So, a little history. I was diagnosed with MS in early 2001 and immediately started on Betaseron. I was very lucky and had no issues beyond what got me diagnosed for over 10 years. In early 2011 my husband and I decided we wanted to have a baby. I knew I had to be off the betaseron for 3 months, so i tracked my temperature and was lucky enough to conceive after only one month of trying. I had a great pregnancy, had an MRI when baby was 4 months that looked great, and stayed off meds to breastfeed for almost 9 months before I had an exacerbation that lasted around 3 months with numerous different symptoms. I immediately weaned the baby and went back on meds.
I'm getting older and I really didn't want to wait to try to conceive again, so after only 5 months back on meds I went back off them again (with my neurologist's concent). After two months he wanted to get one more MRI before I started trying again, and within an hour of the MRI I got a call from my doctor (never good). Basically it was a terrible MRI, and even though I feel fine now it doesn't bode well as I get older. He wanted me to immediately start on Copaxone so that I wasn't unmedicated, and then told me that he he was okay with me trying for a couple more months, but didn't recommend longer than that. Well, I have one month left.
I thought I'd be okay because I have one beautiful little boy, but I guess I also didn't think that it would be harder this time. The worse part is, for the past two month, according to my charts (which i'm meticulous about) i haven't even ovulated. I haven't been overly stressed (because i thought it would be easy again), and I've had no other life changes, so I have no explanation for this. I don't know if the change in meds could have caused this, but I know that people often get pregnant on Copanxone.
For this last month I've decided to stop taking it though, just in case it is the cause (and I just want to try to give myself a real chance). I don't have time to see a specialist, all I can do it wait and see (and try not to stress/dwell). I've also seen fertility teas on the market, but I'm always hesitant about herbs because I don't want to end up making the MS worse (if that's possible with an herb). I know this is a somewhat specific (and long-sorry) situation, but any chance than anyone has any advise/suggestions/anything?
I'm getting older and I really didn't want to wait to try to conceive again, so after only 5 months back on meds I went back off them again (with my neurologist's concent). After two months he wanted to get one more MRI before I started trying again, and within an hour of the MRI I got a call from my doctor (never good). Basically it was a terrible MRI, and even though I feel fine now it doesn't bode well as I get older. He wanted me to immediately start on Copaxone so that I wasn't unmedicated, and then told me that he he was okay with me trying for a couple more months, but didn't recommend longer than that. Well, I have one month left.
I thought I'd be okay because I have one beautiful little boy, but I guess I also didn't think that it would be harder this time. The worse part is, for the past two month, according to my charts (which i'm meticulous about) i haven't even ovulated. I haven't been overly stressed (because i thought it would be easy again), and I've had no other life changes, so I have no explanation for this. I don't know if the change in meds could have caused this, but I know that people often get pregnant on Copanxone.
For this last month I've decided to stop taking it though, just in case it is the cause (and I just want to try to give myself a real chance). I don't have time to see a specialist, all I can do it wait and see (and try not to stress/dwell). I've also seen fertility teas on the market, but I'm always hesitant about herbs because I don't want to end up making the MS worse (if that's possible with an herb). I know this is a somewhat specific (and long-sorry) situation, but any chance than anyone has any advise/suggestions/anything?
What I can recommend is an OTC Ovulation Test predictor. It would be much more dependable in predicting when you will ovulate than your temperature. (Which is also why that's not a reliable method of birth control.)
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