TTC after Methotrexate shot - Page 155

patiently · Apr 8th, 2012, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by baby_maybe

From what i've read 4-6 weeks seems to be the average time it takes to get to 0. I'm just past week 4 and was at 860 last tuesday so I think I've still got a couple of weeks to go. I've also read that some people bleed and some don't, both seems to be accepted as normal. Personally i've been bleeding for almost 4 weeks (just mentioned above), but that seems to be stopping now. As for the sex i'm not sure, I haven't let DH near me since ~I found out I was pg, I think i'll ask at my next blood draw though. I'm really missing it, not so much the enjoyment part, just the closeness with DH iyswim!

Thanks a bunch x I haven't let oh near me either since I've been pg. I totally understand the desire to be close that is exactly how I'm feeling. Well your hcg is getting very low and is in the hundreds now so that is great!!! Hope this Tuesday brings us both good news. Thanks for asking about folic acid too I alsowanted to know how much to take. Wish you the best of luck

baby_maybe · Apr 8th, 2012, 04:53 AM

You too hunni, i'm hoping in the next couple of weeks I'll be at 0. As I said previously I got offered another shot of mtx last week to get them down faster, but I'd rather wait the extra week or so and let my body take care of the rest on it's own xxx

chig · Apr 9th, 2012, 13:23 PM

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Originally Posted by baby_maybe

For you ladies who are more experienced in this area than me, what dose of folic acid would you recommend for getting the levels back up for ttc once my numbers hit 0??

My doctor didn't say what she recommend, but she prescribed a specific prenatal vitamin that has 1mg of folic acid. After reading some ladies are taking 3mg, it makes me nervous that I might not be getting enough. I try to eat healthy too! I look out for foods that are high in folic acid. I hope I am getting enough...

When is your next bloodwork? Good luck! Fx'ed for your numbers to be really low!

chig · Apr 9th, 2012, 13:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JPARR01

I was taking 3 MG of folic acid after my levels hit 0 and continued throughout my pregnancy.

Were you taking an additional supplement, or is that what was in
your prenatal? What brand are you taking? My doctor prescribed a prenatal by the name of Select OB+ DHA.

Btw, when are you due?!

PreshFest · Apr 9th, 2012, 13:33 PM

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Originally Posted by chig

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Originally Posted by baby_maybe

For you ladies who are more experienced in this area than me, what dose of folic acid would you recommend for getting the levels back up for ttc once my numbers hit 0??

My doctor didn't say what she recommend, but she prescribed a specific prenatal vitamin that has 1mg of folic acid. After reading some ladies are taking 3mg, it makes me nervous that I might not be getting enough. I try to eat healthy too! I look out for foods that are high in folic acid. I hope I am getting enough...

When is your next bloodwork? Good luck! Fx'ed for your numbers to be really low!

You can take 5mg which is 5000mcg I think. There probably isn't very much in your prenatal, so I would supplement and make sure you are taking more... All prenatals have folic acid, but a very small amounth.

baby_maybe · Apr 9th, 2012, 16:06 PM

Thanks presh and chig. I think i've decided on 3mg plus whatever is in the prenatal i decide to take (probably an extra 400 or 800mcg).

Chig my next blood draw is tomorrow morning early, i'm hoping for low low numbers tomorrow, but i've come to terms with how long it's taking now and what will be, will be. I finally had *the* talk with DH about when to ttc again and we now have a plan which makes me feel much more at ease and just happier in the world iyswim

I'm not sure if I wrote about our talk in this thread, but it's all in my journal (link in my siggy) if anyone fancies a read. Take care ladies, hope you all had a lovey easter weekend xx

baby_maybe · Apr 10th, 2012, 09:48 AM

Ok so bloods again this morning and numbers came back at 500ish, a drop from 882 last week, but I was hoping it would be more. Ugh, this is taking so long

So I have another question about ttc. I will be 3 months clear of the mtx by the 5th June, but my numbers won't be hitting 0 (the way they're going!) until at least the end of April/beginning of May. So theoretically speaking, if I have a period in May and then one in June would that be enough time to be taking folic acid at a high dose before ttc again or would I be better waiting until after my period in July? All the numbers are confusing me (can you tell

!!).

Thank ladies

chig · Apr 10th, 2012, 11:59 AM

Baby_maybe, it really is up to you, but I just talked to one of my friends who's a pharmacist and she said that metho is a really serious drug that can really damage the quality of our eggs and to wait more like 4 months instead of the three that doctors recommend just be on the safe side. She also said to monitor my periods and make sure they are back to what they use to be before you got pregnant. I know the waiting thing is not easy, but I just really want to make sure that I give my body enough time to recover from being through so much.

I had my shot at the end of January, and my numbers hit 0 in early march. I started my prenatals right away and got my first period at the end of march into April. My DH and have decided to wait until I get my period at the end if June, which means trying in July. That will be my fourth period. It feels so far away, but I don't want to go through this again. You want to make sure you are on prenatals for 3 months and that you have given enough time for your body to heal.

Sorry for rambling...

baby_maybe · Apr 10th, 2012, 13:58 PM

Thats ok chig, thanks for your reply. I've been trying to read up on metho and from what I gather most of the advice about metho and how it affects your system is taken from research done when people have been on a set dose a week for an extended amount of time, say for arthritis, psorisis and that kind of thing, plus of course those who had it given in very high doses as a cancer drug. Those same people are advised the same 3-6 month wait even though they have been exposed to it for a period of time rather than a one off dose. So what I'm wondering is, if you take a high dose of folic acid once at 0 and you are 3 months clear of the shot, it can't take you very long to build up the folic acid again, especially if you carry on taking it for the remainder of pregnancy like jparr suggested.

I of course wouldn't want to put myself or a baby at risk of anything untoward, but I think waiting until July would be fine for me. I will be 4 months post shot and at least 8 weeks into a high dose of folic acid by then.

baby_maybe · Apr 10th, 2012, 14:02 PM

In fact i've just checked a calendar and provided I get to 0 by 1st May, i'll have 11-12 weeks folic acid under my belt, which I believe is the recommended time to take it before ttc after metho. Yay, now numbers get. a. move. on. So there

numbers!!

Apr 8th, 2012, 04:53 AM	#1542
baby_maybe Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,651	You too hunni, i'm hoping in the next couple of weeks I'll be at 0. As I said previously I got offered another shot of mtx last week to get them down faster, but I'd rather wait the extra week or so and let my body take care of the rest on it's own xxx

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Apr 9th, 2012, 16:06 PM	#1546
baby_maybe Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,651	Thanks presh and chig. I think i've decided on 3mg plus whatever is in the prenatal i decide to take (probably an extra 400 or 800mcg). Chig my next blood draw is tomorrow morning early, i'm hoping for low low numbers tomorrow, but i've come to terms with how long it's taking now and what will be, will be. I finally had the talk with DH about when to ttc again and we now have a plan which makes me feel much more at ease and just happier in the world iyswim I'm not sure if I wrote about our talk in this thread, but it's all in my journal (link in my siggy) if anyone fancies a read. Take care ladies, hope you all had a lovey easter weekend xx

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Apr 10th, 2012, 09:48 AM	#1547
baby_maybe Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,651	Ok so bloods again this morning and numbers came back at 500ish, a drop from 882 last week, but I was hoping it would be more. Ugh, this is taking so long So I have another question about ttc. I will be 3 months clear of the mtx by the 5th June, but my numbers won't be hitting 0 (the way they're going!) until at least the end of April/beginning of May. So theoretically speaking, if I have a period in May and then one in June would that be enough time to be taking folic acid at a high dose before ttc again or would I be better waiting until after my period in July? All the numbers are confusing me (can you tell !!). Thank ladies

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Apr 10th, 2012, 11:59 AM	#1548
chig Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 316	Baby_maybe, it really is up to you, but I just talked to one of my friends who's a pharmacist and she said that metho is a really serious drug that can really damage the quality of our eggs and to wait more like 4 months instead of the three that doctors recommend just be on the safe side. She also said to monitor my periods and make sure they are back to what they use to be before you got pregnant. I know the waiting thing is not easy, but I just really want to make sure that I give my body enough time to recover from being through so much. I had my shot at the end of January, and my numbers hit 0 in early march. I started my prenatals right away and got my first period at the end of march into April. My DH and have decided to wait until I get my period at the end if June, which means trying in July. That will be my fourth period. It feels so far away, but I don't want to go through this again. You want to make sure you are on prenatals for 3 months and that you have given enough time for your body to heal. Sorry for rambling...

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Apr 10th, 2012, 13:58 PM	#1549
baby_maybe Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,651	Thats ok chig, thanks for your reply. I've been trying to read up on metho and from what I gather most of the advice about metho and how it affects your system is taken from research done when people have been on a set dose a week for an extended amount of time, say for arthritis, psorisis and that kind of thing, plus of course those who had it given in very high doses as a cancer drug. Those same people are advised the same 3-6 month wait even though they have been exposed to it for a period of time rather than a one off dose. So what I'm wondering is, if you take a high dose of folic acid once at 0 and you are 3 months clear of the shot, it can't take you very long to build up the folic acid again, especially if you carry on taking it for the remainder of pregnancy like jparr suggested. I of course wouldn't want to put myself or a baby at risk of anything untoward, but I think waiting until July would be fine for me. I will be 4 months post shot and at least 8 weeks into a high dose of folic acid by then.

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Apr 10th, 2012, 14:02 PM	#1550
baby_maybe Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,651	In fact i've just checked a calendar and provided I get to 0 by 1st May, i'll have 11-12 weeks folic acid under my belt, which I believe is the recommended time to take it before ttc after metho. Yay, now numbers get. a. move. on. So there numbers!!

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