TTC after Methotrexate shot

[baby_maybe]

Lovely scan pic hun, must be so exciting finding out it twins

 

[Laubull]

Mary they look perfect, yeaaa x

 

[marymoomin]

Lovely scan pic hun, must be so exciting finding out it twins

To be honest I was petrified. I then had some bleeding and I thought I was going to lose them and from that point on I knew how much they had to hang on. I am still worried about them.

 

[baby_maybe]

Aww bless you, I know about scary bleeding too. Had all sorts of it in early pregnancy, fx I haven't really had anything for the last few weeks, so hoping that it's all done with now!

 

[grace10209]

Hi guys
thanks for the support and positive thoughts, I appreciate them and truly need them. I am hopeful this week will go quick and I'll be at 0 on Thursday. I will have my prenatals with me so I can take them as soon as I get the call. So first step is 0, then next step is waiting for my first AF..........

Im sure this has been discussed but would you guys mind telling me how your it took for your first AF once you hit 0?

THANK YOU and keep your pregnancy updates coming. I am living vicariously through you and enjoying every moment of your success!! xoxoxo

 

[baby_maybe]

Hi grace, I'm sure you'll be at 0 this week. As for af I think my first one came right before I hit 0 and my second one was exactly 4 weeks later xx

 

[Laubull]

Grace I actually had what was just like a period while my levels were still dropping, but then it did take me 10 weeks so I think my body had figured out I was no longer pregnant so started up again, if that makes sense! My cycle went exactly back to normal too.

Fingers crossed for 0!

x

 

[AMP26]

Hello ladies! I was hoping I could join. I'm on my first cycle since having emergency surgery to remove my left tube that ruptured from an ectopic. We knew the baby was ectopic, but after two doses of methetrexate, I ruptured anyway!! So while technically I'm supposed to wait for my second period before I start trying, we are going to try this month (it took 5 weeks from the date of surgery to get my first period). We waited 4 years for our first BFP and our little angel was conceived via Gonal F & IUI so I'm not overly optimistic for this natural cycle, but it does feel good to be back in the swing of things.

Congratulations to everyone who is pregnant. It is such an inspiration to see others get past this type of situation and successfully carry to term!!!

Good luck to everyone trying... I hope each and every one of us get's our forever babies!

 

[chig]

mary - great scan! Everything looks really good.

grace - good luck this week! I have a good feeling it will be 0! To answer your question, I think I had bleeding as soon as I hit 0 for about 7-8 days and then my next period came 4 weeks later. My first 3 cycles varied between 28-31 days, but it evened out to 29 days, which is where I used to be before the ectopic.

AMP - Welcome to the this wonderful thread. I am happy to see that you are looking at future and are going back into the swing of things. Feel free to ask us any questions!

 

[grace10209]

Laubell, Babymaybe
thanks guys - i am praying for 0 and to get AF soon. very soon. I need 2 AF's before we ttc and I hope to get those before 11/23 which is 3 monhts from date of injection.

Time is going by quickly so im looking forward to being pregnant and talking about it with you guys!

AMP, welcome, the women here are wonderful - what were the dates of your shots? was your surgery right after the shots?

 

[AMP26]

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AMP, welcome, the women here are wonderful - what were the dates of your shots? was your surgery right after the shots?

I had my first shot on July 20th. That was the date of our 6 week ultrasound when they discovered the baby was ectopic. My fertility specialist sent us from his office directly to the ER to get the shot. My second shot was July 28th because my HCG kept going up (I was at 2200 on the 20th and 7000 on the 27th). I ruptured on August 1st (I was about 8200). All of the doctors who looked at my ultrasound were wrong because they all thought the baby was on the ovary or in the space between the ovary and the tube. But he was in the tube and I lost most of my left tube from the rupture. I kept having my levels monitored until they reached 1.9 on August 21st. That was my last blood test. I got my first period September 9th. So it has been a long process, but I'm just trying to focus on being happy that I am mostly back to normal now!

 

[baby_maybe]

AMP - welcome to the thread, sorry you have to be here as we all are. As chig said this is a great group of ladies and if you have any question please feel free to ask. You'll probably notice soon enough that a fair few of us have gotten our bfp's recently following having methotrexate, so it goes to show that there is hope for the future. Even though we have we still continue to come back to this thread for support (especially in early pregnancy) and also to offer support to others who are going through the same thing.

 

[grace10209]

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AMP, welcome, the women here are wonderful - what were the dates of your shots? was your surgery right after the shots?

I had my first shot on July 20th. That was the date of our 6 week ultrasound when they discovered the baby was ectopic. My fertility specialist sent us from his office directly to the ER to get the shot. My second shot was July 28th because my HCG kept going up (I was at 2200 on the 20th and 7000 on the 27th). I ruptured on August 1st (I was about 8200). All of the doctors who looked at my ultrasound were wrong because they all thought the baby was on the ovary or in the space between the ovary and the tube. But he was in the tube and I lost most of my left tube from the rupture. I kept having my levels monitored until they reached 1.9 on August 21st. That was my last blood test. I got my first period September 9th. So it has been a long process, but I'm just trying to focus on being happy that I am mostly back to normal now!

I hear you on being happy that you are back to normal. That is so great. I am very close behind you. Last week my level was 9.5 so Im hoping this week I hit 0. Did you start prenatals again? When did your RE say it was ok to ttc?

ps- im sorry you lost your tube. this process is so tough. but like baby_maybe said, there are many ladies here that are now pregnant again so I am living vicariously through them until I can ttc again.

 

[AMP26]

I wasn't allowed to start the pre-natals again until I was below 5. Technically I'm supposed to wait until my next period to try but I don't hold too much hope for a natural BFP so I'm trying this month!! We are back and forth about whether we will be doing IVF next month or waiting until after the new year. My doctor ha encouraged us to start IVF next month but I might need some more time before diving all the way back in!

 

[grace10209]

I am hoping for 0 this week and I actually think I am ovulating now. I took an opk last night and it was positive - did you guys have sensitive ovaries after your ectopics?

its wierd, i could be imagining it, but i feel like my ovaries are sensitive, Like if I bear down or squeeze in my abs, I can feel them, especially moreso on my left side.
I wonder if my ectopic was on the left and thats why???

I am praying for 0 on thursday and to start my prenatals then. I WANT TO CHEAT and start prenatals now but I guess whats 2 days going to matter. I should just wait.

Anyway, hopefully i am ovulating now and I will get my first AF soon.

How is everyone feeling?????

 

[chig]

I am officially stressing out....I have been playing phone tag with my doctor since last Friday on my lab test results. I finally was able to talk to a nurse today who had some information and she told me that I have traces of e. coli in my urine that I have to take antibiotics for and that one other lab result came back abnormal..... Now I am still waiting for my doctor to call me to talk about what the abnormal lab result is and what it means. I don't even know what to think!!!! I am soooo worried.

 

[alleysm]

Chig. Did the dr call you yet?

 

[grace10209]

I am officially stressing out....I have been playing phone tag with my doctor since last Friday on my lab test results. I finally was able to talk to a nurse today who had some information and she told me that I have traces of e. coli in my urine that I have to take antibiotics for and that one other lab result came back abnormal..... Now I am still waiting for my doctor to call me to talk about what the abnormal lab result is and what it means. I don't even know what to think!!!! I am soooo worried.

Oh chig, I am so sorry you are stressing but PLEASE try not to. I know, I know, much easier said then done. But you dont know yet what is happening or wrong. Things will likely be just fine. Stress IS NOT GOOD for you or your little one - so try to relax somehow. Do you have any pregnancy relaxation cd's you can listen to?

 

[BayBeeEm]

Hello all, its been a while since I've been online to chat with the group. I hope everyone is doing well! I see that good number of you have gone on to get your BFPs. Congratuations all around. For those of you, on the ttc train, I'm rooting for you all given that I take your journey's so personally. Now, I will commence my catching up with the posts in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...

 

[Renzalxx]

I am officially stressing out....I have been playing phone tag with my doctor since last Friday on my lab test results. I finally was able to talk to a nurse today who had some information and she told me that I have traces of e. coli in my urine that I have to take antibiotics for and that one other lab result came back abnormal..... Now I am still waiting for my doctor to call me to talk about what the abnormal lab result is and what it means. I don't even know what to think!!!! I am soooo worried.

Hey sweety have you heard back from your doc at all? I thought Ecoli in urine was a Bladder Infection (dang, been there before yeowch!) which is super common in pregancy and easily fixed??
Will be thinking of you, let us know how you go xxxxx