Trying to conceive over 40 part 4

I was sure for DE treatment you need only pills to thicken the lining? Now it gives me a panic attack in case I’ll be asked to do injections. How do you you that? What do women usually do if they can’t inject themselves?

Thank you everyone!! Haven't bled yet which is good news and feeling knackered!
Cyclogest is progesterone right? I am taking 400 mg a day , gosh it also is the one i detest but yes we will do anything lol

Well done i am so proud of us all.

@praying4babba Stay positive! We've got everything crossed for you!

I'm following the same protocol as my previous round, and so a few more days of noresthisterone, then I'll start oestradiol when I start my bleed. My buserelin injections will go up until our first scan, which will hopefully be around 15/2 and, if all looks good at that scan, they will stop, I'll start the cyclogest and the ET will be booked! I found the cyclogest the worst of all the meds, but I'll put up with anything if it helps us have a baby!

@praying4babba just sending you lots of hugs! Be strong! ❤️

hi ladies so first HCG came back at 169 for 15dpo. Doc worried it is low . My progesterone and oestradiol are really high . Have to go back tomorrow morning for another test to make sure the HCG is doubling. Still on the emotional rollercoaster, want to go to bed and wake up with a baby in my arms lol Exhausted.com. Hope you guys are all ok ,

@BertLiv yes i always find the meds initially are not too bad, it is ones we take after that really mess me up.
Yes some really do not watch their tongue , when I found out I was pregnant with my son 16 years ago , the locum told me I will more than likely miscarry as it was my first pregnancy. I sat in my car and cried. Some do not have the basic etiquette to safeguard people's feelings. When will you know how long you have to be on these meds for? I feel like this is a never ending rollercoaster to be honest . So exhausting. Sending light and positivity xx

@praying4babba I can't believe she said that - that's appalling! She should know better, being a nurse. I had a family friend once say "we only got married when we were 40 and so were beyond trying for kids" and I immediately disagreed and tried my best to not get pissed off! Just ignore the silly nurse, she has no idea! Fingers crossed for your results!

I'm on day 4 of my meds and not really noticing anything yet, but I think it takes a week for most of the side effects. My provisional ET date seems so far away - even though it isn't really. I'm just trying to stay positive at the moment that this time will work!

Hope everyone else is doing ok! x

Thank you to everyone of you for your sweet messages, I went for bloods this morning to see HCG levels,. My tests have been all over the place this weekend and i know i have been using different tests and testing different times. Let's see what the results say, the nurse was quite shocked that I was even pregnant. She said Woh you are brave . I wanted to get up and walk out lol. Why are some not sensitive about their words!!!!Hope you are all well x

@praying4babba That’s amazing news! Congratulations! Xx

@praying4babba amazing!!! Huge congratulations! 🥳 🙏🏼❤️ stay positive and enjoy every minute xX

What lovely news @praying4babba congratulations to you! x

Wonderful news ❤️

Such a great news @praying4babba ❤️ Let's hope for a sticky little bean 🙏

Hi ladies I hope you are all well and I am writing this with a guarded heart . We got our bfp today , have done three tests and all positive . In shock , have been shaking all day. Obviously we have a journey ahead of us as at this age of 44 you never know but the fact of getting a positive test has just blown us away. I think my husband is in disbelief. I am just shocked beyond !! Just to remind you all we did medicated IUI as was still
in medical
menopause from my Depot injection from our failed IVF. This was our third IUI. Very early indeed but i just wanted to say don’t give up!! Xx

Hello Ladies
Hope everyone is doing ok today!
Started my buserelin and norethisterone today - still have to psych myself up before the injection, even though I know it's, at most, a little stingy and itchy! Really hoping and praying this round works. For so long, I wanted to have a baby before I turned 40, then before I turned 41, now I'm just hoping that I'm pregnant when I turn 41! Why does time fly by when you want it to slow down?!😕

Really good to know I’m not alone. I’ve been trying to follow the supplement regime for it starts with an egg and am now looking at the diet too although it feels like a lot to do as a busy fully time working mum who’s never enjoyed a diet.

we’ve just about to begin. My little one is 3.5 conceived naturally and daftly I got rid of a frozen egg I’d banked in my 30s as I was scared off by pressure that I was too old and couldn’t justify the cost. Now 3 years later I feel like that was clearly a dumb move. But hindsight is a grand thing. We were suppose to start this month but due to work stress on my partners side we didn’t . Which was really frustrating. Hopefully next month we can actually try especially as he’s the one who really was the driver of trying again.

I get it feeling a lot.. I’m feeling overwhelmed today with alllll the pills and now trying to work out what’s low gi diet and fits and work and a sleepless 3 year old and I’ve not even started yet!!

I have read so many forums where lots of ladies are having babies in their 40's. Yes I am not disputing it could take a lot longer but I do not deem it impossible .
I know if 2 good friends who were told their chances of ever falling pregnant would be 1-5%. One fell pregnant first month of trying and the other within 6 so I always feel we need to make sure all is in check as much as we can and then just try and stay positive and have faith!!!

@Cate78xx i am also 45 and naturally ttc number 3. Had a loss at 7 weeks in April and now onto cycle 10 with no luck…I think I will try for another few months until the summer and then maybe stop as it’s a lot every month…
how old is your first one? Have you only been trying for a few months??
would love to join you and anyone else on your journey….

@BertLiv thank you! 🙏 I wouldn't cope without this group support!

I am much better today, after weekend of reading, reflection etc, I am now all in research where to go etc. We discussed that we want to be able to get pregnant this year, so cannot drag it. I cannot carry a child to term, so with age this risk is increasing. My husband was like we already have a mix family, our daughter (not his) is not in contact with her genetic dad or family, he actually was removed of fathers rights and never wanted. But both kids don't think one of them is different. Some family members yes...but there is always a risk some people will be nasty regardless.

Now, I am seriously considering Czech clinics (high chance of my heritage fonors), could anyone with experience there give me more details if they do frozen ones, what info they disclose etc. What are waiting times. Also how many is better to buy...as I actually haven't done any transfer with my eggs 🙈

@TT82 I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope you're doing ok - make sure you look after yourself. You're definitely not a failure and this whole this is so emotionally exhausting! I can understand your worry about how a donor child would feel in a mixed family, but I know a few people who are adopted second children, and they don't feel any different to their siblings, so I think it would be absolutely fine.

We are just about to start our second medicated cycle. The dr was very happy with everything medically, and so thought it must not have worked because the embryo was not great chromosomally. So, this round will be the same protocol and with the same meds, so at least I know what to expect. Hoping this will be our time - going to try to do as much relaxing in the tww as possible, it was quite hard in the last one as it was Christmas!

Hey not been on here for ages.
is anyone else 45 ish and ttc naturally? Any luck?
I’ve spent the last 2 months trying to remember to take what feels 1000 prenatals a day and now am temping. It’s o day tomorrow and hubby who is the one who really wants no2 now ‘isn’t in the mood’. Feeling a bit frustrated as I’m the one who’s taken all the horrible pills and temped and peed on sticks and now he’s just not feeling frisky so that’s that! Grrrrr! Let’s hope the mood takes him tomorrow 🤯

Thank you @praying4babba 🙏 There will come a day we will be strong again xx

I hear you @TT82 . I am always commended for being a strong woman and this is the one time I feel the universe has one. Give me anything else right now, at the moment I am struggling even to get up in the morning . I am angry and confused. We need to shift ourselves and try give ourselves time to mourn then pick ourselves up and start again. A few of my friends have done donor and one is very open about it. Unfortunately we can not do it for religious reasons and we literally found out as we had chosen our donor . It was a HUGE blow indeed. XX

Wishing a successful cycle in Spain @Noodles4Me !!
Funny I think would have been better if my AMH and other hormones were low, so then I didn't think I have a high chance to get an euploid.. That's why it was so tough..
Would you have good sites/stories to read how it is with mix families, how the donnor child will feel? How to correctly introduce it to other kids? I know they say as early as possible..but I just cannot picture it. What if the child feels to be different 🥺