TTC 35+ Thread 3 Cougar And Silver Fox Club

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New thread for us all and the list....
Lynnsong, 45, TTC (trying to conceive)#1, cycle 2
Dipsy77, 43, TTC (trying to conceive)#4, cycle 3 after MMC (missed miscarriage)
Sunbird24, 42, TTC (trying to conceive)#1, ivfsolo, attempt#1
Wavesandsmilesagain, 41, TTC (trying to conceive)#5,
Anna41, 41, TTC (trying to conceive)#2, cycle 5
Claireb707, 41, TTC (trying to conceive)#1, cycle 11
Tiletiletile1, 40, TTC (trying to conceive)#3, cycle 18?
Lucieloos, 40, TTC (trying to conceive)#3, cycle 3
Lastditchattempt20, 40, TTC (trying to conceive)#2, cycle 2
Posy1, 40, TTC (trying to conceive)#2, cycle 7
Justonemore39, 39, TTC (trying to conceive)#2, cycle 1
Musiceverywhere, 39, TTC (trying to conceive)#2, cycle 2
Selina37, 39, TTC (trying to conceive)#3, cycle 19
FridayKfangirl, 38, TTC (trying to conceive)#1, cycle 1
LT103, 38, TTC (trying to conceive) #1, cycle 3
Loladoodle, 38, TTC (trying to conceive)#3, cycle 2
Bearhug9, 37, TTC (trying to conceive)#1, cycle 8
Happyhappy37, 37, TTC (trying to conceive)#3, cycle 2
Sleeeeeepy, 37, TTC (trying to conceive)#3, cycle 1
Elm7, 37, TTC (trying to conceive)#1, cycle 8 (after MMC (missed miscarriage))
ChicaXS, 37, TTC (trying to conceive)#1, cycle 3 (after tfmr)
Moominmiss, 37, TTC (trying to conceive)#4, cycle 10
Farfromperfect82, 37, TTC (trying to conceive)#1, cycle 5
Angelchops30, 37, TTC (trying to conceive)#2, cycle 3
M4v3r1ck, 36, TTC (trying to conceive)#1, cycle 2
Matilda19, 36, TTC (trying to conceive)#4, cycle 2
Muda, 36, TTC (trying to conceive)#1, cycle 7
Semele5609, 36, TTC (trying to conceive)#1, cycle 2 after MMC (missed miscarriage)
Bellabubble, 36, TTC (trying to conceive)#1, cycle 4 after MMC (missed miscarriage)
Eviesma, 35, TTC (trying to conceive)#3, cycle 1
Chlo2701, 35, TTC (trying to conceive)#3, cycle 3
Pirateweasel, 35, TTC (trying to conceive)#2, cycle 3
Emeraldlily18, 35, TTC (trying to conceive) #1, cycle 13
Kwastell, 35, TTC (trying to conceive)#1, 2+ years (3mmc)

BFP (big fat positive)’s....
Mrstobe, 36, TTC (trying to conceive)#3, cycle 6 (1 MMC (missed miscarriage)), BFP (big fat positive)!
PinkTulipz, 37, TTC (trying to conceive)#3, cycle 1, BFP (big fat positive)
Sunshine1984, 36, TTC (trying to conceive)#2, BFP (big fat positive)

Morning all! Hope everyone is well.

@Sleeeeeepy I got my first ever flashing smiley! Yey! ol' Blanche & Rose seem to be waking up! Fingers Crossed for a static soon...

@M4v3r1ck and @Chlo2701 how are you both Cycle buddies? :)

@FridaKFangirl Yaaaaay!! Come on eggies, you can do it!

Hey everyone! Public Service Announcement

The clearblue digi ovulation test - boxes of 20 (the 4 day flashing/static smiley ones) are £16 a box at the moment on Amazon!

@FridaKFangirl oh wow that's a really good deal! I've only just got another box of 20 but might need to get myself some more!

We DTD on CD08, 10 and 11 and I ovulated on CD12. But we didn't DTD on CD12. Do you think not doing it on the day of ovulation means I'm likely to be out? For some reason I had assumed the day of ovulation might be too late because of the time it takes sperm to travel to the egg but I have researched and that is wrong

@kirinm your best chances are the 2 days before ov so I'm sure you've got it covered.

Hey @FridaKFangirl I'm still here in the background lurking🙋‍♀️ CD11 here & im wondering if ovulation might be earlier than CD16/17 this month as had a few twinges today. So might start with CB ovulation tomorrow. I've only got 4 sticks left though so I might start Tuesday actually.
Good news that you got a flashy today🙌🏼 hopefully you'll only get a couple, & will ovulate this week🤞🏻😁x

Can I ask a question. Maybe TMI but if I can ask anywhere i think its here.
So because I've been on the pill and coil so long I dont get any discharge.
My ovulation according to tests was a week ago. No discharge.
I've had cramping like AF on its way for a few days and today I have sticky discharge. Do you think its Af coming or could it be ovulation? Xx

@Hayleywoody82 do you search for discharge? I know, TMI but you might have to 'reach up' with a finger as it can stay around your cervix, which is where it needs to be to be fair! 🙈

@selina37 oh no I didn't realise that. Imvery knew to this. My first 3 kids I was alot younger and never even thought about when I was ovulating it just happened.
Thank you 😊

So I think Af has finally showed up- she was 6 days late so had given me false hope but at least I know I can crack on for next month now as this is my first period after Mc so guess it was just a bit all over the place.

So I’m 2 dpo. Started to get some mild cramps thurs night and fri morning with a little spotting which I presume was Ovulation. But I’ve had mild cramps/back pain since then. Don’t recall having this previously and obv too early to be anything pregnancy related. Any ideas? Is it normal to have ovulation cramps lasting 2-3 days? Now wondering if it’s gut rather than uterus cramping? 🤷🏻‍♀️

@LT103 I'm always quite crampy after ovulation. I don't know why though.

@LT103 I have some cramping and pain around ovulation too.

How are those a bit further along in the 2ww getting on? Any symptom spotting? I'm 6dpo tomorrow. Been having sharp stabbing pain in left boob but that's not been a pregnancy symptom for me before with my other two so think it's prob progesterone related.

@lt103 i always had ovulation cramps lasting 2-3 days.

To all my testing buddies, I am now 11dpo and my sore boobs are gone. So i am 100 percent sure I am out. No POAS needed. My cycle 1 done! I will be now easing off the caffeine and stocking up on some of your recommended products. Bring on AF and cycle 2!

Good luck to all testing soon, hoping to see some new BFPs :-) 🤞🏻

Thanks again for the information @selina37, I'll call my GP tomorrow and see if I can get an appointment regarding some tests. Please keep me updated how you get on!

@Annna41 will definitely do that. Just hope we get BFPs before any intervention is needed 🤞🏻

@Annna41 maybe contact your fertility clinic first and see what they need from your let GP in terms of referral - I would have paid had they not told me GP can refer! Then there was form filling with my GP surgery.

And my partner also self-referred for a sperm test beforehand.

So, we were half way there once I was referred xx

Yes fingers crossed @selina37. I have AF due tomorrow. I expected it a few days ago as I has a positive OPK 3 days early. Pretty sure its not far away though.

Thanks for the tips. I've been looking at the create clinic, although I don't have one local so I don't suppose my GP can refer me there. I'll call round a few in my area tomorrow.

You never know until it arrives @Annna41 🤞🏻

How's everyone this morning?

I think I'm 2dpo today. How does everyone work out how many dpo they are?

I'm assuming I ovulated on Friday or Saturday... I had a positive opk on weds afternoon though, but really don't trust it as I had no mucus. Same thing happened last month, positive on CD8, yet went back to negative in the evening.

But I had all the physical signs and a positive smiley face on Friday morning!

@selina37 based on my OPK and CM I think I ovulated CD11 or 12. I'm going to assume CD12 (Saturday) and therefore I'm 2dpo

I had peak opk on Morning of cd13, had some pain that evening and following morning with tiny amount spotting. Didn’t get ewcm this cycle but lots watery cm which I’ve read is fine. So I’m taking ovulation as cd14 making me 3dpo. Bring on the google searches and symptom spotting 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

Morning everyone 👋

8-9dpo here : BFN 😐

I had cramping all last cycle from ov to af it was horrible.

This cycle I’ve had a bit around ov and nothing since although tummy a little crampy this morning. @lucieloos I had sharp stabbing pain in right breast last night but only for a few seconds- quite painful though. No other symptoms at all.

Morning.
I just want my period to come now so I can get into a cycle. Stopped pill 6th june. Hoping AF comes this week.
I've tested again this morning and negative xx