One-tubers TTC again....

Hello Ladies. Another one here. I had an ectopic pregnancy in September at 7 weeks and my left tube removed. We had a beautiful DS (nearly 2) and had been trying for a year before we conceived as I am 40 next year so we didn't want to hang around. We are so elated and then so devastated. We are TTC this month (although don't feel like it worked) and feel very freaked out by my age and the fact it took us a year to get to the EP.....hoping for everyone else and love it if you could maybe hope for me too. Like another poster a good friend of mine is pregnant and is due the same week I would have been due. She has been very thoughtful in telling me first after her family and I am of course very happy for her but it is hard isn't it not to get a bit 'what would have been' about things. good luck to everyone x

Hi guys, I'm not TTC but thought I'd add my success story to hopefully give some hope!

I had my right ovary and tube removed because of a huge ovarian cyst. I had a contraceptive implant at the time too.

I had the implant removed in the September as I wanted to TTC my 3rd child.

I was pregnant in the December! Ds2 is now 14 months old.

I just wanted to share so you know it can still happen, my consultant said I was lucky to have fallen that quickly, especially so soon after the implant, Good luck ladies, I wish you all the best. x

Thanks lion good to know it can work out, at the moment it doesn't feel like it though for me after nearly 2 years of trying and 6 months since EP... sorry, just feeling a bit down

boodle yuor temp should stay high throughout the lutal phase, mine tends to drop a little as I approach AF (2-3 days before). Hopefully you won't need all this info though

Another onetuber here, not currently ttc as am feeding 8wk old son . Also have 2.9yr DD, so there is nothing to fear about being tubularly challenged!

Hi,
Boodle with temping you need to take it at roughly the same time everyday, preferably after 3 hours of continuous sleep. I am a bit of an insomniac so I cant always do this, so I always take it at 7:00, before I get up or do anything. I have it next to my bed and just take it, then look at the actual temp later on when I am up. I use fertility freind to record the data, but you can also down;oad charts from the TCOYF website.

You should see a temp shift when you ovulate, ine goes from around 36.3 before ovulation to around 36.6 after,so as you can see only .3 of a degree, but enough to see a shift. What I find it most reassuring for is during the 2ww. for example this month I saved myself wasting any PG tests as I saw a drop in temps and knew that it was all over (indeed AF got me today... woke up with a temp of 36.32 so knew before I even checked )

Apple i had to "rub" the stiches off, they didn't exactly disolve, but came away easily after a couple of weeks.

So I have a dilemma. In a couple of weeks it is one of my PG friends birthday party thing. She got PG first time of trying (literally) and is due exactly the same day I would have been if it hadn't ended up being ectopic. She will now be "blooming" and I don't think I can face her, it is just too painful. DP keeps saying that I should, as its not her fault, and I know it isn't, i just think I will get really upset and don't want to make her feel bad (she knows all abuot it) on her birthday. To make it worse this is her NOT 30th... she was 30 last year but didn't celebrate as she was having a really bad year and didn't feel like it. I want to make this year special for her, but I just don't know if I have it in me. Does this make me really selfish, should I just try to get over it?

I'm feeling really upbeat with all the positive stories here!

boodle I'm doing OK - still waiting for some of my lovely dissolvable stitches to actually dissolve (it's only been 4 weeks ) The scar on my left is the most annoying - there's a little bit of stitch that keeps poking into my clothes!

I reckon I ovulated this week too. We're making sure we're being very good and using condoms. It seems totally counter-intuitive when I want to be pregnant, but I know it's for the best (patience never was one of my strong points!)

I hope the cool calm collectiveness last for the whole 2ww - are you good at resisting testing? I have one in the bathroom cupboard, and I'm sure it'll be used way before it should be! Though I should save money next time - before I knew it was an EP I got a 2 pack of the Clearblue digitals to "reassure" myself that all was well. I used both and went from 1-2 weeks to 2-3 weeks in exactly the right timeframe, felt suitably re-assured and look where that got me! Definitely not buying those again!

I temp and check EWCM, cant do the cervix, they always feel the same, so clearly I am doing something wrong! have also read TCOYF, and found it really helpful and reassuring.

My only symptoms are sore breasts. Temp is high, but coming down a bit, which is stressing me, i really thought this month would be the one... 2 days until AF due.

Sounds like you have ov'd boodle which is great news! I can't tell which side, can you?

Hi appleton, thank you, I am a bit of an old hand now as we have been trying for nearly 2 years, so if you have any questions just ask!

Hi - I just wanted to drop in and give you a bit more encouragement. I had my new DD 4 weeks ago. She was conceived after a year in which I had 2 ectopics in the right tube (tube removed the second time - on 11 September 2008 iirc, Boodleboot). The egg that became my new DD came from the ovary on my tubeless side and she was conceived only 4 cycles after my salpingectomy.
I hated scans too (that wretched dildocam), until I had one at 4+4 where the consultant looked at the screen and said "it's good news" . Best moment I'd had in a long time!

Lots of luck.

if it helps I concieved all three of mine with one tube

Yay! The one-tubers are gathering pace

Hoping this month is your month GWC

It sounds like I'm going to have to do lots of research on this TTC thing - have very much left it to chance in the past.

Hello guys, can I join? on 2ww on my 5th cycle after EP and tube removal... driving myself crazy symptom spotting. Great to hear some positive stories!

Just wanted to wish you one tubers good luck. As long as the one tube is healthy that's all you need (well ovary, womb, sperm, you know the rest! )
I had an EP and my right tube removed in Feb 07. I had DD in March 08 and number 2 is due in Feb 10.
I know lots of one tubers (but not on MN) who have gone on to have successful pregnancies.
Have you ever been to the ectopic pregnancy trust site ? Lots of positive stories there and a polls section too.

boodleboot - both our DSs were conceived after DW had ovarian cancer and had had one tube/ovary removed.

When DW had recovered her health we did one round of IVF which did not work and had just started second round of IVF then found out DS1 had been conceived. DS2 totally naturally conceived and just 2 years later.

We were told the remaining ovary just compensates and it certainly did.

Best wishes and best of luck.

See dotty, that's why I love this place! That's a tale of encouragement if ever I heard one! And I'm also in awe of all those children. I find one enough work most days!

boodle I will definitely check that book out - it'll give me something constructive to do while I'm still waiting! My 2 cycles should be done by Christmas, but we're away on holiday for 3 weeks in Feb, so I'm going to have to be careful with timing as I don't want to be approaching 6 weeks when we go away - can't risk that! How's your week so far? Is it all going to plan?

Hi there - I am not ttc right now but thought I'd share....I had a ruptured ectopic back in 2003. I already had 3 children and it was all a HUGE shock and of course very, very scary.

Well - I have since gone on to have 3 more babies and also one miscarriage, so have conceived 4 times with my poor solitary tube! I was actively ttc with 2 of them - one took 7 cycles and the other 3 cycles. The other 2 pregnancies were surprises!

Good luck, hoping it happens quickly and stress-free as much as poss. Don't forget to ask for an early scan when you get your BFP to make sure everything's in the right place