Reassurance please :)

Hi all,

Myself and my wife have had 4 unsuccessful iuis and am now going to try home insemination with a donor. I am just looking for reassurance from couples who have hot pregnant naturally as I am 35, 36 in May and I know my age could be a factor for no success yet!

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congrats :)

37 years young gave birth 6 weeks ago I have 2 ivf children with my ex and this 1 natural after ttc 1 month we had male factor issues in the relationship with my ex

I’m 41 and husband 49 and we conceived naturally after nearly 2 years of moderate trying… tried to be super relaxed about it. Left a god awful job too as needed to minimise stress and it seemed to do the trick as 21 weeks now. Easy to say and hard to do, but try not to dwell too much, look after yourself, cut out booze/caffeine etc and keep gentle exercising. Fingers crossed it’ll happen for you 🤞🤞

39 and got pregnant naturally but was using the fertility monitor inito.com after months of trying.

42 and 1st time pregnant with an IUI. Currently at 14.5 weeks.
2 of my best friends conceived naturally within the past year at 39 and 40.
All of us did acupuncture throughout - have you tried that? 💖🙏✨

no I haven't tried acupuncture. When do you start it and for how long?

I went to an acupuncture clinic specializing in fertility 2-3x/week for about 3 months before I conceived (more or less depending on where you are in your cycle), and into the first month of pregnancy. Luckily my work benefits covered 80%. If it’s possible for you I highly recommend trying it. 💖💖

My husband and I are both 44 and naturally 37 weeks pregnant. I thought I was going through peri menopause. both my older children 17 and 14 conceived using fertility treatment. It’s more than possible.

I am 37 and had two early pregnancy losses, 1 of which was an IUI that was potentially ectopic. Conceived naturally several months later and had my baby 7 weeks ago. Sending lots of good wishes to you. Hang in there!

I got pregnant naturally at 37 and my partner was 39 and had a little girl in November. We did use the Flo app to make sure we were maximising chances in the most fertile periods etc and took the wellwomen conception tablets for 6 months before etc. but we tried to not make it a “thing” and worry about how long it took etc. Good luck 🤞🏻

Im 36. Conceived naturally. I was taking prenatal vitamins and coq10. Prenatal suggested by the doctor while trying for folic acid. And coq10 to do anything I could to help with egg quality. I also used the clear blue ovulation kits to test

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Am I pregnant?

I lightly spotted almost 5 days ago, which is not common for me before my period.
My period was supposed to come today. I should have tested in the morning but its 5:30pm.
Is there a second line??

Anyone have this happen before?

We were not trying to conceive, used protection and had sex on week 2 of my cycle (accidentally on my peak ovulation day). Week 3 we had Flu A. Week 4 my period did not come (it’s very regular). I tested and it was negative (2 different brands).
What should have been week 2 of my next cycle (now 6 weeks post last period), I had light red/ pink spotting for one day when I wiped. The following week, I tested again, still negative, but this time almost all the dye was in the negative space, which I’ve never seen happen before. The area where it shows one horizontal line for negative and a plus sign for positive, the horizontal line was super faded at the 3 minute mark, and the negative vertical line in the next window was VERY dark. Now I’m on week 8 of all this, period did not show up yesterday. Nothing in my life has changed (no additional stress, no other illness, no changes in diet or exercise, etc).

Has anyone gone through this and NOT been pregnant? I’m super nervous as we thought we were done having kids.

PS. I know I should go get a blood test, does anyone know if urgent care will do that? I’m past being convinced by a pee test.

Help pls

I'm 7 weeks pp. Not had sex or even done anything but my tests have come back positive. I wouldnt test but had symptoms of pregnancy so I tested. What does this mean? Google says it should have been negative at this stage unless its a new pregnancy or bits of placenta has been left behind. I had a c section so 🤷‍♀️

Is it normal to test positive still? (Wouldn't usually do one)

Not the best pic and clearer in person. Is this normal? I've not had any sex since having my LO but I've had strong cravings, sense of smell is strong and my hair still hasnt started to fall out. Im 7 weeks pp so 🤷‍♀️ I wouldnt normally bother testing but with those symptoms that I never really have its like whats going on. Cravings for something very specific too and can only get from KFC now 😩 so its annoying

Can baby mamas be friends?

My son has an older brother from his biodad. Biodad has never had contact with my son. One thing lead to another though and the other child's mother and I got in contact and are planning a meeting for the boys. Biodad has no idea any of this has happened. Biodad also hasnt had contact with the other child in about 2 years. Just thoughts, opinions, anyone been through something similar?
Edit-Thank you all! Have definitely been feeling somewhat weird about it because we never met before but now know it can be a good thing definitely helps. I can't wait for them to meet. My son has been asking for a brother and I can now happily tell him he has one. That just happens to be 13. Im sorry for yall that fight/have issues with the other baby mamas. Sadly some women rather be stuck on the men, when the kid is the one who really matters. They're the ones that end up getting hurt and missing out.

Ovulation test

Please please someone clarify if this test is positive. Im pretty sure it is but Im in disbelief at the minute I haven’t ovulated in 8 months. I feel like crying lol. When is the best time to have sex?