Over 40 ladies i am back.

[augustus]

Hi girls, hoping to see some familiar names and new ones of course!
How is everyone doing? I generally only write when something is different. It's hard getting my hopes up the older I get. I have recently turned 44. We are now more in the ntnp mode. I found it was too much for me when actively ttc and seeing a bfn each month.

I know I am lucky I have 3 daughters. Two in their 20s and our little miracle who is 3 soon. It would just be everything to have another little one for her to grow with.

Anyway, I have a 28 day cycle. Except for July to August which threw me a 40 day cycle. Had me convinced, here comes the menopause blah!! Well I am on CD25 today and I feel odd. Not saying I haven't before but I suppose their is nothing worse than symptom spotting alone. I am not going to test as I am not past day 28 yet. Maybe it is going to be another long cycle and that's a struggle as well!

We have dtd several times mid cycle (if it was to be 28 days) the past 4/5 days have been peculiar. First I had a day full of cramps now they are mostly at night. My boobs are increasingly sore today. Had extreme hunger 2 days ago. Super constipated. Nausea. Sounds promising but I know our bodies play tricks on us.

I dislike my hormones so much and its hard as my mind hasn't totally closed to having one more child. I wish my body /hormones would behave. Xxx

 

[Melly41]

Hi augustus. Im 42 and recently had a mmc and mva procedure this morning. Surprisingly i feel ok after bring a bit up and down since finding out a week ago when i went for harmony test and they did an ultrasound. I will be ttc as soon as bleeding stopped. Have 2 kids, 12 and 10 and would now love a third. Would be good to chat to some older mums as qe are a bit sparse on the forum!

Fingers crossed those feelings are pg related. Certsinly sounds promising. I can imagine my cycles will be out for a while so know the feeling!

 

[Sunflower1]

Hi, I'm 41, nearly 42. Does sound promising. Big fingers crossed for you!

 

[augustus]

Hi Melly, there have been a few over 40 threads over time but they seem to trail off. It's good to talk . I am sorry that you have had such a lousy time. Hopefully your cycles will level out soon enough.

Hi Sunflower, I often check in see how you are doing . It's good you are trying the ai route as well. It's so hard to get timings right when your other half is either away, working or just not feeling it! I hope you have some success . The journey of ttc is so damn frustrating. Xx

For me well as I said we haven't been actively ttc. It's the heartache and suppose as I am older I am getting to except maybe it won't happen again. My af is due Tuesday if the cycle is normal! If I am symptom spotting ha. A peculiar thing is other people have noticed I am sighing a lot. Big out loud sighs! It is something I did during my last pregnancy to help control nausea. So yes I do feel nauseous but that could be nothing!! My boobs are just ridiculously sore, again could be nothing. Hunger is intermittent. One minute starving , next bloated. Cramps are still mostly of an evening. Energy levels low. It helps writing it down. Then if I af does come I can see and can say well I was like that last month. Xx

 

[lillith112]

I'm still here, 45yrs old now and nearing the time to give up ttc. Your symptoms sound very promising Augustus, I was ravenous hungry when I caught last September and had very sore boobs. x

 

[Nikkers]

Hi all, I'm going to be 43 at the end of October, arghhh! I was 39 when we started TTC, and we haven't had any success. So much so, that husband has drawn a line under it and is convinced we can't get pregnant. And I'm pretty much convinced too, but it doesn't stop me working out my fertile days etc! I'm CD12 today, normally ovulate around this time and we dtd last night so in with a chance....here we go again!