TTC for fabulous 40+

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I've decided to start the new thread

Anyone coming to join me?

Ooooh Ladymac that's really wonderful. I bet you feel well chuffed

Ladymac, that's great news! How are you feeling?
Did you end up wearing a doctor who scarf and a pinny to work?

Nowt to report here. One glass of wine tonight, but I'm not talking about yesterday

Off to Brighton for the weekend so will be out of touch until Tues.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Juicy, you're not off to Brighton at this time of night are you? You're keen.
We will be ready with the fry-up on Tuesday. Have a great time!
What's everyone else doing?

Hi, all!

ladymac what an inspiration you are. You've given this old bird a lot of hope - many congratulations.

juicy lucky you, off to Brighton for the weekend! Am stuck here just outside Eastbourne, dreaming of the bright lights...

AF one day late. Trying soooo hard not to go to the all night Tesco and get tests. Probably just getting back to normal after mc? Nnrghhhhggh must.... not....test...

sussex - oh when will you test????

juicylucy - hope Brighton was good

ladymac - good news about the CVS. I don't think I am going to be brave enough to even have the nuchal let alone a CVS or amnio!

waves hello to everyone esle.

I am building up for my scan on Weds... should be 8 weeks on Monday and touch wood all seems OK so far. Except I have had horrible sore throat for two days now. Pharmisist only gave me disovable paraceetamol. Not really helping much though

Ooooo,Sussex, tricky one! I suppose it's not going to make any difference to the outcome either way, just to the way you feel - what will happen will happen
In a way I would say you may as well test, because if you do get AF late and it is heavy, you will always wonder...
I will check in tomorrow and see how where your deliberations are taking you.
Cece, hope you feel better tomorrow. Your poor old immune system will be taking a battering just now.
We are on day 25 and it isn't looking good. I was feeling very depressed today and have sore boobs - classic PMS for me.
How is everyone else??
Rhet, what are you up to? Xserial what's cooking?

I should get the results of blood tests for clotting problems within the next ten days. I've decided that whether they are negative or positive, I'll ask for another appointment with the consultant. He isn't expecting to see me again, so it'll be a nice surprise for him. I think he discharged me too early - I've only met him once and that was for only ten minutes.

CD24 for me and I'm experiencing classic PMS too

Yes Tabitha, lucky him! I could tell mine was delighted to see me again too.
Make sure you write a loong list of questions and read them veeerrry slooowly. Watch the beads of sweat appear on his brow.
Good luck with the results!
Xserial - poo isn't it! Not that I expected anything. I just can't see anything happening with my rubbish tubes, unless we give DP's boys a drill and excavating equipment (very small).
Well let's get drunk and eat pate - that's what Rhet does.

I'm actually going to have a cup of tea and 2 cream slices

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Yum!
I'm having some red wine and an Indian Takeaway.
Burp!

yes, folks, get drunk and eat pate...Sorry to hear that PMS is out to get you xserial and rowing, but you know what they say about classic PMS symptoms I am now day 14 so I've been busy - temp went up this morning, so that looks like a day 13 ov, so didn't get as many goes in as i would have liked. On the other hand, had heating on in the night and slept badly, so it might not be until today. I never know how to feel at this point - hopeful, realistically pessimistic etc. So just going to get my head down and get on with some work. Love the image of your DP's swimmers with their tiny drills, rowing! Cheered me right up that has.

Thanks so much cece, juicylucy, fruitbowl, heron, rowing and my fellow 41 and 3/4 yr old xserial. And thanks for the full poem rhet.

I have been itching to tell you the delightful news that my dh has been utterly wonderful since I told him I got my BFP. In fact he is more excited and positive than me! He merrily drank much wine on holiday and let me drive, wasn't remotely bothered (for the first time) about it and has got involved in discussing what I should and shouldn't eat and carry. No 'sighing' and 'eye rolling' like the past two times. I snored like a trooper on holiday and he didn't give me a hard time.

So, we came back all loved up and blissfully relaxed. No tipping of wine into pot plants and no tipping of wine over each other either!!!

I seem to have made it to five weeks and three days but after the pain of having a miscarriage at 12 weeks I am enormously protective of myself and don't think I will 'feel' anything until I see a heart beat. I worry that it sounds 'hard' and I worry that if something does go wrong between now and the 7 1/2 week scan that I will then worry that 'I didn't love it enough'. It's all such a conundrum of worry isn't it.

ladymac - I managed to loose 10 kilos before we retried conceiving but since my miscarriage 3 1/2 kilos have sneaked on, so feel jealous that you are feeling sleek and fabulous, while I look down to see my two rolls of unfabby flabby!!!

rhet pleased to hear you are feeling 'toasty'.

I thought of you all while on holiday and sending lots of lovely positive good thoughts your way.

very glad that DH is happy as larry daisy; I reckon he was just holding back because he didn't want to be disappointed...I think your attitude is entirely normal, and all you can do is take it one day at a time and do what you need to do to stay calm and sane. Am happy to be on the receiving end of those positive thoughts too. Need all the help I can get!

Rowing, I've decided to become my consultant's new best friend and see him lots and lots of times between now and Christmas. I've started my list of questions. When I go through them with him, I might give him the answers to save us both a bit of time. (They always hate it when we read the internet and books, don't they?) Oh, what fun I'm going to have over the coming weeks .

Daisy5. I'm sooo pleased that your dh is happy I hope that everyday of your pregnancy is a joy and that the birth is successful, easy and as near as pain free as it can get!

Hey, juicy, I was in Brighton for the weekend too! Very nearly got blown into the sea.

In a rare moment of synchronicity, it was the 'right time', and we managed to live up to Brighton's 'dirty weekend' reputation, and do it no fewer than six times! I think it's the influence of hotel's on DP - he always gets a bit rude.

Despite the vigorous exercise, managed to put on 4lbs.

Does anyone know how overweight one has to be before it influences fertility? I think I must be on the cusp, with a BMI of 25...

Hi Daisy, that's great news about your DH. This could be the charm as they say in the US of A. Being relaxed and happy never did any mummies any harm.
Rhet I agree get on with the work and life, that baby doesn't want a mummy who sits around worrying and obsessing all the time. [shakes head]
Tabitha, I'm laughing at the prospect of your consultant's delight. I can see you interrupting him to correct his diagnosis. Don't forget to take some printouts from this thread, so he can see what we think as well. You can never have too many points of view, I'm sure he'll agree.
Herb you rock! Not sure about the BMI, have you done a search on the internet.
This is day 27 for us and I have PMS from hell. I didn't even want to go out this morning in case someone looked at me 'funny' and I started crying. Had a lovely lunch with an old friend so cheered up considerably. Two authentic, Punjabi curries in two days!

Hi everyone. Just popped in to say hello.

Daisy5 so chuffed 4 you that DH has been chuffed! (Sorry vocab going at this time of night!)

Herb - 6 Times??? In a weekend??? Wow weee! Get me to BRighton!

Liking the comments about taking long lists and mumsnet printouts to the docs - glad it's not just me!

Bye girls x

I know! Six times. I could barely sit down.

hi ladymac so happy about your CVS results it is such a relief isnt it? i had mine done at 11 weeks and got the results i was so happy!

hi daisy, CONGRATS again and i know how you feel about not wanting to be too excited at this early stage. i was like that too. i had an early scan at 6 weeks and there was the heartbeat. it made me a bit more confident. enjoy each day, one day at a time.

look after yourselves ladies

i am now 24 weeks and have put on 10kgs!!!!
not focusing on the weight gain though

are you 2 thinking of joining the pregnancy threads? cannot find one that is suitable tho

Hi all, Howdy Heron and Herb! (that was my John Wayne impersonation for Herb - you know how cowboys walk )
Why don't you start a fabulous forties pg thread Heron!
Day 28 for me and feeling less pms'y, but have sore tum.
Have to take some more (self-timer) photographs for my passport again, because all the others I have taken are horrid. It's just when you have to keep the photo for ten years you kind of want to look as if you haven't escaped from somewhere.

Right back. Lets not talk about how much I drank over the weekend

Did manage to BD last night though so not all for nothing

Herb - the weather was pants wasn't it!! At least we had Friday and Monday to enjoy a bit of beach life.

Off to BD again, just in case

Bloody hell herb - I've just read 6 times

Good on ya!

You obviously didn't have a 15mth old with you waking up in night