TTC 35+ Thread 9

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New thread ladies!!! 😍😍😍

I can't see any of the old messages to properly comment and tag people - aaargh!!

But here's to lots of healthy, happy, sticky BFPs in this thread!!! 😘😘😘🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

@Katiekattty You'r def not seeing things!!!!! Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

@ElsieG3m thank you
@notyetamumbuttrying we have been trying for months but feels like years. It's so disappointing

@bass123 yeah it's the pits! If it's over 6 months go to the docs and get the ball rolling. You won't regret it, promise!

@Katiekattty your definitely seeing right... congratulations x

@ElsieG3m Ive decided to wait for last NHS appointment to see if i can get a lap done. but also booked with raj rai for a few weeks after.
not happy with the delay but want to see if nhs will give me a lap done first.

@Katiekattty yayyyyy! Great news!!!! Xx

Thank you all!

@Katiekattty Congratulations! Definitely BFP-great news! Love seeing all the BFPs on here - gives me hope!

@bass123 @Misty84 Sorry you're feeling similar to me. It's such a hard process. I keep going thinking of all the stories of people trying for so long and in some cases being told it would never happen who are now parents. It also helps me a bit if I have something proactive I'm planning for the next cycle-like starting investigations, trying a new supplement or starting to monitor bbt to pinpoint ovulation. But just never realised how all-consuming it would be- I sometimes feel that I'm losing myself in it completely. Just sitting here now trying to fight it by planning non-Ttc related activities for May- at least that's getting a bit easier now restrictions are relaxing a bit! X

Woohooo congrats @Katiekattty , so nice seeing ladies our age with BFPS!
Onwards and upwards for the rest of us xx

Congrats @Katiekattty!!!! That’s amazing news ❤️

Thank you all! Waiting on my digitals to come tomorrow to believe properly.

@got2be that makes sense - just good to have a plan sometimes I think. Wishing you loads of luck xx

@ElsieG3m thank you good luck with your journey too.. sending positive vibes x

@Katiekattty congratulations!! Very exciting!

@charja100 I use a few apps but rely on two and they've both moved my ov day a few times, one has settled on last Thursday which was two days before my peak opk! And other one on Sunday the day after my peak which I think is more likely 🤷🏼‍♀️ which makes me 5dpo - symptom spotting is a nightmare! Most symptoms are a sign of pregnancy and af and if you haven't realised you've had them before you will now!! I try not to anymore as it's been so long but it's impossible not to really

@ElsieG3m my go just told us to dtd every other day all month! But yeah like that's gonna happen 😂 I usually start dtd every 2nd or 3rd day when af stops then increase to every other day in fw until 2 days after ovulation if possible! It does depend on sorry so if you haven't had an sa done I'd at todo every day one month then every other day the next

@LizzieLou86 yes I'd say you definitely could've ovulated later then, maybe take the ov tests longer next time. Personally my af have always been a bit all over the place, so I don't really know if they were any different after my mc's or cp's

@Noodella18 whenever I can't work out my exact ov day I take the latest one, so this month I'm somewhere between 5 and 8dpo so I'm going with 5

@KatRee sorry you got a bfn, I have those feeling sometimes too.

@bass123 sorry af arrived 😞

@Katiekattty bfp!!! Congratulations lovely, 🤞🏻 for your sticky bean

@Marvellouslymadmum thanks lovely. My GP said not to dtd every day but I have read elsewhere that really does depend on sperm. Going for SA next week and should have result by next FW so can then make a decision.

Does anyone know if coffee in itself is bad for fertility? I only ever drink decaf as I know caffeine is bad but just wondered about actual coffee/instant hot choc which I do drink every day (got to have one treat - I don't have anything else!!).

@Marvellouslymadmum
I have a coffee on a morning x1 and then decaf rest of the day , you can have so much - i dont think you need to cut out completely x

@Marvellouslymadmum
I have a few wines on a weekend , We have been at this a year now , helps my sanity!! 😬

@ElsieG3m good plan! As far as I am aware it's the caffeine in coffee that makes it bad for you

@MgW1 we just have decaf tea and coffee at home but if we buy one out or in a garden having one then we won't worry. We early drink alcohol at home anyway, never have but wouldn't avoid having one if we did actually go out somewhere!

@MgW1 same with the helping sanity after a year at it. We're month 20 now so I try and stick to light beer and not that often, especially if I'm not going out. Had a beer last night, will have one tomorrow. It's Sod's law that the month we start ivf is the month we have the most social events! Heading bk to see friends and family this weekend so I intend on nursing a pint and then swapping to water and saying it because of the diet!
I don't like instant coffee so have tea at home and the odd coffee when out. On the train at mo so having a soya flat white. Had a tea earlier.

Thank you everyone, 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 all goes well. I tested with my digital today. Now I need to figure when I’m suppose tell them GP. I don’t think I’ll relax for a few more weeks to believe it’s happening.

I forgot to add the pic.

@Katiekattty so lovely! Try to relax and enjoy it!

How long had you been TTC?

Thought I'd revive the good part of the thread as was just having a little scroll back through and seems pineapple pre Ov and Brazil nuts post are good?! Handy to know - I eat pineapple all bloody month long - can't get enough of the stuff! 😬

@ElsieG3m pineapple is lush isn't it!! It's best on ov day and yes Brazil nuts in tww. 2-3 as they can be fatty.
@Katiekattty whoop! Keep forgetting we're on two threads together 🤭