TTC after Methotrexate shot

[allforthegirl]

karebear76 Congrats!!

I am loving all of these going around on this thread! Hope that all of us that are still hoping will get one soon too!!

 

[LeahMSta]

Congratulations karebear 76!!!!!

You ladies better share some of that baby dust!!!! Lol! It is so helpful to hear about your success. Only a few more days in the 2ww for us! Just knowing that it's possible make being hopeful all the less frightening. I wish both of you sticky snuggled in the right place forever and ever babies!!!!

 

[grace10209]

Hi guys
just wanted to pop in here and say hello and note a quick update on me. Many of you may not know me as I don't post online that often anymore.....but
I spent many many weeks/months on this thread when I was going through my ectopic and it helped me tremendously to talk to everyone who knew exactly what I was going through..........it also helped me to see all the pregnant ladies doing well, it gave me hope that I too could have my rainbow baby.

Well, I am now almost 19 weeks pregnant and all is going well. I have had a few ultrasounds, the last one being the other day and baby is doing just great!

Keep the faith ladies, you will all become mamas to healthy little ones. IT WILL HAPPEN!

 

[allforthegirl]

Thank you grace!! You all do give me hope for sure!!

AFM we didn't get to BD last night due to the fact my DH was busy. I am slightly up set about it. I was looking forward to an evening of cuddles. Guess we are back to reality, and not on vacation anymore. I sure hope we don't miss the egg race.

 

[KJIS523]

Hi everyone. I stayed up all last night reading everyone's stories from the beginning. It's giving me some hope which I really need right now. I just received the metho shot on Monday. I refused it for a week with the hopes my levels would decline fast on their own but no such luck and my ob said she felt it was in my best interest to take the shot. I've been sick with worry about what the meho is doing to my body and it's potential effects on future babies. Was everyone as scared as I am about it's effect on future pregnancies? I've done my research and I know it's 3 months for one dose, and 6 months for 2, but I still can't help but drive myself mad thinking about this chemical I put in my body and if it will effect my eggs. My hubby and I are considering waiting a year to make sure it's fully out of my system and I have proper folate amounts. I have so many ups and downs. One minute I think I there's no hope to have a baby and the next moment I read something and think it might be possible. Such a roller coaster. I need some support from people who have been there. xo

 

[grace10209]

Hi everyone. I stayed up all last night reading everyone's stories from the beginning. It's giving me some hope which I really need right now. I just received the metho shot on Monday. I refused it for a week with the hopes my levels would decline fast on their own but no such luck and my ob said she felt it was in my best interest to take the shot. I've been sick with worry about what the meho is doing to my body and it's potential effects on future babies. Was everyone as scared as I am about it's effect on future pregnancies? I've done my research and I know it's 3 months for one dose, and 6 months for 2, but I still can't help but drive myself mad thinking about this chemical I put in my body and if it will effect my eggs. My hubby and I are considering waiting a year to make sure it's fully out of my system and I have proper folate amounts. I have so many ups and downs. One minute I think I there's no hope to have a baby and the next moment I read something and think it might be possible. Such a roller coaster. I need some support from people who have been there. xo

I went through this, luckily I work at a hospital and have toxicologists that I asked about methotextrate. They said it doesn't stay in your body that long. I think its a matter of weeks at MOST. They said, as long as you are back on your pre-natals for a solid 6-8 weeks after you hit 0, then you are safe to try. Getting the prenatals back into your system is most important.

Keep the faith, you will get through this, it does get easier, and YOU WILL HAVE YOUR BABY!

 

[pdxmom]

Hi kj - im sorry you found yourself here hun and i totally understand what u feel...the fear ,the anxiety and the confusion...Metho indeed is a horrible drug and thts y we r told to wait the 3mth/12 wks .... as u said ur considering waiting a yr to try ...i know this feeling cos even i thought the same way wen i got the shot in february... u will feel better as time goes by...trust me... u dont feel it now but it will get better... this thread has some wonderful ladies who r always there for eachother... the stories of the former ladies on this thread who now have there beautiful babies give all of us hope and show us the light at the end of the tunnel...u will have your baby... for now try and relax...the metho does not have any effect on your eggs... the wait is just so tht folate levels r back to normal... u dont even need to wait the 1 yr tht ur considering if tht bcos of the folate levels....at the end of the 12weeks u can get your dr to check your levels and ull b sure whether ur body is ready or not...all the best sweetie

 

[jammers77]

Hi everyone. I stayed up all last night reading everyone's stories from the beginning. It's giving me some hope which I really need right now. I just received the metho shot on Monday. I refused it for a week with the hopes my levels would decline fast on their own but no such luck and my ob said she felt it was in my best interest to take the shot. I've been sick with worry about what the meho is doing to my body and it's potential effects on future babies. Was everyone as scared as I am about it's effect on future pregnancies? I've done my research and I know it's 3 months for one dose, and 6 months for 2, but I still can't help but drive myself mad thinking about this chemical I put in my body and if it will effect my eggs. My hubby and I are considering waiting a year to make sure it's fully out of my system and I have proper folate amounts. I have so many ups and downs. One minute I think I there's no hope to have a baby and the next moment I read something and think it might be possible. Such a roller coaster. I need some support from people who have been there. xo

I know your concern. I didn't like it either, and I had two shots. I was told 3 months, and after that, we tried for one cycle, though I was scared to death and was having second thoughts. I ended up being sick during most of my fertile time, and didn't get pregnant. I can't help but wonder if my problems during my fertile time were a result of my having second thoughts. We ended up putting off TTC till January. Got pregnant that cycle (got BFP in Feb.), but it was a chemical--period came right on time. Next cycle we got pregnant again, and this baby is doing fine.

If you and hubby feel like you should wait a year, then do it. I'm glad I didn't get pregnant in September, because in my heart I wasn't ready, and I was scared. I waited until I felt ready, and though I still worry to death about everything (I think you're gonna any time you have a loss), I feel much better about waiting till I was ready.

I'm sorry for your loss. No words we can say will bring true comfort, but there's some comfort knowing that you're among ladies who've been there and done that. All my best to you and your hubby!

 

[allforthegirl]

Hi everyone. I stayed up all last night reading everyone's stories from the beginning. It's giving me some hope which I really need right now. I just received the metho shot on Monday. I refused it for a week with the hopes my levels would decline fast on their own but no such luck and my ob said she felt it was in my best interest to take the shot. I've been sick with worry about what the meho is doing to my body and it's potential effects on future babies. Was everyone as scared as I am about it's effect on future pregnancies? I've done my research and I know it's 3 months for one dose, and 6 months for 2, but I still can't help but drive myself mad thinking about this chemical I put in my body and if it will effect my eggs. My hubby and I are considering waiting a year to make sure it's fully out of my system and I have proper folate amounts. I have so many ups and downs. One minute I think I there's no hope to have a baby and the next moment I read something and think it might be possible. Such a roller coaster. I need some support from people who have been there. xo

I am so very sorry you are finding yourself here on this thread!

I had one round of two shots and was told to wait 3 full cycles from the time I hit 0 to TTC. I was ready to start TTC again the second after the shot. So for us this month we were raring to go. Like the ladies said above ^^ you do what you make you feel the most comfortable. If you aren't ready then hold off. Also like they said that it is important to make sure that your levels are back up to par or better with your folate levels at the time of TTC. I myself was dosing myself up with a higher does in my pre-natals and eating foods with higher folate. So I have three full cycles with about 1000umg a day. I personally feel comfortable TTC again. You just need to find where you will stand, and you have time, so do what is right for you!! Hope with everything we said will help make your decision a little bit easier!!

 

[KJIS523]

Thanks so much ladies. I'm so grateful I found this group. It's tough when no one else you know has gone through this. Very scary stuff.

 

[Nlinn99]

Thanks so much ladies. I'm so grateful I found this group. It's tough when no one else you know has gone through this. Very scary stuff.

KJ- I am so sorry that you are going through this, it is tough Some of the best advice I recieved from this group was that the time (3months) will go very fast. And for me it has. I had more problems with my body not bouncing back so fast and my first cycle was a little late, which I often wonder if that was from the MTX or because this was my second loss in 6 months. I am a pharmacist and have looked a lot into Methotrexate. It is often used monthly for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and even in you women. The dose you may read about on the internet is much higher when used as a chemotherapeutic drug. I talked to my OB and a fertility specialist and they both assured me it is out of our bodies in a couple week, but I too wonder about my eggs since it takes 90 days for a follicle to mature. I have read that the upper limit of folic acid per day is 5mg I was taking 3mg daily and my prenatal vitamin that had 800mcg. But my OB said that was overkill so I went back to my prenatal and only 1mg daily. I think that is natural to worry and even though I work with drugs all day I hate taking them for myself...Keep your head up and find something fun that you enjoy, for me it was a trip home to see my family Thinking of you,

Natasha

 

[Nlinn99]

Thanks so much ladies. I'm so grateful I found this group. It's tough when no one else you know has gone through this. Very scary stuff.

KJ- I am so sorry that you are going through this, it is tough Some of the best advice I recieved from this group was that the time (3months) will go very fast. And for me it has. I had more problems with my body not bouncing back so fast and my first cycle was a little late, which I often wonder if that was from the MTX or because this was my second loss in 6 months. I am a pharmacist and have looked a lot into Methotrexate. It is often used monthly for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and even in you women. The dose you may read about on the internet is much higher when used as a chemotherapeutic drug. I talked to my OB and a fertility specialist and they both assured me it is out of our bodies in a couple week, but I too wonder about my eggs since it takes 90 days for a follicle to mature. I have read that the upper limit of folic acid per day is 5mg I was taking 3mg daily and my prenatal vitamin that had 800mcg. But my OB said that was overkill so I went back to my prenatal and only 1mg daily. I think that is natural to worry and even though I work with drugs all day I hate taking them for myself...Keep your head up and find something fun that you enjoy, for me it was a trip home to see my family Thinking of you,

Natasha

ps They did tell you to stay away from folic acid until your HCG is at zero? That is important because that is how MTX works

 

[KJIS523]

Nliin- thank you for the reassurance. I really need that right now. With my first pregnancy I was very aware of everything I put in my body so methotrexate is terrifying to me. Thanks for the folic acid info too. I've been avoiding everything with folate in it. I wouldn't even eat a piece of cake today because it had 4% folate in it. Not sure if that matters, but I'm not taking any chances! I want this nightmare to finally end.

I feel a lot better after reading all the success stories on here and knowing so many other women are going through the same thing, and you're all optimistic about future babies. It's making me look toward the future too! I feel like my life just got turned completely upside down. My hubby and I weren't even trying and when I found out I was so shocked and excited I started planning right away which is completely different than how I was with my first pregnancy. I know it's not true but I kind of feel like I'm being punished for getting too excited too soon. If I ever do get pregnant again I know I'll be holding my breath until everythings okay.

 

[allforthegirl]

Nliin- thank you for the reassurance. I really need that right now. With my first pregnancy I was very aware of everything I put in my body so methotrexate is terrifying to me. Thanks for the folic acid info too. I've been avoiding everything with folate in it. I wouldn't even eat a piece of cake today because it had 4% folate in it. Not sure if that matters, but I'm not taking any chances! I want this nightmare to finally end.

I feel a lot better after reading all the success stories on here and knowing so many other women are going through the same thing, and you're all optimistic about future babies. It's making me look toward the future too! I feel like my life just got turned completely upside down. My hubby and I weren't even trying and when I found out I was so shocked and excited I started planning right away which is completely different than how I was with my first pregnancy. I know it's not true but I kind of feel like I'm being punished for getting too excited too soon. If I ever do get pregnant again I know I'll be holding my breath until everythings okay.

Your comment about being too excited too soon is exactly how I felt too. But at the same time I am not sure if I will be able not to do the same thing this time. But I know I will be a bit more at bay until confirmed in my uterus!

I am sure things will work out in the end. Everything happens for a reason and I will see my little one, one day!

 

[allforthegirl]

My O's have been crazy noticeable the last two cycles!! I am actually is so much pain I don't feel like moving.... yet I am very horny but scared to have cause I am worried it is going to hurt. I am in such a conundrum

 

[grace10209]

Thanks so much ladies. I'm so grateful I found this group. It's tough when no one else you know has gone through this. Very scary stuff.

Yup, this thread is wonderful wonderful wonderful. It totally saved me when I was going through this. So sorry you are here but embrace the love and support you will get from others in your same boat and try and somehow remain positive, i know its so hard but there is HOPE.

 

[LeahMSta]

Hi ladies. I have a question for all of you ladies who are either expecting or have had your LO after your eptopic. When you got your BFP, what was your immediate reaction? I am just terrified to find out before we can see if and where the bean is snuggled in. I feel like normal testing after 14dpo is asking for terror with a BFP. That is why DW and I are trying to make and stick to a 1 week late plan. then she would be 5 weeks. We even planned it down to the fact thtat we should test on a Sunday so that we have time to make sure her levels are doubling 2 times in a week and the following week should be late enough in that we can have an ultrasound. I feel like we are over thinking it and I am hoping that I will hear from you ladies that there is still excitement and an enjoyable anticipation that will come along with the second pink line. Thoughts?

 

[jammers77]

Hi ladies. I have a question for all of you ladies who are either expecting or have had your LO after your eptopic. When you got your BFP, what was your immediate reaction? I am just terrified to find out before we can see if and where the bean is snuggled in. I feel like normal testing after 14dpo is asking for terror with a BFP. That is why DW and I are trying to make and stick to a 1 week late plan. then she would be 5 weeks. We even planned it down to the fact thtat we should test on a Sunday so that we have time to make sure her levels are doubling 2 times in a week and the following week should be late enough in that we can have an ultrasound. I feel like we are over thinking it and I am hoping that I will hear from you ladies that there is still excitement and an enjoyable anticipation that will come along with the second pink line. Thoughts?

I did the opposite in February and March--I tested a week early. lol Well, not exactly a week. I started testing at 10dpo. I wanted to make sure I knew early, because with the ectopic the symptoms hit early on, and that's was my saving grace, I believe. All of the tests I took in February (pictured below) from 13th-17th were very light and there was very little progression. On the 15th, I had the darkest line, and by the 17th, there was nearly no line at all. The next day, the test was negative and I began bleeding.

Tested every other day in March till I was 16dpo to watch progression. Seeing that steady build-up of darker dye every two days was a relief. Once I knew what I was dealing with, I felt so much better.

As for my initial reaction. Both times, I was a nervous wreck. Analyzing every pain, looking for that rectal pain/pressure that I had had last May. This pregnancy, I have a simple cyst on my right ovary, and at first I was worried that it was another ectopic because of the pain. The cyst was because that was the ovary that I'd ovulated from.

When your OH learns that she's expecting, I'm sure you'll both have the nervous jitters. I think most of us here have! The best advice that I have to give you is to stay busy! It will pass the time much faster and keep your mind off worrying about where baby stuck.

 

[LeahMSta]

Hi ladies. I have a question for all of you ladies who are either expecting or have had your LO after your eptopic. When you got your BFP, what was your immediate reaction? I am just terrified to find out before we can see if and where the bean is snuggled in. I feel like normal testing after 14dpo is asking for terror with a BFP. That is why DW and I are trying to make and stick to a 1 week late plan. then she would be 5 weeks. We even planned it down to the fact thtat we should test on a Sunday so that we have time to make sure her levels are doubling 2 times in a week and the following week should be late enough in that we can have an ultrasound. I feel like we are over thinking it and I am hoping that I will hear from you ladies that there is still excitement and an enjoyable anticipation that will come along with the second pink line. Thoughts?

I did the opposite in February and March--I tested a week early. lol Well, not exactly a week. I started testing at 10dpo. I wanted to make sure I knew early, because with the ectopic the symptoms hit early on, and that's was my saving grace, I believe. All of the tests I took in February (pictured below) from 13th-17th were very light and there was very little progression. On the 15th, I had the darkest line, and by the 17th, there was nearly no line at all. The next day, the test was negative and I began bleeding.

Tested every other day in March till I was 16dpo to watch progression. Seeing that steady build-up of darker dye every two days was a relief. Once I knew what I was dealing with, I felt so much better.

As for my initial reaction. Both times, I was a nervous wreck. Analyzing every pain, looking for that rectal pain/pressure that I had had last May. This pregnancy, I have a simple cyst on my right ovary, and at first I was worried that it was another ectopic because of the pain. The cyst was because that was the ovary that I'd ovulated from.

When your OH learns that she's expecting, I'm sure you'll both have the nervous jitters. I think most of us here have! The best advice that I have to give you is to stay busy! It will pass the time much faster and keep your mind off worrying about where baby stuck.

Thanks so much for taking time to share. I am looking at her chart and it just looks so pretty....I'm trying not to get all symptom spotting about it but she keeps talking about how this is going to be a bad period because her cramps are awful but I just don't know. I'm previously guilty of making her go on 3 or 4 a cycle.. Just don't know what to do with all of the worries and feelings since our loss.

 

[jammers77]

I don't want to make you too excited (lol), but I had some pretty nasty cramps in March with this pregnancy. A lot of stretchy, pully, crampy stuff that had me pretty uncomfy. It was like period cramps on a slightly higher level that lasted a whole lot longer than just a few days.

Last month it looks like she started her period at 12dpo. Today is 10dpo, so at least you don't have a long time still to wait! I know the tww is awful!