Do you think it's healthy to TTC without getting AF for 17 Months?

[Junglemum]

Clearly i am no expert, but given that you are born with all your egg cells in your ovaries, i wouldn't think that waiting would make much difference. I had no Af between DD1 and DD2 and two before i conceived this time. So it's been almost 4 years without AF and i'm not at all concerned about the health of my eggs. I think if you have are eating well and looking after yourself, then your eggs will be what they will be. I don't think that the length of time you wait guarantees a better egg.

Sorry for your loss, i can understand why you are so concerned. Did you have genetic counseling after losing your daughter? Maybe they would be able to answer your question more definitely. Best of luck TTC.

[Heda]

Clearly i am no expert, but given that you are born with all your egg cells in your ovaries, i wouldn't think that waiting would make much difference. I had no Af between DD1 and DD2 and two before i conceived this time. So it's been almost 4 years without AF and i'm not at all concerned about the health of my eggs. I think if you have are eating well and looking after yourself, then your eggs will be what they will be. I don't think that the length of time you wait guarantees a better egg.

Sorry for your loss, i can understand why you are so concerned. Did you have genetic counseling after losing your daughter? Maybe they would be able to answer your question more definitely. Best of luck TTC.

Yes - I forgot that point about being born with all our eggs! I really should just be living life right now as if I was going to TTC at the moment so that there is a good flow on affect ove the next few months.

I wonder though - do you get a uterine lining all this time - and is it then 'old' lining if it hasn't been shed in so long - I think I'm going to have to look that up.

Junglemum - I actually didn't get GC - it was just 'one of those things' they said and the chances of it happening again were quite low - so we didn't go down that path. I don't think it will happen again - but I don't know if I could emotionally handle anything going wrong again so I am so super parinoid (among other things) about this..

Thanks for the replies every one