Conceiving after ectopic

[lemonyfox]

Can anyone share their experiences of conceiving after an ectopic?

I had one last year, medical management rather than surgery and I still have both tubes, albeit they said it might cause some residual scarring on the left tube.

Been trying to get pregnant for 3 months now which I know is nothing in the grand scheme of things, but I'm going into my fertile window now and I'd love to hear some positivity from other people ❤️

I have had a healthy pregnancy before, pre-ectopic.

@lemonyfox
Also to reassure you we saw a top obstetrician in Italy and she pretty much said we were unlucky and that having an ectopic etc had no bearing on getting pregnant again. They don't remove the tube in Italy unless they absolutely have to as this would reduce your chances of conceiving but not by much

Positive story - I had an ectopic years ago, with the tube removed. I'd just had a MMC so it was a very rubbish time. It took around 6 months to get pg again, I was late 30s. I did have acupuncture which I think helped but who knows?! I had a lovely support thread going for ages, I'd really recommend starting one up. Good luck!

@tasmaniandevilchaser
Similar to me. I also had acupuncture too actually, my grandma insisted it would help!

I've had two babies post ectopic where I lost a tube. Didn't affect my fertility at all. Surgeon said the egg would just find the healthy tube. Best of luck.

I’ve had two previous ectopics and my right tube removed. I now have a healthy nearly one year old. Good luck to you xx

@kg89 Did they ever give you any reason as to why it may have happened twice? That is my biggest worry at the moment and I think I would find it 10x harder if it happened again.

I had an ectopic pregnancy in December 2020, had Methotrexate (and had to wait to conceive again). I conceived in August 2021 and the result is asleep upstairs 😍

The two weeks waiting from the positive test to the early scan were about as terrifying as I’ve ever known, but it is absolutely possible to go on to have a successful pregnancy post ectopic. I had thought I felt twinges on the side of the ectopic but I had actually ovulated from the other side (in fact, I was a bit disappointed to find out that it was the other side!).

Good luck to you. Remember - it is early days but it is highly likely that you will be able to have a healthy pregnancy.

I was told the same thing as well and to be fair my ectopic was caused by falling pregnant on the copper coil. And it had perforated my uterus and was slowly being pushed out into my abdomen, therefore not working as well as it should, but that's a story for another day!

I'm so sorry about everything you went through 😩

You're absolutely right I know, it's lovely hearing successes though!

Was your early scan at 6 weeks too? I can imagine how horrendous the wait was.

@lemonyfox
Thank you and same to you also ❤️
Yes she wondered whether my mmc may have caused my Fallopian tubes to be less efficient in pushing the egg down..but there is no way of knowing.
It was all horrendous but my three year old is an absolute dote so she was worth all the fear and anxiety I'd trying again.
I was an absolute arsehole to everyone around me for quite a while and quite obsessive about googling pregnancy after an ectopic so go easy on yourself and there are lots and lots of positive stories too about post ectopic pregnancies. In fact one of the women in the hospital in Italy who did a follow up scan on me was pregnant with a post ectopic which gave me hope

It's so easy to fall down internet rabbit holes though isn't it, and reading every positive and negative thing that could happen. But I'm so glad it worked out okay in the end for you.

Actually Mumsnet was a really helpful source of support when I was TTC my first long before all this happened, so I'll probably be on here a lot until then!

@lemonyfox
I didn't know about Mumsnet at the time and I wish I bloody had as I only found one person who'd had a mmc followed by an ectopic so I felt I was doomed! I could have done with a good dose of positivity back then for sure

I had a ruptured ectopic and had a tube removed. I'd already had an ovary removed from the other side. I conceived 3 months after the ectopic and the 12 year old result just dragged me to the supermarket! I found it more difficult than I expected during early pregnancy as I had to keep getting bloods done to check my hcg was rising appropriately and had several scans. I'd previously had 2 successful pregnancies and a miscarriage and was 38 conceiving child number 3 (pregnancy number 5)

I had an ectopic 9 years ago that was treated with methotrexate. I’m now TTC (cycle 6) and nothing - does any one know if scarring from such a long ago ectopic can cause problems?

I had an ectopic treated with injection, followed by a miscarriage. Now 28 weeks pregnant.

I did fertility acupuncture and reflexology to prepare for this pregnancy. Took Nua fertility vitamins, no caffeine, no alcohol. Also went to a private clinic to get early loss tests and found out I had mthfr gene (don't process folic acid properly) so now I take a special form called methylfolate.

Good luck!! Don't lose hope x

I had an ectopic last year which resolved naturally in June so no methotrexate or tube removal. We waited a couple of months then started TTC again and it happened quickly for us in September! Now 28 weeks pregnant!

I had a placement scan at 6 weeks. They dated the pregnancy 5+5 and we saw a gestational sac and yolk sac but it was too soon to see the fetal pole or heartbeat. Had a private scan at 8 weeks showing all was developing normally.

The two weeks between the positive test and the placement scan were the most anxiety inducing days of my life for sure. Wishing you the best! ✨

Thanks everyone ❤️

This. I went on to have two sons x

I had an ectopic pregnancy and was pregnant again 4 months later.

Hi everyone. I just wanted to join the chat as it would be great for this to become a support thread.

I had 3 early miscarriages before I got pregnant with my ectopic. The hospital treated another miscarriage so it went undiagnosed until it ruptured so I lost my tube. That was almost 2 years ago and still trying. Nearly a year was with really close tracking, but it all got too much so we have gone back to just seeing what happens, and still nothing. We will keep going for a while before deciding next steps. We fell pregnant quite quickly each time before the ectopic so I'm feeling a bit deflated. I've had the remaining tube tested and it's clear so it's just a waiting game. So lovely to hear positive stories 🥰

@Rainbowwishing I am sorry to hear about your losses, that sounds really difficult. I really hope it happens soon for you.

I know you are not tracking but do you know roughly when you should be ovulating this month? I think I am due to ovulate this weekend but my periods have varied in length since the ectopic so not entirely sure!

@shivbo2014 Did you have any treatment or was it expectant management?

I had two early miscarriages and an ectopic. Medically managed. Both tubes but scarring .
Then 7 or 8 months later I got pregnant. All was ok. Now I have the baby and another

@FingersCrossedXXX thank you, and sorry to hear about your ectopic too. I really hope this is your month!

frustratingly, my previous 3 cycles before the latest have been 31/32 days so I was getting pretty good at predicting ovulation, also had some signs. The last cycle was 39 days so it’s thrown me. I don’t know if it was stress or something that delayed ovulation last month or my cycles are lengthening (they used to be longer) but I’m hoping it was a one off. If it was, I’d be ovulating about a week today. Might sneak a couple of OPKs to check nearer the time but I don’t want to get stressed about it either. It’s hard to know what to do, but I am starting to feel like I need to do more.

My friend had three ectopic pregnancies (one of them resulted in her losing a tube) and she now has two beautiful children.