TTC after Methotrexate shot

[grace10209]

Good news for the cramping and a little bleeding. I didn't start bleeding until about 8 weeks in, but once I did I knew my numbers would fall fast and they did.

In regards the folic acid, I read that you can take up to 5mg safely (they offer that here if you've got a high bmi at booking or if you've had a pregnancy with a neural tube defect before). As its water soluble anything you don't need gets pee'd out and you keep the rest. I just felt more comfortable on a higher dose to make sure my stores were replenished before I got pg. When I first started taking it my pee was bright neon yellow, so I knew it was going through, but oddly after I got my bfp it hasn't been quite so yellow which made me think my body was using more of it than before. Whatever is actually happening, I'm glad I took more just to safeguard against some of the effects the metho could have had on my developing peanut.

Is there any harm to taking extra? if not, maybe i will too, once I hit zero, i want to do whatever I can to prep my body and make it the best place possible for a little one to live for 9 months!

 

[GrkGrl]

I don't think there is any harm in taking extra. Your body will pee out what you don't need.

 

[chig]

I think I read a lot of doctors being ok with taking extra folic acid. The good thing is that it is not harmful if you have too much. Your body will just use what it needs and pee out the rest...just as the other girls mentiond.

 

[Renzalxx]

Hey Grace, yup, you can take a fair bit of folic acid and your body will just pee out what it doesnt need. CONGRATS on starting to bleed - sounds strange to say - but you are definately on the right track luvvie. Heres hoping things happen nice and quickly for you. Take it as easy as you can and get some decent pain killers - we will be thinking of you xxx

CHIG - loving the scan pic chicky - everything looks awesome so far - congrats of your wee apple seed xxxxxxx heres to a happy n healthy nine months x

 

[grace10209]

hi guys
I just got my results from my day 7 hcg and it went from 1856 to 740!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I do not need a 2nd injection! OMG i am so psyched.

Fingers crossed and praying my #s can continue to go down and then once at 0 I can start my prenatals again. I am praying to safely start ttc again in December.

This thread and you all that are pregnant now are keeping me going!!!!! xoxooxo

 

[baby_maybe]

Great news grace, that's a brilliant drop. Hopefully it won't take you too long to get to 0

 

[alleysm]

Awesome drop grace! Gosh i remember after my bfp hoping and praying my numbers went up enough and after mtx hoping and praying they went down quickly. My second mtx dragged on forever and ever.. and the three cycles after were wacko crazy..

 

[Renzalxx]

Good stuff Grace, here's hoping you'll reach that zero soon!

 

[Laubull]

Fab news Grace, let's hope zero isnt far away! X

 

[chig]

That is excellent grace!! It will be December before you know it!

 

[grace10209]

Great news grace, that's a brilliant drop. Hopefully it won't take you too long to get to 0

Thank you, this thread is keeping me going. Im praying next weeks # looks even better. I can't thank you guys enough for the support. Its SO nice to have women to talk to that have been through this. No one in my life knows I was pregnant and no one knows what im going through now. its so tough.

 

[grace10209]

Awesome drop grace! Gosh i remember after my bfp hoping and praying my numbers went up enough and after mtx hoping and praying they went down quickly. My second mtx dragged on forever and ever.. and the three cycles after were wacko crazy..

Thank you! Its such an odd thing to hope for them to rise and then hope for them to fall.........

 

[grace10209]

That is excellent grace!! It will be December before you know it!

Thanks Chig how are you feeling???

 

[chig]

That is excellent grace!! It will be December before you know it!

Thanks Chig how are you feeling???

Feeling pretty good. I am starting to get the nauseated feeling now and my boobs are still so sore! I am also getting more hungry! The only bad thing is that I think I am getting a cold. I have this annoying cough for a couple of days.

I am both excited and very nervous about next Friday's scan..

I hope your next hcg levels drop even more!

 

[grace10209]

That is excellent grace!! It will be December before you know it!

Thanks Chig how are you feeling???

Feeling pretty good. I am starting to get the nauseated feeling now and my boobs are still so sore! I am also getting more hungry! The only bad thing is that I think I am getting a cold. I have this annoying cough for a couple of days.

I am both excited and very nervous about next Friday's scan..

I hope your next hcg levels drop even more!

Thanks girl. that stinks about having a cold! So, friday they are going to do an Ultrasound? that will be great to see that little one in your uterus! yay!
Im trying to think positive and hopeful my numbers continue to drop quickly. Im hoping for 0 by oct 1st so anything before that will be a bonus!

 

[Renzalxx]

That is excellent grace!! It will be December before you know it!

Thanks Chig how are you feeling???

Feeling pretty good. I am starting to get the nauseated feeling now and my boobs are still so sore! I am also getting more hungry! The only bad thing is that I think I am getting a cold. I have this annoying cough for a couple of days.

I am both excited and very nervous about next Friday's scan..

I hope your next hcg levels drop even more!

Yaaay for the nausea (WHAT AM I SAYING???) and booo for the cold hun. As much as MS sucks, it is a good sign that things are progressing nicely. I have been 10 times sicker this pregnancy than the other two put together but it is starting to ease now so i am hoping it will disappear altogether soon....

Cant wait to hear how your scan goes girly, GOOD LUCK! xxxx

 

[chig]

Hi ladies!! This cough that I have is really bad. I hardly can get any sleep. Last night was the first night that I was able to get some real sleep time in. I had a bit of a scare yesterday...I went to the bathroom to go pee and I saw a little bit of a brown streak in my stretchy CM when I wiped. I called the doctor right away and he told me that it could be caused by all the coughing that I have been doing. As long as I don't have any cramps or heavy bleeding, I should be okay. I haven't had any more since that one time, so I am praying that it doesn't happen anymore. He told me if it gets worse or I start to have cramping, to call again and they will do a scan to see what is going on.

Why can't things just go smoothly for a change???

 

[baby_maybe]

Sorry about your cough chig, last pregnancy I had a bad one that irritated my stitch and made me spot a bit. I know what you mean about things going smoothly too. I actually don't think any of us will relax properly until the babys are here safe and sound

 

[grace10209]

Hi ladies!! This cough that I have is really bad. I hardly can get any sleep. Last night was the first night that I was able to get some real sleep time in. I had a bit of a scare yesterday...I went to the bathroom to go pee and I saw a little bit of a brown streak in my stretchy CM when I wiped. I called the doctor right away and he told me that it could be caused by all the coughing that I have been doing. As long as I don't have any cramps or heavy bleeding, I should be okay. I haven't had any more since that one time, so I am praying that it doesn't happen anymore. He told me if it gets worse or I start to have cramping, to call again and they will do a scan to see what is going on.

Why can't things just go smoothly for a change???

Ughhh, Im sorry girl. Im SURE its nothing and you are fine, the pregancy is fine but I totally understand your frustration and worry. Hopefully you will start to feel better soon. and that silly cough will start to ease up. Stinks!

 

[PreshFest]

Definitely don 't worry, Chig! Brown is absolutely nothing to worry about. If you were going to start bleeding, it would have happened very soon after seeing that brown spotting. With my first pregnancy, I had brown spotting after every time we had sex. So be prepared for that as well. I guess sex jostles your cervix and loosens some of that old blood. As long as it's not red, you're 100% in the clear!

And even if it is red, it's not always bad! As I learned this pregnancy with that stupid subchorionic hemorrhage I had! Totally gone now, by the way, not sure if I updated here.