How did your "Chemical Pregnancy" end? I just got clear BFN so what now? *TMI alert*

[Tamashii]

Title says it all really. TTC so when AF was day late, tested and got faint BFP. Then got daily BFP for few days but it got fainter and fainter as spotting started. Now over 1 week later I no longer have spotting but bright red blood like a light period. Had slight clots yesterday but not much. Got totally clear BFN yesterday and this morning with FMU. No line whatsoever.

I had an early MC a few years ago before conceived DS and it was spotting, heavier spotting then excruitiating pain, cramping, early labour like symptoms and a lot of heavy clots and severe pain for a day then a "normal" AF like week.

Is this likely to happen this time? Had I not been TTC I would not even have tested and just assumed AF was a few days late and light this month so would also assume this is why it is going a bit longer.

We are going away on holiday next week and I am just worried that things will continue as they are and then a sudden change... Just looking for other experiences I suppose since I was only BFP for maybe 5 days with the first 2 days the most noticeable.

[naitimum]

I'm really sorry for your news.
I've had 2 chemical pregnancies (at about four and a half weeks and five weeks) and the second one happened pretty much like you have described. There was no major pain, just slight cramping before the bleeding started, and I had some clots and bright red blood but it wasn't much heavier than a normal period. I really hope that this means you won't get much more blood and the fact that you have a BFN already means that your hormones have gone back to normal so maybe it's all been dealt with physically already? My doctor told me to wait a week after bleeding stops and I should have a BFN so maybe yours has just happened really fast.
Hope you are ok, how are you doing emotionally?

[Tamashii]

Thanks naitimum I just need to hear some RL experiences of CP this early. I am just pissed off that I tested and got BFP but it was so faint I kind of thought something wasn't right. It's just over a week since I got the original faint but obvious BFP's so at least I am getting full on BFN's now.

Emotionally I thought I was ok as I just decided to think of it as there must be something wrong when it didn't stick but then this morning after the second BFN I burst into tears and had a good cry. I already have DS who is 2 so he is keeping me on my toes meaning I am not really getting too much time to dwel IYKWIM. Have chosen not to tell OH because I showed him the faint BFP I got on day 3 (didn't show him the first 2 since I didn't believe them and also because I didn't want him to know I had been testing without him!) but day 3 was fainter than the first 2 so he said "a faint line means negative - we'll test again at the weekend" so I am just letting him believe that as I don't think him getting upset over it too will help me any.

I haven't bothered with the doctor. I just thought I would see what happens and if I have any severe bleeds or major cramping then I will contact NHS. They just send you home with paracetamol at first anyway if I remember correctly.

On one hand I'm soooo disappointed and worried since I'm at the 35 scare stories stage and think I will defo have problems if I don't keep TTC where on the other hand I don't think I was really ready for it this month anyway. I just want to get things back to normal again asap. I just can't get my mind off it but now I have the BFN's and as long as AF happens now I think I will be ok. It could have been a lot worse I guess.

Thanks again for sharing your experience with me. It really helps

[naitimum]

Hi, oh I'm sorry honey. It's good to have a cry though. I've got a (just) 2 year old ds too and he was the one who basically got me just carrying on with life, inspite of what happened.
If you think about it though, you probably would have tested anyway at some point over the last few days, so even though it probably would have been easier not to know anything, due to the joys of early HPT, many of us are going to know far more about chemical pregnancies than we really want to.
To tell you the truth, I'm pregnant again, but am getting faint results again and I'm thinking that it's probably happening again to me (3 in a row).
Good luck for whatever you decide in the future.