TTC after Methotrexate shot

[chig]

Thank you ladies! I am very excited with these results.

I just wish I wasn't having the twinge type feelings. It keeps making me feel that something is not right. I guess tomorrow's scan will let me know one way or the other. Hopefully, little bean is sitting comfortably in the uterus and not anywhere else!

 

[jammers77]

Wow, those are promising numbers!! Praying that you get to see your little bean tomorrow. Itching to hear--and bring us back a pic if you can!!

 

[Renzalxx]

Yaaaay Chig... those numbers are fab! would think they wouldnt be that high if it were another ectopic? Cant wait to hear about your scan.... YIPEEE heres to your forever baby (or babies???mwahahahaaaaa)... woop woop!!!!!

 

[PreshFest]

Yay Chig! Those numbers are seriously high! It's not ectopic, I'm certain!

 

[chig]

It's not an ectopic!!!!

The nurse was able to show me my little bean in the uterus!!! According to my LMP, I am about 4w+6, but I am measuring about 4w+3. She also checked my tubes and ovaries to make sure everything else looked good. So far, everything looks good. They took another blood sample just to make sure my numbers are doubling as they should. I'll find out on Monday!

I am feeling pretty good right now, but the next step is to hear a heartbeat.

 

[baby_maybe]

So happy for you chig! I'm sure your numbers will go up great and you'll get to see that little flicker soon

 

[Laubull]

FANTASTIC news Chig, I am so happy for you! Everything crossed for doubling numbers and a heartbeat

x

 

[Renzalxx]

You beauty Chig! Soooooooooooo wrapped for you sweetness....bring on the heartbeat. Do you go back for second scan soon? Xxx

 

[chig]

You beauty Chig! Soooooooooooo wrapped for you sweetness....bring on the heartbeat. Do you go back for second scan soon? Xxx

Thank you!!!! I will be going back on sept 7th for another scan. I should be a little over 7 weeks so we should be able to hear the heartbeat then. I am both nervous and excited. With my first pregnancy my baby had a heart defect, so I hope this time around the baby is perfectly healthy.

 

[JPARR01]

Congrats chig!!!! So exciting!!! The twinge type feeling is normal. I got random cramping during my entire pregnancy! xoxo

 

[Renzalxx]

With all the love you have to give Chig, your new ill beans heart will be perfection....I just know it xxx

 

[baby_maybe]

So yet again I have random spotting, just brown at the moment, but ugh! I thought it had gone and I haven't seen it for at least 2 1/2 weeks, but no, it's back. Guess I'll just wait for my scan on weds and hope for the best. Unless anything significant happens, in which case I'll be straight to the hospital!

 

[Renzalxx]

Oh that sux Hun, I know how you feel...so discerning isn't it! Here's wishing us both perfect scans next week, mines on Tues arvo. X

 

[chig]

Boooo to spotting. I wish you both the best on your scans next week!

Thank you everyone for the encouraging words. It really means so much to me.

 

[baby_maybe]

Good luck at your scan next week too Renzal. I was feeling slightly more optomistic until this blasted spotting reappeared! Ah well what will be, will be. Nothing to be done now but wait for the scan.

 

[libbyloulou]

I had some brown spotting a couple of times early on in this pregnancy. They said it was cervical ectropian (sp!?) - cervical erosion. Maybe it's that. I wish you weren't both getting it as I know how much it adds to the worry. Stay positive. I'm sure all will be great at your next scans x

 

[jammers77]

Girls, hoping your scans next week go ok. Spotting would totally freak me out too, but we all know it doesn't necessarily mean something bad.

AFM, today would've made 20 weeks if things had been different. Today I got an info thing from Similac in the mail (have no idea because I didn't fill out anything?) and it brought the sadness all back again. I've not had baby stuff in the mail since my youngest was probably two (so six years ago?), so the only thing I can figure is that it came as a result of something from the hospital or the clinic. At any rate, it's been a bit of a day of thinking "what if" and imagining what I'd look like at 20 weeks. We'd have likely found out the gender this coming week.... /sigh Oh well. I know you ladies have days like this, too. I'm glad I'm not alone.

 

[baby_maybe]

It sucks big-time hun I would of been around 30 weeks by now and I hate that I'm back almost at the start too. I still have some obstacles to overcome, such as having a suture placed in my cervix in a few weeks time and really 30 weeks is the magic number for me, I don't feel safe until then.

 

[chig]

I also hate being reminded of what could have been if everything went differently. During my first loss, similac sent me free sample of formula during my due date. That was not a good day...

At first, I was saying I won't feel comfortable until my 18-20 week scan to make sure baby is growing normally with all healthy parts...but in reality, I don't think I will be able to relax until I am holding my baby!

 

[grace10209]

Hi Guys
I hope you dont mind me joining you all. I am going through an ectopic now and need desperately to think about the future and the positives that can come. I am trying to STOP crying about what I have had to do (just got methotextrate injection on Thursday). Today was my first blood draw since the shot and im trying to move forward and think about ttc again, Even though I KNOW I CAN"T until atleast 90 days or so from injection.

Anyway, I stumbled upon this thread and I see that you have all been through this and now you guys are ttc again and some of you have even gotten another BFP! I am hoping i can join you for support and encouragement on this journey. I am SOO thrilled to see that some of you are pregnant again and this really gives me hope.

I guess one thing I wanted to ask is, or a few things.

1) how long did it take for hcg to get to zero?
2) did you need a 2nd injection? what were your hcg numbers?
3) once it did hit zero, did you start taking any SPECIAL prenatals to build up folic acid again? or just regular prenatals? i want to build up my folic and vitamins again as soon as I hit zero so i want to know what is best to take.
4) what were dates of injections and dates of you next bfp?

I have been crying each day since thursday and today is the first day I have decided to NOT let this control me anymore, I want to be positive and I want to think/focus on the future.

thanks all!