Alice: I can feel the ache as you write and so wish things did not have to be this hard for you. I hope that you will still get to be a mum in one way or another. You seem to have lots of love to give. In the meantime, i hope you don't begrudge yourself a little foodie comfort. We all do what we can to get by and a little wine, cake and chocolate are not such a terrible thing. (Well, it works for me anyhow- the cake and chocolate at least. I don't have much of a taste for wine). Maybe too it's the limbo time that is the hardest. You've just finished a cycle and maybe are wondering what to do next? When you have a more definite plan (whether it be a time frame for having your 'frostie' or going on the list for fostering) perhaps you will start to feel more energised?
Luna: sorry to hear about your ectopic but glad they found it before it did damage to your tubes. I'm sad for you that you face another TTC wait but hope that it will go quickly for you. I was told i might need methotrexate to clear my last pregnancy. The issue with it (and why you have to wait to TTC) seemed to be that it decreases folate stores. I asked my dr whether i could have a blood test to check my body had enough folate before trying again and he seemed to think so. Just thought i'd pass on this information in case it's of help to you.
India's mum: Sorry AF arrived and that you are having some health problems. I hope things look up for you this month.
Ferrals: So lovely to hear that you are enjoying your pregnancy and to think of all the excitement for all your kids thinking about the baby sister that is coming.
Saffy: Good luck for EPU!
Craftymummy: we'll be in the TWW with you to keep you company : )
1and2=3: Welcome to Belly Belly. That is very hard that you have not yet had your dream fulfilled. Are you trying now without IVF or actively looking for egg donor?
Toomanyshoes, Clairesmummy and anyone else i missed, hi : )
AFM: Starting to get EWCM. It's only day 9 of my cycle. Not sure if this means i'm about to ovulate very early (it doesn't usually happen before day 12 for me) or whether this is a sign that 'o' is coming in 3 or 4 days. I can never remember whether EWCM is meant to start exactly at 'o' time or a few days before. Excited to be trying again this month knowing we are ready to TTC again without the uncertainty we had last month of whether to go for it or wait longer after mc.
1+2=3 Welcome to our thread. There are quite a few of us here in our 40s so we understand well what you've been through and are going through now. We all hope for a miracle and it's not impossible just seems remote at times. Are you going to try using a donor? Best of luck to you x I don't think most doctors understand the emotional side of TTC, we hear a lot of things we don't want to hear and I can relate to you feeling fed up with it.
Possum & India's Mum, thank you both for your lovely posts. I'm so grateful for the support I've found here. You ladies rock xx
Possum, EWCM usually shows up a few days before you O - can be three or four days - and then disappears quite quickly afterward so you will probably o around your usual time. Good luck!
India's Mum, I'm sorry to read you are having a lot of health problems at the moment. I hope they are not too serious and you will be well again soon. Thinking of you.
Thanks Alice, hope you DH and the chooks had a restful weekend. Did it rain like crazy where you live? It was pouring here. I got drenched walking home from a friend's house.
Hello all
1+2=3 welcome to the thread I am sure you will find lots of support here and as Alice said quite a few of us in our 40s some waiting for number 1 some of us waiting for a sibling, no matter we are all here as we have lost through mc and finding it very difficult to get UTD again ! I am not sure if you have kids already but I do and its as hard for me as for anyone wanting there 1st baby, but I have managed to get pg 3 times in my 40s only to have mc sept 09 at 13wks but after a long hard year I think I am on track again my old body took a while to get back to normal and to even get a normal cycle but I did get there in the end, I feel if we keep trying and beleive in ourselves then anything is possible ! so take it easy and try to realax and hopefully you too will get a BFP soon, as for ovarian reserves I guess your results were just consitant with your age as are mine but most Drs work on statistics and well I am by no means an average statistic I have gone against all the odds over the years so don't let it put you off !
possum great news on your EWCM but just DTD as much as you can until around day 19 just to make sure ! I have a lot of EWCM still and have had it since day 10 and now I am on day 23 so who knows whats the story with that but I did do opks and got a possitive one on day 17 so maybe think about doing them too jsut to make sure FX this is your month !
Sunbeam where are you ?
Alice sorry your still having bad days me too some days are just the pits and others are not so bad so I guess we have to take the good and the bad hey !!! I am sure your little frostie will give you a long awaited BFP but in the mean time keep trying natural like you never know !!! I was waiting for my 2nd try at IUI after having success in 1991 and low and behold got a natural BFP in 1995 against all the odds so never say never ! You are so lucky to have chooks my kids would love some, we got guinea pigs and a dog as we live in a built up area but would love to move oneday onto an acreage and have a pony and some chooks !!!
Luna hope your ok not too much pain and bleeding
saffy hows it going ? when is egg pick day ??
indias mum hope your doing ok hope your health probs are not too serious !!!
afm well day 23 lots of clear mucus but nothing more than that no pain no tingly or sore bbs so no idea if we will get a BFP or not probs more likey a BFN as normal !!!! oh well onwards and upwards as they say but am getting more and more used to the idea that my time is up !!! I am at peace with it but will keep trying anyway just to spite myself LOL !!!
Luna - You poor thing, it’s so slack the Dr’s have taken this long to give you a definate answer, hopefully your lvl’s come down very quickly and you can start TTC again sooner rather than later
Crafty - Anything happening yet? Dying to find out if the Clomid worked!
Saffy - Great news about the scan, how did today go?
1+2=3 - welcome to the thread, I hope you find the comfort and support you need during this time with these wonderful ladies.
India’s mum - Sorry to hear this cycle was no good, hopefully your feeling better and DH’s eye’s back to normal and you’re both in your prime for the next cycle!
Alice - It’s awful your having such a hard time I really hope you’re feeling better, keeping everything crossed for your little frostie!
possum - Hoping you caught that egg!
AFM - I couldn’t help myself and looked up when I would ovulate, was over the weekend and DH parents were staying with us. Trying very hard to just stay casual about it all, not think about symptoms, look at dates etc but boy it’s hard. So many girls I know are due between now and Christmas, think I’m going to have to stay away from Facebook or I’ll end up in tears again. At least DH mother behaved while she was here, the weekend actually went better than expected other than them dropping not so subtle hints about us moving back to Brisbane.
Hi girls,
just reporting in to say we had EPU today and got 10 eggs!!!!
SOOOOO happy, was gearing up for 5 or 6 so I didn't get disappointed, now they have to fertilise!
Sorry no persies, will come back tomorrow or later when I am not so tired, good luck everyone xxx
Hello Lovelies, so sweet to know I was missed, thank you
Claire'smummy - I used to O very late and once found a site listing a woman who O'ed on CD65 and went on to have a baby from it!!! Bt is usually done on CD21 for women who O on or around CD14 and it checks your prog. level so no if you O'ed on CD34 a bt that day will not pick up the rise. I'm having one on CD30 as I sometimes O as late as CD25.
Luna - I am so sorry to hear your pg was ectopic but I'm glad they were able to catch it in time to save your tube though I am sure this is little comfort to how you must be feeling
Alice - You had it excatly right, I was lying on a deck chair drinking yummy ****tails under a clear blue sky for much of my week away. It was hugely relaxing especailly with the swaying of the boat the whole time. I'm sorry you are still struggling with the down days it is so hard to fight it when all you want to do is curl up in bed. I hope you find the strength to pick yourself up soon sweetie.
Crafty- I hope you clomid TWW is not draging too much. If I recall right I had way more EWCM on clomid than ever before so that might explain it. Lets hope it did the trick and produced one or two nice fat eggies for you.
Staffy - Whoo 10 eggies great job! How are you feeling? Not too sore I hope.
1+2=3 - Hello and welcome to our thread
AFM - Well I did have a lovely holiday but unfortunately my back is the worst it has ever been and I have been on painkillers everyday since I went away (they go great with ****tails!!) I went to the doctor yesterday to get a referral to the back specailist. I called this morning and the receptionist said there were no appointments till January. She was really lovely and when I explained I'm on daily painkillers and starting IVF again in a few weeks she squeezed me in for the 17th Nov. what a love! Due to my codine haze yesterday I managed to fall down the stairs! Judging by the bruising I think I'm lucky I did not break a toe. On the other hand, thank goodness I was drugged up at the time or it would have hurt heaps more, I'm sure it did my back heaps of good too - not!!!! I have managed on one nurofen plus only today but still I'd rather not be taking anything right now but I can't function otherwise.
I had EWCM on day on CD15 and 16 so hoping I O'ed around CD17 (not unsual for me). I will go for a bt at the end of the week to confirm this and if I did not O then I will take duphaston(?) to start AF (or I will be waiting till CD45 for her!) I am keen to start round 2 but not feeling overly confident I guess each month just knocks that little bit more out of you.
Missed you all
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: Forgot a bit!
Saffy, well done! that's a great number and here's hoping they fertilise nicely. When do you find out???? xx
Sunbeam!! Welcome back, we missed you!! So sorry your back has been bad - my brother suffers from it too and I know how difficult it is to get through the day. Glad you enjoyed your holiday anyway but hope things improve before you start your IVF. Ferrals was right, the first go at IVF is always a bit of an experiment so this cycle is bound to work better.
Thanks Crafty, I love your fighting spirit. Good luck with the TWW - hope the Clomid did the trick x
Toomanyshoes, glad the weekend wasn't as bad as you feared - it's always hard being home with the inlaws, they just can't help themselves with giving advice. Sorry so many of your friends are due soon and I really empathise with the tears. Wish I could say something to make things better
Possum, thanks lovely, it rained a bit but mostly sunshine which was nice as we've had so many grey weekends lately. One of my little hens is getting old and I had to clean her up because she was covered in poo! (sorry if TMI!) then I decided to clean out their enclosure and found a rat in the layer box. So what did I do? I picked it up and of course it bit me! Lucky I'd had tetanus up to date and was wearing gloves so it was OK more a shock than anything. Still don't know why I picked it up but there you go! Other than that my weekend was pretty quiet. Hope you had a good one x
everyone else - hope you are all well and being kind to yourselves x
How are you feeling? Not too sore I hope.
! Judging by the bruising I think I'm lucky I did not break a toe. On the other hand, thank goodness I was drugged up at the time or it would have hurt heaps more, I'm sure it did my back heaps of good too - not!!!! I have managed on one nurofen plus only today but still I'd rather not be taking anything right now but I can't function otherwise. 
well done! that's a great number and here's hoping they fertilise nicely. When do you find out???? 
xx
everyone else - hope you are all well and being kind to yourselves x
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