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johnsonjeril

Hi Everyone,

Thought I would introduce myself.  I am 40 and my husband is 38 and we are trying to get pregnant with our first baby.  We have been trying since December with no luck.  We have just finished going through all the tests with a fertility specialist.  Good news-nothing is medically wrong with us.  The Dr is recommending we start IVF but it just feels like we are giving up.   I want to believe you can get pregnant after 40 without IVF. 

I am finding the whole process very frustrating but am trying to keep a positive attitude about it all. 

cbeney

Hi and welcome! A positive attitude is a great thing to have! GL!

jcath

Welcome!  I'm sorry your Dr wasn't more encouraging.  Plenty of people get pregnant at 40, I think the Drs just feel like why waste any time when we could get straight to it.  What are your plans?

shyntrue

Welcome & GL!

johnsonjeril

Thanks!  I think we are going to keep trying on our own until October and then touch base again about the IVF.  Keeping my fingers crossed!!

*Chicken*

Hi and welcome.  This is a great board! 

Will your Dr entertain the idea of you doing injections with timed intercourse (TI) before IVF?  If you and your husbands test came back okay it seems weird to jump straight to IVF (though I'm not a Dr so I really don't know what's weird or not ).

kikibird

Hi, and welcome a-board!  I turn forty in a couple of months and am also hoping my husband and I can get pregnant on our own.  We just got married so giving it a try for a few months before going in for any testing.  I'll probably go and get my levels checked if no BFP before my birthday. 

Have you read Taking Charge of Your Fertility?  It's an excellent resource for getting to know your cycles.  Was certainly an eyeopener for me.  I'm using a fertility monitor (Clearblue Easy) for the first time this cycle so we can be sure to time everything right.

Best of luck to you on this (hopefully short) journey!

rach2100

Hi...welcome and GL!!

Haribo1

Welcome and GL to you!

pnltybox

Hello and welcome!  It really depends on how aggressive you want to be.  You can certainly tell your Dr. that you'd like to try until you're ready to jump into IVF.......you can also ask about some other options (like trying Clomid or IUI).  The choice, ultimately, is yours.

Best of luck!