One-tubers TTC again....

[boodleboot]

right then,

DH has decided that after two regular cycles post EP we can try again....was very excited about that prospect until it hit me like a thunderbolt....i only have ONE TUBE NOW....of course i knew this but now i really KNOW this IYSWIM and now feel a peculiar mix of and of course and at the whole situation we find ourselves in....

I want to be positive that it will happen and won't require assisted conception but am really nervous and scared it is going to take forever....or not happen at all....{trying not to think like that....}

calling all one-tubers for a bit of handholding and good old MN support......lets go through it together....

CONGRATULATIONS! Remember you have a MUCH MUCH MUCH bigger chance of everything being just fine so TRY to enjoy it a teensey bit...very exciting new years news & lots of hope to everyone else on thread (including me, AF yesterday bugger!) xx

nickee sorry I missed your post last time - that is an uplifting story, thanks for sharing! It's what we need here - I never thought I'd have an EP, and when it happened to me and I lost a tube, I assumed it would be really hard to get pregnant again. It's encouraging to know other people haven't had to wait too long!

scrum sorry to hear AF arrived - mine started 30 Dec, so a pretty crappy start to the New Year! I hope next month is your month.

boodle - I live in Sidcup, so we're just down the road. How funny! It's weird to think that we were in the same place for those horrid scans. I'm thinking QM probably won't be an option for me next time - the maternity unit will probably be closed by then! Only moved down here in 2009 so don't really know the other options - I will have to get advice from you if/when I need it! (can you tell I'm not feeling very upbeat just now!)

Glad my story has helped, sending possitive vibes to you all.

ah appleton we all get a bit down like that don't we, it'll pick up again. Last month i was soooooo depressed.....

i have made a docs appt for 5pm today as i have decided that i am happy to have my care for however long this pregnancy lasts (can you tell i am not feeling very upbeat!!) at either darent or QE in woolwich....i want the docs to do me a bloodtest everyother day too so that they can keep an eye on my HCG levels and check they are doubling as they should be....will not be going to QM at all, just can't do it....

i think that i am coming to the conclusion that whilst i would love this to go all the way i am going to have to ACCEPT that the bean is growing where it is growing already and no amount of me wishing it in to my womb will help....FX she/he has made it there eh!

CONGRATULATIONS boodle, knew you could do it

ah thanks hoops....hopefully will join the grads thread soon but not until i make it past the scans....just incase.....hope you are going great guns....xxxx

yep, great guns......well when you're ready we're waiting for you at the grads thread, wishing you more luck xx

Hey boodle, how did the doctors go today? I'm feeling more positive today - it's less than 5 weeks til my holiday now, so looking forward to drinking lots of rum on the beach!

Now I just need it to snow here, so I can avoid the daily commute tomorrow, that would be great!

docs went fine. bloods in the morning and then again on friday. he has said he will call me tom afternoon and tell me what my starting levels are and also on fri pm with how much it has gone up by.

he is sending me to Queen Qlizabeth in woolwich for my scan....what a relief that is.... still don't really feel like i have any preg symptoms except totally shattered, dog tired, realllllly tired.....i guess tender boobs too....

five weeks eh, that is exciting, you can then continue with gusto {such a great word that...} when you return....

Dog tired and tender boobs sound like pregnancy symptoms to me!

I'm glad you get to go to another hospital. Since I live in Sidcup, QM is only 5 mins from my house. I have to pass it to go to the supermarket. Makes me every time!

I'm hoping we can try whilst on holiday - DD was conceived there (it's where DH is from, and at the time he still lived there - we managed to conceive whilst living 4,500 miles apart, so a missing tube should be no obstacle!). Trying not to build it up too much in my head though, or I'll be devastated if it doesn't go to "plan".

hello lovelies

right my levels at 28 days past lmp (yest) were 112. These are good levels. (5-426 are normal range)

FX that these rise in the necessary way! will have my next bloods taken tomoz at 9am so 48 hours past.

will have results in the afternoon as Dr is rushing results through for me (apparently, he did say that yest!)

cautiously optimistic.....fingers crossed bean in womb not other tube....

will be thinking of you tomorrow boodleboot, let us know how you get on !

ok well, levels are good and strong and have doubled and nearly doubled again?..doubling time 25hrs not 48hrs

1st level: 112
2nd level: 416

Will be retested on Monday to see my doubling rate again but feel pretty soothed by this news....scan booked by doc but not given me date yet but will be at 6wks (4+2 today)

oh PLEASE be in the right place little peanut...

That's fab boodle. Definitely sounds positive.

Hope Monday goes well, too. Not long til that scan!

Bloody fantastic new boodleboot
I have come over all weepy, I know how I felt when I got my news.
Hope your little kidney bean has had a successful journey, please keep us updated xx

i am not going to leave this thread, its been about more than just getting the precious BFP, its been about reaching out and asking for support and finding girls who have gone through the whole EP thing and survived to be brave enough to try again....i reckon we keep it going til we all get our babies....BFP feels so far from a baby right now......its like midpoint on the journey not the destination....what you lot reckon??

Absolutely boodle - you can't leave this thread! It's been great having you be a few months "ahead" of me in the recovery process, and now you've got your BFP I want to hear all about the pregnancy!

It's a strange month for me, not TTC. Seems like a wasted opportunity, but I know it's the sensible thing to do. I've just spent the last few hours baking, in an effort to avoid any of the real housework! DH isn't working at the moment due to the weather(he works in construction) so in theory he should be doing all the cleaning for now! I don't think he sees it like that, though!

I have been feeling shattered all weekend, and no idea why. I even POAS yesterday, just to check as I only ever get this wiped out when pregnant. Obviously negative, so I've no idea what's going on, other than I've got so lethargic being snowed in for weeks that maybe I'm going into hibernation!

i know how you are feeling......i 'recovered' quicker than DH mentally after the EP and was ready to try again after a few hours soul searching and holding my friends newborn {that baby smell will do it every time } but he said definitely no trying til after christmas....so for oct and nov we weren't trying at all although i wanted a baby so it seemed against all my instincts when he produced condoms.....uuurrrgghh. Sex for sex's sake.....oh puuuurrleese. I feel ya pain hun.

as for me, well i am feeling i dunno really, emotional to say the least....got my levels back yest and they were 1610 so

day28 from lmp - 112
day30 from lmp - 416
day 33from lmp - 1610

my EP was diagnosed at 3600 at seven and a bit weeks so it was obviously growing much slower... and it only grew to 4500 after 48 hours. Do you think i am being ridiculous to ask to be tested again on friday to check that levels have doubled and then doubled again? Its like i need to know they have gone beyond 4500 before i can believe that it isn't EP.....is that just paranoid beyond belief? Doctor is happy and says just wait til scan.

its not soooo long to wait til scan i guess...

Hey boodle. Those figures are looking good! I can understand why you see 4,500 as a magic number, but I bet even when you got that result back your mind still wouldn't be at rest until you have the scan. Do you have a scan date yet?

This week is ovulation week for me, so I'm having to fight all instincts at the moment! Though I did decide that since I'd be 6 weeks before going on holiday, it wouldn't be the end of the world if it did happen this month - any EP would be found before then. But I really want to enjoy my holiday - I lived over there for 6 months but was breastfeeding the whole time, so feel I'm due a holiday where I can eat and drink what I want! It's just so hard to remember that when I want to be pregnant so much!

It's my best friend's birthday this week, and a few of my school friends are coming down to London and we'll be going for a meal on Saturday - great fun. Only problem is one of them is pregnant, and I found out that she has the exact same due date as my EP would have been!!! What are the chances of that?! I've been doing very well lately in not thinking "I should be x weeks pregnant by now", but this is going to be hard! Luckily she's about 5 foot nothing and I'm 5'10, so I won't be thinking I should look like she does! And I'll be drinking, too. I'm notoriously bad at keeping my feelings in after a few. oh dear!

may be the fact that it is not 'supposed' to happen this month will be the relief of pressure needed to facilitate a calm and non stressful environment to grow in.....

i badgered poor GP and he is letting me have another blood test on friday to test Beta HCG and progesterone this time as well. EP very rarely make it over 15 on the progesterone levels so if mine have then great i can definitely go to my scan not panicking.....they should be around 18-25 for a healthy early preg apparently....

its tough when others are pregnant isn't it....my exh's gf is due the same week i would have been with the ep so is now looking 5.5 months pregnant....she is doing preg much smaller than i ever did so what i have been doing is actually refusing to look at her.....aren't i mature.....

I'm glad you have a GP that can be badgered! Hope it all goes well tomorrow - let us know what the figures are. I'll have my fingers firmly crossed for you!

woohoo....bloods came back at 8216 and prog level at 85 which is really high! Doc asked if we have twins in the family! He also said taht he is unaware of an EP making it over 30 so id confident that the bean will have made its home in the right place......oh i do so hope so......so exciting yet terrifying too.....gotta wait for QE to get intouch now for the scan.....

how are you guys feeling?

woohoo indeed! Those numbers look great. I hope you get a scan soon. I'm so excited for you!

I'm doing well, glad it's the weekend!

Where has everyone else gone? I hope we get some more good news stories soon!!

HI everyone!

So reassuring to find this thread! I had an EP in Nov. My hcg's were really low so I had expectant management, which although was good in that I avoided surgery, it was a living hell for the 4 weeks it took my hormones to drop - I was constantly worrying/expecting it to rupture at any second. As a result, my right tube is currently blocked/out of order and I'm relying on my left side to come good (fingers tightly crossed!).

Bit of background - I have a DS who is 18 months, before him I had a blighted ovum & followed by a missed miscarriage. After DS arrived I hoped that things would be more straightforward but alas no - the next one was an EP.

Anyway, We've now bitten the bullet & are TTC again. I'm absolutely TERRIFIED!!! Terrified of not getting pg and terrified of getting pg and going through it all again. I'm due to ovulate any mo so the next few weeks are going to be a bit nail biting!

Wishing you all lots of luck, strength & nerves of steel in your journeys.

Edwina

Welcome Edwina. Sorry to hear about your EP.

It's funny, I also had a blighted ovum before having my daughter. It seems some of us aren't destined to have an easy ride of it!

I know that terrified feeling - I have it most of the time myself! But I've found it great having people here who really understand all the emotions - even the totally bizarre ones!

I'm ov this week too (or have over the last few days). If you're still TTC next month, I'll be joining you. Having a break this month as about to go on hols for 3 weeks and can't risk another EP while away.