TTC 35+ Thread 6 Cougar and Silver Fox Club

[M4v3r1ck]

Hey ladies, setting up a new thread! 😃 Hope it works! 🤪

@KG1145 welcome to the acupuncture club! 😎 Let us know how you get on!

I've been taking ubiquinol for 6 months+ and haven't noticed any effect on my cycle. Was taking 200mg originally but now increased to 400mg (when I remember to take the second one)

I'm going to order some when my AF arrives so s can both take it. Probably start with 100mg and see how we go. Could do with an energy boost. Not sure if Lockdown is getting to me or what but it's a struggle to make my self do anything at the moment.

@WrongendoftheSTIX I am quite possibly an old wife 😁 but one month I had a CP, the next month I wore fluffy socks to bed during 2ww and BFP! (And it's cold anyway now- that was in July 🥵). So that's obvious proof it works 😉😂

@Loladoodle trying very hard not to symptom spot too (especially as little chance this month)... I have had a cracker of a headache today and I only get them usually on ovulation or first day of period. Could it be.... hormonal, I think hopefully...? But then I remember I have been charging about all morning, getting boiling in too many layers and have drunk no water at all since 7am. Sigh!

No sleep problems on that dose? @Kitekat81 glad it didn’t impact your cycle, I keep waiting for all these supplements I’m on to cause me cycle issues but so far the only issues I’ve had seem likely to be induced by stress.

We was drinking pomegranate last month, it’s supposed to be good for sperm too. I’m taking acai because that’s a good antioxidant, so hopefully I’m antioxidising or whatever happens.

The warm feet thing is weird because I’ve read acupuncturists are very into keeping warm, can’t remember if it was feet specifically.

I suffer from hormonal migraines @Pamparam (which have been more like dull headaches a few times lately) and they happen at the same time as you described.

Welcome to the club @KG1145

Anecdotally, my colleague who had ivf told me today that she had acupuncture before and after egg transfer and it worked first time. She has twins now. Thought that was a nice anecdote.

@thislittlebird I’ve never know if they’ve qualified as migraines. Lots of pressure behind the eyes though. Worse if I bend down! Not fun either way.

Really hope the acupuncture does the trick ladies 🤞

Gonna go put my slippers on now 😂

Mine definitely qualify as migraines @Pamparam, knock me for six and I have to go to bed for the day between bouts of nausea and sickness usually. Sometimes they’re weaker, it’s weird, but I’m convinced my hormones have gone wonky because I haven’t had them like I normally do in a few months (except at ovulation, that seems intense still).

Just wondering if you're ok @M4v3r1ck ? You've not posted in a while? Hope all is well. x

@thislittlebird ah yeah - no doubt there. Sorry you suffer so badly. My mum gets them, but somehow never knew she was having migraines. Always called them ‘sick headaches’ 🤷🏻‍♀️

Hi ladies hope you're all doing well? I am starting to panic that I'm going to be 42 next month 😞 I know everything doesn't change overnight but I'm so scared the docs are going to be reluctant to help me! Why did we wait so long? I mean we've only been together 5 years and the first mc was not exactly a planned pregnancy at almost 4 years ago, the oh wasn't sure he wanted to try so we waited then tried casually just no contraception and now I'm kicking myself that we didn't move into proper ttc mode earlier, what if it's too late 😢 I just keep thinking what else can I do to help? I'm so confused with all the different strengths of ubiquinol and if I should take anything else or not on top of the pregnacare conception. I know I'm spiralling and panicking I just feel like it's my fault now

@Marvellouslymadmum
Sorry you feel down i think we had mc at similar time last summer? Is this your first proper month trying? My Af is late and i have had faint line but had chemical 2 cycles ago and this this will head in the same direction. If it does, im going to referred to nuffield for every test there is... im not getting any younger , 38 soon and husband is nearly 41 xx

@MgW1 I had my latest mc in January, so just had first cycle since with no luck and this is cycle 2 I keep thinking about going private for tests but the doc has started doing some so I feel like I'd rather save the money for if we bend the help privately as long as the tests doing take ages. You know you just have some days when you feel like it's never going to happen - that's me at the moment

@Marvellouslymadmum
Did you have you egg reserve checked? Not even thought about waiting lists, il see how i get on and ask my G.P if its required. I already have a child so wont be having IVF but if its a case low progesterone levels then then this can be prescribed via G.p on the recommendation of fertility soecialist. Alfter my last miscarriage , i had a pelvic scan which was fine and I have an internal booked in next month xx

@MgW1 ooh.. tentative congrats? Keep us posted on that line. Could’ve ovulated late...

@Marvellouslymadmum don’t beat yourself up. It wasn’t the right time before for whatever reason. It is probably not going to be much harder than it would have 1,2,3 years ago. It’s only a slow decline in fertility. I don’t take ubiquinol but a couple of people have linked directly to brands to try up thread. 200mg first thing in the morning seems the way to start!

@Pamparam
I think i prob did ovulate late. Got faint line 4 days after AF due , now 6 days late and its still faint 🤷‍♀️ so not testing again now xx

@MgW1 no not yet, I've got an appointment on 9th March for bloods for day 21 progesterone, Lh, oestrogen and fsh so once I get those results I'll see what they say next I guess! We are unlikely to have ivf we aren't eligible for anything on nhs anyway.

Thank you @Pamparam I do hope that's the case! I really don't know at this stage if the problem is with me, him or both! I know we've both made babies with our ex partners previously but that was a long time ago (they're 13.5-16years old now) I had no issues falling pregnant twice at the time but I was 25/26 years old! He had lots of issues but with my age now being a factor it could be the fact we both have issues

Keeping everything 🤞🏻 for you @MgW1

@Kitekat81 can you take more than 200mg? I take one 200mg tablet, so could do take another do you reckon?

@selina37 I've seen some clinics recommending 600mg! I'm following it starts with the egg. The basic plan is 200mg which I did for the first 6 months, now I'm doing the intermediate plan which is 400mg. The advanced plan is 600mg I think.

@Marvellouslymadmum sorry to hear you're struggling! That's great that your GP is willing to arrange tests for you. I don't want to butt in but I really think you should push to have your Lh, oestrogen and fsh tested on day 2-4. I'm not a doctor but doing those ones on day 21 doesn't look right to me x

@Kitekat81 thank you, yes someone else mentioned this but also said that their go did those tests at the same time as the day 21 and adjusted them so I thought I'd go with what she's doing for now while she seems to be quite helpful and if need be ask for them to be re done next month on cd2-4 I've really not got much clue about all the tests etc only from what I've read about the lovely ladies on here having them!

@Marvellouslymadmum I had my Lh, oestrogen and fsh done at a random point in my cycle (because I wasn’t told otherwise) and when the nurse in the fertility department noticed she told me they needed to be on Days 2-4 so I had to redo them. So def check with your doctor about this. Xx

Hey ladies, sorry I was awol - was a crazy combi of work and family drama, coupled with my FW! 🤪 I say FW, but I don't think I've ovulated, as my BBT is erratic and CB has had me at high fertility for about 9-10days. 🤷🏻‍♀️ This is my first proper cycle post-MC, so we're writing this one off!

@sickofthisyear thank you for thinking of me! 😃 Welcome back lovely, I remember your old name too! Absolutely gutted for what you've been through! It's such a shitty and overwhelming process. But remember we're here for you. 😘

@WrongendoftheSTIX @KG1145 welcome to this lovely and wonderful group! 😃 You're in good hands here!

@MeltingSnowflake omg welcome and congratulations! 😍😍😍 How are your symptoms?

@MgW1 I've been thinking of you.🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 for a sticky BFP!!! Please keep us posted.

@Geriatric1234 glad you got some good news at the clinic!! 😃

@thislittlebird sorry to hear about your recent experience! That's really shitty! 😳 This process is so hard already without getting a sales pitch on top of it.

@Marvellouslymadmum sorry you're feeling down. Those spiralling and panicky feelings are all too familiar - they just come out of nowhere! Just remember you're doing everything you can and it's not your fault! It's going to happen for us all; we might just take a wee bit longer! 😘😘😘

@Kitekat81 did I read you were getting more results this week? Any update?

Good luck to the acupuncturists!!! I'm intrigued to hear of your updates! 😃

Re: ubiquinol, I take 200mg of Health Thru Nutrition - I've not read the egg book, only a few free chapters on the website, and this was one of the "recommended brands".

Anyone else in TWW? How's everyone else doing? 😃 Sorry if I missed any important updates from anyone!

Happy Saturday to you all! I'm going to have some "delayed pancakes" from Tuesday! 😈

Hello, I'm newly 35, TTC first baby. Came off the pill last May, though partner didn't want to actually try, but I was tracking and tried seducing him in the fertile window, which was ok if it was the weekend 🤦‍♀️

So over these 9 months it's ended up being the right timing for 2ce in the fertile window on 6 cycles. This is the first cycle we're officially trying, so dtd day 8,11,12,13 and will 14,15 and poss 16 (periods 26-30 days, egg whites usually day 13-14, so presumably ovulating day 14-16). We couldn't dtd day 10 (planned 10,11, break on 12, 13-15/16) as he had semen analysis day 11 and banned from ejaculation 2 days before, I had blood test nearly 3 weeks ago but no results yet (told doc we'd been trying a year 🤐)

I'm in very good shape & he is fairly good shape tho nowhere as active as me (I'm a gardener and though quieter over winter I work out 3-4 times a week). Last month I got us on nuts & seeds as snacks, walnuts, Brazil nuts, sunflower and chia seeds as good for sperm mobility and I switched from skim milk to whole milk (skim has male hormones that are apparently bad for fertility), switched to decaf tea and we now only have whole meal carbs...

Now we're official trying it's all I can think about, I'm laying in bed often til 1am googling, waking up 7am (when alarm is set for 9) because it's on my mind... I can't switch off! I thought I'd at least be relaxed during the fertile window but nope doh. I hope so much our time is soon

@climbershell
Have you used opk's , my fertility mucus did not always tally. You will have to chase up tests next week. Try and occupy your mind with other things , stress isnt good. I have been under a lot of stressnat times over the last 6 months or so and my ovulation has been delayed by up to 5 days but only knew because did opks. Stess can delay ovulation definately xx