35yrs + and trying ✨🫶🏼

@FenellaFurchester that is brilliant. Hopefully everything will be good for you from here on in. I'm just trying to stay as healthy as possible at the moment but not cutting my calories. I'm exhausted with every day life and never having a decent sleep. Our 2 year old still co sleeps with us every night and I am still breastfeeding. I have been pregnant in June and November though so I know it can happen. Just need some luck for it to be a good egg and for it to stick around xx

It has taken up so much headspace, DH and I have a business and I’ve barely been able to function with it (I do have ADHD so that makes me worse) I literally told him I can’t start a new project until I was pregnant because I didn’t have room in my head for it.

Started half heartedly ‘trying’ around October but this is the first cycle we have properly done SMEP and used OPK strips to get the timing right.

Congratulations @FenellaFurchester! How long had you been TTC for?

I'm CD8 now and desperately trying not to think about things but it consumes me sometimes. I feel selfish and guilty a little because I already have 3 wonderful children. Only going to try until the summer and if no joy we will leave it.

@SCK2024 sounds very promising! Fingers crossed for you!! Xx

Thank you! Suddenly very scared 😂
Really really faint line around 12dpo but thought it might be an evap. Then didn’t test for days while we were away. Period day came and went so decided it was time to bite the bullet. Now around 16dpo.

Fingers crossed for you 😊

Our doctor told us that if there is a problem, it’s far more likely that it’s with sperm than with eggs if you have conceived before. Eggs are more stable cells than sperm, which are more susceptible to environmental factors.

Doctor didn’t consider our ages (39 and 41) to be issues as we conceived very recently.

Last cycle I focussed on getting the right supplements into DH (ashwanganda, fenugreek, Naître sachets) and ice packs for his testicles as he has a suspected varicocele. He also drank lots of water and had one or two doses of guaifenesin (cough medicine) for sperm mobility. He doesn’t drink alcohol anyway.
For me, I’ve just used the Naitre sachets which have helped lengthen my cycle and improve EWCM.

Diet wise, we’re both pescatarian and active - I have increased my fat and calorie intake (lots of bread and proper butter) as I believe a woman’s body won’t get pregnant if it feels food/nutrients are scarce or in calorie deficit. Thats just my thoughts but it’s everywhere in nature so it makes sense to me.

Treat yourself today - it’s really hard. This time last month I couldn’t walk past the baby clothes and I was riddled with guilt over ‘leaving it too late’ to give my little boy a sibling. Now I’ve got my BFP.

Obvs now worrying about the transition for him 🙄😂 Worry worry worry, all of it, all the time 😂

Definitely worth a chat with your doctor, they can get the ball rolling with a semen analysis.

That was our next step, DH has an appointment booked to give his sample, he’s been dreading it. Not having to masturbate in random doctors office is such a relief for him 😂

I'm back on cycle 1 today! After a lot of tears and feeling very sorry for myself I'm now ready for the fresh cycle and a fresh start! I'm looking into all the things that could help us. I get very lost at looking at all the different supplements. Going to look at the food that were eating too, although we're not terribly unhealthy we could definitely be better.

We're onto cycle 11 now, I'm 36 this year. Not sure if I should try and get a doctors appointment now and start looking at things or if they'll not want to see us until we've been trying for a year? My third (but my youngest is 8 now), but my partners first x

Congratulations! ❤️

I have news!

Btw all, did you know you can put your bbt graph to chagpt and ask its opinion?
I didn't until 2 minutes ago haha
It said sensible stuff!

Apparently you can also show it pictures of tests but I didn't have any so couldn't test this feature.

Oh, I know how this feels. In my early 30s, I had about two years of trying with absolutely no success and every month felt like a punch to the gut. It's okay to feel all you need to feel, and hopefully you and your partner can work through all the emotions together. Sending lots of love. We're here. And we get it.

Thank you @SCK2024 ❤️ It's horrible isn't it!
10 cycles in now, but I know in the grand scheme of things I haven't been through half as much as some of you ❤️

10 dpo here and bfn 😞 Really felt like this was the month. I know that I'm not out yet but it's disheartening, especially when you read about so many testing positive early x

Do you pay for the extra features of clue?
I downloaded it but then for some reason I decided to pay for natural cycles instead. Like I said above I don't love it. It is just a glorified calendar.
I am on CD 23 but I am already pmsing 😭

I've been using Fertility Friend for over 12 years now! It seems to be a lot more responsive to the OPK or temp data you input than PreMom, although the latter can be useful for tracking OPK changes, as it gives you the ratios for the lines...