TTC after Methotrexate shot

[Hpyns4life]

OMG congrats Jparr!!! How many dpo are you? YAY!!!!!

I have my initial consultation with fert specialist on Thurs. I'm really excited to get things started! It's been 8 months ttc naturally and I was recommended to try for 6 months, so here we go!

 

[cazi77]

Thanks ladies!!!! Super duper excited!!!!!!!

Congratulations xx

 

[JPARR01]

@HPYN - Best of luck at the fertility specialist! Hopefully this will get the ball rolling and you will be PG before you know it! xoxoxox

Yesterday was 9DPO. I will test again in a bit.

 

[Bells n Bump]

Congratulation Jparr, hope u av a happy n healthy nine months xxx

 

[Dee1989]

Hi ladies ive been following this post for a while now, well since I had a methotrexate shot on 30th June. Found out i was pregnant with my first on 13th June (day my period was due) back and forwards to docs that week and they confirmd pregnancy with hcg and vaginal ultrasound, day after untrasound had pains kind of in right side and bleeding so went to hospital and they said all was fine, next day pains were so bad so back at hospital they did a scan and said the baby had gone they then gave me a d&c the same day and kept me in all weekend, they also sent results off to lab. When i went back for bloods on the thursday they had dropped to 112 but my d&c results stated i had not been pregnant thats why i ended up having the shot as they told me ectopic.
I appologise for the long story its just i still keep thinking that maybe it wasnt ectopic, my first hcg was 405 then went to over 1000 in 2 days then after the d&c went to 600 then 112 on the day of the shot, i also had no pain and no bleeding. I am living abroad so the language barrier has been so hard and ive found out most of my info online, like not being able to try again until 3 months time.
The reason im posting is ive just got my first period this month since the shot which im happy about but i have just found out my mum is pregnant :/ She will probably be around the same weeks as i would have been now. Im happy for her but i cant help feeling upset and thinking will it ever go ok for me.
Just wondering how anybody else would feel about it. x

 

[LittleBird]

Dee, I'm so sorry for your loss!

I am sure that's hard for you, hearing about your mom's pregnancy so soon after having a loss like this one. It is always hard, whether it's your mom or another relative or a friend. Especially if it's someone close to you. My BFF told me about her pregnancy and she had her baby less than a month after mine would have been due. I am happy for her, but it became harder and harder to see her. But she's been through losses, so I know she understands what I'm going through. Believe me, it will go OK. You have seen lots of ladies on this thread getting their BFP recently. It takes time to go through the whole process, but you will definitely get there!

 

[Dee1989]

Thank you LittleBird. Im sure it will get easier, i think maybe its also as im an only child and their will be 23 years between me and this baby. It also took me and my partner 8 months to try and took my mum like 2 without much trying at all. Im just getting so impatient on wanting to try again but have loved reading this thread on others stories. Thank you

 

[epump]

Dee, I am so sorry for your loss. I'm sure it must be very difficult to watch your mom's pregnancy when you were supposed to be pregnant as well. Big hugs to you - hang in there!!

Oh my gosh, JPARR!!!! Congrats!!!! I definitely see the line!!! I'm so excited for you!!!

 

[epump]

Hypns, good luck at your fertility specialist appointment!!

 

[runningmom]

YAY jparr! I am SO excited for you. Lots of prayers.

I am so sorry for your loss Dee. I know how hard it is seeing others around who are pregnant with no problem. I have many friends and a cousin pregnant now. Several of my friends are due about the time I would have had my LO. God has a plan. One day at a time living in faith. Your LO will come.

Good Luck Hypns at FS.

 

[TrAyBaby]

JPARR CONGRATS Amazing news SOOOOO happy for you

 

[belleedancr]

Hi Ladies,

About how long after your levels went down to zero did you get your first period?

Thanks!

 

[JPARR01]

It took me about 4 weeks from when my levels were at 0 till I got my first AF.

 

[Renzalxx]

Hi belleedancr
I had my weekly bloods on Monday (HCG down to 3..... so close) and the doc advised it can anywhere between 2 - 4 weeks before you get your period. Never looked forward to mine so much in my life heh heh... Desperately hoping my next bloods on Monday state I am down to ZERO whoop whoop then I can start building myself up again.
All the best xxx

 

[coxy1978]

Hi belleedancr
I had my weekly bloods on Monday (HCG down to 3..... so close) and the doc advised it can anywhere between 2 - 4 weeks before you get your period. Never looked forward to mine so much in my life heh heh... Desperately hoping my next bloods on Monday state I am down to ZERO whoop whoop then I can start building myself up again.
All the best xxx

Hi Renzalaxx,

I had conual ectopic in feb/march this year! It was so distressing and terrifying as docs told me it was the most dangerous type of ectopic you can get..

I struggled to come to terms with it and was so afraid of rupture, getting my first propper period was just the biggest relief.

Im still experiencing strange twinges in my side but i am trying again now.
Do you worry about it happening again?

 

[coxy1978]

Hi Ladies,

About how long after your levels went down to zero did you get your first period?

Thanks!

Hi, did you have much bleeding during your treatment?

I didnt really bleed much at all after my jab...took 4 weeks for my HCG to get to about 3, and then i began bleeding about 3 days after that. Im not sure if this was a period as im not sure its possible to ovulate unless your hcg is at 0?? But i did get tender bb's few days before...rise in temp and vivid dreams...all like i would if it was a period. But with this bleed, i passed lots of hard crumbly black stuff...like loads of it...so sorry for TMI...it was like black pudding...im assuming that was the remains of the ectopic, i just dont know.

After that, my next period kept me waiting 6-7 weeks...and then back to normal after that.

I dont know if any of this info helps as I would imagine things can be very dif for dif people, depending on how the ectopic comes away - absorbtion or loss with blood.

Do you feel like a period could be on the way yet? x

 

[TrAyBaby]

After i got the shot i bled for 8/9 days, then it took 3 weeks for my levels to go down to 14 (that's when i was offically discharged from the care of the hospital) and then i got my first period 3 weeks 5 days after the shot. Its a shitty thing to go through but we are all here for you

 

[belleedancr]

Hi, did you have much bleeding during your treatment?

I didnt really bleed much at all after my jab...took 4 weeks for my HCG to get to about 3, and then i began bleeding about 3 days after that. Im not sure if this was a period as im not sure its possible to ovulate unless your hcg is at 0?? But i did get tender bb's few days before...rise in temp and vivid dreams...all like i would if it was a period. But with this bleed, i passed lots of hard crumbly black stuff...like loads of it...so sorry for TMI...it was like black pudding...im assuming that was the remains of the ectopic, i just dont know.

After that, my next period kept me waiting 6-7 weeks...and then back to normal after that.

I dont know if any of this info helps as I would imagine things can be very dif for dif people, depending on how the ectopic comes away - absorbtion or loss with blood.

Do you feel like a period could be on the way yet? x

I got the shot two weeks ago today (levels were at 69 at the time) and never had a ton of bleeding, the worst of it was the first couple of days. It had been mainly spotting that lasted until a couple of days ago, now I'm down to nothing. My levels were at 15.4 as of this past Tuesday so I'm anticipating that I'm close to zero by my next draw this coming Tuesday. I don't really "feel" like I'm going to get my period because I was so irregular with my cycles but for the sake of being positive I believe that my body will go back on track, just not sure how quickly. I guess I'll find out on my own soon enough!

This is a great support group, ladies. You've all been really helpful with your information.

Thanks!!

 

[Bells n Bump]

Hi Ladies,

About how long after your levels went down to zero did you get your first period?

Thanks!

Mine took about 4/5 weeks to return after I was discharged from the EPU, the good news was after not having a regular period since coming off the dep in 2009 my af now comes every 28 days to the hour!!

 

[Renzalxx]

Hi belleedancr
I had my weekly bloods on Monday (HCG down to 3..... so close) and the doc advised it can anywhere between 2 - 4 weeks before you get your period. Never looked forward to mine so much in my life heh heh... Desperately hoping my next bloods on Monday state I am down to ZERO whoop whoop then I can start building myself up again.
All the best xxx

Hi Renzalaxx,

I had conual ectopic in feb/march this year! It was so distressing and terrifying as docs told me it was the most dangerous type of ectopic you can get..

I struggled to come to terms with it and was so afraid of rupture, getting my first propper period was just the biggest relief.

Im still experiencing strange twinges in my side but i am trying again now.
Do you worry about it happening again?

Hi Coxy1978

Yes, I too am struggling with the loss and the terrifying fact I could have lost my uterus or even my life - and that it may happen again... I was treated with 4 injections of Methotrexate every second day for 8 days and about 2 weeks later I had a mini labour (LOTS of blood, clots and contractions) which was excrutiating but since then things are beggining to go back to normal. It has been about 5 weeks all up so I am pretty lucky in that area...

I am really looking forward to trying again to conceive but am worried about the amout of MTX in my system so will be visiting a specialist on Monday to see what they think is the right amount of time to wait....

All the very best with your baby making ventures, I will have all my fingers and toes crossed for you, be sure to keep us posted....