2024 TTC 35+ Part 2

[VixFromThe6ix]

Hi my darlings,

Time for a new thread!

I went back 5 pages on the old thread and am tagging who was active around then. Please feel free to tag the others.

New TTC-ers are always welcome!!!

@SnookyPook
@CurlyWurly1991
@Lalaland13
@jellyfish2210
@BiscuitDreams
@JC084
@CatCaretaker
@worldwidetravel2017
@Bumblebee413
@Fullofconfusion
@RoseH36
@Daniki
@teampacey
@CoolSummer89
@SouthwestSis
@Hairydairyfair
@Harriet1989
@flowersinthecloud

@Lalaland13 I'm on the high dose folic acid too and I take a prenatal with it in it, when I had my bloods done the specialist said my folic acid levels were excellent 😂 so it just be doing any harm! I have a stoma, my bowel is removed so I have absorption issues anyway!
I used this tracker patch last month for ovulation cuz I wasn't arsed with the sticks and when I scanned it the morning after trigger shot it had detected ovulation which seemed right as I had quite a few pains the night of the shot!
I am also taking NMN powder, iv seen a few threads on here and read a few studies of the reversal of dna and cell damage in eggs and improving the quality of eggs so hoping that will give a boost! 🤞🏻
Looking up myo-inistol now aswell, and in like do I really want to add more to my routine il be rattling every morning 😂
Same with the weight thing altho I feel the same weight I was when I had my son I feel heavier and probably am a bit unhealthier so I have been trying to shift that, on recommendation from the doc aswell. My downfall is bread, sandwiches are so handy for lunch 😂

Cycle day 27 here
But given pcos - i ovulate generally day 17 -,22 - somewhere there.

Ordered some 6 day early tests.

Cycle length generally 30 - 33 ish days

May do a 6 day early test tomorrow

Dont feel period is incoming soon - dont overly feel preg either..
When i was preg last year -, it was in 10 days time that i had very sore boobs

@worldwidetravel2017 did you say you were newly diagnosed with PCOS or did you already know? If so do you take myo -inisotl? Just reading about it in a group I'm in and it has great reviews

I have a liver condition
So all meds have to be run by liver consultant

Yes i had my suspicions re pcos but cycles are mainly quite regular and i do ovulate & did concieve naturally last yr but early miscarriage

If period arrives - Gynae want me on metformin and inofolic..

I bought a pcos product last summer with myo inostol in but hadnt used it but its 4 tablets daily - gynae say inofolic etc

Thanks though

@worldwidetravel2017 ah I see, defo better to be safe than sorry! Think I might add it to my collection to try this month 😂

Dya have pcos? They told me low gi foods , and reduce sugar further

Im guna start pilaties this month and swim once a week

No I don't but I'm reading you can take it without having PCOS as it has great effects for egg health etc!

Ohhh might give the myo thing a try too! Ohh and maybe get procieve too! Will also be rattling soon!

My temp still not really risen this month; higher than it was 2 days ago but only at the line. But I did google and said temp rises a couple of days after ovulation? What do you guys think?! I’m hoping I did ovulate!

AF due tomorrow. Haven’t taken a test yet as feels like a waste and I feel so disappointed when it’s negative. All signs pointing towards AF - I slept poorly last night as too hot which usually happens the night before AF starts. I had a headache yesterday and was hoping that was a sign of pregnancy 🙄 I’m in the office today, if I was at home I’d probs be testing.

@Lalaland13 I have to say I'm not familiar with the temping. Did you have any EWCM?

AF arrived this morning. My cycles since coming off the pill have been on the shorter side (28, 24 and 25 days). Any advice on lengthening the leutal phase?

@Lalaland13 By pregnancy diet, I meant no alcohol, cutting out certain cheese etc.

@Daniki Did have ECWM but prob like tues to Fri/sat. When the ovulation tests showed a line.. but since Sunday which I though was when would ovulate not much at all ! I’m still pretty new to tracking temp and I do it on my Apple Watch on wrist some say aren’t that accurate. I don’t know..: it’s sort of showed before a increase, I don’t know when it should rise exactly!

ohh @flowersinthecloud what a plonker! I thought there was a diet for TTC was missing.

oh sorry you’re feeling like that @InWithPeaceOutWithStress - I WFH most of the time and constantly testing stuff. You never know, might not be out yet but if you are there will be next month

@Lalaland13 yes true there is always next month. I find the tww and then getting AF most difficult, then hope’s and optimism can rise again during the fertile window. Re temping - I haven’t temped recently but when I was temping, I found that my temps would rise gradually over a few days following ovulation, rather than necessarily seeing a huge spike at ovulation. I believe it is different for different people.

Today's the day - getting my implant out this evening! Got my OPKs ready, Tempdrop armband battery changed ready for BBT tracking, been back on the supplements for a few weeks to start building up...I know in about six weeks I'll be completely over the whole thing and just want to be pregnant straight away, but at the moment I'm briefly excited to be trying again so just going to take a moment to enjoy it 😂

Ohh that is good to hear @InWithPeaceOutWithStress thank you - I’ve been wanting someone to say that. It sorted of looked like from my history and Google but thank you ! Made me feel a bit better!

the TWW is just torture and waiting for AF when negative tests 😢😢 I always feel like I just want to crack on and know destiny

Good to be prepared eh @blackberryhill !!

@Lalaland13 This is an example of my temp rise. The day I ovulated was 35.43 (the last point in the green). The next night was 35.52; then 35.81; eventually rising to 36.49 7 days after I ovulated. So small gradual rises for me. Does yours look similar?

And good luck @blackberryhill hope you can stay with the joy and excitement side of things!

Mine is nowhere near as defined as yours - I did have a virus over Easter on 31st and raised temp so that has made it look a bit odd this month. Sunday when I think ovulated was 36.39 and this morning was 36.64… I think in last month it started similar and got to 37.01 by 4 days past ovulation.

thanks for sharing your chart @InWithPeaceOutWithStress

Interesting to track these things if not a little frustrating!

I can see a clear difference already though between the temps before and the temps after ovulation so I expect you’re fine. Agree it can be a bit maddening, my app doesn’t “confirm” ovulation until it’s had a few days of raised temperatures, usually 5 or 6 days after ovulation, leaving you in limbo till then.

Probably is okay - went down 0.03 last night.. but yeah I think in general the trend is okay and hopefully increases more! I felt hot last night !!

hope everyone is okay today x

There's definitely an art to BBT and interpreting your chart, it takes a while to get used to your 'normal' and to start to put everything together. I always like Fertility Friend for charting as their charts were easy to read and their predictions were also usually accurate for me. I've attached two of my charts from first time round - a negative cycle and my positive cycle from DS1.

Ahh thanks @blackberryhill - strange how when not pregnant your temp shot right up after ovulation but took longer when pregnant? From way I am reading it!

Looks like was a more gradual but mostly increasing - oh I had not idea about bbt when I had my son! Still blows my mind, first month trying he was convieved! We must have been so lucky!