TTC 35+ Thread 5 Cougar and Silver Fox Club

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@Highlandmama yes that's great! How have you felt?

Welcome new lovelies 🤗

@mgw1 and @ss123456 sorry to hear about the mcs 😔 can only imagine how awful that is.
@highlandmama congratulations on the bfp! Hope it sticks for you 🤞🤞

@MgW1 and @SS123456 so sorry to hear about your miscarriages and hope you don’t have to wait too long for a rainbow. My little boy is a 🌈 baby. We waited a long time but he was worth it.

Thanks @Lucille3 and others! good that sherry keeps! 😂

@selina37 seemed to be pretty bad PMS the last week but not much different from normal. Cramps, nausea, weepy - but all that’s normal for me. Became suspicious when AF was late, queasiness continued, and had an unquenchable thirst last night. Had 4 big glasses of juice and still wanted more. Really hope we make it to 12 weeks and beyond...

We were told some years ago that based on our test results that our best option was IVF if we wanted a family. So this seems like a win either way. We have managed to get pregnant 3 times naturally now in the last 6 years. Prayers answered with my little boy who is two 🙏🏻 Love to all. Hoping for more BFPs and rainbow babies x

Congratulations @Sleeeeeepy, @Highlandmama👏🏻 Wishing you both a happy and healthy 9 months.

@Highlandmama
Thank you and congratulations xxx

Yesssssss! @Highlandmama 🎉 great news! Huge congrats! This has been the luckiest thread so far 🍀 lots of lovely bfps... keep them coming ladies!

Welcome newbies you will be well looked after here 🤗 good luck!

Still no AF for me now 4 days late... Boobs hurting, been tired and have moments of low blood sugar. Have a test coming today will try to hold out until first thing tomorrow (I won't) stomach is cramping so not hopeful hate being late as it starts to sneak in that this could be your month and the disappointment is greater.

Confused here... usually have pos opk on cd13 but haven’t used them for a couple of months as it was giving cd13 every month. Just started them again this month and decided to do one today as felt a bit off yesterday similar to ovulation and had a tiny bit of spotting, low and behold my opk is pos on Cd10! Kinda early! Does anyone know if coq10 does anything like that to your cycle as that and the grapefruit juice are the only things I’ve changed. Unless I’m in for a randomly shorter cycle. This business is just confusing when you think you know your cycle boom 💥 something random happens! The good news is we have managed to dtd 5 times this cycle so far which I’m glad I put in the effort given ov seems to be happening now! I best dtd tonight and tomo as well given this early opk! (Was looking forward to an early night but had sleep in mind more than dtd meh 😑)

@Loladoodle I don't have the answer to your question but agree bodies suddenly do random things. I was 28 day cycle then boom 24 days then last month 25 and now this month today would be 28th day hence why I'm expecting my period to still rock up. Its all been thrown off since I had a CP in June.

@Vie8126 it’s so annoying isn’t it! Although I’d be poas like a mad woman by now if I were you 🤣 will you test tomo if no af?

@Loladoodle I do not know how I have restrained myself tbh! We have a two pack coming today via amazon for use first thing in the morning however we all know I'll be using them tonight! I think after 13 months of ttc I just want to hold out as long as I can!

@Loladoodle as vie says, sometimes my body likes to switch it up for no reason! I usually have a long cycle, have done for years, then bam last month, 28 days...a full 10 days less than the money before. How do work work with that?! 🤣🤣

I might splash out on some frer this month, I feel so sick today (but could be work stress). 10dpo and a stark white negative on IC. It’s just the disappointment tho, it’s so hard!

@Lucille3 it is hard I agree. Fingers crossed for you 🤞

@Highlandmama Eeek! So, so happy for you! 🥳🥳🥳 congrats x

@vie8126 and @Loladoodle I'm with you on the frustrating cycles! I used to be 28 days exactly. Then as soon as we started ttc they became erratic, anywhere from 21 to 35 days 😭 luteal phase has been 10-15 days and thats supposed to be consistent! Ive switched to proceive supplement and been back to 28 days for the last 3 cycles, might be worth trying although loads more expensive than seven seas or pregnacare?

@keepeas thanks for the recommendation I will look into them why do our bodies throw the weirdest tricks on us!

@MgW1 - I just wanted to pop back here and say yes, I did acupuncture, reflexology and Chinese massage for a couple of months before I got pregnant (despite a low ovarian reserve). I think it helped with stress and my general health.

@Highlandmama - Congratulations!

I had an early scan today (7 weeks) and have found out it's twins. I'm really shocked (and scared!).

Lots of hurdles to get through, so please keep your fingers crossed for me

So ladies prob not the best photo but erm yeah I got a BFP! Shocked its clear as day in real life and had a chemical earlier this year. Have to say this thread is lucky 👌

@CC81 oh wow! Twins!! Amazing!!!! 😍 hope everything goes well that’s such incredible news!

@Vie8126 fabulous 🎉 definitely a lucky thread. And no 13 is lucky for you!!! Huge congrats that’s great news! Have you felt any different to usual or normal pre af symptoms?

Oh wow @CC81 twins!

And @Vie8126 that's fantastic!

Woo!

@CC81
Oh wow congrats!!!!
How long were you trying for ? No harm in trying a few sessions of acupuncture as I have felt stressed since mc
Xx

@Loladoodle I had a random positive opk on cd8 once, which is kinda why I stopped- because they drive me mad!

Thought I'd ovulated the other day (Thursday) but actually had massive back pains this morning and ewcm! So best get to it tonight. 🥱😂 Interestingly I read that uncomfortable pain is a result of LH, which makes sense as it's the LH causing the ovary to stretch 🤔

@selina37 I felt ovary niggles this afternoon as well. Same plan for tonight - but best be before I’m a celeb starts 😂 who said romance was dead?! 🤣 I was such a trooper on Sat dtd x3!!! But my energy and desire is waining fast - we can do this 😅

Thanks all...still in shock and having stomach cramps so trying to keep level headed.

@Loladoodle the only thing I did different thus month was this thread and stopped Opks and charting and put it out of my head! Since then pain in one boob random I know, the monthly rage I always have and very tearful literally all the same symptoms I get every month! The blood sugar made me think the other day but tried not to thibk too hard into it.

@Vie8126 congratulations!! 😀 🥳 that’s great!

@CC81 twins! That’s fab! Hope you aren’t feeling to queasy!!