Over 40 ttc - August baby dust for me!

[Orchid222]

Ladies, here's our 2nd summer thread :)

What charting app are you using? I don't recognise that one

Also in the TWW here -9dpo today but no hope or symptoms other than odd poking and pulling sensations since the evening of 5dpo which have pretty much disappeared this morning. It’s just like what I had after my embryo transfer in June and that was a BFN so under no illusions that there will a positive outcome this time either. AF due on Friday so just looking forward to that and being able to start my second round of IVF I’ve made some positive changes since the last cycle such as daily fertility yoga, meditation, reduced work stress, ubiquinol, DHA and more protein intake so who knows - maybe it will all help! 😊

Hope all you guys also in the TWW are doing ok and having more positive symptoms than me 😁

Hi all hope everyone is ok. I was wondering when you ovulated after first post partum af? I am cd 3 now , thanks xx

I lost my baby 😭

I’m so sorr6 @megan18 - do you mean it was a CP?

Yea a cp

Oh dear I’ve just realised how that came out - I didn’t mean it to sound so blunt I’m sorry! It was more that I’m fascinated after catching up with this thread yesterday and seeing so many CPs and early MCs it got me to thinking again about what ‘Dr Doom’ had to say about the egg quality of us over 40s at my last cycle review - I hate to admit it but I guess he’s right - God i want so much to prove him wrong and get a BFP to tell him to stick somewhere the sun doesn’t shine!

Cleo it was cycle day 9 and cycle day 14 (normally a 14 girl)
I'm using Ovia....
What's the theory?

So sorry Megan :(

Megan - sorry you had a cp. Hopefully things will work out better next cycle.

Angel - you will probably ovulate when you would expect to from the start of a new cycle, for example cd14 of a 28 day cycle. I'd start opk's as soon as af finishes to be sure.

Critter - dr doom is wrong and we'll all prove it. Arse wipe.

Weasle. I don't want to get your hopes up, but I had similar on my bfp cycle. I had a dip and what looked like another surge 4 & 5 days after initial ovulation. I would post my bfp chart but not sure how to do that.
Of course it could be one of the other possibilities but I guess you won't know until a few weeks have passed. Fingers crossed for you!!

Cleo interesting!
If it does work this month I'll have you to thank! I only peed on that opk in day 14 as I remember you'd said about 2nd ovulation, so I thought, let's see if that theory works with me and I got that positive!!

Anyone had a chemical pregnancy on here and tell me how long it was and how much pain they were in

Megan if it’s a CP it might even just be like a late AF and cause little disruption.

I am avidly following this wonderful chat. It’s so great and humbling to hear your stories.
Not much to contribute yet. I’m 41 11M and just had Mirena removed 2 days ago. Other then some light spotting and cramping not much going on.
I’m praying AF arrives soon so I can start charting.
I have lots of anxieties about trisomies and fetal abnormalities based on my history but for the time being just focusing on TTC.
Sending you all 💕💕💕💕

Megan so sorry to hear about your loss. Maybe better to wait to test next time to avoid these rollercoaster of emotions.
I am a late tester. Always have been.. I can’t cope with the disappointments otherwise.
Wishing you well with next cycle.

Its causing me so much pain physically i have never had one before

Evening all, here's the new list. Welcome to AuntyGeek, Wimsywon, Lumpy, Funky, Sylvanian, Russkispy, Floof, Karryk, Teacup, Dora, Panky, Raffeylou, Meglinco and Megan.

Alibaba: 42, dds 8 & 6, ttc 2 years
Angel: 42, 3 dds, angel boy Ollie
Apple: 42, mmc, tfmr, chemical, mc, ttc#1 three years
AtrocityNeedles: 44, ttc#1
AuntyGeek: 43, ttc#1
Booseys: 46, ds, ttc 2.5-3 years
Chat: 45, 5dc, 3 mc, 1 cp
Chendy: 40, poss thinking about ttc#3
Claire: 44
Clara: 45, ttc #3
Cleo: 41, dc 5 & 7, mmc May, ttc 15 months
Cookie: 40, ttc#1, 3 months
Critter: 40, ttc#1, doing IVF
Crivit - 44, ttc#1
Dicky: 40, ttc#3
Dinah - 44, dc 2(?), mc March, ttc since May
Dora: 44, dd 4, 1 mmc, 1 Patau's, 2 cp, ttc#2
Eloisa: 45, dc 4, ttc 2 years
Emma: 41, ttc#1, mc in May
Emmalou: 42, dc 17, 10, 6
Faith: 43, dd 3.5, 2 mc, ttc 2 years, BFP!!!
Ficidy: 42, dc 5 & 2 (IVF)
Floof: 40, ttc#1 4 months
Funky: 41, 2 ds, 1 abnormality loss, ttc#3
Helbelle: 42, mmc at 40, dd 14 months, BFP!!!
Hmmm: 41, 1dc, ttc 1 month
Hobbes: 41, ds 5, ttc 3.5 years, ectopic, IVF, cp, 2 mcs
Karigan: 40.5, ttc since Jan, 1 mc
Karryk: 41, 1 dd, 2 mmc, post c-section scarring, ttc#2
Lapsed: 43, ttc #1
Letsdothis: 43, ttc #1
Leezo: 39, ttc #1, 1 mc, 1 cp,
LittleMimosa: 42, dc 5 & 7, ttc 18 months
Lumpy76: 42, 8 dc, 1mmc, BFP!!!
Marty: 41, 1 dc, 2 mcs, ttc a year
Matts: 48, dc 11 & 6, 2 mcs, 4 cps
Mellongoose: 42, dd 3.5, ttc 2 years
Minime: 41, ttc #1 for 23 mths, 1 cp and 1 mc in march
Mondaycando: 44, ds 8 & 7
Nor: 44, ds 3, Patau's loss, ttc #2
Orchid: 41, dc 2.5, ttc >1 year, mc June
Panky: 41, 1 mc, ttc#3
PetraRabbit: 43, dc 13 months, mmc March
PollyIndia: 43, ds, ttc 18 months
Presh: 39, ttc#1, mmc 2017, Graves disease
Raffylou: 40, ds 2, 1 mc
Russkispy: 42, IUI, dd 14 months, 1mmc, ttc#2
Shiny: 40, dd 3, tfmr 2017, mc April
Sparrow: 43(?), ds 1.5, doing IVF
StepAway: 42, dd1, 3mcs, dd2 13 weeks
Sylvanian: 40, 2 dc, 1mc, ttc#3
Teacup: 39, 3 dc, 2 mc, 1 mmc, ruptured ectopic
Weasle: 42, dc 7 & 5, 2 mcs 2017, cp in March
Wimsywon: 43, dc 24

Megan, so sorry to hear you're having such a tough time.

Thanks

Ooh goodness so busy after a few days just sipping in and out of the thread.. @megan18 so sorry to hear of your loss, have had 1 cp and 3 m/c and they feel pretty similar but some months af cramps can feel the same.. take it easy, rest and regular pain relief and a hot water bottle helps.. and cry you have to let the emotion out too.. big hugs 💕
It's so hard to keep up with all threads.. but sending lots of baby dust and 🖕 to dr doom we'll show him.. power of positivity ladies 💕💕💕💕⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dipping

Wow, we have really grown as a thread! Didn't realise there was so many of us now

So sorry, Megan

I had one before my mmcs. I recall it being like a horribly heavy and crampy period. I think I had heavy bleeding for a couple of days and then it slowly lessened over a week.

Just popping in to say hi and welcome to all newbies. We are a veritable army of over 40s ladies ttc. How great is that:-) Hello to all the veterans too (ttc for ever and not giving up yet - like me!). I’m still reading but not posting as much as still on a ttc hiatus. Hoping to be back on it in a month or two. Love and hugs to all ❤️

Just checking in! As a reminder, I'm (just)43 with a 1 year old and had a MMC in March (first cycle TTC). 4 cycles have passed since the MMC, this is our 5th (4th TTC). All that stuff about being more fertile seems like rubbish to me. I had an odd short cycle last month but this one seems more regular....but DH is away! So typical. We DTD on days 9, 12 and 13. Today is day 15 and seems to be my best EWCM day so we probably missed our chance. It's hard when every month counts at our age!
I've been reading the updates (from everyone) and wish everyone the best. Sorry about the bad news and congratulations on the BFPs.