2023 TTC 35+ Part 5

In terms of frequency of dtd… 10 years ago conceived first cycle with dtd once the day before ovulation (I still have the fertility friend chart!!)
These days we manage 2 or 3 times with fertile week usually but sometimes it’s just once. They do say with no sperm issues then every day is great however for us that would just be totally exhausting and unrealistic! Once you add existing child/ren, work, sleep issues etc into the mix I think 2-3 times is a reasonable target. At the moment approaching ovulation and trying to make sure to dtd at least every 3 days. With irregular ovulation it’s also much less predictable!

Morning ladies - officially heading into our favourite two week block of time now, the TWW… I feel like the meme of Pablo Escobar waiting is appropriate - or watching paint dry for how fast the time will go…

i very much feel like this is not our month - we didn’t manage to DTD on ovulation - only 1-2 days before and I’m sick since Monday with a cold so I will just try to ignore everything until my period comes in 13 days ish… (we all know that I won’t make it that long, but that is my intention at least)

@FigandHoney oh I feel like I make stuff up in my head all the time In the TWW - as I think I mentioned before I wander around the apartment squeezing my boobs willing them to be sore 🙈

sending a big hug to everyone today, and wishing you all lots of baby dust!

Good morning everyone. So my temperature and rhr are still high and the same as yesterday. I think they normally start to drop at this point. So it is getting my hopes up, not going to lie. But not going to test until AF is late, so on sunday

Ahhh @SnookyPook amazing news!! Congratulations 🥰 everything crossed for you 😘xxx
thank you @Bumblebee413 xxxx

CP last cycle - we pretty much did a version of SMEP... Fertile week we dtd 4 times ovulation day (O), peak opk (O-1), and also O-3, O-5, O-7 (hope my code makes sense haha). Also remember being worried/annoyed we hadn't done O+1 and O+3 !!

This cycle, we only managed twice - peak opk and ovulation day.

Previous cycles I haven't conceived we've normally managed 3-4 in immediate run-up. Any one of those I could have conceived but didn't. There really doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason. I think as long as you manage a couple on key days each month then you're in with a chance 👍🏻 Good luck!

Oh @SnookyPook such lovely news- thank you for sharing with us all!! ❤️ So happy for you x

Welcome @Firsttime0727 x

@H0pefull sending you lots of love. You’ve got this and you’ve got us x

When we concieved - it was 4 times in lead up to ovulation

@worldwidetravel2017 i take Pregnacare max which contains all sorts but no idea what any of my levels are!

Out of interest, how often are all all DTD around ovulation and for those who conceived, how often did you DTD then? AF about to finish and want to know the best plan moving forward for this month.

As my body has some absorption issues at different points in past - im awaiting folate result
It hasnt been checked in last few months

Many say ideally over 75 and ideally nearer 100
Is better

I get the tommys baby charity emails regularly - todays had a vit D bit in

Equally the it starts with an egg book advises taking lotsa vit d .. some people take 3000 / 4000

@FigandHoney @RoseH36 tried the nhs once and didnt show anything. Only went on to opt out of my data being shared. My gps is called system access or patiant access too. It has bloods dating back years, a years worth of every apoimtment notes, i can book appointments and any referrals made to the hospital, when they get sent back to the dr, i can see them too. I had a set a bloods taken monday and i could view them all yesterday. I would ring them up. I was given a password and username after showing id etc...

@FigandHoney I was hoping to do the same - test if AF is late but I get caught up in it all! I have 26/27 day cycles so AF is due Wednesday/Thursday next week. Feels absolutely ages away still.

Ok so I’ve just checked my bit d levels on my results and they are 54 nmol/L which they’ve put as ‘Normal-no action’ is that lower than it needs to be though for TTC? I was taking by d but now just on Proceive tablets.

Hi hope you don’t mind me joining in. I’m 37 and ttc with my first.
Seeing some positive stories today of some bfp results has made me feel a little less anxious about my age 😊
I had my first late AF this month, 4 days in total but it came on this evening.
I haven’t actively been “trying” though so I’m trying not to get too disheartened!
I’ve just ordered some ovulation sticks and bbt thermometer…..
looking forward to hearing some more from you all 💕

@Supertrooper101 I'm on a website called Patient Access from my surgery but it only had the same info on as the NHS app. I'll have to call them and find out how to get more details on it. A friend of mine changed to the same surgery as me from elsewhere and has much more access. We both had gestational diabetes and she can see her annual results on that but I have to call them to get mine.

@Supertrooper101 After what everyone said I checked on my NHS App. But there is nothing on there. Neither my previous bloodworm. Nor my more recent ultrasound results

@worldwidetravel2017 I am currently taking Proceive Plus which I believe includes vitamin d. Not sure what my levels are.

@happytobemrsg Honestly I am going to try really really hard not to test before AF is due. Which according to FF is this Sunday and according to Ava Fertility Saturday. How about you?

Ace numbers

Im taking 2000 a day
And actimel drink

( awaiting to see the number from recent bloods )

@worldwidetravel2017 i had my vitamin d done on monday and my levels 136. Was 116 last year so must have been 'summer' that bumped it up
. I take 4000iu a day on top of pre natal, calcium with it in. Lots of eggs too lol

@RoseH36 does your gp have their own website? Myne, i had to go in with ID, fill out a form and then get a log in. Its seperate to nhs, i dont have anything online with them, but my gp, i can see all bloods, notes, appoinments, the lot 🙂
@SnookyPook really happy for.you xx

Are you guys taking extra vit D through uk winter ?
Im going to.

Such lovely news @SnookyPook !!

@FigandHoney I’m symptom spotting like crazy too. 7DPO today. Lots of cramps yesterday but on one side (I read that implantation cramps should be in the middle?) & no symptoms today. When do you plan to test?

Congratulations @SnookyPook so happy for you 🥹 fingers crossed everything goes smoothly for you here on in xx

Been off again for a while so trying to catch up.

@SnookyPook that's amazing! Keeping everything crossed for you. With my son I still had cramps but recall them feeling a bit different to my usual ones, that was my only sign.

@CurlyWurly1991 I think I may request my medical notes as the NHS app tells me nothing, pointless having it at the moment, it has my immunisation history on it and that's all.