Feisty & Fabulous at 40+ - the continuing adventures of TTC

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Erm hope this will do as a continuation thread. Hello to anyone new to the thread. All welcome... xx

fingers tightly crossed for you, Rowing. Hope springs eternal in this thread! What about Fruit's ? re the 3 embies?

Thank you everyone for your support. I'm still bleeding, but not cramping, so I'm hoping it is 'one of those things' and haven't given up.
I have read that there is a 'vanishing twin' effect which can cause bleeding, where two fertilised eggs implant, but one fails and is absorbed. I imagine if two embryos failed there would be a bit of blood.
I ordered some pg tests yesterday so hope they will be here by Monday and I can test on Monday or Tuesday. I have a kind of image of one embryo hanging on, so I have to keep going and try to rest up, just in case.
Got bloomin' work tomorrow Monday and Tuesday so am hoping I can sit down a lot.
Haraslou, you never know, maybe it was implantation?

Hello everyone, sorry have been a bit absent for a while - combination of trying to put 2ww out of mind, stupid virus which is still making me feel like a wet rag, and Mad Boss problem being solved by my contract being up in 2 weeks time. So, a bit of stuff, and much has happened on here in this time!

Rainbowdays! Hurrah! Well done - how are you feeling.

And Rowing - hope all is well and you're having a quiet weekend. My best sticky vibes to both of you.

Fruit and Kiwi, sorry about the AFs.

I'm on DPO 28, but there's a while to wait as my last few cycles have been 31-33 days. I had my day 21 blood test at the start of the week (she took sooo much blood out of me,six of those little bottles, and made a right old hash of it too, so I still have a lovely yellowy-purple bruise the size of an egg on my arm), and then will have the next set on Friday (subject to the whims of AF), then we'll find out what they all mean, if anything, the week after. I have no pregnancy signs whatsoever this month, so am not holding out much hope...

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

That's lots of blood, VonSuden. Ouch.

We start BD in earnest tonight - DH can't decide if he's thrilled or terrified - with Monday the day for the egg/follicle scan.

Rowing, sending sticky vibes, everyone else, I'm sending pendulous breasted, baked earthenware fertility goddess vibes.

Hi rowingboat just wanted to send you lots of positive wishes and hope that all goes well over the next few days.

Yeah Rowing good luck again from me too. Go easy at work in them slippers!

Yes VonSud - that IS a lot of blood. Never had 6 before. You sure you didn't go to the blood donation place by mistake? Good luck with results.

Kiwi good luck with the "earnest" BDing! & scan Monday.

x

Dear all, guess what? I did a test last night at around 3.30am - at CD 29 - AND IT WAS BFP!!!!!!!!!

I wasn't going to test this week-end but my cycles are usually no longer than 28 days. Also I was so tired and emotional yesterday and have been having regular bouts of nausea and sore breasts too.

I am so HAPPY girls. Although I cannot ignore the fear that I feel after my mc two months ago. I guess it's a much quieter joy.

How is everybody out there?

Just popped on very quickly as supposed to be working....

CONGRATULATIONS jardins !!!
That's fab news! I bet you didn't get a wink of sleep after testing at that time!

tt x

Tetleytea, actually I went back to sleep instantly. I swear to God I feel so tired already, it brings back memories of my past pregnancies. How are you Tetleytea today? Thanks for your kind words.

That's wonderful news, Jardins. We'll be thinking sticky thoughts for you too.

We're on the right thread - great success rate here!

wow so many BFPs!! big congrats rainbow, rowing and jardins......fingers crossed for you rowing that one little peanut is hanging in there

i'm feeling crap all the time now...being pregnant and starting a new job is all a bit much...guess that's good though as hopefully it means it's sticking

happy sunday and good luck everyone with the bding, acupuncutre, clomid etc...xx

Congrats from me too Jardins - excellent news! So exciting. I know what you mean about it being a bit muted with the worry of mc - some women never have to worry about that stuff - lucky them! Hope all goes well & take care of yourself. x

love to everyone else x

Wow - congrats to lates, rowing, jardins and rainbow !
Definitely a thread to be on is this one
Fx for you tomorrow rowing, will be thinking of you and sending loads of sticky vibes !

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I know I haven't written anything for ages (but have been reading every so often) but now I find there are 4 lots of congratulations to give out to Latestarter, Rowingboat, Rainbowdays and Jardins !

Am so pleased for you all, and am wishing you all a normal, happy and healthy pregnancy.

If you don't mind me asking - and I'm sure you don't 'cos we're all over 40 ! - how old are each of you ?

Rowingboat (in particular) I know how you must have been feeling the last few days. Why oh why does nature put us through torture like this ? I really hope you're okay and that things have settled down for you.

Me ...... am CD23 (8 DPO) and have had incredibly sore (and sometimes "tingly") boobs since ovulating. But then again, I can't help but think this is psychosymatic ....... before TTC, I never noticed how they felt. This is the thing isn't it, every last little twinge and what-might-be-significant thing your body does seems to be heightened when you're TTC. I even worry all the time if I'm ovulating at all, but temps, OPKs and salivascope do all seem to confirm it. And now ...... when I went to the loo this morning, there was a smidgeon of pink blood. So you can probably all guess what I'm very cautiously thinking, seeing as in the run up to AF, my CM gradually gets darker brown until there's no mistaking fresh blood, not this fresh pink, and, in any case, this would usually start a few days from now.

Don't you just wish we could all be put to sleep for, say, 17 DPO, and then wake up to either one thing or the other, instead of playing the waiting game ?

Dear Catsmother, I know exactly what you mean about the psychosymatic symptoms: one ends up not trusting one's bloody body anymore (or one's mind).

In answer to your question, I turned 40 end of November. Which means IF all goes well (and now I can no longer express light-hearted certainty about falling pregnant and remaining so for nine months) I will be 41 when the little one is born. How old are you, my dear?

Yes, this is a lucky thread, go girls go and make the most of spring fever.

Something weird: I conceived on my son's birthday (15 Feb) which ended in mc and this pregnancy was, according to the usual calculations, conceived two days after my daughter's birthday (2 May). Hmmm.

Jardins - I'm a very ancient 44. and as of tomorrow, I will be nearer 45 than 44, which may sound a silly childish thing to say (but I think I remember reading - maybe here - that for the 1st time since you were about 6 that "and a half" suddenly becomes significant again) but is a bit of a downer all the same.

Much as I hate to say it "Remember Cherie Blair" is practically becoming a mantra for me ! I can assure you I wouldn't normally be thinking of her !

rowing - hope things work out for you.

Just popped in to say hello and let you all know it is my due date today

Feeling enormous and uncomfortable but feel too lucky to moan about it. Good luck to you all !

Hi Cece, have just had a peek at your profile and seen you are 41 too. It really gives me hope, the more I read of older pregnant mums.

Hope you don't have too much longer to wait and everything goes well !

Cece - hi sweetie. I can't believe it: today! Do you want me to come round and give you a fright, see if we can get things moving?
Hi CatsM, I'm smiling here, thinking of you at your table full of ovulation predicting paraphenalia working away studiously. It's nuts isn't it!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for all your very kind wishes over the weekend. It's so nice to see your posts.
The latest news is that the red bleeding continued from Wednesday until Saturday and on Sunday I noticed it was turning brown, which I supposed might mean it is older blood or slowing down. Today there is a little brown blood, but it has definitely slowed down to a trickle, so at least there is some progress.
Had a bit of a frantic Sunday night when I discovered Boots had ordered in and lost my progesterone prescription. They just stood there, scratching their heads and whizzing round this revolving medicine storage thingy.
I was a bit waaaah (not actually in Boots), but very grumpy to DS (poor old boy).
We managed to find a lovely doctor on NHS 24 wwho sourced some progesterone at our nearby maternity ward. They couldn't have been nicer at the ward and wished me good luck.
Weirdly, the same ward I was in with DS five years ago.
Hopefully, when I go back tonight Boots will have the progesterone or there will be flying advantage cards and fake tan bottles all over the place.
The tests hadn't arrived this morning and I am feeling too scared to test anyway, so I might leave it until Wednesday, when I don't have to work until the evening. At least it gives me the day to recover if it is bad news. Rather than going straight to work in a heap.

Jardins, that's fantastic news! I was 40 when DD was conceived - after a mmc - and 41 when she was born, so here's hoping for a repeat performance from you! Do you think spring is making a difference here with all these BFPs?

catsmother - YES. Or I want to have the bit of my brain that thinks about ttc and invents pregnancy symptoms surgically removed so that I can get on with my sodding life. Gaaaaah. Although I have never felt less pregnant than this month, so am starting the process a few days early, and now just worrying about how much blood they are going to take for my day 3 bloods at the end of the week.

Rowing - that all sounds more promising. And hurrah for the nice doctor and NHS direct. Let us know whether your Boots is still standing this evening...

Smouldering burnt out wreck of a Boots tonight!
Sorry, can I add belated congratulations Jardins?
Hi VSF, always lovely to hear from you.

rowing - pleased you were able to get your drugs! Good news with the brown blood.

I must update my profile, I am actually 42!

Well, I've had the scan - ALWAYS a pleasant experience - and it turns out that the clomid has been working too well. There are 4 eggs ready to ovulate, and I'm delighted. The doc told me not to do anything about it - uhoh, we bd'd this morning - as "you don't want 4 babies, do you?!" - and it just shows what's going on in my head when I was seriously thinking YES! I DO want any number of babies. But logic has prevailed - for now - and I'll take just the half dose next month and see if that works. So now I've got a 4 week wait - aghh!

Hi everyone and great news about the BFPs. I was 42 when DD was conceived and 43 when she was born (my first). Conceived again at 43 but it didn't stick - for a while there I thought it was all too easy! Catsmother is right - there comes a point when the "half" in your age is important again.

Anyway, just dropping by to say "hi". Have had visitors all week and DD is going through a poorly/teething stage so very little time to MN. As expected AF turned up, but a day late, so I had a bit of time for symptom spotting etc. Still undecided as to whether to go to the GP and talk about becoming more pro-active in terms of trying for no.2. My mantra was always to let nature take its course but starting to wonder if I should be trying to help nature along a little.