TTC after Methotrexate shot

[Laubull]

Hi all!

6 weeks after methotrexate and I'm still not at 0 yet....argh so frustrating! I was only 750ish to begin with but only seems to halve every week. I suppose going on this and today's result of 36 I should be done in about 2 weeks BUT still seems ages.

Just wondering what the average drop time is?

On the positive I've found submerging myself in work has helped hugely, no longer so emotional or frustrated at other peoples pregnancies, which feels so much nicer

Hope everyone else is ok.

X

 

[resque07]

Hey ladies well im on cd 11 i have been having very clear cm lots of it for two days and last night i got a bad cramp in my pelvic area and my right side . could this be a sign im getting ready to ovulate . i would like to hear from women who have a story about there first cycle and how it went. thanks

 

[chig]

I think I have read the average to be 5-7 weeks, depending how high your numbers are to begin with and depending on the person. I remember my doctor saying that she also has seen where it took someone 3 months!
Just hang in there. It will be over soon.

 

[Laubull]

Thanks Chig Hopefully it won't be 3 months but I suppose there is nothing I can do, just hold on....

I was wondering whether being around pregnant people affected your levels, like how people who work together normally end up with their cycles similar. I know this is a long shot but I work with a pregnany lady and perhaps my body is holding on the the pregnancy hormone because of being around her?! Silly I know but you do wonder about everything!!

x

 

[JPARR01]

Hey ladies well im on cd 11 i have been having very clear cm lots of it for two days and last night i got a bad cramp in my pelvic area and my right side . could this be a sign im getting ready to ovulate . i would like to hear from women who have a story about there first cycle and how it went. thanks

Clear CM is a very good sign! Is it stretchy?! If so, that is fertile CM! Good luck! xoxo

 

[GrkGrl]

Resque - I had very bad cramps on my "bad" sign when I was ovulating too. I think I actually bled a little bit then (just like one drop). 14 days later (this past Weds), i got my p. I really hope its not like that every time. I started making notes on my google calendar so I could go back and check it next month to see if I have the same symptoms, when they happened, etc.

Laubull- my levels went down very fast but I think I was already expelling it on my own when i got the shot. Even so, its not much more reassuring b/c I still have to wait to TTC. It's pretty frustrating that I know my body is working and can't do anything about it. Still I know how annoying it was to wait for the levels to drop.

 

[GrkGrl]

Hi There,

I was wondering if anyone had any feedback on RE's vs OB's. Did you find it helpful to see an RE? Now that I have gotten my first period after MTX, I am toying with the idea of seeing one, but can't decide if its basically the same thing by OB would do.

Some history: I had a Chem Preg at 32; followed almost immediately by a healthy pregnancy. Now I am just shy of turning 35, and have just gotten over an ectopic with MTX.

Does an RE really provide added benefits that my OB would not? Is it just bloodwork? I plan on getting an HSG after my next cycle, but I was going to just schedule that through my OB.

Does anyone have any feedback?

 

[resque07]

Thanks for the reply ladies and yes it was stretchy . ....

 

[chig]

Thanks for the reply ladies and yes it was stretchy . ....

Sounds like an optimal kind of CM for !

 

[chig]

Spotting finally turned to a flow this morning!!!!! I spotted brown for five days before my flow actually started. I was starting to think it wasn't going to come at all. I am so relieved that it started. I can finally just relax...

I hope everyone is doing well.

 

[Laubull]

Well bit of a surprise this morning...... I started bleeding. AND it feels and looks just like my period, the volume of blood (sorry tmi!) and the cramps, not to mention my irratibility!

Bit of a surpise because my levels on Thursday were still 36, however perhaps because my levels have never been that high (750 before shot, 7 weeks ago) I must have ovulated and am now being visited by AF - I've never been so pleased!

I am not sure if anyone else has ovulated or had AF before they got to 0?

I am now hopeful this means I am on target to have 2 cycles before my holiday and TTC date in June, WHOOP!

x

 

[baby_maybe]

Thats good news Laubull. I've also been bleeding more like period than before, although it can't be for me as my numbers were still 216 last week. I'll find out tomorrow what they are now. Hopefully less than 100 this week. Well we can all wish!!!!

 

[Laubull]

Who knows baby_maybe! It's just nice to know our bodies are doing stuff, hopefully means the end is in sight!

 

[baby_maybe]

Oh I do hope so, it would be lovely to not have to remember to drag myself to epau for yet another bookd test!!

 

[Renzalxx]

Well bit of a surprise this morning...... I started bleeding. AND it feels and looks just like my period, the volume of blood (sorry tmi!) and the cramps, not to mention my irratibility!

Bit of a surpise because my levels on Thursday were still 36, however perhaps because my levels have never been that high (750 before shot, 7 weeks ago) I must have ovulated and am now being visited by AF - I've never been so pleased!

I am not sure if anyone else has ovulated or had AF before they got to 0?

I am now hopeful this means I am on target to have 2 cycles before my holiday and TTC date in June, WHOOP!

x

Great news Laubull
Technically you won't ovulate or get AF until your levels are below 5 as your body still thinks it's pregnant so sounds like good news to me x

 

[PreshFest]

Renzal, what's new with you?? Are you ttc? I've been out of the loop!

I'm 8dpo today, so testing soon!

 

[libbyloulou]

Thinking of all you lovely ladies waiting for your numbers to get down and af to show her face x

Presh and Renzal how r u? Hope u get your bfps v. soon.

Gweny, is it your scan this week? How all is good xxx

 

[libbyloulou]

Renzal, what's new with you?? Are you ttc? I've been out of the loop!

I'm 8dpo today, so testing soon!

Posted my comment before I saw your post! Excited for you x

 

[Gwenylovey]

Thinking of all you lovely ladies waiting for your numbers to get down and af to show her face x

Presh and Renzal how r u? Hope u get your bfps v. soon.

Gweny, is it your scan this week? How all is good xxx

Hey Libby, thanks for checking in. I had my 12 week scan last Friday and unfortunately the news was not so good for me. The tech and OB found fluid in the back of baby's neck which was significantly larger than it should be and basically told me that we are at high risk for either a chromosomal abnormality or a heart defect. Needless to say, DH and I had a really rough weekend with lots of crying and worrying. I have a CVS scheduled on Wednesday to check my LO's chromosomes. Ugh, it's been a terrible few days and am just trying to get through the next few weeks.

How are your amazing triplets? Hope all is well with you!

Presh and Renzal, hope you catch that egg this month!

 

[kmp]

Renzal, what's new with you?? Are you ttc? I've been out of the loop!

I'm 8dpo today, so testing soon!

Good luck Presh!!!

I am sooo excited, tomorrow is May 1st and I am expecting my af May 12 then I can officially start ttc again after my ectopic in Nov and surgery in March!! I am sooooo ready!!! Only bad thing is I am due to O Memorial day weekend May 27 and DH and I will be at our families' cottages. Soooo some quiet Bding will hopefully do the trick. How embarassing