TTC 35+ Thread 5 Cougar and Silver Fox Club

Thanks ladies!

@Highlandmama the one positive thing each day is a great idea, I always feel better in life when doing RAOK! I think it’s a very important time to do these things as well as being a great focus/distraction 👌

@Tammy80 I agree this has been a lucky 🍀 thread! The Bfp’s are giving me lots of hope 🙏

@CurlyNo2 I don’t track I just wing it with regular dtd and knowing when I ov around Cd13

6dpo here.... feeling relatively sane (for me) but expect pms symptoms in a couple of days 🤪

@Highlandmama I love that doing one positive thing each day! 😍😍😍

@Tammy80 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 for you this month and some more BFPs!!!

@CurlyNo2 I used Ovia (probably my fave for all the info), premom as that was for the OPKs, and I had Flo too!

Do you all use tracking apps? If so, what ones?

I used Ovia with my son so naturally started using it again this time but was wondering if there were any other ones out there?

Thanks for the warm welcome, @CC81*,@Loladoodle,@M4v3r1ck*
Big congratulations to you @M4v3r1ck, you did so well not to test until CD31! I hope to have the same resolve if I ever get lucky enough but my AF is never late, it’s usually days early if anything!
Feeling very inspired by the little flurry of BFP’s. It just serves as a reminder that it can happen for us older ladies so let’s keep the faith and hope that the luck on this page at the moment continues to spread.🤞🏻for us all...

@CC81 no not yet I haven’t to be honest I think part of me has given up a little I went from 30-31 days cycle to 28 days with 2 or 3 days periods now that I can’t explain 2 cycles of it now waiting for cycle for cycle 3 expecting the same so really think I need to close the chapter on it and accept my life as it is we dtd during my fertile we not active on it only twice and I don’t think it will make a difference this month either

Good luck @CurlyNo2 - Feeling positive and relaxed is a good start 🤞

@Trying4mylastmiracle - Have you had hormone tests etc to check things are balanced?

@CurlyNo2 good luck fingers crossed for you 😊Think im out this month timing issues and don’t think I’m even ovulating just yet

@Highlandmama - Thanks so much for the reassurance

I will try to follow your good advice! I've been doing a similar thing the whole year so far, as the fertility worry has been hanging over me - but despite that (and covid), we've done lots of fun things as a family and made some great memories. So I won't look back on the year as a tough one, even if it was sometimes.

You're right that I need to continue like that. In a way, being in lockdown makes it a bit easier, as I don't have the pressure of hiding it from others (whether or not things go well). I'm at such an early stage.

A lot of my assumptions are irrational... for example, because my first (and only) pregnancy was straightforward, I feel like this one can't be!

@CC81 try not to worry too much about later ovulation/egg quality. My son was such a late ovulation I didn’t even think it was worth trying that night! Like a week late. Once you get your scans they will adjust the date. I don’t know if this will help but I was pretty anxious during early pregnancy with DS due to prev miscarriage and early bleeding, so focussed on trying to do one positive thing each day. Like clothes to a charity shop, food to the food bank, tidy out a cupboard, catch up with an old friend. That helped pass the days and weeks. And whatever was happening, I could look back and be like “wow, all those positive things happened” - not sure if that makes sense! Really wishing you and little bean well x

Positive thoughts this month for me! I'm hoping this is my month 🤞

@lucieloos thank you! Found it last night! 😍

@selina37 thank you! 😍😍😍

@lucieloos - Thank you, I will!

@M4v3r1ck what fantastic news! Brilliant! 🤩

@CC81 @M4v3r1ck come and join us on the 'old ovaries new line' group over on the pregnancy forum when you're ready. We are all in a similar position x

@M4v3r1ck - Yes, that's right - it's extra-confusing for me because I ovulated a bit later than usual, so the timings are several days out.

I'm technically 5 weeks (based on last period) but probably conceived just over 2 weeks ago (17 days).

I'm a bit worried about the later ovulation, in case the egg quality was affected - but it was probably day 20 and they don't consider it 'late' until after day 21.

I think the first hurdle to get past is 6 weeks, as that means it's 'stuck' - then the next is 8 weeks, if it can be seen on a scan. I wish it was possible to find out sooner!

Wow congratulations @m4v3r1ck and @cc81 such wonderful news I have everything crossed for you guys.

Welcome to the newbies I missed up thread.

No Opks for me this month AF been and gone so according to Ovia I'm entering my fertile phase. Trying to be calm and what will be will be. My day 3 fertility at home blood test made it to the lab but was a problem with my sample so now being sent a new one to do next month. One step forward 20 back it seems here!

Thank you so much ladies!!! 😘😘😘 Yes, this was cycle 6/month 5!

@CC81 yes we must be, although extremely confused re: weeks as it's saying 4 weeks already, but I think I'm due mid July? Apparently they count from the first day of your last period... 🤯🤯🤯 Totally relate, I've been analysing every twinge and feeling! 😘

@Keepeas I'm sorry re: AF! Sometimes it's good to take a bit of time out from tracking and analysing!

Congratulations @M4v3r1ck 🥳

@M4v3r1ck - That's wonderful! Congratulations! Are you feeling okay? We must be on a similar timescale.

I'm ok, but so paranoid about things going wrong. Trying not to be. I've felt mildly rough and every little twinge or ache makes me panic!

@Keepeas - I think not tracking would be helpful. I found that it put me on edge all the time and probably didn't help. Over the last month I mostly just watched out for EWCM.

Congratulations @M4v3r1ck 😊 cycle 6 right?? Fantastic news. Wishing you a happy and healthy pregnancy!

@Keepeas sorry AF is here. I’ve only just started temping and it’s a right faff! Hope you get your BFP soon x

Oh wow @M4v3r1ck that’s a great line !!!!! 👏👏👏

@Loladoodle it seems to have settled a bit more now so yes, and CM seems to be a pretty good indicator for me

I have opks so will keep using them, but not going to temp or do any pregnancy tests next month 😱

@Sleeeeeepy I’ve stopped opks I’m just trying regular dtd as ovulation usually around the same time each month for me. Do you tend to ov same time each month?