Ladies...I will up date shortly...hopefully, it will be later on today. I wanted to hit the thread & say
Happy New Year to All my Ladies!!! ;o) I'm looking forward to all the wonderful news coming our way in this New Year!! By all means, keep it positive...we have more then our share of negative naysayers. ;o)
With that being said...I have to Wendy, you are the woman...too funny...rail pass! (ha)
Sherrie & Klar...Welcome ladies...you are in the right place to be encouraged! Klar...hang in there & DO NOT ALLOW negative people to make decisions for you. The RE's seem to always be soooo negative when it comes to age. There are PLENTY of women out there 40+ getting pregnant...NATURALLY. ;o) I hope we are able to help you to stay encouraged.
Sue & Alexis...I'll add your updates soon. Sue...I'm so Excited for you! ;o) Alexis...that ice storm may have been just the opportunity you & dh needed to get that BFP! ;o)
RSSBD to All the Beautiful & Sexy 40+ Ladies on MH...that's ALL of us. ;o)
Cheers,
~Savanha
Hi,
I'm mid 12th week. Even though I saw my baby twice I'm holding my breath til end of first trimester. After that I'll take another deep breath and hold that after I go for amnio on week 15 ( Jan 27th ).
SSBD to all who are TTC'ing !
Welcome Klar!
Don't pay attention to the disheartening stats ... none of us are statistics! If I were you (and I'm very like you, TTC #1 at age 44), I would keep in mind that the stats include ALL women over 40 (or whatever age), and that many women in their 40s have issues such as fibroids, lack of ovulation, very elevated FSH, early menopause, thin uterine lining, and assorted other non-reproductive health factors. As you mention, you have been checked out and have none of the reproductive deficits. Luckily, neither have I. I wonder what the statistics would show for women in their 40s who have none of these problems yet? Hm? I'm sure they would be quite a bit better!
Anyway, it's all relative. Pay no attention to the numbers game. TTC IS a joyful experience!
Best wishes,
~Wendy
Just came across this forum. I'm very new to this whole process. I'm 45 and trying to conceive for the first time in my life. Was married earlier in life to a man who had a vasectomy and because of financial issues could never pay to reverse it. he had five kids from a previous marriage to support! anyway, wasted 14 years from 25 to 39 not being able to try. just got married my second time last April to a great guy and two months ago we started trying to conceive.
I have had a few tests so far...everything is pretty normal, somewhat elevated fsh 10.3...am still ovulating, good lining of my uterus, follicles are growing. saw my RE last week for the first time. I wasn't too impressed. he was pretty arrogant and dismissive of my age. so right now, I don't really know what the plan will be for me. until then, just using opk tests and ttc naturally.
really glad this forum is here. i thought TTC would be a joyful experience, but after researching the stats for my age, have become very disheartened, but still I haven't given up hope.. thanks
I'm back on the 2ww again. 5 dpo right now. Was supposed to have IUI on 24th, but due to bad ice storm, we had to take care of it the good ol fashioned way. Hopefully it worked.
Good luck to all.
Thanks so much, Wendy! I'm so happy to have found it! Today I am having that internal debate on how many days to wait to test! Maybe I should do like a few others have said: go out and buy a case of pee sticks, because if you do that, then according Murphy's Law, you'll end up pregnant! :-)