Hey everyone,
I am just wondering about other people's experience getting pregnant after methotrexate. I was initially told by my GI that I should wait for 3 months before trying to concieve. I want to have a baby so I went off the methotrexate and I am now taking 5mg of folic acid everyday plus there is 1mg in the prenatal vitamin I take. (I am also taking an additional 1000mg of calcium) The GI now says I should wait 4 months or longer before getting pregnant. I know the risks of spina bifida and other neuro tube defects so I will do as told. As I am single and will be getting pregnant with donor sperm and IUI the chance of an oooops is 0%.
What I am wondering is why do they say wait X number of months? Would it not make more sense to do routine monitoring of folate levels in the blood and once those levels are high enough and stable then give the green light. I would imagine that for some women it takes less than 3 months to bring back up the folate and some perhaps it takes more.
I see the fertility specialist in November and I guess I will ask him then. I should have gone off the methotrexate in August when I saw my GI but at that time I was still waiting for my body to get back to normal after 8 years on depoprovera. I knew I was going to see my GI in December and I thought it would be at least March or April until I got in to see the fertility doctor. I am 38 years old so every month that I wait is precious time.
I am just wondering about other people's experience getting pregnant after methotrexate. I was initially told by my GI that I should wait for 3 months before trying to concieve. I want to have a baby so I went off the methotrexate and I am now taking 5mg of folic acid everyday plus there is 1mg in the prenatal vitamin I take. (I am also taking an additional 1000mg of calcium) The GI now says I should wait 4 months or longer before getting pregnant. I know the risks of spina bifida and other neuro tube defects so I will do as told. As I am single and will be getting pregnant with donor sperm and IUI the chance of an oooops is 0%.
What I am wondering is why do they say wait X number of months? Would it not make more sense to do routine monitoring of folate levels in the blood and once those levels are high enough and stable then give the green light. I would imagine that for some women it takes less than 3 months to bring back up the folate and some perhaps it takes more.
I see the fertility specialist in November and I guess I will ask him then. I should have gone off the methotrexate in August when I saw my GI but at that time I was still waiting for my body to get back to normal after 8 years on depoprovera. I knew I was going to see my GI in December and I thought it would be at least March or April until I got in to see the fertility doctor. I am 38 years old so every month that I wait is precious time.