2024 TTC 35+ Part 1

[VixFromThe6ix]

New year, new thread!!!

Positive thoughts and baby dust for everyone this year!!!

Oh that definitely looks hopeful! Exciting! Will keep everything crossed for you! Definitely get on the progesterone!

@SnookyPook yes I have Graves' disease and only just started treatment for it. Also have potential scarring complications from my previous c-section. Have a hycosy booked for first week of March. That glimmer of hope has just made this milestone feel worse today. As you say, 3 days to AF still might turn into a positive but today is a struggle

@jellyfish2210 thank you. I'm so sorry though as I didn't see your post above mine 😪 hitting the 12 month mark is so hard, I just didn't know what we were doing wrong when we had DS so easily. I can't remember if you've said before or not but have you had tests?

@SnookyPook thank you, first time I've ever had a line on those ones.

@jellyfish2210 just seen your post to Snooky. I remember you saying about the scarring now. Wasn't that being looked into further?

Congrats @RoseH36 xx

Sorry @jellyfish2210 you sound very sad but indeed it’s a good sign you can get pregnant naturally. It’s such a rollercoaster. Try to get distracted today and enjoy your Sunday xx

Congrats @RoseH36

@worldwidetravel2017 thank you 😊

Yes I'm getting a hycosy in March. They think with imaging, they should be able to get a better look at the scarring and have a better idea if that's causing issue. I'm still hoping that it's because of my thyroid problems and once that is under control, I will fall pregnant. We can't afford ivf so the tests are more about giving me answers. We will keep trying. Just having a particularly bad day today mentally

@jellyfish2210 I’m so sorry that you’re struggling today. Milestones are extremely hard, particularly the year mark. I found myself really struggling when looking at other babies or pregnancies that I had always imagined would be close to my hoped for one. The diagnosis and treatment of your Graves’ disease will hopefully make a huge difference. The hycosy will hopefully be a helpful step too- the more information you’re armed with, the better you can understand your body.

I know it sounds very unBritish, but it’s absolutely ok to feel low and acknowledge how sucky today feels. I think we spend so much time trying to behave how we think we should rather than how we feel. It is completely understandable to feel this way- you want this baby so much and I would be exactly the same after a cp. That hope after so long and after your loss last cycle.

You absolutely aren’t out until AF arrives- I remember someone on here only testing positive at 18 DPO, but it is still really ok to just be feeling a bit shitty today. You’ve been through an awful lot this year x

@RoseH36 that’s a line! Congratulations! Xxx

@Bumblebee413 thank you. First response is negative but I know the one step are more sensitive so keeping everything crossed its that and not a faulty test.

@jellyfish2210 I hope that gives you more answers and you get your thyroid sorted too. It's totally understandable having down days, ttc is the hardest journey to go on and any milestone feels extra tough.

I do actually have a squinted on the first response and a a second one step is a bit darker than this morning. Will test again in couple of days 🤞

@RoseH36 oh that's sounding like positive news (excuse the pun😂)

AF had arrived early for me, that explains the heightened emotional state today. It's never early but could be related to the thyroid medication balancing out my hormones 🙄

Testing again now - not sure why I torture myself! Obvs negative, I’m not exactly sure how many DPO I am - 8/9ish, don’t really have any symptoms! Pretty sure I am out - it’s so hard.

@Lalaland13 - yep I tested also and of course as it’s far too early BFN 🤦‍♀️ I need to hold off and test Friday ideally.

Do you know when you ovulated @Mum37of4 ? I can’t really be sure but I think was 13th or 14th Jan! Tbf we didn’t BD on 13th but did on 12th and 14th! No symptoms … not sure I can even remember how I felt with my son though!

@Lalaland13 - honestly I have no idea exactly, but I want to say around Monday/Tuesday going by LH (via blood tests) and cramping I had. However we DTD sat 13th so chances are as good as any of conception I guess. But I need to wait until at least Friday/Saturday I think (And even then may be too early) before I do another test.

I’ve got what looks like the start of a period and some cramps. But you know what, we’ve had two days of joy and this is further than we’ve managed for ten months. So, disappointed but very much ok. May treat myself to a baileys hot chocolate once I’m certain it’s over.

Sending love to you for today @Mrsspoon3 . Hope it goes as well as it can x

Oh no! Thats so sad! Thinking about you x

Oh no @Bumblebee413 so sorry, hopefully it doesn’t progress too much. And good to have had the joy of it doesn’t work out. Ohh Baileys hot choc - always a treat

@Bumblebee413 oh I hope not 😪 keeping everything crossed its not that and is just a bit of spotting.

Def consider getting your progesterone looked at in future cycles - might be a possible ' reason '

@Lalaland13 thats very early so doesn't mean anything yet. I had no symptoms at all in November with my CP and didn't get a positive test until the day AF was due. That's the lastest I've ever had a positive but shows every pregnancy is different.

Yay! Tentative congrats @RoseH36 🙌