Over 40 ttc - August baby dust for me!

[Orchid222]

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

Fingers crossed Critter! Keep us posted.
I'm starting with 50mg of DHEA to see how I go, if I don't go half I might up it to 75

Great news critter!

AF arrived here, no surprises!

🤞@CritterTamer. Hoping you get good news.

@Orchid222 Lord no! Certainly not more than once a day I wish! I just meant (sorry TMI) that he only really penetrates and ejaculates inside if we are TTC. Not a problem as we do lots of other stuff

We tended to only do this when I thought I was ovulating. Over 2 or 3 days. I wasn't tracking as such or temping so was going by my dates and EWCM.

Then I had a weird 5 week cycle. So I had no idea when I was ov. We dtd several times early in my cycle and only twice when I assumed I was ov. Therefore it's entirely possible I've been ov early in my cycle. No idea what the 5 weeks is all about.

Sorry about the AF @weasledee 😔

Aw Weasel so sorry for you.

Critter - great news! Send positive vibes overnight to those tiny follicles.

Cleo - your bald and sporty comment made me guffaw lol.

*spotty not sporty!

I'm ok ladies, you get used to it don't you :)
Did you see on the news they're recalling some clear blue digital as they have been giving false positives! Can u imagine trying for ages, you think you're pregnant, but the test is wrong!! Some ladies must have had an awful time due to those tests!

Clinic called - we have 11 out of 12 eggs fertilised this morning so super happy with that 😊 transfer booked for Tuesday so next stage is hoping some make it to day 5 😊

Critter that's great! Fingers crossed, I imagine some definitely should make it considering there are 11 of them.

@Orchid222 yes I hope so - last time we had 6 and 4 made it to day 5, although 2 weren’t good quality. I’m just hoping that everything else has improved so much this time that maybe the quality will have improved too 🤞

Did you have 1 or 2 transferred last time? I'm 13dpo, waiting for AF and will be booking ivf for next cycle early next week, hoping the awfully expensive and disgusting herbs are going to improve my egg quality before that...

I had 2 transferred last time. I know what you mean - haven’t tried TCM herbs but have been choking down maca and spirulina powder hoping it’s worth the suffering!

That sounds amazing critter! Do you think anything you did led to the better outcome this time? Fingers crossed it's successful!!

I actually enjoy by herbs. Weird I know. Looking forward to getting bald & spotty with a bit of dhea now. The things we do...

Fab news @CritterTamer 🤞🤞

@Cleozeta - yes to be honest I’ve made a lot of changes in the past 3 months and I’m sure many things have contributed:
Acupuncture
Daily fertility yoga
Meditation
Lots of exercise
Lost 3 stone since May
Maca powder
Spirulina and increased protein intake
Raspberry leaf tea
Vitamin D spray
Changed protocol this cycle to include a month on testosteone gel and a different mix of stim meds this time
Changed job and went part time to reduce my ridiculous stress levels

Wow thats a lot of changes critter, sounds like its done the job though! Did you completely cut out alcohol?

@Cleozeta I haven’t drunk alcohol since I was 21 😁

Wow good work critter!! Afraid I cannot say the same.....

@CritterTamer I haven't touched a drop since January ( well maybe a couple ) but that's it... not that fussed about missing it

I just hate the taste of it - all alcohol tastes like listerine to me 😁

Critter great news on the eggies! Presume you'll freeze some if there are more than 2 on day 5. Is that part of the 'package' or do you pay extra for the freezing if so? You have made some fantastic changes too, well done, very impressed.

Out of interest how much alcohol does everyone drink? I drink very little, average 2-3 units a week, some weeks none even, but i just love me a glass of something red and expensive, yum:-)
And what about the ladies with bfps (if you're reading!)......

I'm still lurking here @littlemimosa! I pretty much stopped drinking after chemical pregnancy month before current BFP other than the odd Friday / weekend drink so probably about the same as you're doing now. I have now gone right off wine (hormones probably), so don't miss it and I normally absolutely love a glass of something red and full bodied.

I don't drink anywhere near as much as I used to. I find my hangovers are so bad these days after just sniffing wine that it puts me off. But I do still have a few in social situations. And I do love a drink.

Weirdly I found my alcohol tolerance vanished after my mc. Strange.

Critter brilliant news on eggs. Last cycle we got 6 eggs and 3 made it to day 5. One was our daughter, one was a cp and waiting till early next year for other one (thyroid I issues to sort out) In the meantime TTC naturally. Am going to do some of what you did over the next few months! Forgot about raspberry leaf tea, will start that up again. So ladies, quick question: I keep getting an advert for Ovusense flashing up on FB (clearly they can see my obsessive googling about TTC 🤣. So, are these devices (Ovusense, Ava bracelet) any different really from taking ovulation tests and watching body signs etc?