More ongoing and continuing conceptions and follicling ahead of Feisty, Fabulous Forty somethings

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I've started a new thread!

Hello Tankgirl - do we know you already?

Jolls the tests are not overly expensive - you pay for the whole cycle - but it will be very inconvenient to go in every other day. I think the clinic is slightly disorganised to be honest, they got my tests compltely wrong too, and I ended up having different ones in the end (and cancelling some payments/doing new ones), and someone was on the phone complaining while I was there. Dr C was complaining about the receptionists being incompetent too (we bonded me and Dr C!).

Fingers crossed it is implantation for you - but I know completely how you feel about the ttc obsession. I swear every month that I won't be like that this month, but then it gets to the 2ww and i can't help myself!

Hippy good luck with the swi! I'm not there yet (I think), but the scan yesterday showed that I might be about to ovulate, so I'm dtd just in case. I did enjoy seeing my follicles I must say - pity I can't have a personal scanner at home at all times to check my follicles and womb lining

Am seriously thinking of buying some lucky folk slankets for Christmas - is Amazon the best place for them?

I'm here, lovey (waves at jolls).

So sorry you are having to go through the whole, 'is it implantation or AF?' thing again.

It's so unfair for you cos you should have left all that shit behind. (((-))) Enjoy the fireworks. I will stop the rumour that you love Wagner if you will start one that I am having a steamy affair with Matt Cardle - deal???

yes diege. After a big fairwell in July I am going back to my old place of work for a while. They kept one department back in Hertfordshire and it's something i've done loads before. I decided to go back there just for peak - Nov - Jan. I think better the devil you know etc. To be honest I haven't worked anywhere else since DS1 was born in 2000 and I'd be so scared to go somewhere new. This will just be a bit of extra dosh to tide me over until we move - WHEN we move!

I started thinking stupid things like, what if I get preggers and then have an MC and have to have time off etc but then I thought that was a daft way to look at things and as my mother would say, I'll cross that bridge when i come to it.

I was working there the last two times I've got a BFP and nothing since I left there so maybe I just have to be working there to get preggers [crazy face]. At least the two ladies who were due the same time as me wont be there now, but I do hear there is one preggers lady - ahh well can't avoid 'em .

Sorry, long ramble - bet you wish you hadn't asked diege!

tankgirl I guess our mad rambling must have been vaguely interesting for you to have been watching from afar. What made you decide to come out of the shadows - was it diege's BFP?

BB X posts cos I was rambling so much. Yay lets all buy our friends and families snuggies/slankets for Xmas.

I would love a scanned at home. I remember someone on the preg after MC thread who was a midwife saying that she kept being tempted to go and scan herself at work. She also said she'd like to have one of those dildo cams up 'there' all the time so she could see the heartbeat at all times!!!!

Xmas gift for DS2

baggy pants:
Curlylox 43 cd1

vest and shorts phase:
tel1 aged 41 cd 4
Hippy aged 44 cd9
GG age 42 cd?
BB age 40 cd?

Slanket phase:
Spottysox: Age? cd?
muchlove Age 43 cd ?
jolls age 42 cd?
10000ff age? cd?
Gum Aged 43 3 DPO ttc for 6 months
40someMum age43 cd ?

Waiting:
italiangreyhound age 45 - cd ?
Rowing: age? cd?

Up-duffed!:
Diege age 40

Graduates:
Alba age? baby boy
ILGH age 40 ( i think) baby girl
Spiral queen

tankgirl read your profile - very funny. Do we know you?????

This is a picture taken in the snug recently!

I didn't get around to any SWI yesterday - long story.

Anyway, had so much bloody EW this morning that i thought I'd better get to it so did so this morning. Lucky we did, I just did an OPK and got a line almost as dark as the control line (on day 9!). That means i'll get my positive tomorrow and probably ov about Monday. Flippin' lucky I got on with it - nearly missed it!!!

Anyway, troops in place. Decent egg this time please .

ps. I knew Kevin was the dad - so obvious!

7 posts in a row for Hippy - what a saddo!

baggy pants:
Curlylox 43 cd1

vest and shorts phase:
tel1 aged 41 cd 4
Hippy aged 44 cd9
GG age 42 cd?
BB age 40 cd?

Slanket phase:
Spottysox: Age43 3dpo
muchlove Age 43 cd ?
jolls age 42 cd?
10000ff age? cd?
Gum Aged 43 3 DPO ttc for 6 months
40someMum age43 cd ?

Waiting:
italiangreyhound age 45 - cd ?
Rowing: age? cd?

Up-duffed!:
Diege age 40

Graduates:
Alba age? baby boy
ILGH age 40 ( i think) baby girl
Spiral queen

LMFAO @ Hippy and her photo of the snug. Who is that creepy looking bloke on the sofa?

FWIW - I thought you lot were 40ish - surely, cyber-punk-feminism can't have passed you lot by - but Hippy I am not shagging an Australian... I am shagging a mutant kangaroo, who was formerly a successful toy designer of "products Santa would've sacrificed a reindeer for," and is presently my devoted boyfriend.

His name is Booga, and he follows me everywhere and does, by his own admission, whatever I tell him. That's even without the gun. You girls have a thing or two to learn from me y'know. You can see us

GG hope you are feeling better under that slanket - I for one, however will not be wearing a slanket - not even a camoflouage one... actually specifically not a cama what-ya-ma-call-it.... I think I have done enough desert chic - I feel I could be moving into an OKA phase. Maybe I should go and do a spot of shopping for the snug... I have been in the desert for too feckin' long - if I am going to stay, I might as well make mmyself comfortable.

(throws another log on the fire as she leaves, discretely pinching the snug credit card from BB)

hippy waty to go with EW, keep at it all weekend and Monday too, maybe even Tuesday iof you can mamage as I know for sure, (well I think for sure, ) that this pg caught a very late ov, maybe the last day or a lingerer, (is that a word)

Am also wondering why I'm not on stats, what info do I need to supply, ?

Hi to everyone else swi this weekend, fingers, not legs crossed girls.

Matt is yummy. :0

whoops :)

BB a friend had a 10k treatment programme at the clinic... (2 lovely boys as a result) but I remember with the 2nd one, was told at an early appointment/scan "if you want to pop back anytime before 12 weeks, we'll scan you no problem", so she did and then on check out it was "that's 150 thank you..." She was a bit ! Think you're right; they're a bit all over the place, better check my last invoice actually...

tankgirl I'm old enough, but not bright enough... eh, what? . Are you a revisiter...? Have you revealed yourself in the snug before. Am I going mad...?

Hippy HOW amazing was Matt.

lia great to see you - glad all brighter with you x

wow tank girl should we be scared of you??
I am wondering if you sound a bit familiar?
Diege hope all is good!

for the stats - not sure what to put here - waiting to m/c would probably be the nearest but my chin is up - guess I am used to it

40someMum you've decided to go the natural route? - I hope things move along for you soon. Stoicism is very, very good, but getting toilet-puking-drunk and angry/screaming is also permissable.

Anyway.. Scary - moi? nah.. though I do have a gun. Usually I get accused of being over familiar

Can I sit on the waiting bench too. For reasons too interesting to explain, we have given ttc a rest this month..

Anyway I am really, really sorry. I know we are meant to a be bunch of lentil-chomping, baby-signing, attachment parent, socio-economic groups a to c types... but old habits die hard. I popped by to OKA last night, and got us this cool basket for our logs. And I was gonna pay for it on the snug credit card...honest, I was.. Then I thought £139 for a blinkin' wicker basket!!!! That's bloody daylight robbery... and y'know how I feel about big corporations... so I nicked it

I hope you don't all hate me now It's not ma fault - I have a lot of ishoos

They have some fabby cushions as well.....

Hello
40some hope ypou are ok. Being used to it doesn't make it any eaiser I'd imagine, if anything slightly worse . Thinking of you xxx
Hippy your work plans do sound good - do you think you might stay on after Jan, or is it just the next couple of months? Lots of EWM sounds great too! Are you making the most of it? (I am on swi-watch for you you know, )
Tankgirl I don't blame you for nicking the basket - can you imagine the profit margin on that? On the familiarity front, have you used/been in charge of the snug credit card before?
Better get on - feel ok, very tired and slightly nauseous this morning, but dd3's birthday (5 today!) so awaiting the rellies any minute
LOve to all, and back later x

Hello all and how lovely to have a 5 year olds birthday today. Adorable age .

My first cat was born today 32 odd years ago!

Not decided to go the natural route yet - just been told to go home and wait so not sure what to do - natural would be ideal but i am an impatient bint at the best of times

That basket is a dreadful rip off so good on you pinching it Tank girl. Still recognise you vaguely so have this weird feeling that I know you.....

Implantation bleeding and pains? Load of old bollocks. Myth. Call it what you will. Result the same :(. Arsicles. 22 day cycle? Bugger . Oh good. Off to clinic to spend another £300 for day 2 scan and bloods.... would rather hand over cash in Hobbs but never mind.

Waves to all. Tankgirl did you live in Brighton at some point...?

Overuse of emoticon post....

baggy pants:
Curlylox 43 cd1
Jolls age 42 cd1 TTC#2 for 17 months (3 MMC)

vest and shorts phase:
tel1 aged 41 cd 4
Hippy aged 44 cd9
GG age 42 cd?
BB age 40 cd?

Slanket phase:
Spottysox: Age43 3dpo
muchlove Age 43 cd ?
10000ff age? cd?
Gum Aged 43 3 DPO ttc for 6 months
40someMum age43 cd ?

Waiting:
italiangreyhound age 45 - cd ?
Rowing: age? cd?

Up-duffed!:
Diege age 40

Graduates:
Alba age? baby boy
ILGH age 40 ( i think) baby girl
Spiral queen

Hiya.
Tankgiirl,I have no clue who you are, but I am a bit slow and find it very hard to keep up with everyone. For example I should put Lia66 on the list, but I don't know where to put her and am scared of putting her in the wrong spot. Can anyone help????I think she's up-duffed but is she the same person as Liaghen? HELP!

5 DPO here and having a mountain of symptoms but trying very hard to ignore them.

Jolls, sorry about the nasty RTD showing up.

Will update list:
baggy pants:
Curlylox 43 cd1
Jolls age 42 cd1 TTC#2 for 17 months (3 MMC)

vest and shorts phase:
tel1 aged 41 cd 4
Hippy aged 44 cd9
GG age 42 cd?
BB age 40 cd?

Slanket phase:
Spottysox: Age43 3dpo
muchlove Age 43 cd ?
10000ff age? cd?
Gum Aged 43 5 DPO ttc for 6 months
40someMum age43 cd ?

Waiting:
italiangreyhound age 45 - cd ?
Rowing: age? cd?

Up-duffed!:
Diege age 40

Graduates:
Alba age? baby boy
ILGH age 40 ( i think) baby girl
Spiral queen

Okay, just read over the first 24 pages of this thread and can now add more information to list:
baggy pants:
Curlylox 43 cd1
Jolls age 42 cd1 TTC#2 for 17 months (3 MMC)

vest and shorts phase:
tel1 aged 41 cd 4
Hippy aged 44 cd9
GG age 42 cd?
BB age 40 cd?

Slanket phase:
Spottysox: Age43 3dpo
muchlove Age 43 cd ?
10000ff age? cd?
Gum Aged 43 5 DPO ttc for 6 months
40someMum age43 cd ?

Waiting:
italiangreyhound age 45 - cd ?
Rowing: age? cd?

Up-duffed!:
Diege age 40

Graduates:
Alba age? baby boy
ILGH age 40 ( i think) baby girl
Spiral queen
Lunaticfringe
TFLS:Baby boy
HairyTriangle age 42
Lia66

Look at how many ladies got up-duffed! Fantastic - it certainly gives me hope.Wish I knew all their ages.

Just been doing a bit of statistical work (despite believing that stats don't tell the whole story).

I had a look at 52 pregnancy charts on fertility friend. They were all pregnancies over 42 years of age.

So, here's what I found:

There were 52 charts(that I chose - there were more) of pregnancy from age 42 to 47.

The average time for getting pregnant in this age group was 13.6 months.

Of the total there were 29 charts of 42 year olds.The average for them was 13.7 months.

There were 11 charts for 43 year olds.Their average was 16.7 months.

There were 5 charts for 44 yr olds.Their average was 9.4 months.

There were 5 charts for 45yr olds. Their average was 12.6 months.

1 chart for 46 yr old : 12 months, One for 47yrs old: 17 months.

Of course this is just a small sample so I'm not sure how much we can take from it.

I found it uplifting. To see that many women get pregnant over 40. There were actually 200 charts for over 40, but I only chose a few because there were so many.

An average of almost 14 months isn't too bad. The shortest time in the sample was 2 months, the longest was 80. So it really varies. When in the middle of ttc, 12 months seems such a long time, but if I can have a healthy,full-term baby after 12 months of ttc, then it is worth the wait.

It may seem there were more successes at the younger end of the scale, but keep in mind it may be because women in the older end are not ttc. Not many women in that age group are still wanting babies, so the stats can be misleading.

I wish FF could tell us how many women are ttc(in our age group) and how many actually get pregnant.

Now, I really should do some housework!!!

Gum, quick one for list update, I'm 42... It got highlighted by Dr with big circle round it on my notes when I had to go in for monitoring this weekend

also, another grad for your list, I'm sure she posted recently or did I dream it? Kiwi, if you're reading, very best of luck for today! Looking forward to hearing baby details... Hope it all goes smoothly for you

interesting stats gumblossom, gives some hope - I've been trying unoffically (ie not telling husband)from July 09- falling in Nov 09(on honeymoon) and loosing it in the Jan 10. Husband obviously found out what I was doing and it took him 3 months to then come round to the idea, so SWI from April 10.... but with such short cycles I do get in more tries than most....

CD 6 - so I move to slanket stage (24 day cycles) should ovulation cd10 - SWI on sat morning just in case and now scheduled for Mon, Weds and Fri... if we can.... Why do I always fall during the week when we're both knackered !

got 1st NHS gyno appointment today....though
still taking angus castus and preg vitamins.... just hoping nothing damaged in the ERPC...

Wow well done Gum on working through those stats, it would be very interesting to see how many over 40's are ttc, I agree. But just by looking at our little group it gives hope.

baggy pants:
Curlylox 43 cd4
Jolls age 42 cd4 TTC#2 for 17 months (3 MMC)

vest and shorts phase:
tel1 aged 41 cd 6
Hippy aged 44 cd12
GG age 42 cd?
BB age 40 cd?

Slanket phase:
Spottysox: Age43 6dpo
muchlove Age 43 cd ?
10000ff age? cd?
Gum Aged 43 5 DPO ttc for 6 months
40someMum age43 cd ?

Waiting:
italiangreyhound age 45 - cd ?
Rowing: age? cd?

Up-duffed!:
Diege age 40

Graduates:
Alba age42 baby boy
ILGH age 40 ( i think) baby girl
Spiral queen
Lunaticfringe
TFLS:Baby boy
HairyTriangle age 42
Lia66 age 44
Kiwi

Hope thats right