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TTC following an ectopic pregnancy

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PinkElephant · 01/01/2007 18:35

Hi, My DH and I have been TTC for the last 8 months and finally found out I was pregnant before christmas. Since then I have been in hospital and have been treated for an ectopic pregnancy. I was given a hefty dose of Methotrexate which has made me feel rotten and should induce a miscarriage soon. We can't start TTC for 3 months now which is really hard to take as it took us a while the first time - but everything will have to be on hold until the summer now. Has anyone experienced this?

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Lubyloo · 30/07/2007 12:19

Hi,

Sorry for abandoning you all but have been really struggling here. I started feeling more down and depressed as my due date got nearer and nearer. It was complicated by the fact that a friend was due on my due date. Thankfully she had her baby 2.5 weeks early so had it in May which felt like it was nowhere near my due date.I started to feel better once June 4th had finally gone.

I found out end of June that I was pregnant again. I started having HCG tests which showed that things weren't progressing as they should be and I miscarried two weeks ago. In a way it was a relief that it wasn't another EP but I feel like I am right back to square one.

I can't stop eating. I have gained 1.5 stone since October when I had my EP. Just feel very negative about everything. On top of that I have been made redundant so feel pretty crap.

Lissie I was so sorry to hear your news - how do you stay so positive?

Pink Elephant- CONGRATULATIONS!!!!. Very, very happy for you. How are you feeling?

Cedar- will be keeping my fingers crossed for you!!

Sorry for being on such a downer

lissie · 30/07/2007 10:33

i am not amused

cedar12 · 30/07/2007 09:19

Thanks Lissie. I have posted on your other thread.

lissie · 30/07/2007 09:07

see you back here tonight then! will keep everything crossed for you!

cedar12 · 30/07/2007 09:00

My scans at 3.00 its to see if my ovaries have done to sleep so they can wake them up with lots more drugs. Good Luck with your appointment today.

lissie · 29/07/2007 21:22

what times your scan?

cedar12 · 28/07/2007 19:16

Hi Lissie and Genidef. Glad your both OK. Its so exciting looking at houses I am addicted to the property paper and we are not even thinking of moving. We moved 4 times in 6 years but we have finally found are almost perfect house in our price bracket anyway so finally settled I think but still like looking.
I hope the consultants a bit more tactful this time Lissie give us an update on Monday.
Ivf going OK but the drugs making me feel really crap now really tired and moody but have a scan on Monday then hopefully reduce the dose then.

lissie · 28/07/2007 09:35

it would be fab if you did move down here.

Genidef · 27/07/2007 23:49

Well watch this space. La famille genidef could be on the move. Not this w/e though as the trains are under water!

lissie · 27/07/2007 23:46

shrewsbury is lovely i lived there for a while and it really is fab. oswestry is lovely too. but shrewsbury is only 20 mins from me!!!

Genidef · 27/07/2007 23:39

Is it something like right after giving birth - that sort of thing where your body just takes over when the milk is coming in?!

Thoughts on Shrewsbury? Hubby thinks it will be hard for him to get a job in Wales not speaking Welsh! (He's a teacher) - so we're thinking of maybe a border town where he could commute to England...The place we looked at was in Pen-y-garned (sp?) - very small village but .5 hr from Bala, .5 hr from lake vywyynd (???)

lissie · 27/07/2007 23:33

extreme mood swings. PMS x 50000000000 (hearsay) shropshire can be lovely, depending on where you are. welshpool is gorgeous, just avoid telford (where i am) like the plague.

Genidef · 27/07/2007 23:30

Is that where you live? We were just in Welshpool looking around. Loved the area around there up in the hills - is it a good place to be?

What are the side effects of the Clomid? or is it that DH is exhausted?

lissie · 27/07/2007 23:25

yes, its the doctor who made me cry (but also runs the fertility unit for shropshire/mid wales) ive got to take it days 2-6, 100mg. dh is not looking forward to it!

Genidef · 27/07/2007 23:21

Good luck with the specialist - is it someone you've seen before? How long is the clomid cycle?

lissie · 27/07/2007 23:19

ups and downs. see specialist on mon so i'll be starting the clomid and crossing my fingers

Genidef · 27/07/2007 23:17

Hi Lissie
Okay - tired from working but my fault very disorganised earlier in the week. Miss my baby who cried at nursery today! apart from that lookin' for some sun at w/e.

YOU?

lissie · 27/07/2007 23:13

hi genidef, how are you?

Genidef · 27/07/2007 23:06

I thought I would bump this, it's been a while. In about a week we can try again. Need to give the sex drive a PUTSCH though - any thoughts?!

Hope everyone is well. I trust no news of Harvey.

99redballoons · 21/07/2007 11:58

Hi Girls, just popped in to say hello.
So sorry to hear your news lissie I have such admiration for you.

PE, what wonderful news about your pg. I'm so happy for you. Will check in next wk to hear about your scan.

Hi cedar, hope the ivf injections aren't too bad. My fingers are crossed for you.

We've had a manic couple of months, lots of family birthdays in June, also went to Eurodisney for the wk which ds/dd just loved. Then my sis got married at the beginning of July and one more wedding to go to on Friday! Finally we're able to catch our breath and think about ttc again. I've just not had a moment to get on MN. It's good to hear all your news.

lissie · 17/07/2007 16:12

not seen her. will put a shout out.

good news about your dh's swimmers! amazing what effect healthy living has.

cedar12 · 17/07/2007 08:23

Genidef not for ages maybe Lissie knows more. How are you doing?
Dh had another sperm test and the count had gone up from 32% to 72% in 2 weeks just by giving up smoking and eat a bit better. He didn't even smoke much only about 5-6 a day at work I wouldn't let him smoke at home
But still might have to have icsi instead of ivf as mars test wasn't great which is sperm antibodies. Apparently caused by injury so nothing we can do about that really. But they will test again on the day and then decide.
Hope your doing ok Lissie. I saw your thread on what your gp said to you. I couldnt believe it!! I would change gp and make a complaint. It makes me so angry what the people that should be helping you should make you feel so crap.

Genidef · 16/07/2007 22:25

has anyone heard from harveysaunt yet?

lissie · 12/07/2007 14:03

oh cedar, i have evrything crossed for you. you deserve some luck x

cedar12 · 12/07/2007 07:33

Hi Lissie and Genidef, Its horrid when everyone around you is pg and can do it at a drop of a hat. A good friend at work is 20 wks and I keep on avoiding her. Starting the ivf injections on sunday altogether takes 6 weeks so will be doing a test on 29th aug had a bit of a blow when we got dh sperm test back which he did 2 weeks ago. The motility has dropped a lot since last year, a bit pissed off with him as he started smoking again about a year ago and eats a load of crap. Anyway he gave up smoking 3 weeks ago and has been on a strict diet and he did another test this week and it has got a bit better. so he has promised to be really good so hopefully it will ok in 6 weeks other wise it icsi in stead of ivf which cost another £1000! He is rattling with all the vitamin hes taking.