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TTC for 10 months and the rest. Ten plussers welcome. Thread 2.

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lucieloos · 07/10/2015 11:21

We have been so busy chatting I've started a new thread. Welcome all 10+ ladies. Hope we all have some luck on this thread.

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loopylou1984 · 22/02/2016 07:49

Yes, really nice not to be doing it alone!m

Itsme - sorry to hear you're unwell. Get well soon!

I'm terrified about my cycle as the drugs made me feel so unwell last time I did a medicated cycle. Although they have prescribed anti nausea for me this time, so fingers crossed it does the trick. Xx

lucieloos · 22/02/2016 12:08

Sammy, hope it goes well for you this time. I think it will be good to have the extra estrogen and hopefully the anti sickness tablets will work well and counteract any nasty effects. I just can't wait to get started now. Got to have a baseline scan this time around when my Czech clinic have never bothered with. I'm just hoping it doesn't show up any reason why I can't get going next week.

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BorisIsBack · 22/02/2016 19:10

Sammy I'm sure that the anti sickness drugs will help, can understand why you are nervous though.

Itsme, glad you got to have a baby free weekend, it's not what you need right now.

BorisIsBack · 22/02/2016 19:14

Lucie I'm having the scans in the UK, found a local baby bond clinic - local to work but not in sight so not too much chance of being caught by work. The injections are not as bad as I feared! We have booked accommodation at the hotel Cyro - a room with a kitchenette. It's really cheap and seems ok. I'm booking easy jet flights to Vienna with flexi tickets just in case.

Hope the baseline scan goes ok lucie.

I'm so pleased to have all your company for the journey. X

bluebird3 · 22/02/2016 19:25

Hi ladies, can I join?

Stats below:
Age: 29
Ttc #1
Cycle #12
Frustration level... Off the f-ing roof

Can I just ask, at what point did you all start getting tests done? I'm officially a year trying in April (29-31 day cycle).

lucieloos · 22/02/2016 19:25

That all sounds brilliant Boris! Glad the injections are going well and great that you have a baby bond close to work. When is your first scan?

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lucieloos · 22/02/2016 19:45

Hi and welcome bluebird! I got my initial blood tests and dhs first sperm analysis after 6 months of trying. I don't know why but I just had a very strong feeling that it wasn't going to be easy for us. We kept on trying for around 6 months after those tests and then started IVF. Everyone is different though but it is probably worth a trip to your gp just so you can get the blood tests done and will have a clearer idea of what's going on.

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BorisIsBack · 22/02/2016 20:26

Lucie I'm trying to get the scan done in my lunch break on thursay. Everything seems to be moving both too quickly and too slowly.

Bluebird hello. I share your frustration. Tests I think in my health authority they say you need to be trying for 12 months if you are under 35 and 6 months if you are over. I think it's definitely worth going to your gp now and try to get the ball rolling on tests. Say you've tried for 12 cycles.

lucieloos · 22/02/2016 21:17

Brilliant Boris only a couple more days then. Fingers crossed for some nice follies Smile

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lucieloos · 22/02/2016 21:28

Brilliant Boris only a couple more days then. Fingers crossed for some nice follies Smile

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bananafish81 · 23/02/2016 07:38

Cor it’s all go, so excited for you ladies cycling / about to cycle

Boris woohoo, it’s time for liftoff! Sounds like you have a brilliant plan in place, everything crossable is crossed for you. Hope for some lovely juicy follies on Thu Smile

Lucie sGood luck with baseline - I found a baseline very reassuring as I knew there weren’t any follicles that had been recruited early that would gobble up all the stims, I’m sure you’ll pass with flying colours!

So glad you got the intralipids sorted. Dr Sher’s forum is great isn’t it? Although I must confess I did quite enjoy posting a follow up, after a post last year regarding my last cycle, he said I was heading towards an early menopause and that the chances of me getting pregnant were very very remote…posted a follow up about the outcome of my most recent cycle, and he said my 3 separate AMH levels must have all been lab errors as he couldn’t account for WTF had gone on otherwise! Confused

Sammy hope you had a fab time skiing - so so pleased you have anti nausea meds, anti emetics are just absolutely magic, and tbh even just knowing they are there is psychologically very reassuring. I hope you don’t have cause to break them open because your cycle is all unicorns and rainbows, but very glad to know you have them in the back pocket.

Itsme Hope your cold is on the mend, although pleased it gave you the opportunity to have a baby free weekend! Feel better soon Flowers

I really feel for your DH - I know I felt like much less of a woman when I found out that all the tests said my ovaries were shrivelled up prunes, often felt like the one thing I was supposed to be able to do, I apparently couldn’t. With blokes its so bound up with potency and virility, I think it’s equally tough. My DH never ever once felt towards me the way I felt towards myself, as is the case for you and your DH. Trying to reassure me that ‘it’s not your fault’ wouldn’t have really helped me particularly (he never put it like that, thankfully) as in my mind it would have just drawn attention to the fact that I was the one that there was something wrong with! For me just feeling like we were a team and were in it together - and being reminded of this - was a real help. I realise this is from the school of stating the bloody obvious so probably wasn’t terribly useful though!

Welcome bluebird - this thread is so fantastically supportive with some incredibly knowledgeable and savvy women!

Waves to star and mpp

AFM, I have been wide awake since 0330 with scanxiety - have my viability scan today and I’m absolutely crapping my pants.

DH is similarly nervous (although he’s doing a great job of being the positivity cheerleader) - he’s been on mad 2am cleaning binges when he can’t sleep, however as insomnia diversion tactics go, I am happy to encourage this one if it means the living room gets a super duper deep clean…

lucieloos · 23/02/2016 09:35

Thanks banana, I guess I'm just a bit worried there won't be enough follicles there but then I should be used to that by now I guess. Dr Sher is great and so helpful. I can't believe how much time he dedicates to answering all these questions for free. Good luck with your scan today, I can imagine how nerve wracking it must be. Let us know how you get on.

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BorisIsBack · 23/02/2016 10:20

Banana good luck for today. Xxx If your DH needs more places to clean my house could do with a visit. How far along are you?

Trixietwenty16 · 23/02/2016 11:28

Great news re the intralipids Lucie, must be a relief.

Good luck for your scan on Thursday Boris! Sounds like everything is working out well for your cycle.

Sammy, I really hope the anti-sickness tablets do the trick.

Very excited for the three of you and have everything crossed for a hatrick of BFPs.

Good luck Banana!! what time is your scan?

Welcome to the thread Bluebird. Like Lucie we had some tests done around the 6 month point. I would definitely book in an appointment with your GP, I found the 12 month mark tough and I think it helps to get the ball rolling.

Hope you're feeling better Itsme.

I bought some OPKs for the first time in ages at the weekend, figured I would track ov for the next few months in order to have a better idea about when AF is going to arrive. Managed to get a cancellation appointment so back at the hospital next week now and really hoping we can then start in April.

bananafish81 · 23/02/2016 16:49

Thanks ladies. Trixie I copied and pasted the post from my desktop notepad and I helpfully didn't copy the bit where I wished you well with YOUR upcoming cycle as well. Delighted you're in such excellent hands - brilliant that they're so on board with immunes tx

Saw and heard one little heartbeat Grin

Amazing. Dr basically said, not quite in these exact words, he's been a fertility Dr since 1992 and I'm one of the most surprising cases he's ever had. He was grinning from ear to ear as it wasn't an outcome we ever expected to see. Just gotta hope it sticks now!!

loopylou1984 · 23/02/2016 17:07

Banana, that's amazing news! Congratulations Smile

Trixie - enjoy postuff again, lol. It's a good idea, I haven't bothered this cycle what with being on holiday and it's actually really annoying as now I'm not quite sure when to expect AF and therefore when appointments will be.

Re the anti sickness. I think the idea was to take them from the start, a preventative rather than waiting to need the cure so to speak... Will see what they say at baseline!

Welcome bluebird, I waited until 12 months, then wished I'd lied as the whole process takes ages. If I were you I'd go to the GP now and say you've been trying over a year, you can get in the system and get tests started and fx you'll not need anything else, but if you do you'll be ready!

Waves to everyone else, so glad we're doing this all together! Xx

lucieloos · 23/02/2016 18:25

Trixie, that's brilliant about your cancellation appt! I have also been opk'ing this month as thought I would get a better idea of when to expect af. I ov'd late as usual after an IVF cycle so not until day 17 so o think af should definitely be due this weekend.

Banana, that's fantastic news about your scan. It must have been such an emotional moment to see and hear that heartbeat. Huge congrats to you lovely.

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lucieloos · 23/02/2016 18:26

Trixie, that's brilliant about your cancellation appt! I have also been opk'ing this month as thought I would get a better idea of when to expect af. I ov'd late as usual after an IVF cycle so not until day 17 so o think af should definitely be due this weekend.

Banana, that's fantastic news about your scan. It must have been such an emotional moment to see and hear that heartbeat. Huge congrats to you lovely.

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bluebird3 · 23/02/2016 19:31

Congrats banana that's amazing news.

Thanks for the welcome and advice everyone. I've booked in for the GP tomorrow. Here's to getting the ball rolling...

loopylou1984 · 24/02/2016 06:55

Well it looks like my temperature is on its way down, af should be here tomorrow or Friday. Which I guess will mean baseline on Monday. Xx

lucieloos · 24/02/2016 07:00

Wouldn't you need to start the meds before Monday if af arrives tomorrow Sammy? Sorry I don't know much about baseline timings as this one will be my first so I'm interested in what others are doing. I have to go in on day 2 or 3 would rather day 2 though as that's when I've always started meds.

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loopylou1984 · 24/02/2016 07:36

Baseline just needs to be while you're still bleeding, I had it on day 4 last time I think. Af may not even arrive until Saturday, in which case Monday would be day 3. It's just getting booked at the weekend that's the problem. Xx

lucieloos · 24/02/2016 07:48

Ah ok they told me day 2 or 3 only but that makes sense. I can't get a weekend appt either so if it starts on Saturday when I think it will then I will have to go in on Monday which is day 3 and start stimms that day.

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Trixietwenty16 · 24/02/2016 10:09

Aw, thanks Banana Smile brilliant news about your scan!!

Looks like I'll ov late too Lucie. It's odd because my cycles in between my fresh and FET were normal length and as I recall they were fine initially after my FET but then they seem to have gone from 29-31 days to 33-35 days. TBH it's not too bad as we've got a weekend away the second weekend in April so would prefer to get started after that.

Great that you were able to get an appointment with your GP so quickly Bluebird. I sometimes have to wait a few weeks at my surgery.

bananafish81 · 24/02/2016 10:13

lucie I think the baseline has to be more precise for a fresh cycle as you need to start stims on day 2/3 to avoid early recruitment of a dominant follicle - whereas for a FET I think a day or so difference isn't quite so important, as the estrogen will block ovulation and you can just keep going with the meds until the lining is where it needs to be

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