Continuing conceptions and follicling ahead of Feisty, Fabulous Forty somethings

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Hello world!

Morning . Hairy any news about the bleeding? Bet you are seriously fed up
Well,I think a got a positive on the opk last night - line was nearly as dark as on control,and tbh I think that's better than I've ever had before even on months when I've been pregnant. So it was 'the night' anyway (according to every other day plan)so not bad timing...Will see anyway!
Hope everyone's ok - very dull and overcast today here, and have dreaded MIL visit to endure enjoy.

diege don't stop just cos you got the pos on the stick will you? It is only telling you that you will ov some time in the next 36 hours - so keep at the every other day please (Hippy puts bossy face on!) this cycle i nearly didn't bother with the last one cos I'd had pains and thought i'd probably ov'd but because my temp hadn't gone up yet i did one more SWI and who knows if that was the one to work. So please keep going for a bit longer diege. love the reference to morning breath - we are such a romantic sexy lot on here.

hairy Could this bleeding be the injection kicking in and clearing everything out? I have no words to say to you about this - I am just sorry that this has been your first experience of pregnancy. can they not do an EPRC so you don't have to keep going through all this bleeding. i had one for my MMC and then bled for about 2 weeks after (not really heavily - just normal period stuff). i feel sure that would better for you than all this bleeding. God, you must be so pale and tired.

gum hope you are enjoying the trip. Did the business man find the boob relieved his ear ache????

italian lovely to have you back on. I haven't really had problems with my fertility so I don't think anyone has felt that they need to tell me first as a special case etc. Someone did give me a heads up that they were preg just after i lost my little one but she had previously had 3 mc's so i couldn't feel anything byt pleased for her. I have been in the other persons position and it is hard to tell someone with infertility issues that you're pregnant. I can only say that your friend probably thought she was doing the right thing and I'm sorry it made you feel shit .

As for me, not much to report - had a letter back from that dreadful consultant who got everything wrong before my last pregnancy (gosh that sounds odd). Anyway, he thinks we should pay him anyway, despite him making incorrect assumptions and failing to do even the most basic blood test. He said he was sad that i had a miscarriage - yes I'm sure he was really fecking bothered . Anyway, the letter made me feel quite sad and reminded me of losing the baby etc. But DH says this is a different egg and a diffrent pregnancy and we must be positive. So i am trying.

I bought a positive CD (some woman telling me all is right with the world) and some soothing music - so when the dark thoughts invade at night I will listen to them.

Hi Hippy .Oh Okaaaayy,I'll carry on the SWI if you insist My next SWI would be Monday,so I'm presuming having done it last night, and then tomorrow we will be in with a reasonable chance of catching the egg? Also, is it worth bothering with bottom on cushion etc for 20 mins, or is that a bit of an urban myth? I've not had fertility issues as such in the past,so just curious as to the best way to go about it really...
Your Consultant doesn't sound the nicest I must say. Great that you are able to be so positive though(and you have every reason to be so), and getting the CD is a great, constructive thing to do. I think even when you're surrounded with anxieties taking control in even small ways can make a massive difference to your mental well-being.
Talking of mental, MIL due here soon (I think). She always says she'll ring before leaving her house, but of course never does, so always catches us out...part of the torture I suppose. I must try and be civil..maybe I'll leave out my pos ov stick by the loo

I never did the whole cushion under the bum thing. You know I'm a big believer of shooting them up with some muscle contranctions .

i do always try to stay horizontal for as long as possible afterwards (who wouldn't!!!). Sometimes though we had to do quickies and i had to get up and do stuff.

I always try not to do a wee for at least an hour after or have a shower just to make sure they don't all get washed out by a huge waterfall (blimey it is complicated isn't it.)

It occurs to me that sperm are much like men in general - we have to pander to them and do it all their way .

Your MIL sounds lovely - enjoy the visit!!!!

Diege still bleeding, but docs say nothing to worry about.

good news on the positive

hippy yeah, I am getting to the point of thinking ERPC would be better!

Doc says my iron levels are fine it's just boooooring and tiring me out all this not knowing wtf is happening and bleeding - feel like getting some giant nappies and going to bed til it stops! LOL

When I conceived, I'd completely stopped the cushion and bum thing - and llike you I did try and stay horizontal as long as I could. I do the not showering for an hour afterwards too

I'll bet it's tiring you out Hairy,I'd imagine mentally just as much as physically Did they give you an indication about what to expect over the next week or so?
Hippy that's good about the cushion,always seemed a bit pointless..Yes, try to not wee straight after..but not sure what you mean by 'shooting them up with some muscle contractions'??..erm, could you elaborate???!!
Dh has taken MIL to Morrisons to get some kitchen rolls so fine with that. I am going to try Really Hard to be nice when they get back

Diege they seemed to think bleeding will end within the next week or so, but I don't know based on what as they still keep saying they don't know what's going on!

Good luck with MIL!

diege I'm just on about the big 'O' again. My Dh always makes sure I have one after he has sent the troops up.(TMI?)

It is believed that the muscle contractions help the boys up a bit and also that the orgasm changes the vagina's PH level and makes it more compatible with sperm.

Fortunately we've been together a long time so he knows how to push my buttons, so it doesn't take long - can't believe I'm sharing such intimate stuff with strangers .

Sorry that sounded rude diege - you're a virtual friend of course not a stranger - you know what i mean though.

I'm having a paranoid day today. I had the tiniest streak of pink when i wiped earlier (I mean almost microscopic!!) and have had some endo pain (my endometriosis always picks up on my hormones).

Anyway, I became convinced that I was going to MC - so much so that i began making notes at work so people could take over when i had time off sick - what am i like!

Anyway, i know it is probably just the hormones kicking in and the tiny streak was probably just the embryo burrowing in. Unfortunately i fear this will be my life for the next 7 weeks - arrgghhhh!

Hi Hippy, yes, I knew what you meant . Sorry you're feeling so anxious - I'm sure the miniscule streak is nothing - I remember having one of those with dd1 at about 6 weeks but it was literally a one off and all well. I don't think we ever really relax after a mc, it really does change those early days of pregnancy - get that CD on woman! Oh and I get what you're saying about the big O
Hairy fingers crossed the experts are right about the bleeding. Really, really hope that it stops in the next few days for you.
Up to bed now I think. Dh out with dds tomorrow and I have mega-dentist appointment. I'm having a brace fitted (Invisalign) so will be lisping next time we speak (that's how my teeth will look)

Hippy please don't worry, just relax. Thinking of you.

Hippy - a big seaside/sunshine squeeze for you... .... am up your part of the world this weekend for a family World Cup thing (my brother only went and married an American....)

Wave to all - must dash as DS keen to take his scooter out so he can ride it briefly then mum can carry it the rest of the way to the park ...

Hi lunaticfringe welcome !

sounds like you've had a hard time of it, do join us!

Have a look over on my diet for conception thread - I'm really interested in what's good for the body at TTC time, as I'm on an enforced wait til Sept (following medical management of MC)

I'm back at work today have done from 11am til now and am probably staying til 5 - has done me good today

Hi Lunaticfringe! I'm relatively new here myself but it's a very lovely, supportive thread and I'm sure you will be made very welcome
Hairy Glad work is helping. Were you expecting some results back today?
Brace is FITTED!!!I have a mouth full of plastic. It's very odd but one good thing is that I have to remove to eat and drink ANYTHING other than water so it is seriously curtailing the snacking! Also a very good distraction from ttc obsessing! Talking of which, I will continue with my every other day 2 more times this month,on Hippy's orders, but then I'm calling a stop to SWIing!!!

Sorry diege - gotta ask - will you be removing the brace for the SWI ??? Can't look at that face now without thinking of you!

Good girl for obeying my orders.

lunaticfringe welcome, I am also a big believer in sex every other day. If it is a joy then you have something to look forward to and if it is a chore you get a reprieve!

Hippy how is it going?

Waves and smiles to all

No I will be keeping it firmly in place! A very good deterrant against dh's constant whinging for me to do you know what too! How are things today? Feeling any better?

x-posts Italian I love your take on every other day SWI . I do think I will be quite relieved to have a break. Actually, when can I stop Hippy? Cd 16 today, had pos opk cd 14 and did the deed then, due to SWI tonight, then will that be enough?

Hi italian (waves) - I'm fine - just trying to be pleased to be preggers (and trying not to obsess - however I could put tissue analysis down as my current hobbie!)

diege the pos on the opk on day 14 would mean you prob ov'd day 15 or maybe early day 16 so you would think you'd covered it BUT maybe just one more time..... it's your call though (i have no way of policing it!)

Welcome to our newbie lunatic cannot begin to image how awful it's been for you, my heart goes out to you - it's a bit mad around here sometimes - but we are all here for each other which is really nice. You'll fit right in.

gum how was the trip?

rowing how are you honey. Thinking of you.

hairy do you have any blood left in you. I guess you wont be giving blood any time soon - bless you .

jolly big sandy wave to you (do you see what i did there?)

Lia, alba, tfls,ilgh, linda - hi to all of you.

Sorry if i missed anyone.

Oh by the way. On the subject of caffeine (Hippy is at least 3 days behind everyone else!!)

I am not a big coffee drinker at all. i did get in the habit of getting the odd latte at work when I was ttc though.

I am now not drinking coffee at all but i am still drinking tea. Not too many cups though. My sister drinks about a million cups a day so i'm not sure what normal is (i'd say about 5 cups a day is my normal amount).

The lady at work who had a lot of MC's told me not to drink any caffeine AT ALL so i am going to get caffeine free tea bags.

Just a thought - you've probably all moved on from the whole caffeine conversation anyway.

sorry lunatic crossed posts.

Didn't mean to ignore you. Yes, it is quite funny - you'd never walk in to a room in RL introduce yourself and then tell everyone how often you have sex

That, my dear, is the beauty of MN.

You are very welcome and nothing is TMI!