TTC after Methotrexate shot

[Renzalxx]

Yes thats true but it also says this in FAQ:

Q. I have been told to wait 6 months following two doses of methotrexate.
A. Our current medical advice, having reviewed this recently (2009), is that if you have had two injections you should wait until your hCG levels have fallen to below 5mIU/mL and then be taking a folic acid supplement for 12 weeks before you try to conceive. This means that you are normally giving yourself three to three and a half months or so before you try again.

In any case, I think you should just check in with your GP. I had a miscarriage after falling pregnant just shy of three months after MTX (my levels reached zero on 8 August) and it was heartbreaking. Would hate that to happen to any of you lovely gals x

All the best chickies x

 

[Laubull]

This is all so confusing!

I was planning on doing 3 months after one shot of methotrexate or 2 full cycles, what ever comes first.... However as my HCG levels still haven't reach 0, it's unlikely I will get 2 cycles in before the 3 months is up. Plus as you can't take folic acid until you're 0 I am worried there won't be enough in my system. Maybe it will have to be July for me.

I am desperate to start trying again to get over the hurt but as Renzal said can't risk anything happening to the baby. I am going to start charting when I get AF so I suppose the longer I chart for the better I will know my cycle thus the higher chance I will have of the sperm catching the egg!

Fingers crossed for all. x

 

[patiently]

I am so sorry for your loss. I dont know i feel like if i push my ttc date back then we wont have enough time. My OH leaves for military training in september and we wanted to be pg before then. I know i have to think about whats best for the baby and i am, i might not even get pregnant the first month trying, the thought of pushing it back further just hurts too much so im trying to stay positive that three months after the shot will be ok. The question was also asked about two shots of the injection....what about if you've only had one. Is there a blood test or something that can determine the folate levels in our systems? If there was then we could go by this.

 

[Renzalxx]

I know, it is soooo hearbreaking and you just want to get back on the baby train asap... but too early can be even more heartbreaking so patience (as hard as it is) is a necessity

My OB told me to stay as far away from Folic Acid and anything containing it until I reached zero then take it every day for at least three months before TTC...

Good luck hun x

 

[Renzalxx]

Sorry Patiently, I meant to add that I think there is a blood test you can take a - B12 test or something, they use it to monitor people with Aneamia.

 

[patiently]

thank you thank you thank you Maybe that can shed some light on when i will be able to ttc again. I will ask my dr about this tomorrow! Thank you again

 

[Renzalxx]

thank you thank you thank you Maybe that can shed some light on when i will be able to ttc again. I will ask my dr about this tomorrow! Thank you again

Good luck and hoping you catch that eggy first chance you get

 

[baby_maybe]

Thanks for the info renzal, having checked and double checked a calendar I think the end of July will still be ok for me. I would love it to be the end of June and although the mtx will be well clear of 3 months by then, I just don't think I'll have enough weeks of folic acid on board. The end of July would give me well over 12 if my numbers behave and get to 0 by the beginning of May.

 

[PreshFest]

I also miscarried after falling pregnant just shy of 3 months after ONE dose of methotrexate. We will obviously never know if that's what caused it or not, but it doesn't matter. It's an evil drug and should not be messed with. Waiting to ttc is SO MUCH EASIER

 

[PreshFest]

I also miscarried after falling pregnant just shy of 3 months after ONE dose of methotrexate. We will obviously never know if that's what caused it or not, but it doesn't matter. It's an evil drug and should not be messed with. Waiting to ttc is SO MUCH EASIER

than miscarrying.....

sorry..it somehow sent early lol.

 

[resque07]

I am not sure about what it says about waiting three months after shot. i asked my dr yesterday and i mentioned what i have read online. he said for me to quite reading things online and that as soon as i have my first cycle i can start ttc again. ugh.......he is a very good dr so im gonna put my trust in him . my hubby and i dont plan on using birth control or ttc entirely were just going to let it happen if it does at least for a while but i am going to take extra folic as soon as i am at 0. just incase. plus i looked up food that are high in folic i plan on eating those right after too.

 

[baby_maybe]

Thank you presh that must have been so tough after the ectopic.

My issue is going to be the folic acid rather than the 3 months from the shot. I'll be 3 months clear on 5th June, but since my numbers aren't at 0 yet and probably won't be until at least the first part of May, I was worrying about getting enough folic acid on board so to speak. Resque, my doc also said would be fine after first cycle, but that would only give me 3-4 weeks on folic acid and I would be worried that that's not enough. So I'm (hopefully, come on numbers!) going to get a period in may, june and july before we ttc, that way i'll get a stack of folic acid on board and be 4, almost 5 months past the shot.

My contingency is that if I don't get to 0 by my bloods on 8th may, that i'll put it back a month to august, again to make sure of the folic acid.

 

[patiently]

It not as easy to wait to ttc when time is not on your side its so hard. I only have until september to conceive so I think im going to do the same as resque07. I wont actively try in June but i will be ntnp. In July i hope to start clomid again. I just want my hcg numbers to drop super fast now. COME ON!!

 

[resque07]

Same here i dropped from 246 to 74 in a week so i am really hoping to be zero by next week . question.... all day today i am extremley crampy like af is around the corner i mean its feels lile its gonna be a bad one. did anyone else get that. i havent started bleeding yet but dr said i probably will as soon as i reach 0.

 

[baby_maybe]

Hi resque, i've read that its possible to ovulate once you are under 100, so maybe that is what the cramping is??

 

[resque07]

You know i thought about that because the side pains in now my left side which isnt the side i was previously having problems with feels just like o pains...... however dh and i havent bd in 2week i was waiting for levels to reach 0 before we do.

 

[resque07]

Oh yeah and i broke with acne and boobs are becomeing sore like when i o .

 

[baby_maybe]

I think it's definitely possible. You'll probably end up with af as soon as you get to 0. Yay for your body getting back to normal, I can't wait until mine does as well!

 

[Laubull]

My levels were 127 on Tuesday and since Saturday I've been spotting on and off, which made me think my cycle was starting to kick in again, perhaps ovulating but not sure? As I bled quite a lot before and during the shot I don't think my spotting can be down to the ectopic.....unless that's me being hopeful!

 

[baby_maybe]

Fx Laubull that you numbers are super low and that's what the spotting is