TTC 35+ Thread 7

Hi @JessWi welcome this is a lovely bunch of supportive ladies!

@thislittlebird I got 50mg as I figured if it was low I could just take two tablets! Little did I know that it would be really high this month, I've had really sore boobs too which I never ever get l, so I've got a feeling the pregnacare that I've been taking for 6 weeks and the b complex for about 10 days may have helped the levels. Also still got barely any ewcm though so I'll be adding b6, epo and more Pom juice and pineapple this month lol

@sickofthisyear that's interesting reading! I'm not really quite sure why the doc said all my levels were ok as from what I can tell my oestrogen is too high!

@JessWi welcome! This place has been a godsend for me! Have you been using ovulation tests and all that? Feel free to share your story.

@thislittlebird I have come across a few positive reviews about acupuncture regarding cycles and fertility. My cycle is 22 days for the past 2 months and I would love to extend it to 25-28 days.

Well like you said magnesium and B6 together provide adequate hormonal balance but also when taken together they are better absorbed especially magnesium. I remember when I had unexplained knee and back pain that last for months a few years back, my doctor prescribed Magnesium+B6 three times a day for 2 weeks and the pain subsided (along with 8 sessions of physiotherapy).

Internet cheapy ie a cheap preggo test

@lexber SO...;

AF is aunt flo aka period
DTD is do the deed and BD is baby dance aka shagging
DP, DH, DS D anything is dear partner/husband/son etc
(I hate all of the above and never use them! I have never referred to my period as aunt flo in my life!! Urgh!!)

CD is cycle day
OPK is ovulation predictor kit
FRER is First Response Early Result
EWCM is egg white cervical mucus
IC is internat cheap
SA is sperm analysis
CP is chemical pregnancy
(M)MC is (missed) miscarriage
BFP/N is big fat positive/negative
POAS is pee on a stick

That's all I can think of!

Welcome to the thread @JessWi, I know that feeling well!

What dose did you get @Marvellouslymadmum? I’m doing 50mg per day after ovulation. I saw a woman on here who used 100mg for her low progesterone (12, mine was 10) and got preggers the same month, but she was saying it gave her super sore boobs, which I understand now having had some soreness off and on this month at 50mg. I didn’t want to overdo it but I might try 100mg after all this skin stuff is sorted. Maybe you could take a lower dose or every other/every couple of days all month?

I think there’s a setting where you can turn the acronyms on or off, I think I turned it off ages ago.

@Twelvestars great that they do them with magnesium, did it explain why? I saw the same woman I just mentioned recommend the magnesium from her research and did have a google and I think it said something like it helps to regulate hormones.

The acupuncture is a weird one because I have only been once (18 Feb, a few days after Feb AF) and I’m so sure it’s what made my ovulation early this month. I don’t think anything else could have done that. I say early, it was actually day 14/15 vs my “normal” day 16-18. I didn’t do anything else that could change that tmk, so I’m fairly sure it might have been the acu because I’ve been stressed out this month over my various issues so it’s not like I suddenly destressed, you know? I had a 26 day cycle for maybe the first time ever but I’m ok with that if it made my AF normal again, it feels like my uterus is functioning properly compared to the last six months.

@Kitekat81
Sorry you got disappointing news, I can understand why you might feel poop, but it does just take one, so try not to focus on the negative,

Is it ok if I join please ladies? I’m 35 and been TTC for the past year, starting to get very 😕 about the whole thing, be lovely to share the journey with others who knows how it feels

@thislittlebird I'm wondering if I should start the b6 now as my progesterone was so high this month 🤔 or maybe it'll help doing the same other money he too!

@KG1145 love that there's now a WS abbreviation 😂

@Twelvestars I never knew there was an official list!

@Loladoodle you’re right. That’s a very healthy approach. Hopefully it will be.

@selina and other re B6. It is an absolute Godsend for pms!!!!!

@KG1145 @thislittlebird WS is epic!!! It should be submitted to the official acronyms list on mumsnet. See below 👇🏻

www.mumsnet.com/info/acronyms

@Twelvestars I am 38 OH is 31. We made a decision not to proceed to tests when we started ttc as we won’t be considering ivf. We take most things that could improve sperm and egg quality anyway so I don’t feel the tests are necessary. We are more of the mind if it’s meant to be it will be.

Sorry just too much for me to do anything but skim read

@KG1145 looks bfp to me!

For everyone taking about counting cycle start day, I don't count spotting, I count first day of proper flow

Well deserved both being shattered, we dtd last night to get rid of dead sperm, even told OH that was the reason 😅 so glad we don't need to today as I'm absolutely shattered from work and prob be in bed by 10pm!

Excited that it's pretty much the start of fertile window tho, cd8 tomorrow 😃

@thislittlebird btw thanks for mentioning B6! You reminded me of it so yesterday got some magnesium+B6 pills! Hope that helps. Btw I’ve read a lot about acupuncture here on mumsnet. How long have you been having it for? And has it really helped? If you’ve already rescheduled, then yeah maybe it would help to compare and see how your body behaves this month without the acupuncture!

@Loladoodle how old are you if you don’t mind me asking? And have you checked with doctors and all that? We are ttc #1 and I so badly want it to happen and feel like I would only stop if my test results came negative and I’ve exhausted several options and several opinions. I know it’s an emotional mountain to climb. Goodluck anyways. 🤞🏻 it happens for you before end of year.

Oh god don’t get me started on that @WrongendoftheSTIX. I chucked a bunch over out of date condoms the other day when cleaning out a drawer. Dunno why we bothered to use protection for as long as we did now. Ugh.

@KG1145 WS made me laugh. Would never have dreamt that I'd be discussing WS whilst TTC.

Wish it was as easy as my mum threatened it was! She honestly had me terrified as a teenager. My DH was first 'proper' boyfriend and I can't believe the years we spent wasting ££ and/or mind space on contraception 🤦‍♀️

IC is internet cheapie tmk @KG1145

Omg WS made the abbreviations list lmao

@KG1145

Thank you for this, loving the new addition WS 🤣💦

Yeah the b6 was great for my pms symptoms and my mood @selina37 @sickofthisyear

[quote Lexber]@sickofthisyear sorry to sound stupid but what is a chemical pregnancy?

I have strips in the post, and have been taking vitamins since jan including FA just to make me feel better in myself and today a BIG one for me - I had a decaf costa haha [/quote]
It's an early miscarriage. So you would have got a positive test and missed a period but I believe its one before 3 weeks but not sure on that

Thanks guys that actually makes so much sense now - I had a good read.
I'm still questioning a few @02Carol lol we will get there.. Fingers crossed this is my AF and I can start tracking ovulation and jump on my fella haha

Ah the formatting was knocked out on my abbreviations list. Hope it's readable! I had no idea there were so many!