TTC 35+ Thread 4 Cougar and Silver Fox Club

[Sleeeeeepy]

Yes it's Thread FOUR! Baby dust all round!

Hi again everyone! Hope the new thread is lucky for us!!

I'm 5DPO currently and feeling the POAS urge rising, after I promised myself I'd try not to get so fixated this month. I ovulated quite late for me, on CD18, so worried the luteal period will be too short.

I have a first acupuncture appointment booked for 2 weeks from now though and if AF arrives next week I'm calling my GP to ask for a referral onwards, as that will make it a year (almost) since coming off the pill and 2 early miscarriages. So that's all making me feel like at least I have a plan!

Think I'm.now 1dpo so 🤞🤞

Congratulations @matilda19, so excited for you. Hope everything goes well. Fingers crossed I'm not too far away from where you are. x

@Semele5069 I'm also 5dpo and was wondering when I can first reasonably test. I'm going to try to hold out until Saturday which is 9dpo because I know before that is a waste of time. I have v little willpower though so we'll see how this goes....

@Sleeeeeepy I’m 6 dpo but planning to test on Saturday too 🤞🤞🤞

@claireb707 oh interesting; thank you. I’ll contact them too

OMG 😂

😂

We definitely wouldn't be having babies if my DH had to give birth! x

@EJay84 I’m showing them to my oh 🤣🤣🤣🤣

What the hell I have just seen 😂😂😂

Omfg that's scary lol

Actually I think I'm 2dpo not 1

My EYES!!!!

@EJay84 omg 🤣🤣🤣🙈🙈🙈

Who actually sits and draws these things. I mean, I've thought what it would look pike if a man was pregnant but never imagined the bump to be down there 🙈

@Sleeeeeepy I'm thinking of testing Saturday as well as I'm meeting some friends and may have a glass of wine!

Let us know how it goes!

@EJay84 😂😂

I was reading today about feeling where your cervix is and if it's open etc to pinpoint ovulation. Does anyone do this and is it worthwhile? I would have no idea what I was feeling for x

@EJay84 it just goes higher, once you check a few times you'll get the feel of what's normal for you and when it's risen.
I can't feel the difference between open and not, but if you've had kids you probably won't notice.

The change can be really subtle though, and it's higher if you're aroused and can change depending on what your bowel is doing too. Xx

Sack that for a carry on lol. I'll stick to just keeping busy with DH every day during my fertile window 😂

Yup... I'm just taking my average ovulation day and making sure we at least have done sex during that time!

Actually I spoke to a fertility doctor and she said the changes can be so subtle it's not worth thinking about. Just know your O dat by counting back 14 days from day 1 of cycle... and she's a fertility doctor soooo.... 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Sleeeeeepy @selina37
I'm also resting on dates at ladies

Although I'm not sure I've got much chance this month

Ovulated on Day 13, has sex in the days leading up to it (7, 9,11, ) high fertility from
Day 12

But he's was working on O day ... so who knows

I've heard that we can increase chances fro having sex from-2 days from O day

But we will see

Good luck to us all

Hi everyone, I have a question...can you help?? (I'm 41 TTC #1 cycle 4 or 5) This cycle I was sure I would get my BFP, as 7-9 DPO it felt like something was playing kickball in my uterus, I had a temp dip right after, and my chart turned out to be triphasic. It was beautiful.

I got my BFP at 14DPO. (I waited until then to test.) I took three different brand tests, two BFN and one BFP. I figured one was more sensitive so bought more of that one (mistake?) to test more--I MC'd late April and was nervous about that. I got BFPs from 15 - 18 DPO on the sensitive tests. They are not great for allowing me to see a progression bc there's just a check mark, but I thought it was getting lighter and not darker but brushed it off as me being paranoid.

Sadly, I started to bleed at the end of a long crazy day 18DPO (Sunday). The next day, Monday, (sorry TMI) I passed lots of clots, long stringy bits, bled more than usual, and had cramps, though not as bad as my worst AF, and I was exhausted (napped twice) and sad, no surprise. Yesterday it was light, and today it's just about gone.

The strange part is that the spot that I swore something implanted is still...niggling me. This may seem nutshelp?but I felt like there were two little guys in there--one on the right that was really strong and one on the left that was not so strong. On 18DPO, I swore I felt like a little bubble in my left abdomen/pelvis pop about an hour before the bleeding started. This whole time, the spot on the right has cramped/dull ached/ dull stabbed me, and it's still there now, though the bleeding is just about done.

My heart hopes that I had twins and one MC'd and the other is still in there, but my brain tells me there may be a problem. Has anyone had an ectopic pregnancy? How long do you have before it's dangerous and can rupture?

Google suggested about 6-12 weeks into the pregnancy. I have a doctor's appointment Tuesday, but I don't want to wait too long (whatever that means) if there is an EP. Anyone have any experience with this?

Your advise is much appreciated

@FunTryin41 I don't really know the answer, just to say keep that doctors appointment and see what they say.

Hope everything works out for you.

Very noticeable cramping this evening at 6DPO. I bet it's just AF arriving early but I've only had a period that early once before, it's definitely not usual for me. Slightly hoping it's implantation pains, but being realistic!

Just started OPKs. Yesterday's was a faint line and today I got this. Is this counted as Ov day and tomorrow 1DPO? Should I test again to check and count my first faint line after this as 1 DPO? x