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Hi All,
I am sooo hanging out for a coffee- I'm on no coffee and drink Rooibos tea and Green tea only but they are not that great. Thanks for all the positive stories, I've been repeatedly told to keep TTC by my gynae as long as I can handle it as each baby/conception is chromosomally different.
Jo:)
Hi ladies
Coffee has something in it (can't remember what) that can cause m/c. It's in both decaf and normal coffee so I don't have either. I have maybe 3 cups of tea a day and one or two green but that brings me in under the recommended intake for caffeine intake for TTC. I am trying to cut back more but after being a coffee addict for as long as I remember it is hard.
I had not had a coffee for months but when my AF arrived last time I was so disappointed the first thing I did was have a big cup of coffee. I think this will be my ritual from now on. It made me feel heaps better.
Hi Girls,
Okay so it looks like no coffee not even decaf - bummer! This is going to be really hard as i always had one cup of decaf a day - but nescafe decaf not that great anyway so i'll just stick to my decaf tea - i'm also using chemical free products in the house and on myself anyone else using chemical free?
No Lissie - I tried that years ago in my first round of unsuccessful TTC. It didn't seem to make any difference and I got sick of doing things the hard way. I was obsessed - I even made my own laundry detergent believe it or not. I commend you for doing it though.
I guess in a way really its all in the lap of the gods for all of us. Some women smoke, drink do drugs and fall preg at the drop of a hat , others are super fit and healthy and never fall preg i guess there is no easy answer to it - some people would say to me - "well maybe you are not suppossed to have kids" my answer is well so i guess that druggie over there with kids was meant to be a mum? Satya how on earth did you make your own detergent - i haven't gone that far yet but hey who knows i'm just about willing to try anything - if the doctor told me to stand on one leg and make funny noises i'd do it ! Lets just hope there is good vibes out there for all of us.
To make your own laundry detergent you get the old fashioned kind of laundry soap - it's usually yellow - I think it might be called sunlight soap. You get it in the same aisle of the supermarket that you get all the other laundry things. You must then grate one cake of it & put it into an old 2 litre detergent bottle & fill with warm water. If you put the cap on and leave it overnight then shake it you will end up with laundry liquid.
I found it worked as well as the commercial ones & it was far cheaper. The grating is a bit of a pain though. I was avoiding chemicals as I was having problems with asthma and rashes at the time. Luckily I don't have either anymore so I don't go to those extremes anymore.
Thanks for the recipe - always have good intentions to do these things but never seem to find the time or should i say i do get lazy about it. Anyone with any tips on oven cleaning, have been told to stay away from oven cleaners - highly toxic - especially if pregnant or TTC - have been known to cause m/c. Hate cleaning the oven - its actually my pet hate - but if anyone has an easy way would love to hear it.
Yes Lissie,
I have a recipe that completely cleans the oven without you coming near dangerous chemicals.
First you introduce DH to the oven and the oven cleaner
Second, you got out for a long relaxing walk/swim/gossip with friends.
When you come home it's all done - like magic, only better.
i have been drinking milo but i miss coffee, 1 week to go till af is due or i can test
Hi, i don't have time to read all the posts sorry, but i wanted to tell you that my mum was 43 when she had me, and DP's youngest bother came when his mum was 42. Also my neighbour in Perth (UK, not Aus) had her 1st age 41. It can happen, don't give up hope.
Good luck and lots of :bluedust::bluedust::bluedust:
B
Hi! Just wanted to say that my mum had my little brother when she was 42, it was her 6th and last child and I just remember she was so happy and glowing being pregnant. I don't think 42 is too old at all. Just wanted to wish you good luck:hug:, there are lots of women out there having babies in their 40's.
Hey Kotare,
Love the way of cleaning oven - this one i will definitely take on board - its about time he did his share - you make me laugh - love your sense of humor.
Hoobley and Stacey thanks for the inspirational stories - it does help with the bubble of hope.
Thank god i found you girls! I never admit to being 40 (turned it in Jan this year) cause this site seems to be full of younger women (they even have a thread LOL) I am seriously thinking about #4 but feel too old- not in myself just the minds of others but you guys make me feel "normal" LOL
Hi Mrsmac i to turned 40 in jan. i am TTC no5, no1 to my new husband, i am not ready to give up yet, we have been TTC for 2 months.
What date in Jan Betty boop?? I am the 19th. How old is your oldest?
my bd is 22 jan, my children are 17,16,13 and 6 and i also have 4 little angles
Wow we are only 3 days apart. I have a 15, 7 and 1 yr old.
We should ask for an "older mums" section - like the 'younger mums' have!!!!
Especially as older mums suffer different problems/threats/predjudices - and it's nice to have some support and encouragement.