Over 30s chat

Hey everyone, thought I’d join in here as TTC no2. I’m so sorry to hear of the losses some of you have experienced.

It’s just our second month of properly trying, our daughter is 6.5 months old but I’m going to 37 next year so we want to crack on. My partners also decided he may want a third so we really do want to get going 😂

I’ve been using OPKs as my cycles been a bit all over the place since having my daughter. However, my last two cycles were the same length so I hope I’m settling down now, just wanted to try OPKs to make sure I was ovulating. I’d come off the pill before conceiving our daughter, had one weird post pill cycle then fell pregnant on the second normal cycle so hoping for a quick one again but who knows.

I’m CD12 and got my LH peak today, we had sex yesterday but my partner seems to be coming down with a bad cold so hoping we can sneak another one in tomorrow at the right time! We skipped trying last month as we were both full of the cold so hope it doesn’t scupper this month too.

I don't think I've updated since I wrote this! I'm now nearly 5 weeks pregnant!🙂

Hello, we decided to get away last minute and have booked a holiday in France. I'm not tracking, but I've noticed a tiny bit of EWCM today. I'm only CD9, but cycles have been odd all year due to the multiple miscarriages, so I could ovulate any time. I'll do an OPK each day until we go just in case I do ovulate early and, if I don't see anything happening, I'll just go on holiday and we'll enjoy ourselves blind to it.

Hi hope you don't mind if I join! 31 in January and ttc #2 this will be cycle 12 currently waiting on aunt flo to show! Took me 14 cycles with my first so expecting it to be longer this time round!

Sending so much love @KittyFantastica

@NamechangeTTC Congrats! At least you’ve that confirmation now! Really pleased for you 🥰

No, @Mummysparrow, no timeline. I do have the bereavement midwives coming today and again for my 8 week bloods appointment next week, so I'll ask them again. I have a list of about 40 questions to go through today. We want to try again, but I don't feel right doing it without the green light from the bloods.

Congrats @NamechangeTTC It doesn't get much clearer than that! Crossing my fingers for you.

I should be 4+ 1 on LMP

@Mummysparrow got an in date test
holding off on the FRER
that’s confirmation at least. Not sure when to retest. Quietly had hoped for 2-3 or 3+

Hey 👋🏻

I'm 32 and been TTC no 2 since my cycles came back September last year. I have long irregular cycles and had 3 early miscarriages in the past year. We conceived my first born on cycle 5 of TTC and never realised how long it could take to be honest, naively.

It's been a stressful journey, doctors referred me to the recurrent miscarriage clinic 19 weeks ago, still no appointment and waiting list was at least 20 weeks unfortunately.

I am currently 10DPO and have tested negative since 8, so didn't test this morning and am just going to expect AF. My luteal phase varies between 10-14 if I'm even actually ovulating!

My heart goes out to all of you who are struggling/ have lost their precious ones x

Added now from today. 2 years out of date

Now 2-3 days late. Only got expired tests so trying not to get hopes up

I’m 32, hoping for first baby. Have done various home hormone tests. Also recommend It Starts With the Egg book, all about improving egg quality which is particularly relevant if you’re 30s and above

I’m 32 and ttc baby number 1
we got pregnant first cycle back in August but unfortunately this ended in a miscarriage at 8 weeks, so currently awaiting my first af post miscarriage before we can consider trying again

So sorry @KittyFantastica and @Mummysparrow those sound harrowing

I’m 36, TTC #2. Cycle 1 and missed ovulation I reckon (although didn’t test)

truing not to obsess like last time

I didn't know what to expect @Mummysparrow I full well knew it could take a while to get pregnant, but I never envisioned two early miscarriages and attending my own baby's funeral this year. It really has been the worst.

We declined a postmortem. He was alive and perfectly healthy the whole time. They did a bedside scan and Doppler and said he was thriving just moments before doing an exam and then telling us my membranes were bulging. They suspect an infection, but we won't know until all the tests come back we've have the debrief. Still not idea when that will be, sadly.

@Mummysparrow I'm holding out hope it is the case I'm in the 6 months bracket and trying just to enjoy the Xmas period and refocus in the new year. But like you said it's so frustrating and feel in limbo while being so ready to start ttc. But I reading through everyone's posts I've had an easy journey so far in comparison.

I started taking proceive plus sachets in August. I did also start tracking ovulation using easy at home and premom app in both cycles but gave up when I realised the numbers weren't rising to save money. I did manage to catch a peak on the last cycle as my breasts and nipples were so tender I knew something must have been happening. I then got AF 14days after with some spotting the two days leading up to it so my LP seems a good length which was a relief and confirmed something was happening. Hopefully my boobs might give an indication this time as well so I can start testing and dtd closer to the peak. I think we only managed dtd 4 days before and 2 days after last cycle as I wasn't expecting it and I was away the weekend off the peak which was typical.