35+ TTC

[Meryemg]

Any other mums 35+ TTC how many cycles have you been trying for? I am a mother of 3 ttc baby 4 my youngest is 10 ive always taken a while to fall pg but as an older mum now at 36 nearly 37 i feel i may be getting too old we have been trying for 8 month's.

Hi all, I’m 35 with 0 children and me and my partner have been trying for the last 4 years. We had a chemical pregnancy in Nov last year was absolutely gutted. However I had a convincing dream on Monday that I was pregnant and positive tests in the dream!
AF is due tomorrow but I took an early test yesterday and was BFP and a digital this morning was showing pregnant 1-2 weeks! Here’s to hoping all is ok? Heavy feeling today and cramping but hoping I’m just paranoid xx

If this helps ease you're mind I have 3 older children and can remember with all of them having this feeling and I could swear my af was about to arrive immediately but days went by heavy discharge running to the loo as I thought she's here but no so early pregnancy can feel veey much like a period is coming and be completely normal. I reqlly hope this is it for you a healthy sticky baby please keep us updated as we all need the hope others can bring on our journeys x

Thank you @Meryemg, we are crossing everything. It really puts my mind at rest hearing this can be normal! Xx

Onto cycle 11 here
last chance for a 2024 baby this cycle

I am vowing to stop symptom spotting from now on because I’ve had all the symptoms I’ve experienced previously in my pregnancies and it’s meant nothing!!
I’m going to try and loose track of days after O and just get on with life

Hi guy's also now onto cycle 11 currently in my fertile window don't use any tracking just by period fingers crossed for us all x

@Meryemg same here cycle 11 and cd 11 - I usually ovulate cd15.

Had Hycosy a few days ago. Nothing much wrong. Have a few small cysts which shouldn't impact fertility, and my one remaining tube is open. They suggested trying for another 6-8 months before considering IVF. AMH and follicle count all very average according to consultant.
I'm going to try acupuncture as well now as wondering whether the amount of stress I've been under has impacted things. Also strangely I only seem to get pregnant when there's a heatwave so also wondering whether I'm vitamin D deficient (fingers crossed for a heatwave soon!).

Onto cycle 12 here af just starting now
i had zero symptoms this month and all the symptoms last month and both bfn so accepting that there’s no way of knowing definite symptoms before an actual positive test!
im still hopeful although was a little flat at another bfn the other day.

Hi everyone any of us have any good news to share? İm still going period came today honesty just think it's no4 gonna happen again

Nothing for me yet 😞

I'm due on any day now but my First Response preg test is negative.

Hope is slipping away. IVF referral appointment is on its way to me.

@Meryemg sadly no 8dpo of cycle 13, tested and although I think I see something I'm fairly certain it's an indent.

Had a chat with hubby this evening about how we're going to afford IVF in October if it doesn't happen before then.

Are you able to get a cycle on the NHS?

Hi ladies.

All so frustrating isn't it. I had a chemical pregnancy last month. Ovulated 2 weeks later so waiting to see what will happen this month. Just got to keep your spirits up somehow 😏

@RoseWinter nope as we already have a child. Despite a large cyst, she was conceived easily at 35 nearly 36, it took 5 or 6 cycles. I then got pregnant again accidentally at 37 but had a horrible stomach bug during implantation (and trust me when I say I felt that implantation!), that pregnancy was ectopic ( I blame the bug as have no risk factors, no issues from previous pregnancy, all looked healthy during surgery and clear Hycosy). I lost a tube as it ruptured but now my issue is I have a healthy ovary but the remaining tube is on the other side, the other ovary regrew a large cyst after having the previous removed. We were told it's still possible to get pregnant naturally but from what I've read the other tube only picks up an egg 33% of the time, and then I have a large cyst in the way.
I'm now 38 soon to be 39 and I just feel like we're wasting our time trying naturally now. I'm willing to give it until the end of summer, then it's time for IVF as the missing tube is more of an issue than we thought.

I'm 36 ttc #3 was recently diagnosed with endometriosis on the right ovary only effect atm but have obvious concerns about being able to concive quickly because of this.

Just started second cycle ttc so very early days.

As we are ttc#4 c section 4 we are not considering ivf etc as we have left it with god but it still hard to think I may not have another and i may have left this too long. My last child is now 10 we had a early loss in march 2023 thought was too good to be true after 4 or 5 cycles.

Am around cycle 12 this time but we haven't been tracking or religious about bd at certain times as we wanted to take the relaxed approach but im starting to feel sad now