40+ TTC Awesome Autumn for Starting a Baby Thread - Page 2

[saoirse2007]

Details are good

[WaturMama]

Welcome and happy birthday, moona!! I added you to our hopefuls list.

I can so relate to your surprise. Our first came the first month we tried. "My that contraception really does work," I thought. But baby #2--not so easy at all, and this with the same man and not so many years apart. But there are so many success stories after waits. I hope you are one of them soon.

[lovestolearn]

Hi Ladies!
Been doing lots of research on vitamin D (for my work with pregnant moms) and came across this article.

Another article.

and this one is interesting!

There was actually a study on rats done back in 1980 that showed a 75% reduction in overall fertility in rats that were vitamin D-deficient. Of course, human studies were never done because there was no money in it for the drug companies... : (

While the levels the first article suggests are higher than the current RDA (400 IUs), my extensive research is showing at least 4000 IUs per day being recommended for pregnant women. More if highly deficient.

You can request a 25(OH)D test to check your circulating vitamin D levels from your care provider or get a home test here for $65.

My husband and I have been on 8,000 IUs for a year now, on the recommendation of our naturopath and haven't once been sick! My cm is consistently back to "normal" and so is my libido!

Here's hoping that our recent BDing pays off! : )

[contactmaya]

Lovestolearn, thanks for sharing those links.
Moona, a belated happy birthday!

AFM, im wondering if i should even post this at all, lest i jinx myself. I do *not* want to get my hopes up, but do want to write about this.

Well, since i started ttc in March, ive taken a 200mg dose of progesterone in the tww (with some deviations) because of short luteal phase brought on by breastfeeding. Some of those cycles with spotting. Notably, last cycle, on day 5 and day 8.

This cycle, i thought it was a bust so i ditched the progesterone, but had an insemination nonetheless.

Day8, no spotting whatsoever, but cramps...was worried, but nothing. As white as snow. Continued on and off cramping.

Lots of white cream cm.
A bit of diarrhea, and gassiness that i normally do not have.
Some fatigue.

Im amazed. These are all positive signs. Im amazed that this is happening without progesterone supplementation.

My temperatures are steadily high. I do not think they are triphasic-lingering around 97.7-8, sometimes going above 98.

For this reason, i am not confident that i would be pregnant, but on the other hand, the other symptoms are noteworthy.

Im am way too scared to test....im just very surprised :-)

Maya

[LitMama]

Welcome, Moona!

WaturMama, how did your move go?

Maya, I have my fingers crossed for you! This cycle sounds promising! And thank you for the progesterone info, even if discouraging I'd rather have the info than not. Do you happen to know if progesterone can create a triphasic chart? I seem to have one this month, and am now up to 98.3 at 6:30 am.

Lovestolearn, thank you for the vitamin D info! DH was just diagnosed with a severe D deficiency and is now on megadoses. I'd like to get tested as well.

I know I've missed a bunch of you, but life is crazy right now. I'll catch up soon. I'm 12dpo today and feeling some symptoms that are probably just the progesterone supps, but we shall see soon. I'm doing a beta HCG on Saturday.

Ciao!

[WaturMama]

Hi everyone!

My move has still got me busy, mostly with house projects I wish had been finished before we moved in, but still want/need to get done. A lot more unpacking, too. We all love the new house, so that is good.

We didn't really ttc this month. I was surprised that despite all the stress AF came today on CD 29, which is on the short side for me. Same thing happened last month (stress & CD29 AF). My cycles have been so much more regular since I started TCM. I'm looking forward to trying for real next month. Hoping for some nesting luck.

Contactmaya, that sounds promising!!

for contactmaya, lovestolearn, and litmama.

[lovbeingamommy]

Originally Posted by lovestolearn

Hi Ladies!
Been doing lots of research on vitamin D (for my work with pregnant moms) and came across this article.

Another article.

and this one is interesting!

There was actually a study on rats done back in 1980 that showed a 75% reduction in overall fertility in rats that were vitamin D-deficient. Of course, human studies were never done because there was no money in it for the drug companies... : (

While the levels the first article suggests are higher than the current RDA (400 IUs), my extensive research is showing at least 4000 IUs per day being recommended for pregnant women. More if highly deficient.

You can request a 25(OH)D test to check your circulating vitamin D levels from your care provider or get a home test here for $65.

My husband and I have been on 8,000 IUs for a year now, on the recommendation of our naturopath and haven't once been sick! My cm is consistently back to "normal" and so is my libido!

Here's hoping that our recent BDing pays off! : )

Yes, that's great information I was also tested by my ND and found deficient. I now take 10,000 IU/day. DH low also and takes 5,000 IU/day.
Everyone thinks if you live in AZ they wouldn't be low, but everyone I know that's tested is low. It's amazing the information that is coming out about Vit. D.

[kay99]

According to my CBFM I am 3dpo. This is my first month to chart temps and I don't have a FF O date yet....(still new at this).

Anyway, I'm in the 2WW with my fingers crossed

[contactmaya]

Kay99, hope you enjoy charting. Waturmama, sorry about af, but at least if you werent really trying it doesnt matter as much. Its so nice to not ttc for a cycle or two isnt it? Sometimes i get sick of second guessing my own body, and just want to accept what is.(whatever it may be)

Fingers crossed to others in the tww.
Nothing much to report today. 10dpo, no sign of af (which is good for me), but temperatures not getting higher (but then again, not lower) I am not confident given that i didnt have much ewcm, but i hope i will be surprised.

Litmama, triphasic, that sounds great. I dont think progesterone does that. If youre taking the same dose, then why should temperatures get higher? Unless your own body is making some extra ;-) Put it this way, i took progesterone every cycle from march-july, and only once had a triphasic....

[saoirse2007]

Originally Posted by kay99

According to my CBFM I am 3dpo. This is my first month to chart temps and I don't have a FF O date yet....(still new at this).

Anyway, I'm in the 2WW with my fingers crossed

when is af due...are you waiting until then to test?

[kay99]

AF is due the 30th based on the advanced setting on FF....on the monitor setting AF is due the 27th....I have no idea when to test. I don't want to test too early.

According to CBFM my peak fertility days were CD 12 &13.

[LitMama]

Yargh! Progesterone is going to turn me into a madwoman! I've felt sooo pg all day today... crampy belly, prickly super-owie boobs, too nauseated to eat my lunch, weird taste in my mouth, dizzy. I broke down and used an HPT today (13dpo), negatory of course, what else? Bloodwork tomorrow and I won't have the results until Monday, and AF won't come until days after I stop progesterone. I also read today that progesterone can create a triphasic chart... I guess once your own natural stuff kicks in on top of the supplements, it can create a second rise.

Maya, I'm really envying your having had a cycle without this maddening stuff. Our RE said he might advise we take a month off drugs next month, and I say, yahooooo!

[bookwormommy]

LitMama, that sounds really crummy.

I'd already decided to hold off on using progesterone at least for this cycle, and reading your post makes me feel better about that decision. I think I ovulate in a day or two, will start inseminating tonight. (Can't really say BD - I need a cool acronym!)

I'm taking my DD (just turned 4) on what I hope will be our last pre-pg hurrah, and we're going to Disneyland! I'm really excited. She and I have traveled a fair amount together, and she's a great travel buddy. She is newly obsessed with all things princess, so is thrilled to be going to princess mecca. We're in a pretty crunchy alternative social circle, so I'm a teensy bit embarassed to tell people where we're going, but I know we'll have a blast. We leave in 10 days, so planning for the trip should make this 2ww go by fast.

[contactmaya]

Bookwormommy, i hope it goes well for you even if you dont use progesterone. How short is your luteal phase?

Litmama, all i can say is -stupid HPT!!! stupid progesterone!!!! Stupid HPT!!!!!

Actually, i have had af twice even before stopping progesterone, albiet a day late (both times i panicked and called the doctor)

Interesting that progesterone does create a triphasic....

AFM, tonnes of cramping, and a tiny bit of spotting on 11dpo.
After i saw that, i got all the feelings of anger and sadness that a negative hpt would have given me, except with a tiny bit of hope-a temp of 98.3.

So, im going to test. If its negative, i wont mind, because i already know my period is coming. An 11/12 day luteal phase is something to celebrate for me.....

[gumblossom]

Hi ladies. I see I'm not alone in the tww, though mine is almost over. My temps haven't been very high this tww, and i haven't had the slightest symptoms. It's kinda ironic cos this month we were on holiday and had the most bd-ing around O time that we've had in years.It was almost like honeymoon days! But obviously there needs to be a golden egg to catch the sperm!

So I'm PMS-ing, especially after negative tests since 9 dpo. I hate feeling like this, but do feel a bit like it might never happen, maybe it's too late - I turn 44 in three weeks...

But I'm not ready to give up just yet!

Contactmaya _ have you tested???

[fuller2]

Embryo "adoption"

Hey ladies -- I was reading about embryo "adoption" (or donation) today and I admit to being intrigued. It's been 9 months of trying now with not much in the way of results, and I have been thinking about what, if any, other options we might look into.

I am not so interested in IVF because of all the drugs you have to take and the horrible stress. An open adoption sounds pretty nice -- but it would cost a huge amount of money, much more than we have right now. (IVF would be covered by my insurance.)

But an embryo "adoption" (couples who have extra embryos from their own IVF donate them -- there are plenty out there right now) apparently can be done without much in the way of hormone treatments (possibly none at all) and I do like the idea of giving birth to your adopted baby, as the marketing slogan went. (It would make it way easier to BF, for instance.)

It's also a lot cheaper than either IVF or adoption, and in my state it might even be covered by my insurance. I already have one kid so I'm not so worried about my genetics (and honestly if my s.o. and I ever conceived, that poor child would have such enormous feet she'd be wearing a ladies' size 9 by the time she was in kindergarten!) My s.o. (not the dad of kid #1) also seems almost more interested in adoption than in making his own baby.

I haven't been evaluated or anything yet, but I have a regular 27 or 28-day cycle & I'm in very good physical shape. My understanding is that with donor eggs a woman can have babies up to age 50 -- so your uterus usually isn't the main problem as you get older. I like the idea of adoption a lot, but I also like the idea of being the one who fed and talked to that baby while it was growing.

Anyone hear of anyone doing this, or have any interesting info? I mean, I'm picturing just going in, hopping up on the table and having the doc pop that embryo in there with a turkey baster at the start of my luteal phase...though I am sure there is a bit more to it than that. (I did read several studies today that showed embryo transfer in a "natural" cycle doesn't do any worse than with a medicated cycle.) The biggest issue seems to be that not many people actually want to donate embryos.

[contactmaya]

Fuller2, i dont know anything about it, but would absolutely love to know more. I am very open to other methods of adding third child to my family, including adoption and embryo adoption. Did you know that i even tried to freeze my eggs when i was 30, but was discouraged by the unreliable freezing technology of the time. However, i cannot afford ivf anyway, nor can i afford donor egg
or adoption. Wouldnt using donor embryo still involve doing ivf? I think that runs in the 20 000 dollar price range...although a friend told me hers cost about 8grand.

I also like the ethics of embryo adoption.

Please keep us informed! And im so grateful you brought it up.

Gumblossom, how far along in the tww are you?

AFM, well, i had resigned to the fact that my period was here, when spotting started on day11. Nope, nothing on day 12 either, nothing yesterday, day13.(last cycle af came day 13 with spotting starting at day5) Today is day14. Ok, ill get my period later today wont i? Now ive started hoping again (silly me) If i dont get af tomorrow, day15, ill test.
Still, 14 day luteal phase! Nice.

I really dont feel pregnant tho, Ive been trying to remember if i had symptoms last time i was pregnant by this time....cant remember...i think nausea didnt set in till 5 weeks...and i didnt get sore boobs till later either.


Blah blah blah

[saoirse2007]

Maya.... You sound pg to me! The only times I had not pg symptoms were when I was pg.
Afm I can feel af coming... Funny how we get so used to our body signals while ttc. I would only be exited if I felt nada

[bookwormommy]

3dpo. Waiting, waiting. My donor and I had a couple of miscommunications and mix-ups on the timing, so I'm not too optimistic, but I always feel at least a little hopeful.

contactmaya - did you test yet? in answer to your question about my LP, it varies between 14 and 16 days, so that's mainly why I'm holding off on the progesterone. I think I'll give it a whirl next cycle if nothing happens for me this time.

LitMama - how are you feeling now? did you get your results?

[gumblossom]

Maya, I can't believe you haven't tested yet!I couldn't stand the suspense. I hope you getyour bfp.It sounds very promising.

As for me - I'm on CD 3. I feel very down about it as I thought we gave it a really good shot. It's only been 6 months of ttc, and last time it took 7 months. I wish I could be patient and calm, but with my 44th birthday right around the corner I worry it is just too late.

Jamie the intuitive on this site says she sees a pregnancy in early 2011.I truly hope she is right!

How is everyone else feeling?