TTC 35+ Thread 8

[M4v3r1ck]

New thread ladies! Hope this works! 😃

Welcome to any newbies including @Feanorous and sorry if there’s anyone I’ve missed!

Thanks @thislittlebird My pre-conception vitamin contains 100% NRV of vitamin B6 and I've been taking that for months now. Do you take more than that?

I took 50mg per day after ovulation last month @TTCat39, I think the RDA etc is quite low by comparison. I think others here did similar/took a similar dose all month and also felt better for it.

Thanks for the new thread @M4v3r1ck!

Welcome @Feanorous!

I’m 10DPO today and I had some spotting yesterday - just a small amount, put on a liner and almost nothing after that and nothing yet today. I’m CD29 and this would usually have just been chalked up to regular pre-AF spotting but I ovulated really late on CD19 this month so I wasn’t expecting AF until day 32 or thereabouts. So it could just be AF and a very short LP this month (can LPs sometimes be randomly shorter?) or... could it be implantation bleeding?

My RHR on my Fitbit is in decline so I’m not overly hopeful, however when I had my nearly 2YO I had some spotting on 9&10DPO so... 🤞

@thislittlebird Ah ok, thank you. The multi vits have somewhere between 1.4 and 10mg so that would be a boost. I'm due to speak to my GP tomorrow as I have been having some cramping throughout my cycle, and I want to get the ball rolling in prep for testing / referral now we have been trying for several months. So I'll add this to my list of queries. I have read with interest others' experience with their GPs, the good and the bad!

My GP has been poor, to say the least. Hope yours is better @TTCat39!

Thanks @thislittlebird I'll keep you posted!

Just place marking then will catch up. 😊

Thanks for all the welcomes :)

@Pamparam I don't know how you are holding off testing!!! xx

How long have you all been TTC? x

@thislittlebird thanks for the welcome on the old chain 🤪 I'm officially now an oldie aren't I 🤦🏾‍♀️
Interesting on the anti anxiety drug, have you been on them before? I wonder if I should seek something like that as my anxiety has got so much worse recently!

@Kitekat81 just responding to the old chain. How comes you're waiting a few months before starting ivf then? Are you hoping natural will work or is it a finance thing?

@Pamparam fingers crossed for implantation! 🤞🏾

@Feanorous
5 months. I'm 39 and OH is 51, so we're understandably very anxious and impatient!

I’ve always been very unsure about medication @notyetamumbuttrying but at this point I’m willing to try. I felt myself get really anxious and shaky after realising it’s cycle day 15 and I’m going to ovulate late again, if at all. The dermatologist I saw said she’s seen people ttc and the skin and stress are just a vicious circle so I said I’d give it a go. Took the first one now, hoping it’ll help my anxiety over the next few weeks as it kicks in.

@Feanorous trying for #1 since October 2019, with a few months off for health reasons in between (including this one). Waiting for nhs fertility appointment now, it’s in May.

Oh and I’ll be 38 in May

@M4v3r1ck thanks for setting this up! Can't believe there are already 2 pages! :)

I'm 6 dpo so about the same as you. I think I'm going to test on Sunday and have ordered FRER in anticipation!

@climbershell, i reckon the second one is darker... And an extra shag can't hurt (by which I mean, can't hurt your chances, rather than can't hurt your partner, as I'd imagine he's spent)

@pamparam. Fingers crossed! Are you planning on testing any time soon?

@thislittlebird hope you get on ok with the meds. Just to give you a heads up, some people can find their anxiety gets a little worse for a short time as the drugs are kicking in, go with it though. I personally didn't have this happen (although I was a total wreck generally so not sure I would have noticed a difference...!) Also, i was told to take them at night but found that I would wake up when it reached max concentration around 4am, which was not great for my anxiety! I switched to morning dosing and it solved it. Some people find they make them more sleepy so depends on how you react.

Sorry I will catch up on comments later,but I've nipped home for lunch and did another opk. So today is peak I think, yesterday high

Tho when I wiped had spotting with mucus. Maybe this is pre ovulation spotting?

I'm of the understanding you ov 24-36 hours after peak. Egg can be fertilized for 12-24 hours after released

So.... Realistically I should ov between tomorrow AM & bedtime & therefore be fertile up until Thurs night/Fri morning..

We've dtd the last 3 nights, said yesterday we'd try tonight. But now I'm wondering if should not and go tomorrow instead (doubt he'll be able to do both)

Sorry I am a very analytical person!!

Thanks @Noodella18. I had read stuff along these lines and decided to take it with breakfast in case it kept me up. So far I think it’s playing havoc with my stomach but I hope it might calm down. I heard it can take a couple of weeks though and I’m seeing her again in mid April, I will report back.

Thanks for the luck @notyetamumbuttrying and re testing @Noodella18 @Feanorous I only have one test in the house and it's a cheapy OneStep that expired in 10/2020 😂so I'm going to hold off a few days at least.

It's in a sealed packet and it's one of the plastic cased ones rather than the tiny strips so I reckon it'll still work, but it's 10mlu so would need to be a bit closer to period probably...

Good luck with the meds @thislittlebird. My very dear friend did experience a temporary worsening of anxiety when she went on medication last year but is a very different person now, and coincidentally also had skin issues and saw an improvement there too. Fingers and toes crossed

Ooh new thread, hi all 👋🏼

Hi, can I join?
Trying to conceive at 43, I've had 3 miscarriages but still not giving up hope x

@Pamparam ooh you never know, fingers crossed for you!

@Feanorous we've been ttc for almost 3 years but some of that was more casual, and recently found out I had extremely low iron so now that's getting fixed I'm hoping for a miracle but also getting a fertility referral to get more tests too. I'll be 42 on Sunday 😕 and oh just turned 40

@climbershell I would say that's a good way to go

Hi @soontobeamama think I saw you on another thread I'm on too ☺️

Hi Marvellouslymadmum!

Yes, I have joined a few threads for support