is a result of LH, which makes sense as it's the LH causing the ovary to stretch 🤔

@CC81
Oh wow congrats!!!!
How long were you trying for ? No harm in trying a few sessions of acupuncture as I have felt stressed since mc
Xx

Oh wow @CC81 twins!

And @Vie8126 that's fantastic!

Woo!