Sorry about AF:( I think I am about to start too. Sorry you are struggling to TTC. and Good luck with the Old Fashioned way or if you decide to do IVF! The Old Fashion way is what we have been doing for a year now...and nothing. I wish I had some advice to give you...The one and only time I was pregnant and miscarried, I was in the best "physical" shape I had ever been in, in fact I was not sure how I even conceived due to not having much body fat and living on protein bars, I miscarried a few weeks later. I keep going back to that time and wonder if I got pregnant due to all the sit ups I was doing(maybe it increased the blood flow down there) or maybe there was something in the protein bars I was eating, or maybe it was the sea bass I ate the night before I conceived...LOL! I wish I had some advice! If I ever get a BFP again, I will try to give anyone and everyone any advice that I can! Good Luck:)

Two teachers at my school were pregnant and had babies last year and they were in their mid forties. I babysat for a woman that had her son at 54! So I think your chances are still really good. I keep hearing that stress is our worst enemy when trying to get pregnant. I have been trying to get pregnant for three years and it is super hard not to stress when the witch af arrives.
A lot of people take different suppliments like fertilaid. I take vitex (supposed to balance hormones), prenatal vitamins, guaifenesin for healthy cm, and also use preseed. I also just started drinking green tea every night. I used to just BD and thats it but as time passes it seems adding more thing couldnt hurt. I also use the clear blue easy fertility monitor so I know exactly when to BD. Its worth the money. Good luck and baby dust to you as well!

I am 40 and have also never had a child. I had a miscarriage last year after getting pregnant naturally. Our first insemination failed and we are now trying to decide what to next. The pressure of my age is tough so I know how you feel there -- do we try naturally some more, or bite the bullet and spend all our savings plus more on In Vitro? We could only afford to do it once and we've been told it is only a 50% chance -- and by researching online I'm wondering if it is even that high. I am looking at the possiblility of an egg donor cause the odds seem much higher. Of course I would rather it be my egg but after carrying a baby for 9 months I'm sure it wouldn't bother me that it wasn't my egg. What to do? What to do? I guess all we can do is research and pray!!

Thank you so much ladies! Your suggestions were both encouraging and informative!! It is so wonderful to know that there are others who also feel the exact same way - I keep educating myself, praying, plenty of practicing the old fashioned way and keeping stress 'at bay'!!!

May you all be granted with your heart's desire:) Keep hope alive!

Hi Pmcclure,

If I were you, I would try IVF again. Most women undergo IVF at least twice before they receive a BFP. Also, I would try to find a RE that caters to women over 35, acupuncture and a lot of prayer. It'll happen for you!

Yes, I am considering doing it one more time, if we can squeeze it. Also, I am praying a lot and doing acupuncture - you're right:)!