TTC 35+ Thread 7

[sickofthisyear]

New thread- apologies for the unimaginative title!

@TTCat39 oh so sorry to hear that :( Bad luck, sending lots of positivity your way. Onwards and upwards in cycle 6 xx

@TTCat39 I can quite empathise with the wobbly lip. CD1 for me too, Cycle 20 TTC #1! 😢

@M4v3r1ck I hope that temp drop will mean AF is finally arriving for you! I can’t imagine how worrying it must be waiting for your body to get back to normal. Fingers crossed that is happening now!

Thanks @Noodella18 Did you get your Google Translate on with those instructions? As if you needed any more deciphering to deal with with OPKs! x

@TTCat39 yes thank you! Sorry, was it you who offered to send me pics? Thank you, I lost track between the threads though! I actually found some on the internet so I'm all set. The app says I should start POAS today.

I've had the heaviest period ever this month, which is kind of reassuring because they had been really light for a few months. I yanked my coil out on Saturday so I guess I'm getting rid of lots of build up?! I'm half hoping that I will get a kind of 'bounce' in fertility, like my womb will go OOOOH, spring clean, let's welcome a little embryo! Wishful thinking I'm sure I would be shocked shitless if I was lucky enough to be successful on the first go.

@Misty84 You are an absolute warrior. Thank you for your support and sharing all the knowledge you've gained along the way. x

Well, at least I can look forward to a month consistently using a working thermometer. Look at this nosedive! Can you tell when I switched from duff cheapie to the proper BBT thermometer?!

@Noodella18 No, it wasn't me, but glad you got it translated! I have all my fingers crossed that this is your month and your body surprises you! x

@Geriatric1234

Quick OPK Q: I invested in the Clear Blue ones following all the advice on last thread (thank you guys!). Because I’m so hopeless I didn’t read instructions until the day I was supposed to start testing, so I missed the morning pee. My cycle is 27/28 days every month and I took baseline test on the eve of day 8 (probably should have started morning of day 7).

Today is day 11 and I’m seeing a O. I’m expecting ovulation day 14, purely based on my free period tracker app! (Though, to be fair, it did get me pregnant before Xmas, albeit not a sticker!)

How many days before peak have any of you seen a high? Curious if it is 5 days (per my free tracker) or if it’s a shorter more accurate window.

Or have I effed up the testing already

Xxx

@climbershell good luck today with results!

@sickofthisyear thanks for setting up thread!

@Kitekat81 Thank you!

@Misty84 That’s so long, but at least you have the appointment. Does feel slightly nuts they won’t give you an indication of what they saw though, at least to put your mind at rest that whatever is there is treatable! You’re so much more patient than I am.

@thislittlebird Yeah, she’s been through a lot so it’s awesome she got such a fast BFP! X

Morning! So you started on CD8? Have you tested every day? (not missed any). When I started testing a bit late last cycle, I had 3 low then only one day of high then went straight to peak 🤦🏼‍♀️. If your cycles are fairly regular and you expect to ov around CD14 then it might be worth just starting DTD anyway in case it takes you by suprise. Ignore app predictions. My last three cycles have been textbook- I got peak on CD14 as expected last week and for some reason my app is telling me that ov is today?! 🤷🏻‍♀️

Can I join? I am 38 and DP is 39 and ttc #1, cycle 11 I think now. I have had a few CPs and an early MC so something is happening but it never gets very far. Hoping we haven’t left it too late...

Currently around about ovulation cd14 but haven’t had a clear peak opk yet (I am a rapid surge type).

@TTCat39

Here I am, CD1 again This will be our 5th cycle TTC #1. Very difficult to reign in the wobbly lip this morning.

Sorry @TTCat39 it's a rubbish feeling- do lots of self-care and be cosy today.

@Geriatric1234 this is the first month I've used the clearblue opk and I got a high from cd6 to 12 then a peak on cd13 but I've seen some people that only get a couple of days peak and some get 10 days so I think it's very individual

@Sparrowfeeder welcome, you're certainly not the oldest here, I'll be 42 at the end of this month! Have you had any investigations with the docs yet?

Hi @Sparrowfeeder and welcome ☺️
4DPO here and trying to convince myself of sore boobs... 🤦🏼‍♀️ Hate 2ww

Does anyone have a particularly mature OH? Mine is 51. I know fertility declines with age but I'm hoping it's not so dramatic for men.

Hi @Sparrowfeeder ! Welcome to the group!

@TTCat39 mine has just turned 40 so not that mature but has had sperm issues in the past, from what I've read mens fertility can decline slightly with age but nowhere near as much as women's

Mine is 40 this year @TTCat39 and his was so so. I would get your OH tested if I were you because they definitely have a body clock, but it seems very variable (as with us, I suppose).

Did you watch the Rhod Gilbert doc? He’s about your OH’s age, not sure if that would be something he’d want to view.

I’m about 8dpo and there’s nothing going on over here whatsoever, but that might be positive because my hormones have been a mess the last few months and I’ve had weird PMS and light periods. It may also be a bad thing and I didn’t ovulate . I will get to find out in a few days.

Welcome to the thread @Sparrowfeeder

Just had my GP phone appointment.

My results show I'm ovulating and nothing obvious jumps out, but she has referred me for my ultrasound and other tests to check tubes blocked, cysts on ovaries etc etc pre covid usually 16ish week wait, could be longer atm. But obviously keep trying in the mean time & hopefully conceived by the time appointment comes.. 🤞 I'm still not out this month yet. I'll know in 4 or so days

My partner is 42, she told him to chase results too. He's so busy at work but I'll make him ok Mon, which is his day off.

I must be the only cougar here with a 30 year old OH 😂

@climbershell Sounds like standard procedure now, and yeah you just keep trying in the meantime and wait patiently for all the tests to be done! 🙃

Thanks @TTCat39 although I don’t feel like a warrior, maybe a battered down one!, just can’t give up on my dream of being a Mum one day 🙏

@Misty84 Okay - great that’s reassuring!

@thislittlebird I am using the sticks with the faces. O is when there’s no face (low) then you get flashing smiley and static smiley. I think I’ll be like Misty84 and get ten minutes notice!

@sickofthisyear Ya - started day 8 and done every day since (4 days), so I was just worried I’m wasting the sticks after starting late.That’s a good idea though and an excuse to dtd for the hell of it!

@Marvellouslymadmum Yes - I think you’re right, it’s probably very individual and I suspect it ranges cycles to cycle too!

Thanks guys xx

@M4v3r1ck Sounds like you’re having loads of fun :-( This is the perfect place to vent! After my sister had her MMC in Sept it took 5 months to get back to regular. It will get there I’m sure. Xx

Oh @TTCat39 sorry you feel down. But the only way is up! I’m 42 and my partner is 49. He has 2 kids already and we got pregnant immediately but nature decided it wasn’t a sticker, so I promise you it’s just about time. Xx

@Sparrowfeeder hello! Have you had any investigations yet or has COVID prevented that? And what is ‘Rapid surge’? I love hearing new stuff! Xx

@climbershell Well that sounds really positive! Glad you’re on the testing treadmill xxx

Your GP sounds better than mine @climbershell. They’ve offered me nothing but a referral to the specialist, no tests mentioned after initial ones.

@Noodella18 I just can't get over the yanking out the coil 🙈 Did that not hurt?! I'm assuming because of covid it's been difficult to get an appointment to have it out... omg I shudder 😬😂

@marvellouslymadmum did you keep testing with CB? As soon as I got a smiley face I didn't test anymore but now wondering if I should have...

Today and yesterday I've had cramps and sharp pain in my back and right side. It's worse when I breathe in strangely. Its too late for it to be anything to do with ovulation pain (I think!) and too early for anything else... Although I did get some ewcm earlier so honestly have no idea. I'm on CD 17 now and got the CB smile on CD 13

@KG1145 no, after you get the static smiley it stays on the test for 48 hours anyway so you can't test, didn't really think to try again after that tbh 🤷🏼‍♀️ I'm cd17 too also had some twinges 14/15 but still no ewcm at all I've no clue what's going on lol

@selina37 @Noodella18 won’t lie, I was a bit confused too because I didn’t realise these were things you could yank 😂. Definitely do not have it in me to remove one myself lol

Sorry I've been so busy at work today to reply to everyone

It's a pain that it's a 16week + wait, but at least that wait has started

No spotting today, but that doesn't mean much, as sometimes I get spotting, nothing the next 2days and AF the day after. 5 days before I'm definitely late. Mild AF type cramps occasionally atm

@thislittlebird it's sounds the same really, she's referred me to the specialist and it's them that will do other tests, I was just asking about the process. Tho I gotta go pick up a swab for chlamydia as specialists need that ticked off before will do anything further