Positive OPK today need a buddy 38-40s

[FlourishingMrs]

Hi I am nearly 40, positive opk today,need a TWW buddy

2 DPO and spotting on ovulation day....huh? mutters darkly

I don't POAS any more, flourishing, just so I can pretend to be pg for a few days. Admittedly had to give my last two hpts to dh to hide .

After 8 months of TTC I've actually still never POAS. born pessimist

I admire your will power, fighting the edge to test 5DPO. I won't do it this time. Not until 10 days anyway.

Spotting Really? Lets see, could it be SW1W 0PS and you miscalculated ovulation?

Not sure what the SW stuff is, meant to say could it be implatantion spotting.

Ovulation spotting can happen too though. Not terribly common, but exists. 11dpo here, nothing to report.

Flourishing I wish We'd only DTD two days before though, so think that's too early for implantation spotting.

Yes Reni I actually had to google spotting at ovulation as I was a bit worried. But I spot madly (about 4 days before AF) so am wondering if it's just low progesterone again. It's stopped now though (4 DPO).

11 DPO - fingers crossed!

Hi all, thanks for your sympathy about the illness and arm. The arm was much better the next day, it was very odd. Shook off the bug after a few days but we have DTD once only this cycle: managed it on day 15, after I got a positive OPK on day 14. It's day 20 now for me and I'm cynically expecting cramps to start in about two days, as has happened in recent months, for a week before AF deigns to arrive. I don't POAS either, I like to live the fantasy for as long as I can (wilfully ignoring the cramps...) How's everybody else today?

Glad to hear you're doing better Fridge! Who knows that one time could be the lucky number. I know what you mean about expecting the approach of AF though. As soon as my boobs start to hurt (about 3 days pre-AF) I know it's game over!

Hi ladies, not sure if I am lucky or not but I don't get any AF not a cramp, nothing. Until she shows up on the CM check. At least you get some warning about possible BFN.

Fridge that once could be the day, it was perfectly timed. Fingers crossed for you.

Reni I dare you to POAS (this may be our first BFP for our thread.

No AF on the thread yet? Fingers crossed for all of us. Luckily you only need 1 sperm fridge, so in with a chance. CD 22, 12dpo. Are we nearly there yet?

Managed to x post on this not-quite-breakneck-speed thread, fourishing . Can't test, feeling good today, would be such a downer.

Flourishing.

Not been at the gin, promise.

I've not been at the gin but I have been at the red wine

Only a glass and a half though

6 DPO and I'm BORED of the tww already.

Ladies, I promise I have not had two glasses of white and a glass of pinotnoir this evening. 7DPO and I have not even considered a blood test at the local private hospital, I would never think such a thing .

Let's toast to keeping the Witch away.

Hear, hear flourishing. clinks glass

I feel AF is knocking on the door. Cd 24, 14dpo. Will hit the bottle on her arrival.

Reni I've got that feeling too. CD22 here.

Fridge I'm 21 DPO. Tww lasting forever!

I suppose one benefit of a short luteal phase though is it's a short tww. AF always comes CD 26 or 27 so I've only got 5 or 6 days to wait.

I am mostly coping by eating chocolate.

Reni, progesterone presents the same feeling weather it's the witch or a patter of tiny feet. How are you doing on the temp side? Is it staying nice and High?

Cheers Really, I didn't have some fancy pink fizz after a long day at work... Click click.

8 DPO, cannot take this much longer, I may just POAS

Temps can't quite decide, sort of slowly drifting downwards, not far yet. Expecting drop this morning. Have you tested, flourishing? Did AF come as you thought, fridge?

Good Morning all.

Sorry, I meant CD 21 - not 21 DPO!

I am now CD 22 and I have nipple soreness (sorry TMI) already. This is usually my sure fire sign that AF is coming in about 4 days. Dammit

Oh dear. That was a mistake.

I was feeling a bit despondent this morning and wandered over to the infertility board and had a read of some posts over there.

I tend to over-empathise anyway about most things, but I guess I just started to feel really sad, and then I started to feel sad thinking about my own situation. I've only been TTC for 8 months, but I've never had a baby and I'm scared I never will.

I've never cried over TTC before but I did this morning. After reading those boards it all just kind of came flooding out. I've still got tears streaming as I write this post

I guess I just needed to write something down. I think this is why I've never POASed, it's like I daren't even hope it might happen. I just assume it will be a struggle. It sounds very negative I know, and I'm not a negative person. I think I just think if I hope too hard, I'll get disappointed.

I really wish I'd got my act together when I was younger. Reni do you remember me saying I'm an academic too? I took ages over my PhD (5 years) but it did involve a lot of fieldwork abroad. But anyway - between the age of 28 and 33 I had boyfriends but they weren't right and I never worried about it. I thought I'm too busy with my PhD and I'll worry about sorting the rest of my life out when I finish.

Well - I didn't meet my DH till I was 35, and being the sensible type, I didn't think having a baby the millisecond I met him was a good idea. So I waited till we were together a few years and I was 37 before thinking about TTC. Was that stupid or did I have no choice really?

Now I'm 38 and just scared. I'm so sorry for this long post. I just wish I could go back in time. I'm like one of those 'career women' that the media likes to warn you about. The irony is though I'm not even paid very much for what I do (that's my field for you). So all those years of hard work were for nothing. And we could never afford IVF once I go past the free IVF cut off (which I think is soon, for my area.)

I'm sorry for this post. I know we're all going through a tough time. I promise to chin up now.

PS. Sorry for being Debbie Downer on what is generally a lighthearted thread! Having a now, which always helps .

Really, your story doesn't sound too dissimilar to mine, but I am older and ttc 2. I frequently get the "we have left it too late panic", I find it passes. I see myself as ttc rather than infertile. Temperatures say I do ovulate, af is regular and I am not prepared to do IVF so no point investigating further for me personally. 38 is not old, there is time and trying for a year or two is not unusual even for much younger women.