40 and trying to get pregnant

[MrsNuman]

Can anyone help I'm nearly 41 I'm trying to get pregnant for the first time. This is the 4th month and no joy yet. Timing my ovulation to maximise our chances. Does anyone have any good advice or tips that might help.

[ktlou]

Sorry MrsNuman I don't really have any tips - but I wanted to wish you lots of luck and I hope you have success!
All I know is that my parents went throught fertility treatment to have me, having tried for many months. The fertility treatment didn't work so they stopped trying - and hey presto I came along! My mum swears it's because they just relaxed and let nature do its thing!
Good Luck!

[electricblue]

That has been said hasnt it,try to relax and do what comes naturally for fun,i know its hard to wait but explore ever avenue as they say!lol,good luck,

[whiffey]

I've never understood this business about timings and ovulation.

Why not just relax and have a number 2 cuddle every night then it's sure to happen. Good Luck anyway.

[OBonio]

This is a good site here :

http://www.babycentre.co.uk/preconception

Personally, we just went for it every night.... great fun :o) Especially the 'swimming without wellies' bit.

[Hellion]

Mrs Numan I sympathise it took me ages to get pregnant but finally had my son at the age of 39 (he's now 8). Boots used to sell a contraceptive gadget I think it was called something like Persona. You wee'd on a stick each morning, inserted it in the machine and if the light was red you were at risk of getting pregnant. I used it in REVERSE so when it was red had sex and when it was green we didn't bother (well unless the mood took us but trying to get pregnant soon puts paid to that!!).
I suggested it to a friend with the same problem and she tried it and it worked for her too.

ps I have no idea if it works as a contraceptive!

GOOD LUCK

[YvonneM]

Have you ever kept a temperature chart as your temperature rises at ovulation but only slightly. This worked for us 30 years ago

[Roxanneg001]

Hey

I finally got pregnant at 40...I went to fertility doctors for quite a while with no avail. I got pregnanct twice and lost them because my blood clots. But both of those times I drank this cough medcine I read on the internet. I think it was Robituuin, but you would need to look in the internet under vough med and conveivement. And then I laid over the couch with my legs up for 10 minutes when I was ovulating and we had sex. Both times it worked.

[MrsNuman]

Hi Roxanne
Thanks for this advice, another month has gone by and still no luck. Have bought a Persona monitor which should tell me when and if I ovulate. I've read about this cough medicine, will try and find it and get some. It's nice to know from you that I can still hope.
Thanks again for the advice xxx

[mormess]

Good luck! I've used Persona for 5 years as a contraceptive, but I just got pregnant, so it could well work for you!

[jimmy654]

Depending on your means you have lots of options but I would hurry as time is not one
http://www.conceivingconcepts.com/learning/tre atment.html