Going Clucking mental? Old birds gather round.....

[Gingerbreadlady1]

A thread for the older ttc'er. Join us in the chicken coop for support, advice or just somewhere to rant.

Here's the old thread for those wanting to do serious lurking:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/1978730-Old-birds-wanna-join-the-coop?msgid=47008448#47008448

Awwww! Congrats mampam, little chicklet. How's the sickness going? I've been feeling ropey last couple of days, forgot how crap it is to feel sick, can't believe you've had this for weeks on end!!! Hope it improves.

annie hope it goes okay today.

stubborn they'll have a room at the sperm ward for a 5 knuckle shuffle I'm sure but you need to book it.

5 knuckle shuffle.

Fnaaar!

Ahhhh fab scan pics Mampam!!!

Ginger, where are you in your cycle hun, is your nausea a symptom do you think?

Well I'm on CD6 today so I guess we'll crack on at the weekend. Probably Saturday. The joys .

Oooooh forgot to say - (or maybe I did and forgot) - finally bought my dress for my party. Totally different to the one I'd ordered (which never turned up in the shop).

The attached pic is grey but the dress I've gone for is bright pink and the only other difference is that mine has one shoulder as opposed to the strapless version in the pic. It fits like a glove and is so fab and even better, it was £199 down to £80!!!!!!

Oh, kegirl I love the dress, sophisticated & stunning. Lovely. And a bargain too, bonus! So where's the party?

Waiting on call back from fc re doubling clomid dose next cycle.

Kegirl I'm 4dpo & crazily symptom spotting which isn't like me. Feel sick, sore lower back & headaches. Think it's just something I ate when away last couple of days. Plus taking b6 and prog cream to combat lp defect so it's prob that too. But it's bloody giving me hope so ill be so deflated when AF comes (however will be able to hit the cocktails on hol, every cloud & all thst!)

Had some good news. We should get our first apt for assisted conception at gri in aug so well chuffed with that. As you know was thinking about going to ivf when clomid finishes but can delay now which is great as cant afford it!

Oh yes Ginger, of course your holiday in Cancun!! I went to Cancun and loved it. We had our honeymoon in Riviera Maya in Mexico, it was amazing. Strawberry Dacqaris (sp?) - yummy!!!

I will hopefully be putting any symptom spotting down to the iron tablets this month to try and put myself off going as crazy as I normally do.

Great news on the August appointment, really great news!!

My party is at a local Golf Club. We've gone for barbecue food as it's in June and there are about 100 people coming. Including kids (didn't want to leave DD out).

You sound like an amazing mum kegirl, really hope you get your bfp soon!

And we'll done in magnanimous response to friends pg. not quite there yet! Still hiding friends updates (2 new pregs).... I am shame!

Lovely dress KEGirl and your party sounds perfect

Great news about the appointment Ginger Sorry you've not been feeling too well. I'm having a good day today which usually means it will be followed up by a few really naff days but I'm not going to dwell on it.
Don't blame you for hiding statuses, I haven't done the whole post a pic of scan on FB and tadaaah, find it really attention seeking.

You crack me up stubborn pmsl!

Aww lovely scan pics mampam it's nice to see something positive on here x

kegirl love the dress, absolutely stunning.

gingerbread - I've been to Mexico twice, cancun in 2001 and Tulum last year. Love Mexico x

Aww Mampan what beautiful scan pics, thank you for sharing :)

Kegirl, that dress is stunning, the party sounds fabulous, bet you can't wait!!

mampam amazing scan pics- congratulations! 12 weeks seems like years away for me right now (think I am 6 weeks today)

Kegirl what a fab dress! Where do you find all theses gorgeous and unique dresses? I never see any like this in the shops. Your party sounds like fun.

Ginger good news re the appointment. Only a few more months (says me who is finding it impossible to wait a few more weeks)! At least you've got an amazing holiday coming up before then....and you may find yourself diffed before your appointment

I'm on a training course away from home and my hotel room seems to be on the noisiest street full of the noisiest people. It's like kicking out time at the bloody zoo.

Yesterday I had my first ever nausea. Obviously it was not fun but it was a relief for the rest of the day. But today- nothing. Not even particularly sore boobs. Am getting a bit anxious about the disappearing symptoms.

Stubborn five knuckle shuffle...arff!

Feeking a bit :( today, not sure why, I've been doing so well. Not enjoying the job I usually love, just not feeking it anymore and end of July seems such a long way off before we can TTC again.

Sorry to moan x

Tranquility sending you a big hug. I always thought you could ttc again after you had had your first proper AF? I know it seems like a long way off but hang in there.

Fankle I don't think my symptoms kicked in until about 7 weeks.

Aw Tranquility. It's not long since it all happened. Your body went through a serious shock and the hormone crash makes you feel dreadful. And then slowly, slowly the reality of it all sinks in...
I have been told to wait until July too.
I'm right here going through this crappy process with you!

It is really hard..I'm in the same boat you want to be at least still trying, it will get easier tranquility..I haven't faced work yet, back on Monday...was supposed to get Christmas off, the first time in 17 years, the suns shining now so that's good

The sun is shining here too Tilly . Plus my little jar of fresh royal jelly arrived!

I know what you mean about wanting to be at least trying. I'm having a constant battle in my head that goes like this:

• NHS consultant is right. Leave it 7 weeks.
• Sod it I'm gonna jump on DH tonight.
• No. I'm doing IVF.

Repeat ad infinitum.

That sounds just like me Annie
I also bought some royal jelly, we shall see if it works :/

Ladies, my heart goes out to all of you. Nothing much will help I imagine but thinking of you all. At least it's fri & the sun is shining,(crap I know but better than rainy Monday). annie looks beauty where you are.

My friend had m/c at 39, given age asked to start trying straight away. Was breast feeding on her 40th!

Is there any medical reason you can't annie given your positive opk? Why do you have to wait?

Feeling shit comes in waves tranquility. Be kind to yourself, you're healing. Mental convalescence often takes longer than the physical stuff.

Thanks girls, I appreciate it. Got to wait three months because of the surgery, stupidly did an opk test today as I wondered if the bleed I had might have been a period, but opk was negative.

Need to stop stuffing cakes and biscuits and get down down to some serious healthy eating.

Looks like some of us will be starting TTC again at the same time. We can support each other :)

Have a good weekend everyone xx

Just had a bit of a wobble, a friend on FB announced their baby is due in November..my baby was due on the 13th of November!!
I don't blame her I will want to shout it from the rooftops and say I'm not too old!! If I ever get a BFP again
Sorry about the rant but your the only ones who understand!
Hope u all have a lovely weekend xxx

Oh Tilly (hugs)

I'm a bit obsessed with TTC now, and can't stop spilling my guts to everyone I meet . And then I hear all the stories back. Smug looking women with cute babies who you never imagined had years of stress and heartbreak to get those babies......I have an acquaintance who had her lovely daughters at 43 and 45 after 3 or 4 MCs, for example......

So, I can't say it's definitely going to happen for you- or for me. But I keep on telling myself- chances are that it will.

Thanks stubborn, I know your right..sat outside now enjoying the sun

aww Tilly that's tough to take, I totally sympathise as have had a gutful of it on fb since it happened.

If one more person asked me if it was planned I'm going to scream!!! :(

Rubbish AF is back. Bloods Tuesday ultrasound Thursday. This is so annoying.