Over 40 TTC - lots of baby dust for us...2!

[Hobbes39]

New thread as last one filling up - will try to link to this in old one...!

I'm feeling so guilty.. DS always seems so angry and fed up atm. As soon as I don't play with him he has a melt down and I feel mega guilty for not providing him with a sibling. Even if we had one now it would be years before they could play together. It's just so hard sometimes. I schedule in play time with him but it's never enough and I'm feeling so ill with this never ending virus. Sorry to moan..just having a bad day ..again

Big hugs @BooseysMom.. mums can never get it right..
atm I'm 2 days overdue on af... normally I'm a 28 day girlie.. but on my app it has me predicted for a 31 day cycle.. I'm still waiting for af to arrive.. I have no symptoms but I don't really have any till 5/6 weeks when 🤢 hits.. boobs are not a reliable witness as they go bonkers throughout the cycle anyway.. but are tingly I have no cramping.. aches not no cramps and have had the very slightest pale pale pink on wiping twice today after 💩 ( sorry tmi) and I'm very tetchy ( norm a preg sign, but it could just be hubby being irritating 🤣)
Trying very hard to hope, it's been a very stressful month so my cortisol levels must have been through the roof over this cycle..
But could be clutching at straws..

@Hobbes39 thank you. Good luck for tomorrow! Hope it goes well!
@Onlyinanemergency fantastic news!
AFM, today was the last day of stims. Did my trigger a couple of hours ago and all set for EC on Friday morning. DH is flying over tomorrow night. And then the real "fun" begins!

I’m panicking this morning. I’ve gotten 10 days of high fertility on my clearblue opks and this morning, I’m bleeding. It’s not spitting, it’s like af. I’m only cd 20 today which means I had a 19 day cycle. I hope this is just a random one off cycle and not the beginning of the end.

@KristieP2018 I'm also on one of the other threads and one lady had 13 days of high and finally got her Peak on CB but she wasn't bleeding. Hopefully this cycle is one off for you!?

I hope so @russkispy. It’s heavy with a lot of clots like last month but I’m not having the extreme pain I did last cycle. I’m wondering if I ovulated at all. I’ve had next to no ewcm this cycle.

So clearblue ovulation tests arrived today, when should I start testing? One thing I read said your average cycle length minus 17 is that right?

@KristieP2018 the period before I fell pregnant I had a totally weird 20 day cycle that I too presumed was the beginning of the end. Next month this baby was conceived. 16 weeks today and just starting to feel him move :). I have come to the conclusion that weird cycles sometimes mean nothing.

Karigan, I love that reassuring story for kristie, thats awsome. And also for the rest of us who may have weird and wacky cycles. It doesn't mean it's all over yet

Kristie - one thing to also note, is that if the cb does not detect a peak it will keep reading high, even if fw has passed. I use mine alongside cheap opk's as sometimes I don't get a peak (even when I do ovulate) but the cb will keep reading high even when the cheapys have faded to nothing, so to save money I stop using cb when the cheapys start to fade.

My guess in your situation is you either didn't ovulate this cycle, or you did, and the cb didn't pick it up and continued to throw out highs afterwards

Back from scan - both babies fine! Phew!! Both measuring 10+3 & 10+4 so a couple of days ahead, so all good! I can't quite believe it as I've been feeling so much less sick etc that I was scared it had all gone wrong, but one even waved at us, so was lovely to see them! X

Lovely news Hobbes :)

@Hobbes39
Oh fabulous news! Onwards and upwards now :)

@Hobbes39 that's fantastic news! Hope you can relax a bit now

Hobbes that's brilliant! Wishing us both a straight forward time of it!

Thank you @karigan195 and @cleozeta! Since I wasn’t testing immediately after my period I honestly don’t know. I know I had dry cm when I don’t usually have it. I’m back on the vitex today.

I had cheapies but was probably not testing the right time of day. I drink so much water, it could’ve diluted it. I never got but a faint faint line on a cheapie. No ovulation pain and no gush of ewcm like normal.

Back to temping and I’ll keep up opks. Just so frustrating. Husband’s sperm analysis should be back next week.

I’m just going to keep my workouts in full swing and keep eating healthy and hope and pray it helps.

@Hobbes39, that’s wonderful news!!

Phew brilliant news @Hobbes

Great news hobbes! Congrats!

Wondering if anyone is in London or working there, fancy meeting up maybe?! I'm Kent based but happy to come to London if anyone is up for it?! To rant and just chat about our journeys in person.

What a lovely idea @Russkispy. I'm south west but I'm occasionally in London for work. Very occasional mind!!

@Hobbes39 I'm relieved and really happy for you 👍

Fab news @Hobbes39 💕
Day 33 in cycle 3 days late, negative test this morning but was a cheapie one.. no af yet but some brownish streak on pant liner ( so sorry ladies 🤦‍♀️😱) boobs definitely don't feel as sore as they did.. think I'm just waiting for the inevitable.. an odd cycle this month and I first since the summer that has gone past 31 days.. so maybe the supplements are helping.. sending lots of love to you all

@Chatbash I’m so sorry it was a bfn x

@Russkispy I might be up for meeting up, it’s quite easy for me to get into London, but it would have to be during school hours.

@Russkispy I am a Kent lady too..

I could potentially get to London on a Saturday. Lovely idea

Thank you for your responses. Thought it would be nice to meet in person. And maybe make it regularly and even when we're all pregnant and have our babies 👶🏻 Maybe we can meet on a Saturday then?

@Hobbes39.. great to hear the fantastic news from your scan.. What a relief! xx

@Chatbash72...Thanks for the hug. DS more chilled today and enjoying playing with his Daddy whilst I lie in bed coughing! Lovely! Sorry you had bfn. Lots of love xx

I would truly love to meet up..it would be like one of those tv dramas! But alas I'm hundreds of miles from London. ..I would be there in spirit though