37 and TTC #1 👼👼👼

Cheryl • Ttc in Late 30s

Okay I’ve written and erased this like 8 times . Let me just share my background and ask all you lovely ladies for any positive BFP stories who might be in similar boat. 4 years ago an unexpected trip to the er resulted in my first bfp and it has been a roller coaster ride ever since and although I keep telling myself I’m

Getting off at the next stop I don’t 😕 well it was a wonderful shock and the doctor told me I was only about a week along because my hcg level was so low. Turns out I probably would never have even known because besides my boobs starting to hurt a week after bfp I had no symptoms and the bleeding I experienced I would have assumed was AF. M/C #1 / poss Chemical I guess. Let me also note it was Jan 2014 ( might seem irrelevant but this is part of my curiosity) and because my hubby was so over the moon he told his dad who told everyone he knew it seemed like. That was miserable getting all the congrats before i could even digest the news and then having to tell him to call everyone back. Okay lesson learned and first heartbreak done. M/C #1 happened in Feb. Also side note my sis in law was pregnant at the same time ( welcomed my second niece Into the world a few months later) next January (‘15) after a year of trying with apps and timing and learning what opks are and cm and all the fun terms you learn in this journey. Cycle day 42 ( btw cycles run from 30-40 days ) BFP!! Yay!! Over the moon ( but threatened hubby if he dared tell anyone !!) did all the “ right things” with diet and water and bought my first pregnancy pillow and don’t get me started on Pinterest ! Also found out at same time my sis in law to be ( different sis in law ) in 2 weeks was also pregnant !! Well we didn’t tell my father in law but it did slip a little to his aunt when I wasn’t drinking champagne at the wedding . Well again in Feb. M/C #2 and heartbreaking to tell his dad who has wanted nothing more than grandkids since we started dating 17 years ago. Well nephew was born 9 months later( father in law over the moon with excitement ) Having to watch someone so close go through all the stages you thought you would be going through together twice now ...is a whole new level of heartache. Well after quitting this app and feeling sorry for myself I put on my big girl panties and stopped feeling sorry for myself ( after all I’ve read so many more heartbreaking stories on here and I was giving up and crying over my first 2 ). Well low and behold the following Jan(‘16) my 3rd BFP ! Guess what else ??!! You guessed it a brand new sis in law ( brothers new wife ) finds out 2 days After me ! Fun little secret happiness . We announced to only our parents and siblings together because well they couldn’t keep it a secret since it was her first and my family knew my past troubles so I figured what’s it hurt now that I’ve had to tell them 2x? Well here we go in Feb again 3rd M/C about the same time ( 6-7 weeks ) last 2 a week before my first ultrasound . After now blood test galore and absolutely 0 explanations I switched doctors. She found an uterine polyp which they removed ( while I was awake with no anesthesia or numbing or anything 😳, I think I sorta understand the pain of childbirth and how incredible women are !) I also discovered I’m anticardiolipid + which they treat with baby aspirin . 1200 mg of folic acid and now doc wants me taking progesterone ( also found out last pregnancy I have low PG) at cycle day 23. Also just welcomed 3 rd beautiful niece this past Oct. and if your still reading his bless you for listening to this story which I am finding very therapeutic to type . So I haven’t been diagnosed with anything but unexplained infertility ( recurrent miss carriages ) and the next step ( once I get af this week ) will be to test my tubes and him. So after all this I am curious as to how many are my my age and experiencing this with no fertility treatments ? And what do you make of my only getting pregnant in January ? Weird right ? Even my doctor said okay ??( think she thinks I’m weird now too 😂) so tracking bbt and had a significant drop today but we did also reach record lows her in FL and i do mouth breath at night sometimes my temps fluctuate and due to all the progesterone ( blah ) I was having all the early pregnancy symptoms. Well today boobs hurt a lot less so it’s only dpo 12 ( if I ovulated at all .. positive opk on 1/5&6) and I will most likely be calling my doc to see when I should stop taking progesterone To let AF show up. Been testing since dpo 8 yeah I know ridiculous especially due to my long cycles but hey I’m addicted to POAS and disappointment apparently . BFN so this might be the first Jan in 4 years I’m not pregnant 🤔. Would love to hear awesome 🌈👶 stories from you ! And also thank you for taking the time to read this long long post ! And congrats to all the lovely mom to be’s and for those who have suffered multiple mc I am so sorry and I understand your pain. I am hopeful for a BFP for all of us still ttc for that child we so long to cuddle ❤️

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