35+ TTC#1 Thread 4

[BambiOnIce80]

We're very close to maxing-out our previous thread, so time to start afresh 🙂

To borrow the intro from @Blondcat (our old threads founder):

A wonderful bunch of ladies supporting each other through the ttc journey when trying for a first baby after 35.

Good luck all!! 🍀🤞🏻🍀🤞🏻

Good luck on Saturday @Russkispy!

@BambiOnIce80 I will definitely share the results with all of you!

Glad you’re feeling optimistic today. Do you find that it changes as you go through your cycle? I think I always felt more positive in the days closer to ovulation.

Thank you ladies 😊. Hope you are all well.

How exciting @kescilly hope you let us all know. Feeling fat? 🙈😊 oh bless you
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Good luck @Russkispy 🤞🤞

Glad you’re feeling positive @BambiOnICe80 the students must have been feeling your optimism 👍

Thank you ladies! Will keep you posted! We will get there eventually and all of us on here! I'm convinced!

Better news today! My little embie is progressing nicely and already ahead of today’s stage! Already divided into 5 cells on day 2. My little fighter! I got a video and picture of it! Got all emotional!

That's great news @Russkispy :)

That is very good news @Russkispy! The video is super cool! 😎 I was wondering the other day if they'd let you see your embryo before it's implanted in an NHS lab... I would totally want in on that! 🤩

@Kescilly, you're absolutely right about levels of optimism being tied into stages of our cycles, I think. I'm fine now, but I know that in a weeks time I'll start feeling AF symptoms and then I'll be wanting to jack it all in again and get a kitten! 😺

What did you decide on @Carley321? DTD or hold off and enjoy Christmas? 🎄

@BambiOnIce80 my IVF is in a private clinic abroad (back at home) where I did all my private treatments. I don't know how NHS funded IVF operate?!

Good luck @Russkispy 

Oh @Russkispy how lovely. Wishing you all the luck 🍀

@Russkispy that’s amazing! Go little embryo, go!

@BambiOnIce80 I’m convinced that you’ll end up with a puppy, a kitten, AND a baby. 😂

Fingers crossed @Russkispy!

I've been carrying on with the opks after my early positive, but this morning was half asleep and managed to drop the pot down the loo!

@Pinkywoo #POASProblems I feel your pain! I sleepily went to the loo at about 3am, should have taken a sample then but forgot so had to cross my legs and wait until about 8am to POAS.

Wow @russkispy exciting! 🤞

@russkispy goodluck.

So I have had my scan today all looking good so far moved me forward by 5 days so 13 weeks tomorrow. Nt measurement was low risk just got to wait for blood and age factors to be combined to get full risk hopefully within next week.

Excellent news @Blondcat! 💐 Here's to a happy and healthy pregnancy 😊

That's great news @Blondcat

Great news @Blondcat !

@MrsRRC what CD/DPO are you?

great news @Blondcat and @Russkispy!

That’s lovely @RussKispy amazing.

Great news #Blondecat.

Well.... @BambiOnIce80 I sat down and thought about it (obsessed) and couldn’t help thinking, what would I tell people over Xmas! We have made so many plans (because I was defermined not to let ttc stop us) which obviously being around Xmas all include alcohol... how many lies could I actually spin! So held off! And today I’m feeling a little down and kicking myself for it because I have no idea when I’ll get another chance like that considering it’s taken this long to have all symptoms and 2 different positive opks. I’m feeling.... What was I thinking!!

Don't beat yourself up @Carley321 💐 It sounds like it could have caused you an awful lot of stress if you'd gone ahead, so now you can eat, drink and be merry with total abandon! 🍾🥂 Hopefully your cycle will get a little shorter again this time and then you'll be all set to try properly again in the New Year 🙂

@Carley321 as Bambi said, this is the beginning of the normality for you, more smileys will come soon. You have New Years shagathon to worry about. In the meantime enjoy every single drink and cheese you can have 🥳🥂🧀

Great news @Blondcat and @Russkispy

Don’t worry @Carley321 you can can enjoy Xmas properly and get back to it straight after 🎉

I had a peak reading on the cb monitor this morning. Checked on a cheapie last night and the line was pretty dark. Checked again with another cheapie this eve and the line isn’t as dark as yesterday, but still darkish. No chance to dtd today, but managed the last 2 nights and not sure I fancy it again tonight lol 😝 I take a cranberry tablet every time as i’m so paranoid of uti’s and tmi, but I don’t want to end up sore. I don’t think my body can cope with ttc!

@Carley321 don't worry about it and just enjoy your Christmas! One month won't make a blind bit of difference in the grand scheme of things.

Looks like I'm going to be enjoying my Christmas too. AF due tomorrow and did a cheap test this morning and BFN. Another month rolls on...

Still no appointment through from my gynaecologist either. Will give them a call on Monday to remind them I exist and am waiting!

Thank you ladies! My little trooper keeps growing/dividing, was told this morning. all set for tomorrow's transfer

I absolutely know what you mean about the bodies response to lots of DingTD @PixieN! Do you use any fertility lube? I have to say that since we've been using it I haven't had any problems in that department whatsoever 👍 DingTD twice last Sunday would certainly not have been possible without it! Fingers-crossed you've hit your peak 🤞🏻

Sorry for the BFN @79andnotout 💐 Are you feeling better at least after your lurge? Also crap to hear you've still not got your appointment letter 😕 Same here and another couple of weeks until I'm even allowed to call to check that they received our questionnaire... I'm going to be fricking livid if after 8 weeks they turn round and say they haven't even got it and that's why an appointment hasn't come through! 😖

Wishing you the best of luck for tomorrow @Russkispy 🍀🍀🍀

5dpo here and my inner symptom spotting psycho has been in full swing since yesterday 😣 It's far too early for any signs of course, but my brain is still latching onto every little AF-like twinge, odd taste and passing nausea thing like it's highly significant... Even though all of the latter will undoubtedly be due to me coming down with one or more of the eleventy billion plague viruses that are going round at the moment! 😕 This is shaping up to be a loooOoonnnng TWW 🙄