Hello 1moregirl, hardly come on here anymore, but just seen you update and wanted to say MANY MANY congrats. Will keep everything crossed for you for a) healthy bean b) pink bean! FX FX xxxx
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Hello 1moregirl, hardly come on here anymore, but just seen you update and wanted to say MANY MANY congrats. Will keep everything crossed for you for a) healthy bean b) pink bean! FX FX xxxx
Thanks so much for your comments ladies and your congratulations. This very website is where my ttc journey began back in 2015. So I had to come back and share my news. I don't think I really swayed as such as in the end I was just desperate to get a BFP. And given that I've just turned 47 the most important thing to me is that the little one sticks and is my rainbow baby and that she/he is healthy. I do have a friend who is 33 weeks pregnant with her 5th baby and her sickness has been at it's worst for this pregnancy also and she was told that often it can get worse with each subsequent pregnancy. Anyway, at least now the meds have allowed me to be able to eat and drink and keep it all down. At 52kg I couldn't afford to lose too much more weight. At some stage down the track I will include my sway, even if it is another little boy I'm carrying. Talk soon. Love and baby dust to all. xx
Hi 1more ... I haven't been on here for ages ,life has been so busy
A very big congratulations to u my love all the very best my love xo:hug2:
Faithinpink - how lovely to hear from you again. It has been AGES!!! I am SOOOO happy to see you got a sweet baby girl. When did you have her hun? I had pretty much given up you know and had started exercising again and doing daily aerobics - thinking I would lose a bit of weight and get in shape before Summer hit. So it was a surprise to get a BFP as I really wasn't expecting it. Anyway, it was soooo lovely to hear from you again and I hope your gorgeous tribe of 5 are thriving and doing well. Lots of Love back to you too. xxoo
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I'm another one who hasn't been on here for ages :)
Congratulations 1moregirl! :cheer: Wishing you all the best for a healthy pregnancy. :awe:
Congratulations again! :)
I came back to ask if you could please tell me about the Premular and the DHEA? I had a CP in Sept and am also over 40. How much Premular and DHEA did you take? Did you take it all at once? And with/without food? Also, are you still taking it since now pregnant? Which brands did you take?
I have read good things about DHEA for older women trying to get pregnant. I am thinking maybe if I take it I have a better chance of not losing the pregnancy.
Thank you!! :D
I hope you start feeling better very soon. xx
Dreamofdaughter - sure I will answer as many question as I possibly can in order to help other ladies trying to conceive.
Because I live in Australia, we cannot just buy DHEA online or over the counter. I had to get a prescription from my FS and then take it to a compounding pharmacy to get it made up. You can buy it easily if you live in the US but be sure to get a 'micronized' version. Also, because I was still hoping to conceive a girl I stopped taking the DHEA for around 6 days during my ovulation time. So I took it from CD 1 to around CD 12 and then stopped (I ovulate around CD 16) and then started it again from CD 18. Many ladies take 75mg DHEA per day, but I only took around 25mg.
The Premular you just take it all the way through your cycle. I stopped taking it after one cycle though as I found I was gaining weight whilst on it. Another Aussie lady I know gained weight from it as well. I'm not sure if it's available in the US as "Premular" or if it has another name. The dosage was whatever it said to take on the pack. And I was taking ubiquinol.
As soon as I got a BFP I stopped taking the DHEA and ubiquinol and was already off the Premular. I had also been doing endometrin (progesterone) pessaries twice a day in my 2ww for 2 cycles prior to conceiving.
The other thing I believed that helped was exercise. I had become somewhat something of a coach potato, yet I started doing my aerobics dvds again and walking a lot. In fact, a week before I got my BFP, my DH and kids and I had done a 17km bicycle ride.
Anyway, I am a big believer in that ladies our age just need to try some different things in order to find what our miracle solution might be. Mine might not have been anything I was taking, but just the exercising that I started doing. But good luck to you in trying to get pregnant dreamofdaughter. I hope this helps you. xx
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Hey Purple! I remember you! Thankyou so much for posting and congratulations on the little girl you had in March last year. xxQuote:
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Thank you for the detailed response! I will look into the DHEA. I already take the ubiquinol. I agree exercise is very important! I do 4-5 cardio sessions a week. I had to cut back from 6 because I was losing too much weight.
Thanks again xx
Of course, if I thought you would benefit from those things I would have suggested them.Quote:
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We have seen poor rates of pregnancy for women over 35 with one of the ingredients in Premular and really very disappointing results for swaying as well. Plus it can mess up the menstrual cycle, delaying or even stopping ovulation particualrly when taken all cycle long. It used to be used as a birth control pill during the Middle Ages and while it was once believed to sway pink, it's barely gotten better than 50-50 for us and that coupled with all the trouble that it causes, I never use it for anyone over 35 any more and would never ever recommend it for anyone over 40.
DHEA very likely sways blue and can also cause its fair share of issues. I prefer only those who are using it wiht a doctor's supervision (so they can see if you even need it, because many women have perfectly fine DHEA and taking it when your DHEA is already normal will raise your testosterone and possibly cause you to develop PCOS even if you don't have it normally) DHEA does naturally decline as we age, so for women over 44 or so (who have quite low chances of conceiving anyway, and thus taking a gamble may be more preferable) it's ok to play around with. But when you're in the age group of 40-43 you do still have a fair chance of conceving naturally, so it's playing with fire to take DHEA without a doc's guidance, especially if you want a girl.
Think of it this way...imagine if without the DHEA it might take you 9 months to conceive. This seems like an eternity. I know. But you would get there in the end. But then let's say you take DHEA. It gives you PCOS-tendencies and starts making you have really long cycles, or even stops your ovulation totally. So in that same 9 month time period, you've now released only 4 eggs instead of 9. Your eggs are still going bad at the same rate they always were (that's programmed by DNA and is not corrected by a supplement). YOu've literally missed 5 chances you'd have had without the DHEA because your cycle went haywire. And maybe low DHEA was not ever your problem anyway! So you've shot yourself in the foot without knowing if you ever even had low DHEA. That is why I strongly suggest you guys get a test of your DHEA levels rather than just taking it, at least till you're 44/45 and up.
I totally understand the temptation to take something to "fix" the problem. We just have to be careful that we don't end up making matters worse by taking the wrong things. Many, many times it is better to take Vitamin P instead (patience).
Thanks, atomic. I will stick with the folate and ubiquinol then.
Congratulations 1moregirl!. I have been reading all the posts and updates on the forums, but I have not posted anything for ages!. So happy for you, here’s to a happy & healthy 9 months!!. Xx
Thanks DollyCH. I am still vomiting in the mornings sometimes lately, even after I've had Zofran and some breakfast, but am getting there and it's a good sign. I will be 10 weeks the day after tomorrow and going to get my blood drawn for the percept NIPT test. Won't get the results til following week probably but still exciting. Just praying and keeping my fingers crossed that results come back with low risk. Also have another appointment with my obstetrician this Thursday and she is a lovely lady.
Oh no!. Hope the sickness subsides soon. Good luck with your NIPT test. I had that with my last child, it gives such peace of mind!.
Keep us updated and hope everything is ok. I’m sure it will be. Xx
Thankyou Dolly. Yes I am on the countdown for these last 2 weeks to go and hopefully I will start to feel better then. I usually do. I did with my other three children so I should this time too. Did your NIPT results come back as all low risk....is that how it works? Thankyou. Will find out results next Thursday. xxQuote:
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Yes my results came back all low risk and I had the option to find out the gender, which I did.Quote:
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It was worth the money as I had peace of mind for the rest of my pregnancy because I was classed as ‘ high risk’ due to my age!, I was worried before I had the test, so the results put my mind at ease.
The test also confirmed my 3rd boy was on his way. I was so relieved and happy he was fine & healthy, but at the same time disappointed I wasn’t getting my Girl!. Wouldn’t change him for the world though!.
Good luck. Let us know when you get your results xx
Dolly..…..thanks for sharing. That was sooooo lovely to read that it brought tears to my eyes. I am super nervous about finding out the results and am trying to reassure myself every time I have waves of nausea and trying to stop myself gagging. LOL! I am also trying to prepare myself mentally for the possibility that this could be my 3rd boy on the way, which is difficult for me as I have one very excited 8 yr old DD who is literally bursting at the seams for a baby sister. I love my 2 boys dearly but I am secretly hoping and praying for a little DD 2 to complete our family. However, that being said, if it turns out to be my 3rd boy, the health of the baby given my age is of the utmost importance to me. But I will be a tiny bit disappointed for my DD. I'm also scared stiff that the doctor is just going to blurt the gender out to me before I have a chance to say anything, but I hope she will start of with the risks. I keep thinking I will be more at ease once into the second trimester but I don't know.
I hope so much you hear pink!, but yes as you said, it will be such a relief to hear you are growing a healthy babba in there!.Quote:
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My Doctor told me the results firsts for the downs test etc and then confirmed at the end if I wanted to know the gender still.
Hope everything goes ok with your results. Hopefully your sickness calms down soon...... but then again , it’s a good sign!!. Xx
Thanks Dolly. How far along now are you with your third little man? It's super exciting having a new baby. I was having a look at some notes I'd made from my DDs and DSs pregnancies (the last 2) and had recorded that I came off the medication some time during week 12 and had mentioned I was starting to feel better and able to eat more without the vomiting, so I am really counting down the days until week 12 is done and dusted. I am sure DH will be happy to see me back in the kitchen doing the evening meals again too. LOL! I just hope it does go away. I have a pregnant friend who is about 34 weeks pregnant with her 5th child and she had really severe all day vomiting and nausea too this time the worst out of her 5 pregnancies and she had it until around week 20. Eeeeeeek! She said it got worse with each pregnancy for her. Anyway, talk again soon. xx
He’s no longer a baby....... he’s 4 now lol !!. I still treat him like a baby though as he will probably be my last as we’ve been TTC over 12 months and no joy!.Quote:
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Anyway, good luck and I’ll keep an eye out for your update. Xx
Don't give up Dolly. Prior to this pregnancy, the last time I was pregnant (as you can see from looking at my signature) was May 2016 and that was a chemical pregnancy as didn't last long at all. So it took me 2 years and 4 months to get pregnant with what I hope is a good egg. I vomited this morning so things are still looking good. 10 weeks 4 days today. I am so excited at the prospect of experiencing pregnancy and childbirth and breastfeeding and all those other milestones that I'm determined to just savour and cherish every moment. Your baby is 4? My baby is 6 and is a little babyish still as I had though he was my last. LOL! Keep the faith and keep trying and hopefully you'll get your baby girl. xxQuote:
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1moregirl - how are you? You've been on my mind!