Over 40 ttc - winter baby dust for me!

[Orchid222]

Here's our new thread ladies.

Just read somewhere that follicle size can be increased by eating dairy products. I don't like milk and drink only fruit teas, I don't eat cereal. I have some cheese but know it isn't good for cholestoral. Would a great big bowl of ice cream for the next 2 nights work???

Presh- did the article say why diary? If it's just diary and nothing else is make the sacrifice and drink milk and eat yoghurt for the next 2 days- it's a v small price to pay and who knows it might help.
Glad your regular doctor found the other ovary. Good luck on Monday!
If I remember correctly Russ your egg collection is on Monday too and if so good luck to you too!
As for me I'm ready to finish the injections...the last few days it's been quite painful and it's not over yet 🙄 started stimulation yesterday and if everything goes well my ec will be the following week so another 10 days or so to go... why could it just not happen naturally??? 😢

@orchid it said dairy and protein intake. A lady had gone from 12 . something to 17. something in 2 days. Im also using a heated pad thing like a hot water bottle across my tummy as this Is seen to work too. Have just been and bought 2 large tubs of ice cream so will start on those tonight. Will have to deal with the weight gain!! My friend who is attending same clinic as me, same iui process with same doc just got her BFP today. So happy for her. She's 45.
Hope you are doing ok. I need to know more about the IVF process before I commit to it. It sounds so much harder. ((Hugs))

I’m not sure about the ice cream Presh, I thought sugar was bad x

I agree with Rose Presh sugar is not good. I know you mentioned you're in an Arab country but see if you can find natural yoghurt either named SKYR (made by Arla) or Face green yoghurt- they have a lot more protein than in any other dairy product (Skyr has 3x more protein than regular milk) and considering you only have 2 days I'd get stuck in! Forget you don't like diary this is for the better outcome and a possible bfp. Add fresh berries if that helps you swallow it.

Sorry greek yoghurt not green!

@Orchid222 , flew out this morning and already been to the clinic to collect Ovitrelle (trigger) which will be on Sunday night with EC on Tuesday midday. Finished Gonal this morning. And only injecting Orgalutran tonight and tomorrow from premature follies bursting. Rest from all meds and injections on Monday.
@Presh12345 , glad to hear your Greek God is back and found hidden follies! There are different types of IVFs and not the same for everyone. I'm on stimulated and started stims on cd5 of my period and the whole process takes around 12 days with EC then ET on day 5. Others start at the end of their cycle and on the longer protocol. I believe @Orchid222 is on that.

Good luck to all those doing IVF & IUI, so excited for you all and I have everything crossed it works and we get several bfp's this month!

Minime - my ava bracelet tracks rhr and it typically rises for a few days before ovulation and remains high, dropping about 5 days before af (or remaining high if pregnant)

Presh just wanted to reassure you... I was 40 when I had my last round of IVF. Poorish response, very low AMH. Only had one good follicle so they focussed on just that one... everything worked beautifully and DS is now six and perfect in every way. Relax, go with the flow, tell yourself this follicle has a good chance of being a little corker. Best of luck.

Ooh @Cozy2018 all sounds so inconclusive.. which is pants.. fingers crossed for late ov not ectopic... you are very welcome on here.... always nice to share info and we do have a few preg ladies who drop in time to time.. xx

@BooseysMom and@Helbelle75 so sorry af has arrived big hugs xx

Good luck on Tuesday Russkispy! I'll be about a week behind you.
Cleo amen to that! Hopefully there'll be bfp's from those of us doing IVFs and IUIs but also from those trying naturally. Just imagine getting one in Dec, it'd be the best Xmas present ever!

Orchid - it most certainly would. Good luck to you and Presh and Russ and any others (I can’t recall everyone’s name lately) going through treatments.

Booseys and Helle so sorry AF arrived xx

AFM I’m about 14dpo but not testing yet as my luteal phase is often up to 16 days so it means nothing. We had loads of sex this month so of course I’m getting my hopes up! Hmmm.

Thanks Mimosa and good luck to you! Fingers crossed AF doesn't show, keep us posted. Btw, I can't remember everyone's name lately either, there are so many of us now! Nice to see of course but difficult on a 40+ yo brain lol.
Hmm-I think you were looking to do IVF abroad this month, are you going ahead with it or waiting until Jan because of Christmas closure?

Little & Chat..thank you for your msg's. It's a bad AF this month but don't think i can put it down to a chemical as 3 days early.

Fingers crossed for you Little. We only managed twice which is poor I know!
My DH's bro and sister-in-law had their 1st a couple days ago. IVF 2nd attempt and they've got a beautiful baby boy in time for Xmas!

@Orchid222 thank you! Injections finished today and done trigger earlier. tomorrow is rest day and needle free! Thank god! All set for EC on Tuesday first thing in the morning. 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Fingers crossed for you mimosa!

Boosey - mine was 3 days early this cycle too. No idea why!

Hi,
Can I join?
I’m 43, TTC #2. Had DD at 38.
Just had MMC at 12 weeks, after TTC 2 years. My ovarian reserve is average, short LP, some indication of low progesterone later in cycle.
Feeling in need of good news stories, and some information to help me boost my chances in the months ahead.
Thanks!

Welcome @mahotsukai, I am also 43 and just had a mmc at 8 weeks, but there are some with good news stories on here. xxx

Welcome mahotsukai. Sorry to hear you had a mmc, I had one too at 10 weeks in May. Trying everything now to improve egg quality. Can I ask how long your LP is?

I’d like to join as well; I had a MMC at 10 weeks just after turning 44 about a month ago. We have three older children and have had two previous MMCs over the past two years (those were both FET cycles which we lost at 15 and 9 weeks). This last one was a natural surprise though, and thus was especially hard to lose because it felt like a miracle that was then taken away. We’d really love just one more to love. Hoping that since it happened once on its own that I may not be completely out of chances.

So had my scan this morning. Have one big one on the right at 19 and one big one on left at 18.5 plus a few smaller ones at 16,14 and 10.
Iui Wednesday morning. Said my bloods all came back really good from Saturday so fingers crossed everything is good to go this time.
Hope everyone is well. How lovely would it be for some Christmas surprises xx

Thank you for the messages.
This is my first time posting anywhere so its really nice to have a response :)

Hi @Rose68 I'm really sorry to hear about your MMC. Hopefully we will have good news stories to share sometime too xx

@Cleozeta Sorry to hear about your MMC in May. I'm also going to join the mission to improve egg quality. It sounds like lots of great info being shared here, so I'll start reading back. I need to check all my info again properly (I was keeping notes and using an app but not charting) but I think my LP hovers around 8-10 days.

@Helbelle75 I just wanted to say hi and that reading your first post on this really resonated with me, and that's why I joined!

@Iii222 I'm so sorry to hear about your MMC. I know what you mean about the feeling of a miracle and then to have it taken away. I'm hoping that there is another chance for everyone. Good luck.

My DD is desperate to be a sister, and has been for about 2 years now. It's very hard to manage when I'm hiding being so desperate myself! Role playing her ideal family can be quite emotional sometimes! She doesn't have any cousins (and no prospect of any either) and my family live in another country, and my partner's family are also overseas. My partner and I separated a year ago, but he has been cooperative with TTC number 2 (for me and DD) which I really appreciate, but also means that we are limited on DTD and I'm not sure how long he is prepared to go on for. (I am wondering whether considering IUI or similar might help our chances). It all feels very precarious.

I am still BF my DD and decided a while ago that I wouldn't wean her in order to conceive. It was a difficult decision, but it would have been very difficult to wean her, and with no guarantees of a baby to follow, so I decided to prioritise the needs of the child I do have, and allow us both to enjoy this precious time together.

I'm going to read back over the thread and start studying while I wait to see what my cycle does when it returns. Thanks everyone.

@mahotsukai, thank you. I am also so sorry to hear of yours, your situation does sound a little complicated at the moment, but fingers crossed it works out for you.
@lii222 welcome and also I’m so sorry to hear of your mmc’s. It seems so many of us are in the same boat with these mmc’s.

People say chance of mmc is 1% (I read that in many places before I had mine) what a pile of crap!!