The Over 40 Crowd

[mrscutter]

Hi everyone,
this new board is weird. Not sure how it works. haven't had time to really check it out. Dont see too many of the regulars i came to depend on. Hope you all are doing well. Hello to catharine, yasmina, tammy, tracy. hope you all are doing ok. Isabella just turned six months old. she is the sweetest baby. she smiles 24/7. DH and I decided to just see what happens. Not taking any birth control since i had bella, but nothing yet. maybe luck will be on my side again, but i am 42 now so who knows. if not, were just happy to have her. I miss reading posts from you guys. I really had come to depend on your posts. even though im not doing ivf, i still enjoy talking with all of you. please keep me updated. take care.

Rhonda

[teachertam]

Good morning Rhonda,

I'm glad to hear that you are doing well. Remember that I became pregnant naturally with Andrew at age 42.
We are not using birth control either, but I really think I have passed the age where I will get pregnant. I turn
46 next month........yikes. Where does the time go. Andrew is 3 years old now and quite a lot of fun. He talks
nonstop now and is always trying to make us laugh.

Take care all,
Tammy

[sabi]

hi ladies,
glad to hear all is well. quite busy these days w/my boys. would love to have more too but the tail end of my pregnancy, delivery & post op were life threatening. we must be happy for we have..count our blessings. good luck tammy & rhonda on conceiving you just never know. take care. a baby is crying gotta go!

sabi

[mrscutter]

Tammy, i do remember that you were 42 with Andrew. Did you try to conceive right after having him or did you take birth control. I know you have started thinking about it now that he is older. just curious if you tried. I am taking clomid. it didn't work last time and i doubt it will this time. probably not nearly strong enough to get these old ovaries kick started again. lol. i figured what the heck better than nothing. It took me a year to get pregnant with Isabella. but, i only have one tube, the other is blocked with scar tissue from colon surgery. so, getting a good egg and one from the right ovary just takes time. who knows it may just happen. but i keep telling my husband if we have another one i feel like Bella will be short changed so to speak. she deserves all the attention since she is a little baby. however, having two older kids to love on her, she is rotten to the core. ha ha. It was good hearing from you. Im so glad Andrew is doing so well. He is the cutest thing. take care.

Rhonda

[to_have_fun08]

Rhonda,
Just poked my head in here and had a comment for you. I noticed you were taking clomid. I have read that clomid is not good for women over 35. It thins out the lining. If you aren't successful, which hopefully you are, you might want to ask your Dr about this. I know there are other drugs that can do the same thing as clomid, I know one is Famera. Just my 2cents. Congrats on your little baby.


Chris

[mrscutter]

Chris, thanks for the information. i remember someone else on here said something about clomid not being the best choice, but i cannot remember who. I hope you are doing well. It broke my heart when i read your ending signature no hope. im so sorry. I wish for a miracle for you. Dont give up.

Rhonda

[teachertam]

Rhonda,

Chris is right. I took Femara and it did not thin my lining. I had several eggs with Femara, just
no BFP. Femara is relatively cheap. It cost only $25.00/month. We did not use birth control, but I
did not start my period until about 8 months after delivery, since I was breastfeeding.
Thanks for the kind words on Andrew. He is my sweet pea.

Take care all,
Tammy

[mrscutter]

tammy,
is the femera in a pill or shot?

thanks for the information.

[teachertam]

Rhonda,

Femara is a pill. You just take one pill per day, for 5 days. It is a piece of cake.

Regards,
Tammy

[Catharine]

Greetings All
Just wanted to stop in and say hi! Happy Spring!

DH has been out of town a lot on business putting our plans on the back burner But we have to take work when we get it

Butterfly kisses-I'm thinking of you and your DH. I hope everything turns around soon and puts you back on track.

Wishing everyone all the best, sending lots of PMA
Take Care.
Catharine

[mrscutter]

hey guys what do you think about just doing a cycle with meds and getting monitored without doing ivf? have any of you tried this? we cannot afford ivf or iui. just wondering? the clomid didnt even phase my ovaries. i didnt even ovulate. maybe my time has passed. when i was trying last time before i got preg with bella, at least i always ovulated. it was heartbreaking. made me feel so old. hope u guys are doing ok. thinking about each of you and wishing you the best. its a beautiful sunny day here in the south. sunshine and warm weather always boosts my spirits.

[to_have_fun08]

Rhonda - you can do an iui cycle with injections. Its done all the time. I actually did a cycle like that in January. Cost more because you have to buy the meds and there is more monitoring. For me it was simple, went in for one u/s to make sure I had no cyst, after 5 days of stims went in for another u/s and then 3 days later did the IUI. Good Luck!

[teachertam]

Rhonda,

I did monitored cycles with Femara. I had an ultrasound on cycle day 11.............I think. Both
times I had 3 follicles with 1 mature. Femara worked for me as far as ovulation, but of course no BFP.
It is worth a try. It cost $25 for the Femara + the cost of the ultrasound. I also did a trigger shot but that was cheap
too.

Take care,
Tammy

[njsurga]

Hello...I was silent for a lil while...SOOO BUSY!!!

UPDATE: Had 3rd donor transfer on march 3rd (frozen 3 embies) and I am now currently pregnant with TWINS. I'm only 6 wks but saw both yolk sacs on Wed so we are praying they both stick around...next ultrasound on March 30th, praying for 2 heartbeats...hope everyone is doing well!!!!

Sharon

[teachertam]

Sharon,

That is wonderful news!

Regards,
Tammy