Fantastic 40+ thread - part 7

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Shiny new thread - over here everyone

you thoroughly deserve it angelgeorgie so happy for you. you are a bit of an inspiration to me to thank myself for what I have.
Wehey Mrs Wooster! who were you before? Lovely news! U are also v inspiring (cuckoo u must feel better after seeing that post).
thinking i might be on for a bfp again - still megasore boobs, af rumblings have stopped.
am a bit pissed as went out to celebrate some progress from my DP on his financial contribution to our household! He's done really well.
omg thought i had a night to myself - my DP has just woken up and is insisting we watch a film.
xxx

cuckoo i mean that list

Darn, I think I missed my ovulation! Been doing the cheap home test, which worked really well last time, but as this is the first round since coming of the pill, the timings seem off...
Should have ovulated yesterday/today, nada coming up in the test, though. But when I tested on Friday (or Saturday, I cannot remember, and it's driving me crazy!), I got a faint, but distinct second line, but assumed it was still negative, as it was weaker than the control line - according to the instructions, that's a negative.

I reckon it's all still adjusting back to normal, but I'm still annoyed!

Ah, well, at least DH is happy (since I had been assuming I'd be ovulating, I've been, well, taking the appropriate action... I'm entertaining the (very) faint hope it might still have been successful.

Somewhere, it sounds promising.When will you test???

It's really hard to look at that list. I've been on it for years,and almost all the over forties I started with have moved on or had a baby. I think I'll see how things go this cycle, and see how I feel, but I feel the end is near.

The list, however, does show that many,many women do have babies in their 40's.

Forgot to wave at Hippy - nice to see you here. Hope all is well on the IoW.

It's cold and rainy here. Can't get my washing dry, it's all lined up waiting for its turn in the dryer. And I think I may have to light the fire. I should be at work, but my childcarer is away, so I'm having a day off with my scrumptious little boy. He's so gorgeous lately (despite the clinginess), I'm just so glad we took the plunge and brought him into the world. It was worth all the hard work and angst....[amile]

Thanks Somewhere xxx

Waves back at gum. I know what you mean about how long we'be been on the list

Nice to see all the snug babies and bumps isn't it?

Morning . I was just saying the same about ds2 to dh, gum, about how glad I was we took the plunge and decided to ttc a fifth. He is so scrummy and just into that super-cute stage where he can sit and clap etc. I must post a new piccy on my profile when I get the chance.
Great to see you Hippy. We are tentatively thinking about a visit to the IOW is the future, so would be great to meet up! Watch this space!
Off to take the dds to Lancaster castle today, so fingers crossed the rain keeps away
Somewhere, how are things feeling today?
Love to all xxx

symptom spotting update - i am having mild AF twinges that last about a minute. then some wierd cramps that are sort of outside my uterus. then some tingling. A fair amount of nothing.

It's total tealeaf reading - it could mean anything. But obviously i am keeping track nonetheless.

AF due tomorrow on cd29 - it varies and could even come today, cd28.

Since my suspected CP/early MC (when my period was at least a day late, 30 days instead of its usual max of 29 and i got a faint flicker on a PG test) I have generally been having constant AF twinges at all times of my cycle.

for those who've been on the list a long time. There are some ladies on there who have been on there a long time and then get there. Big hugs to you. i hope you stay on the journey and we keep on talking here. I also hope that if you take a rest we keep on talking here too.

diege and hopeful you are born mums, so to speak, and superwomanly. I cannot imagine having any more than 2 - i like my sleep too much.

xxx

ps jbrd so sorry to hear it - are you temping as well? Does ov day vary? if you DTD then you're still in with a chance
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Just dropping in, not coming on here much atm as trying not to dwell on things too much. Fingers crossed for everyone - somewhere sounds promising.

I am on the 2ww now (CD16) and hoping that if there is nothing doing this month that my cycle at least gets back to its normal 28 after my weirdly short cycle (25 days) last month which was followed by a horrendous AF (I would have suspected a CP if I had been early rather than late as I had some faint symptoms)

Hello all. What a hectic 48 hours. I have learnt two new things in as many days: Firstly, that it is indeed possible to have an LH surge on the same day as ovulation (hopeful), and second, that I do NOT always ovulate on day 15!! How do I know this? Fertilityfriend told me this morning that I ovulated yesterday (day 14). Actually, this is not strictly true; I did a hopeful and changed the 'expert settings' on the Detector Manual Override so that my primary fertility sign was my OPK (as opposed to basal body temps). I did this because today - when I expected a dip in temperature and hence ovulation - I've had a tiny increase in temp from yesterday. This caused fertilityfriend to pinpoint ovulation at CD12, which is impossible as my OPK smiley face appeared on CD13 at 7pm. So, when I told fertilityfriend to use my OPK as my primary fertility indicator it duly pinpointed ovulation at yesterday. Thankfully, we DTD yesterday and the evening before so the timing of sex is great if I did ov yesterday. However, I'm still pretty shocked as I've never ovulated as early as day 14 in the entire eight months I've been ttc. There is one other conclusion to all this, of course, which is that this is an anovulatory month

This morning I received a letter inviting me for my ultrasound scan next Friday (10th), which is all very exciting. By then I will be 10DPO - would a scan at that early stage be able to pick up a teeny-weeny embryo?? Stupid question, eh? Of course it wouldn't. It's just kind of exciting; the thought that, if we were pregnant this month, it might be picked up when I go for my ultrasound!

If I can figure out the technology I will post my chart on here like you did, hopeful, so you can see what you make of it. The vertical blue line is because I have requested my OPK as my primary fertility indicator.

Somewhere, fingers crossed that AF stays away! And thank you very much for that list...tons of over-40s having babies!

Goth, could your 25 day cycle have been anovulatory? Apparently we all have at least two a year !

Hippychicks, not much chance of me being skin & bone with the amount of biscuits I'm packing away these days. But thanks for your concern

Aquabadoll, after bemoaning fertilityfriend/charting/temping I am now glad of it all if I have indeed ovulated a day early this month. Without it I would have been in the dark, no?

P.s..why don't you stay on this thread?

Just found this on fertilityfriend:

"With the corrected data, the most probable days for intercourse to result in pregnancy have been found to be one or two days before ovulation rather than the day of ovulation itself (Stanford et al 2002).

Additionally, because the most fertile time begins at least a couple of days before ovulation, couples using devices such as OPKs (ovulation prediction kits) or fertility monitors should begin to have intercourse prior to observing a positive or a peak so as not to miss an opportunity to conceive (since these devices typically only indicate a peak or positive on the day prior to ovulation)."

Now I'm wishing me & DP had had sex on Saturday & Sunday if I ovulated yesterday

Advice would be welcome on my chart so far this month:

[url=www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3a3eaf]My Ovulation Chart[/url]

tried to have a look - it didn't work...
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Somewhere, try this: www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3a3eaf

P.s. managed DTD at tea-time today, too. Yay!! I do hope fertilityfriend have got it wrong and I've ovulated today...

Dropping in and out as afraid to think too much about conceiving again in case I ruin it for myself. Will be 42 next week, have 4 kids 15 14 11 and17 mths. Just mc at 13 weeks 2 weeks ago. Still feeling v raw but keen to try again when we are ready.. May e I am being selfish again when I already have 4 children but we would love company for our last little fella and another wee baby as well. Keep all crossed for us. Good luck to everyone else here x

Got it- wow I just have an app. I have tried ff but it's so comPlicated. It looks good you can't know for sure that u aren't ov now. It could live for up to 24 hours too. I think your just more likely to have a boy cause the fast moving y chromosome sperm are more likely to coincide with it. Hooray for tea time sex.
Hello littlepinkfizz u sound like a prince song sorry about your mc.
Tomorrows the big day it's the day a f due so gonna test.
Xx apols for typos and brevity am on iPhone

Hi everyone - have been reading the thread with interest but not able to join in as baby Lol has baby rage and stops me reaching the keyboard. It's weird - sometimes he looks super cute; at others he looks like Mick Hucknall without the diamond tooth stud!

Love to all - plus loads of newbies. Baby dust to all. Will try to post a pic of babylol on my profile to show the doubters that miracles sometimes happen - at 46!

hi lol lovely to hear it! that is a very vivid description of your wee one. Do you find him really cute even when he is howling? I used to with my DS.

Got a BFP this morning. My advice to all is do it A LOT, and do it IN THE RUN UP TO OVULATION. cause that's what we did.

For today i am pregnant, am trying not to get carried away as anything could happen in the next 13 weeks (or is it actually 9 weeks as i guess i'm 4 weeks now)

If it sticks I am going to have some awful, awful moods - i think i am a bit vulnerable mentally when preg. Am quite apprehensive about this. Obviously prepared to take it.

anyway hope it is catching (the BFP not the moods!).

cuckoo my learning whilst on this thread definitely helped me get to this stage - rooting for you 100%

xxx

Many congratulations somewhere, that's lovely news . May the next 9 mths be very uneventful and boring for you!
Hi lol, great to hear from you. How old is baby Lol now?
Waiting in for washing machine delivery today - helpfully told they'll be here between 7am and 7pm . 2 hrs down I suppose. I can't believe I've not had a washing machine for 5 days!!!!!!! I also suspect ds1 has slapped cheek disease (fifths) so will try to get to gps for a diagnosis though have to prioritise the washing machine arrival . Still, he has the rash (if it is that), he's completely himself, so no urgency other than so that nursery know for next week.
Love to all xxx

Oooooh, Somewhere!! Massive congratulations and the best of luck for a trouble-free pregnancy Will you be staying on here?

I'm thrilled to have had my temperature shoot up this morning which would indicate that I did indeed ovulate yesterday (my usual day 15). This would be extremely fortuitous as it means we've had sex on the day of ov and the two days preceding. It's months and months since I've had such plentiful and well-timed sperm; I can't help but be a little excited.

Diege, few things in life are more soul-destroying than waiting for the invisible washing machine man. Hang in there...this, too, will pass

yes will be staying on here - anything could happen after all, the ship has not reached port. Might pipe down a bit and lurk more but love this thread it's so supportive - good ground rules have somehow been laid - whoever started it off must have been good people.

cuckoo that's brill news about your temperature peak and all the shagging - good luck! It does sound like you might have got your ovulation date wrong before.

Diege being without a washing machine strikes deep at the heart of the ticking clock-type mechanism that is the home. It creates massive knock-on problems. I hate that. Hope it's sorted soon.

xxx