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

Oo Ginger sorry i think i I missed your post saying you're going for IVF in October! V exciting! So quick!!! Great that you get to go private and keep your NHS go. .

I'm starting on a long protocol (getting into a whole new lingo here ) . Ive started taking the contraceptive pill for 2 weeks then a week on Monday I go to the clinic for a scan to make sure my ovaries are "quiet". Then I start Buserelin down reg at same time as stimms.

We might end up doing it at same time . We could have babies by June!! ( im allowed to hope!)

I've joined a couple of the ivf threads but still not really started yet so not saying much.

Being on the pill is great. I'm so calm and well adjusted these days . Looking back this year I've been Nuts on clomid and driving myself to ill health with all this.

Thank you everyone for all your lovely kind words xxxx

Would it be ok if I stayed on this thread? I can be a cheerleader for everyone :)

I wanted to update you all with my news because you've all been so lovely and an amazing support for me over the last 18 months and I'm hoping my news will bring a little encouragement to all 'older' birds :) xxxx

If anyone wants to ask me anything, don't care how personal, what position did we do it in or how big is DP willy, fire away :)

Of course it would be okay if you stayed on the thread. Talking of positions I was told years ago that I have a tilted womb. I asked what it meant and they just said Oh it's nothing to worry about really. It just means that you probably wont be able to give birth naturally and my friend said. If I ever wanted kids I'd have to do it doggy style. My angel and my d.d were both concieved in the missionary position, so another old wives tale.
Both of mine were concieved on the the first Friday of the month.
I wonder if my next one will be the same.

Congratulations Inshock that is fantastic news and at how big is DP willy

Hi Ginger Good luck with your IVF. I'm now just over 29 weeks, still getting the nausea but not actually vomiting anymore

Ilive I too have a tilted womb but I've never been told about the doggy style thing. I do have to admit that DH and I do did a lot of doggy style so maybe it helped!!?

Yeah! Thrilled for you Inshock I knew you were!! It's lovely to have to positive news on here. So how big then ;0)

Gingerbread - exciting that you're having IVF next month! Everything crossed for you.

We've also taken a very chilled approach to TTC this konth, no OPKs, although I did download an app called Ovia that's quite good for tracking details and it telling you fertile days etc. I think I'm prob around 1-2dpo now and keep coming over a bit hot. Prob just progesterone as doesn't that make you flushed after ovulation?

X

Brilliant news inshock, lovely to see you back on here
Wow mampam 29 weeks! That has flown
Had a wobble today, sorry to be so negative but heard someone I know (very well) is pregnant..at 41..I know that sounds lovely but she smokes and drinks and it was an "accident". I know I should be pleased but I look after myself and do everything right and can't give my DH a baby
Due to POAS tomorrow though and have been symptom spotting all week so fx, if not it will be plenty of

FX for you Tilly.

I'm not seeing D.P tomorrow as I don't want to pass anything on to him. The last thing I need is for him to come down sick, especially when we're having a shag week next week.
I've summoned him to mine for 9am monday morning.

Aaahhhh inshock congratu-bloody-Lations!!!!delighted for you, you've made my day! Was a bit worried when you disappeared. Please do stay, I miss folk when they go& some positive reminders it can happen are always good! Lol at your post. Funny the month I got my bfp we had been very naughty with booze etc. stress must be a big factor...

On that note, mampam, lovely to hear from you, gosh 29wks, bet it seems slow to you but fast to me.

newera glad you de-lurked.

notta good luck with tests.

patch I got my bfp on clomid as did fankle

stubborn get proding for that apt!

tilly, don't feel bad, it depresses me no end too the bloody unfairness of it all.

Thanks all for the good wishes. annie AF due next fri so will phone them soon to get ball rolling. Hope we can be cycle buddies, I'll stay on here but join your ivf thread too (which I've been lurking on). It's great the pill is helping you manage travel issues. How you feeling about it all?

And good luck tilly, will be checking in to check for up-dates.

Rest up ghost & conserve your energy!

Oi ginger where's my highlighted message from you?!

Lol tranquility! Sorry! You know I knew I'd missed someone but I'm on my crappy phone. I'm intrigued by your ov thing, not heard of that one before, how does it work?

Gingerbread. I didn't even know you were pregnant. How far are you. Hope I'm not too late but congratulations. When are you due. xx

Ah no, I'm not ghost, I was but had an early mc. Not meant to be, my babies still on the conveyor belt somewhere waiting its turn to come to me.

Aww. Gingerbread. I'm so sorry. Love and hugs. xx

Lol I'm only joking, mwah! I'm on my phone to and keep missing names!

It's called Ovia, you can input symptoms, period dates etc and it gives you a fertility score, tips etc. It's free too!

Whoops, late to the party but congratulations inshock! Every day I hoped there's be good news from you....and now there is! And you're already half way through the dreaded 8ww- have you plucked up the courage to call your midwife team and announce yourself yet?

....so go on, how big is it?

I've been seeing lots of groups of 3 magpies. D.P told me he had also seen them. I wonder if that means (assuming I get my BFP) we'll be blessed with a girl. I'm not bothered either way but D.P wants a girl. I already have a d.d so it's fair to say I'm more used to girls,but a boy would also be fantastic.

Ghost I have never been superstitious in my life but this ttc is making me desperate and If I see a magpie on its tod I've got to find the other one! I went out last week with the sole aim of buying some "lucky knickers" and I also have a lucky necklace. I hate LUCK!!!! I'll be reading my tea leaves next !

Aww, bless, ghost...DP does that too. There always seem to be 3... The funny thing is that he thinks I'm too woo- honestly!

Annie- I have to ask- what do your lucky knickers look like? Do they have little shamrocks all over them or something? Surely, though, when trying to get lucky in this particular department, the luckiest knickers would be no knickers at all?

Well, we've had a lovely weekend- not one but two barbecues, a trip to the farmers' market and the allotment, and I've just christened my new wetsuit in a swim at the beach. This is part of a vague fitness drive, which can't hurt the TTC attempt. I always feel SO good after a proper swim! (Hopefully it will cancel out the bottle of wine consumed at BBQ #1 ).

I couldn't find any knickers that looked "lucky" enough so I'm searching! I'm not kidding.

Get your pubes waxed into the shape of a shamrock perhaps?!

I've been brave today, took a deep breath and went a visited my cousin & their 5 day old baby girl. I put off holding her for a while as I didn't want to well up, but did in the end. Felt a bit emotional when DH held her but overall was very proud of myself. Trying not to think that in 3.5 we should've had a newborn of our own. :(

Onwards and upwards. If no AF, can test next weekend x

Annie. I've always been supersticious.
Stubborn it looks like a little could be on her way to you. Mind you, you could go for ever couldn't you. A popular way is the pendulum or necklace put on your tummy and if it goes circular you'll be blessed with a son. If it goes backwards and forwards you'll be blessed with a boy. It worked on me and all my friends and my Dsis.