2023 TTC 35+ Part 6

Spent the night in a n e
Due to a delayed reaction to ct contrast stuff
#typical

Sorry to hear

Have you had hormone and fertility testing?

I highly recommend hertility health

Very well spent 150 gbp..

Have you had your feretin - b12 & vit d checked?

And thyroid function ?

Taking b6 and zinc can play a role in all the cycle timing/ ovulation timings
Ive found tommys ovulation calculation acurate this cycle

Ace book

B12..

Also taking some b6 can minimise miscarriage risk by 50 percent

Folic acid / folate is a B vitamin

Basically eggs - potato - peanuts etc all help towards B vits ..

B vits Also important in life - pregnancy aside

@worldwidetravel2017 Can you remind me which B vitamins are important again for Fertility according to your research? Sorry I know you mentioned them a few times

Thanks everyone for your recommendations! A few ordered off Amazon for arrival tomorrow 😊x

@FigandHoney ah yes, I read 'Taking charge of your fertility' too. Another good one. 👍🏻

@H0pefull yes, It Starts With the Egg was good.

@Sp2025 welcome! Hope your surgery goes well and fingers crossed you will then have more luck with TTC!! Exciting times ahead! 😊

@H0pefull In addition to the ones already recommend, I found these helpful:

• Taking Charge of your Fertility
• The Period Repair Manual
• The art of baby making

• The underachieving ovary
• the pursuit of motherhood
• The mother I could have been
• The brink of being
• Ripping up tge script
• Dead babies and seaside tours

@H0peful it starts with an Egg is apparently and amazing book. I just watched reviews on it and picked up things from it that way.

Hi can I join! I'm 36 and been TTC for about 3 yrs. I've got multiple fibroids and am due to have surgery to remove them next week Thursday (fingers crossed!) I'm just hoping it's the fibroids that are causing the issue!

@H0pefull The Impatient Woman's Guide to getting pregnant by Jean M Twenge is a good read.

Just on a sperate note, can anybody recommend any TTC books that are good to read? I'm big on research lol so happy to give anything a try. I do remember a book being mentioned a few threads ago, but I can't remember what it was called :)

@CurlyWurly1991 we have been on the NHS wait list just since the start of August, upon chasing they told me it is an indefinite wait list, they can't tell me how long the wait list will be. Understandably, I know they are incredibly stretched and it just can't be helped. This is what has sparked the conversation about changing our wedding, when it comes down to it the "big" day comes second for us, in comparison to having children. Much to think about, but that's where we are at right now.

Hope you are doing ok today xx

I'm so sorry @H0pefull . Have you had all the bloods via your GP yet? Wishing you all the best this cycle.

@H0pefull I am so sorry. That is so cruel. How long would it take on the NHS waitlist?
I think @CurlyWurly1991 made some good points. You could also get married in a townhall for now and have a bigger grandee wedding at a later point. I hope it doesn't come to you having to choose though and that you will fall naturally really soon.

Managed to get DTD in last evening. Eventhough our son kept waking up and my husband was shattered. He is always more in the mood in the morning. But I am always in a rush in the morning and just not enough of a morning person to get up earlier.
Also managed to go to the gym yesterday so pretty pleased with myself.
OPK got a little darker today. So think I am starting my LH surge. Last cycle it took 4 days. So might ovulated CD14 after all.
I am wondering if the maca I am taking is increasing my EWCM. Or maybe tge additional B6 and B12 I have been trying to take.

Sending a big hug @H0pefull xx

I'm so sorry @H0pefull. That sucks. Sending you a big hug xx

@H0pefull oh goodness I’m so sorry to hear that xx how cruel this TTC business can be.
I suppose when weighing up the wedding vs the IVF… consider how you would feel several years down the line about what you prioritised. Everyone is different. We had a very small wedding with just witnesses and it didn’t cost much, it was still very romantic and special for us. I completely understand wanting to push ahead with assisted conception, have you already been referred for investigations on the NHS? I know you have been trying some time now. Take care x

Full force AF arrived this morning, onto cycle 16💔
Have emailed Amazon to complain about the Wondfo tests so will see if I get I reply.
We are due to get married in 2025, but have begun to talk about cancelling & using the money to go private due to NHS wait lists as we can’t fund both at the same time. it can always be worse and it’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, just feeling defeated this morning x

@FigandHoney i agree, probably the simplest TTC advice that works for me when I’m fed up of all the sticks and testing etc is just… dtd when there is EWCM. Not pregnant yet though!!
hoping I’m at 1dpo and have a temp rise but wonder if I should try and talk DH into another dtd later… we are just so tired 😆

Exactly
I want that to be our approach 4 nov too

Its just ugh that ovulation can vary so much

Aug and Oct ovulation were v different - probably due 2 Sept early miscarriage but yeah

@worldwidetravel2017 That's true. Would be good to have sperm sitting there in case I ovulate in the next 5 days.

Thank you
Sending all the luck your way