Over 40 ttc - Autumn baby dust for me!

[Orchid222]

Here's our new thread, let's hope it's a lucky one!

Thank you @Russkispy & @CritterTamer, I am wishing the best fo you today Critter and for you Russkispy in the next couple of days. I think I’m 11dpo today, AF due Monday, or possibly Tuesday. I will test again then. x

@Russkispy you’re so lucky to be on progesterone tablets - my clinic make me use the pessaries which are truly gross!

Ooh exciting @Rose68 xx

Thank you @Rose68 . Still feeling queasy here. Looking at food makes me feel sick. Haven't eaten since Wednesday night. Just drinking water

When can you test @Russkispy?

Congrats rose! Fingers crossed this is it for you.

Russkispy - how strange! Does ot feel like possible pregnancy? Or could it have been a virus? Our immunities are often lowered in very early prengancy too

Dsid - maybe go back to gp for more tests? Are you are sure when you ovulated? Good luck

Did anyone else see the fertility doctor on this morning yesterday? He was very positive about pregnancy over 40, it was quite reassuring! It seems the meghan markle pregnancy anouncement has sparked a few debates, even though she is only 37 she is still classed as 'geriatric'

@Cleozeta don't even know what to think. With my both pregnancies never had that! Also never had any symptoms! That's why always been surprised to see the BFP . Really strange this time around. I'm just going to get on with it. Blood test on Tuesday which will be cd12

Possibly a virus then? Especially if its seems to be clearing up now. Still a good sign though! Fingers crossed

Ooh, congratulations @Rose68 , fingers crossed for a sticky bean! Xxx
Also fingers crossed for you @Russkispy !

Over here, my temperatures crashed this morning... promptly followed by very slight bleeding, red blood... so at least I've now had my period, finally, and can start charting properly. Trying to stay positive but I feel quite gutted as I had convinced myself that I was pregnant, with all the symptoms last few days! The power of your own mind - I was nearly sick yesterday , several times!

I know when I o'd and we had dtd lots of times around the date; but still no success... I'm wondering if my lining is too thin??. I read that a long time on the implant can thin the lining and it will need time to build up. The period I'm having is certainly very slight, some blood this morning and that was it..
any advice on how to encourage the uterine lining to build up??

And fingers crossed for you @CritterTamer too!

Ameliel - apparently raspberry leaf tea in the 1st half of cycle is good for that

@Ameliel walnuts are meant to be good for thickening lining and eating the core of a fresh pineapple... yep the core.... something to do with bromin x

Clinic called with beta HCG results - 597!!! So a very strong BFP 😊 I honestly thought I would never get to write that here!

They said that it’s such a strong result for 9dp5dt there’s no need to retest to check levels are rising - I just need to manage and monitor the OHSS now as if my blood gets too thick the embryo(s) might be harmed so booked in to scan the ovaries and see what’s going on on Monday. Also have daily blood thinning injections to do.

Providing everything continues well we will find out whether or not it’s twins two weeks on Monday (now that it’s actually happening I’m completely terrified at that prospect!)

@Ameliel - I had thin lining - 6.8mm on natural cycle and 9.3mm on first IVF cycle which failed. Prior to this second cycle I had acupuncture every other week for a couple of months and drank raspberry leaf tea - lining was 12mm and the cycle has worked! I can’t recommend acupuncture highly enough - it also lengthened my LP from 10 to 12 days.

Critter congratulations! So happy for you!!!!😁😘

Congratulations @CritterTamer! Fabulous news! Sounds like it could be twins
I hope things settle down a bit for you soon, keeping everything crossed for you, and for me.

I’m still shaking....
Is panic a normal reaction LOL - this is my first ever pregnancy

Oh and now I need to go POAS so that I can give it to Dr Doom and tell him where to stick it 😁

@CritterTamer that's just amazing news! Congratulations xxx

Critter this is the best news!!! I'm so excited for you! First pregnancy, how fantastic 
Keep us updated!!

@CritterTamer , fantastic news! Massive congratulations! Keep us posted!

Thanks everybody - thank goodness I had last night to prepare for that phone call or I think might have had heart failure if it had come out of the blue. It still hasn’t really sunk in but just finished work for the weekend so have a couple of relaxing days to process it now. The OHSS seems much more bearable now I know there’s a good reason for it 😊

I think all of the BFPs are coming thick and fast at the moment because of all the extra vitamin D we had during that gorgeous summer - the clinic embryologists were telling me they’ve had an unusual amount of really good quality embryos recently. Hopefully thats good news for everyone TTC pushing out tip top eggs at the moment!

Congratulations critter!! Could be twins!! Keep us updated. And don't forget to take that bfp stick and shove it up Dr Dooms big fat hairy nostral!!!

What lovely news to read today!! Lots of fabulous BFPs. I like the theory that the vitamin D from the sunshine made us all that little bit healthier.

@Rose68 tentative congratulations
@CritterTamer super excited for you. Can't wait to hear the results of your scan and whether there are two.

We've been joking about twins here because I'm feeling so shocking compared to last time. I won't find out until wk12 so into November. Be careful what you wish for!