Over 40 ttc - summer baby dust for me!

[Orchid222]

Ladies here's our new thread!

Chat your sister sounds bonkers!

Weasle even more bonkers! What is wrong with these people??

Thanks Critter and Shiny but looking at our list almost everyone here is just as brave and inspirational, yourself included Shiny! So many mc's yet everyone is still here and trying, that's pretty amazing. We are a strong bunch, let's hope our efforts pay off soon!
Weasle-that is so weird, why on earth would you do something like that?!
Sparkly-congrats! All the best for the next 20 weeks x

Sounds promising Critter - good luck!

Congrats Sparkly.

Is Vitex the same as agnus castus?

Trigger shot done 😁 Looking forward to a day without injections tomorrow!

Well done Critter. Relax now x

Ali yes Vitex is the same.

Cleo - not felt any of its effects yet. Apparently it takes a good while to work.

Good for you Critter. I think we'll all be holding our breath until you're ready to test :)
Cleo-any other tips from your fertility diet book? Is it zita west's one?

So the trigger shot was a large dose of HCG, and this morning I have morning sickness LOL. I suppose it’s good practice 😊
@Orchid - don’t start holding your breath yet - will be a good while before a test yet. IF any embryos result from the EC tomorrow it will be 3-5 days before transfer and then another 16 days after that test date 😔

Critter what's another few weeks in comparison to months and years of ttc? 😀

Sparkly - thank you for sharing, it does give us hope. And congratulations

Critter - how exciting! Fingers crossed for you. If it works I'm jumping on that ship!!!

Mimosa I am really tempted by the vitex I just worry about overloading. But I guess it wont hurt. Thinking of going back to TCM in september too.

Orchid yes it is zita west book. Not read much more this week as ds has been off school with chicken pox, going to read some more next week. I'll let you know if I come across anything interesting!

Critter. .that's great news about your follicles!

Sparkly ... Wow! Congratulations. .a baby girl is fantastic!

Shiny: love a list too being an admin bod! It's a great list i must say except for the fact i'm the 2nd oldest here!! And i'm always too scared to try too hard ..although i am taking folic acid just in case!

Hi all, hope everyone is doing ok tonight 😊

I’m feeling really poorly from the HCG shot, and in a lot of ovary pain (they’re so big I can feel them through the skin Of my tummy) just having to lie in bed right now and look forward to my daily Love Island fix to take my mind off it at 9 o’clock!

Super nervous about tomorrow but also can’t wait to get rid of these follicles now it’s sooooo uncomfortable. Sorry for the moan -DH is fed up of me and gone to play his xbox in disgust lol.

Hope youre all having a better even8ng than me xxx

Hang on in there "Critter*, we're all rooting for you. Hope it goes well tomorrow, what time are you going in? Does it take long?

Going in for 9.30. I think the procedure only takes around 30 minutes but won’t be allowed to go home for an hour or two after. Will let you guys know how it went when I get back 😊

BooseysMom I'm third oldest, but if 007 and Mrs 007 ( gorgeous Danial and Rachel) can get preggo there is still hope..
CritterTamer although not had all your poor injections my R ovary feels like it's about to go pop.. big hugs
Have you ladies looked at chemicals.. as in reduction of.. I looked at nail varnish and the horrors that it contains and the possible effect on infertility, stopped wearing it there and then.. 😱 with the exception of body shop varnish as it doesn't contain the real nasties.. or vegan varnish.. ( Holland and Barrett) But only on my toes..

Critter- good luck tomorrow, you're nearly there! Keeping everything crossed for you xx
Chat- I had no idea! I'd never think nail varnish had any effect on fertility. Boo, I always have my toes painted in the summer...

Good luck for tomorrow Critter. Everything crossed for you. I’m back on the vits after Turkey hols and have ordered the ovusense monitor - it was dispatched today 🤔😳 FeelIng hopeful - and hanging on to the testimonies which seem very positive 🙏🏻 Have to try something new! Let’s see what happens - it wasn’t cheap but neither was the £1000 on TCM which I’m sure F&cked up my cycle 😬 x

Good that the appointment is nice and early Critter.

Thanks Booseys, I'm finding the list to be a very useful reference tool!

Chat, I've been using natural/organic products (cosmetic and household) as far as possible for years, ever since I saw a TV programme where they analysed two women's breastmilk and found over 50 synthetic chemicals in the samples. Not particularly scientific but it did the trick for me and I really like the products I use. Only one successful pregnancy out of three since then though.

Good luck Critter for tomorrow. I’m sending good vibes to those great big eggs of yours:-)

So I’m still here in limbo land with nothing happening at all. I’m CD17 and feel odd. No sign at all of ovulation and some very worrying symptoms which if I think about it I’ve had 2-3 times before in the past 6 months (definitely 2 times since my HSG). I feel ehem dry down ‘there’, I’m getting warm at night, not exactly hot flashes but just feeling warm in bed, I feel tired and a bit grumpy. I THINK I’m low on oestrogen. I fit all the symptoms nearly and it’s in this stage of the cycle that normally oestrogen rises. I’m scared this is the start of the end:(

There are only two reasons why women get low on oestrogen, one is in the run up to menopause and the other is if they are underweight and exercising a lot. Now I am quite thin (but not what you’d call underweight I don’t think) but I don’t exercise excessively. I do rush around a lot though and don’t put weight on no mattter what I eat so am thinking to try to eat more? Has anyone got any thoughts on this or experience??

Oh and in I’ve looked back at my fertility bloods and typically oestrogen is the only one they didn’t test for!

Can you go back and get it checked so you can find out one way or the other?

Feeling a bit anxious here. 6 weeks today and spotting a bit. Let’s hope it’s not a sign of non viability 😕. Internet says just monitor unless it gets heavier

Morning Karigan hope you're doing better than last night and the spotting had stopped. Many women spot/bleed during their pregnancies and carry on to have successful ones so a bit of spotting doesn't have to mean anything.
Critter- good luck at 9:30, hope it goes brilliantly.

CritterTamer good luck today.. littlemimosa are there foods you can eat to increase oestrogen?
Karigan198 can you rest up today, some people do having spotting in early pregnancy.. Take it slow and don't lift anything heavy.. 💕💕

Good luck today, Critter!

Karigan, how are you doing today?

sparkly, congratulations! You must be elated.

I'm CD31 and with very definite signs of AF arriving soon. Boo

Critter - good luck this morning. Thinking of you.

Karigan - how is the spotting now?

Atrocity- have you tested?