TTC 35+ Thread 7

[sickofthisyear]

New thread- apologies for the unimaginative title!

@TTCat39 mine are just plain Vit B6 (not complex) from Holland and Barrett and I just went and checked the bottle and it just says to discuss with dr if pregnant or breastfeeding. Tbh it was either try these or start antidepressants/go back on contraception so I'm trying vitamins first! Maybe there's something else in the complex that needs dr chat?

They all say check with your GP @TTCat39, even my probiotic supplements do .

I think it’s just to cover themselves. Maybe when you get a BFP then yeah, check with the GP but most of these are fairly regular doses from H&B etc tmk.

Or variations on check with your GP, anyway. My b6 and ubiquinol both said the thing in the screenshot attached.

Vit C also attached as an example.

Just 100% RDA b6. Tho I read people take b6 to relieve boob pain and overdosing symptoms don't include boob pain or tiredness

Oh yeah, then that shouldn’t cause you anything noticeable.

I know all the low progesterone threads I’ve read where women have taken b6 in higher doses it mentioned you’d get tender boobs, but maybe in lower/rda doses it helps to regulate hormones a bit. Balancing oestrogen and progesterone out should help some symptoms I’m sure.

Temp dropped this morning, 12dpo. That's me out for another cycle 😢 AF due tomorrow.

I've just had a night of the most horrendous cramps. I was in agony. We had a late one but in bed 12:45, hot water bottle , paracetamol. Was rolling around in pain getting up loads so moved down to sofa at 1:30 and couldn't even attempt to sleep. Then took ibuprofen and about 2:30 they finally kicked in & I fell asleep

I get very painful cramps from time to time, esp since coming off the pill (used to as a school kid as well) never this bad tho (sometimes sleepless nights), not even particularly heavy. Hope doesn't mean some sort of fertility issue!

Now I'm worryingly I could have endometriosis. Hoping this is not likely, as many cycles are just mild pain. No pain during sex, most v light flow, no pain on bowel movement during AF, no spotting mid cycle & pain killers did work after a couple hours

It's also always at night the pain effects me, if that's relevant. It's gone back to mild cramps now

@Kitekat81 sorry to hear that good luck next month xx

Thanks @Noodella18.

Plans for next cycle: ferti-lily and castor oil packs. I've booked on to a couple of webinars to find out more about natural ivf, a different kind of ivf for people with low AMH. And keep waiting for the acupuncturists to re-open 🙄

Sorry to hear it’s dropped @Kitekat81. Are there fewer drugs involved in that type of ivf?

I tagged selina37 up there about mood and b6 but meant to tag @sickofthisyear

When did you come off the pill @climbershell?

I had a weird night. My skin was giving me hell and woke me up itching but I also had aching arms and shoulders which is different but feels better this morning.

@thislittlebird that was my thinking, I have it here ready to take after tuesday is it weird to be excited about a blood test? I'm actually looking forward to it 😂

@Kitekat81 I might join you with the acupuncture. I’m a big fan, I used to do it a lot when I was in the gym consistently. I’ve moved areas so I might need to research a good place to go.

@thislittlebird I forgot to take lots of the pills in Feb 2020 and possible took part of a pack in March 2020, I can't remember, definitely had stopped by April

@Marvellouslymadmum no! Get excited! You’re finally going to have some idea of where you stand which is good for making decisions and plans.

@Katiekattty I started it this month (along with supplements) and so far my cycle has been much less tumultuous in terms of PMS symptoms and I ovulated on cd14 (was ovulating later before), so far it seems positive.

I don’t know much about coming off the pill but can it take up to a year for the body to adjust? I was wondering if yours could be doing that @climbershell

My cycles where pretty much regular instantly after stopping the pill - well 26-30 days but GP said that counts as regular

I used to always put 3 packs of pill back to back, so only have 4 periods a year, was great!

I know I wasn't on the pill when I met my partner 2 years ago, think I might have had quite a long break tbh (was single 3 yrs), hazy memory tho

Still fairly bad cramps today but will hopefully mostly go by bedtime.

My best friend wants to meet up tomorrow for a socially distanced walk but I'm not sure i can manage it. After we found out we were expecting she and her husband started trying so we'd have our maternity leave off together. I ended up with a MMC and she's now about 7 months pregnant.

I feel such a bad friend because she was there for me so much when I had my first (her daughter is a couple of years older than my son). I wish I could be there the same for her as she was for me.

I'd feel a but stronger with meeting up if I wasn't in the tww but just feeling a bit helpless in tww at the moment. Think it would be easier if I was in my fw so was feeling a bit more hopeful.

It probably doesn't help that my due date would have been next Monday. Maybe I'm best to suck it up and meet up. Putting it off to next week would probably be worse.

Sorry for the long negative post. I thought you guys might understand better than anyone else. If anyone has advice of how they've handled things like this I'd be grateful x

@thislittlebird yes that's exactly it! I'll know what's going on and can move on to other investigations too.

@climbershell yes they sound quite regular but it can definitely take a long time for your body to be used to normality. My body is an odd one as I get generally quite light af and last with a med flow 2-3 days then every now and then I get major cramps and a heavy one that can last 1-7 days 🤷🏼‍♀️ I wouldn't worry too much about things like endo unless you have the symptoms more often, hope you're feeling better soon.

@KG1145 that's a really tough position to be in! I don't really know what to suggest, maybe try telling her how you feel? I'm sure she would understand. Sorry I can't be more help xx

@KG1145 that's difficult to handle, I'd be honest and tell her how you feel and ask to leave the walk for a couple of weeks

@marvellouslymadmum my AF is usually 3 days, 1 day light, 1 medium, 1 light. I looked through old cycles I tracked in 2016/17 and they were usually 28-32 days and 5-6 days long.

Still bad now, I'm usually v healthy & active but I'm binging so much crap today & have yet to move from sofa lol. Will drag myself for a slow, short walk in the sun in a bit!

@KG1145 sorry to hear that. I'm in a similar situation with a close friend who is now just a month behind where I would have been. She's not local but has been super tactful and careful not to say/do anything to upset me. She has support from other people if needed and I do what I can, but she wouldn't expect me to be meeting up with her at 7 months preg esp near due date etc.
I would definitely tell her how you feel, maybe she's forgotten it's nearly due date or maybe thinks you're feeling stronger now. Any good friend would totally understand, you can only do so much- you have to look after your own mental health. Don't worry about what she's done in the past, that was a very different situation. Hugs, it's so hard.

Can you postpone? @KG1145

Fingers crossed you’ll get some good results @Marvellouslymadmum. Is your oh getting his SA?

I’m at that annoying point where AF is due in a couple of days ish and I have a slither of hope but I also know it’s unrealistic and the odds are in favour of my period coming on time. I wish I could just push the thoughts away.

@climbershell yeah I think things change so subtlety normally that we don't take that much notice but when you're ttc and tracking you notice everything!

@thislittlebird thank you, I'm in the process of persuading him to call the docs next week and get booked in, I do hate that point in the cycle and even when I'm certain I'm out that month still get cross when af arrives!

That's so tough @KG1145 Do you feel up to telling her and talking about it? She probably doesn't realise how you are feeling, but whether you want to go there or just give yourself space is very personal. Never feel bad for putting your mental health first x