The geriatric gang 👵🏻🤰

[Stillwinston]

Just a lighthearted thread for those of us now considered to be geriatric by the NHS 😂 looking to meet other women TTC who may also be feeling past their prime!

A little bit about me - I'm 36 and TTC dc no.2. Been trying for over 2 years now and depressingly started AF today so am yet again starting CD1. Hubby doesn't quite understand how upsetting this is each month so it'd be great to chat with ladies who get how I'm feeling ❤️

@SarahShorty sounds promising. Really hoping you get past the 20th and get to do a test and it's all good! 🤞🏼 implantation pains?? I hope so!!! Xx

@SarahShorty 🤞

@MK85 apologies if I’ve missed this but did AF show up yet? Wondering if from your post yesterday you had some higher than normal LH tests?

@Downtherabbithole83 AF still hasn't shown up but temp has slumped even further. It's teetering just above coverline now so i guess another day or two. I was clinging onto hope as i had an array of 'symptoms' nausea, dizziness , cramps and so on but whatever was causing them has gone. Tested today again BFN so I'm definitely out at this stage.

I used a frer today and I wish I could attach a photo for you ladies but I couldnt get the lens to pick it up unfortunately. The frer had a tint of a shadow line ..before I even peed on it

Haven't got my blood results yet to confirm if ive ovulated 🤬 as expected, consultant won't make contact and surgery won't give me the results as they said those results will go to whomever ordered them , which is the gynae.

Do you think if I had a temp rise after positive opk that Its likely I have ovulated ? I had pain for days before the positive opk and continued to have pain for about 4 days afterwards.
I'm not sure if I'm having a slightly longer luteal this month or weather ive miscalculated ovulation. I guess another alternative is that the clomid could have released more than one egg on separate occasions. I guess without the follicle scan I'll never know. Ah I'd hope not as if that's the case we would have completely wasted an egg as we dtd the night of peak and the following day and then no sex for 4 days as he was away with work. It's possible we may have dtd too much over my peak which resulted in less sperm. I guess I panicked as I knew he was going to be away.
Haven't told him that I tested negative this month. I'm usually very open with him but this month seems so hard to break it to him. I know he really had his heart set on this month working and is convinced clomid will work. He constantly rubs my tummy at night and told me yesterday evening that he had a dream In which I was pregnant and went into labour. I feel more of a failure now than ever before 😭 I guess all I can do is focus on the next cycle now

@MK85 I’m sorry it’s not looking like your month - I had my fingers crossed for you.

@MK85 god I'd be livid going though all this confusion you're having to put up with!

In terms of ovu if you're getting a positive opk and then a temp rise that's the usual
Signs for confirming ovulation, I.e. if you weren't testing hormones, so it sounds like you did ovu if you have those??

@MK85 how come you can't get in touch with your gynae for the results? I actually can't believe your luck with the professional team dealing with you. They sound useless! I'd be so angry. I'm hoping you did ovulate when you had your peak and that your DH's dream is a premonition. Hopefully you're just testing to early for the BFP xx

@Infinitebows I have no idea what his problem is. I've already contacted his secretary by phone and after I didn't hear back, i left a letter at the hospital for the consultant. I even telephoned his secretary to let them know I'd just left the letter , so they cant say they didn't receive it. Temps below coverline now so I'm certain I'm going to see AF at any point from here on. Not sure what I'm supposed to do as I can't start clomid again without speaking to him. I'm contemplating taking provera to delay my period for 10 days so that I could maybe try and get the gp to contact him on my behal but I think it might be too late for even that. I think your supposed to take it 3 days before af is due

@MK85 @Infinitebows thank you both xx DH and I aren't getting any hopes up as we're sick of them getting dashed.

It's so hard to find the balance between remaining optimistic about the future but also having realistic expectations. Somedays I feel hopeful and other days I feel like giving up.
I wonder how they are getting on with building that time machine

What I've learned in this horrid game is that if it's important enough, you keep trying even if the odds are stacked against you. It WILL happen. You WILL get pregnant. You WILL carry a healthy baby to term. Keep doing everything you can and tell yourself it WILL happen.

Well AF has officially arrived

I got to speak to the nurse at the surgery and she was able to give me my progesterone results. My results came back at 32.5 and that was 5 days after when I thought I ovulated. I'm assuming anything over 30 means you've ovulated, is that right?
So fustrating that we couldn't even get pregnant this month with the help of clomid

@MK85 sorry about AF

yeah those levels look great, they say anything over 30 but actually it's a lot lower than that that's actually required, some say 11 or over... this is why i'm panicking about mine being too low as mine was 12.4 and i'm pregnant now but worrying big time

@MK85 so sorry to hear AF has arrived, really hope you're doing ok ❤️

@MK85 sorry AF arrived too. I think I'd be ringing the gynae secretary every single day morning and afternoon until I got those results. How are you supposed to know what to do next when they're so shite and getting back to you??
I am currently on TWW zone now and it's dragging so so slowly.
We're all having rotten luck (except @suz2285 🎉) and surely we're due some BFP's soon xx

I'm 11DPO today with AF due on Saturday. I normally get spotting for 1-3 days before a full bleed comes, so today would probably be the first day for spotting if it's going to happen. I also get some spotting when I poop if AF is due and I've not had that today, sorry if TMI. Obviously things can change very quickly, so I don't want to speak too soon. It's not a cold day and yet I keep shivering because my BBT is high, so the surrounding air feels cold. I haven't tested because I don't see the point. Whatever happens, happens.

@MK85 I'm sorry sweetheart xx Stay strong

I get a tiny pink tinge when I wipe about 2 days before AF then nothing until it actually arrives. I also get night sweats for around 3 nights too Hopefully no AF and you and it's your time 🤞🏼. I never test until I'm late, I like the feeling of being half way sure of a pregnancy with no AF probably 2-3 days after she's due. Really hoping it is your time! Xx

@Infinitebows The TWW is horrible. I always end up driving myself crazy over every little thing that I'm doing or eating . I think my anxiety went way over the top this month.

@SarahShorty I had that during this cycle aswell. I noticed my arms and legs covered in goosebumps on a few occasions. I felt really odd during the tww but perhaps Its because im not used to ovulating and the elevated progesterone was provoking all sorts of crazy physical symptoms . I feel completely normal now that it's dropped

Oh , I got a letter from consultant today and he's arranged an appointment for 20th June. Thats a bit useless since it won't help me figure out this cycle and we have our appointment at fertility clinic few days before that so I'll likely run over everything with them at that appointment anyway.
Hearing my blood test results was bittersweet to be honest. On one hand at least clomid worked but on the other that means it did feck all for us. I'm unsure to proceed this month or not until we get the unresolved issue regarding the comment that was made implying my lining was thin cleared up. I don't really want to potentially waste a couple of eggs if there's going to be an implantation issue but I also don't want to waste another month and perhaps not ovulate without the clomid at all, therefore no chance anyway. Part of feels like I could ovulate a million eggs and knowing our luck we probably still wouldn't manage to succeed 😄😭

@Stillwinston I’m weak - did opks last night and this morning. Definitely surging today but no ewcm at all 🤔 I’ve really had none since my chemical in February which is not normal for me at all.

I’m wondering if it’s stress related… it’s frustrating as when I have got pregnant in the past it was through using my ewcm as a guide for when to dtd so I guess without it I’m unlikely to be successful this month. Hoping that conceive plus helps to even things out but it’s hard to feel positive about it all.

@MK85 I’m glad to hear you’ve at least got an appointment though I’m sorry it’s at the end of June. Hopefully it will be a bit useful at least.

@SarahShorty I have my fingers crossed for you. 🤞

Started my day with a super green drink 😫
Has anyone else modified their diet and lifestyle in a bid to get pregnant

@MK85 I've stopped eating rare cooked steak and have stopped having caffeine. I'm also taking 75mg of Aspirin and one Pregnacare vitabiotic tablet daily.