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Miscarriage/pregnancy loss

7 WEEKS ON FROM MY M/C AND NEED HELP/ADVICE

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andi0411 · 21/07/2006 17:38

Hi ladies- I'm pretty new round here but I we share each others pain after m/c. Hope I'm welcome here as i have been TTC for 3 yrs and had a m/c on the 1 June.
BUT something odd has happened..I had what I thought was my 1st period after my m/c on the 5th july- it lasted for 3 days and i thought it short but put it down to the m/c etc.. Then on the 12th july i had smudging when i wiped myself- sorry if tmi- and this lasted for 2 or 3 days- that would have been cd7-9. I am now on what i believed to be cd17 and this morning the 10 -yes 10 - pg tests i ordered off ebay arrived. Could I resist doing one..? Could I hell and it came up faintly pos!!!! How come, could it be residual hormone left from the m/c...7-8 weeks ago? If my period was 5 July how could I show pg on day 17? Confused? Yup. Can't get hopes up as firstly I'm scared of hoping, scared of being pg after nightmare pg and m/c of twins at 12 weeks- they stopped dev at 6-7 weeks and just plain worried.
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks alot.

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ChiTownLady · 21/07/2006 17:45

Andi

I have just been reading up on miscarriage as I m/c over the weekend and read that the hcg levels can remain in the body for up to 60 days after m/c. Certainly do't want to be the bearer of not so positive thoughts - however that doesnt mean you are not pg. This was the website...sorry crap at links...hth and fingers crossed for you that it could be exciting news....

www.pregnancyloss.info/trying_again.htm

ChiTownLady · 21/07/2006 17:46

sorry wanted to add the website I have found really useful with lots of practical information.. that may help in trying again and knowing how your body recovers

andi0411 · 21/07/2006 17:49

Thanks CTL so very much..you know it's so good to talk to people wh comprehend the level of anxiety all of this produces. My mum and friends and dp are great but they just don't...get it.
Will check out the site you gave me. 60 days - thats around 8 1/2 weeks...I'm at 7 weeks since it started so that prob explains it all.
x

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ChiTownLady · 21/07/2006 17:51

its very difficult to get any clear information and frankly its difficult enough working out if you a pg in normal cicumstances - never mind with this sort of thing going on as well...
good luck - let me know how it goes

desperate2bmum · 21/07/2006 17:57

andi i replied on "postive august" thread

andi0411 · 21/07/2006 18:41

Thanks d2bm - you're a star. I have to go off line for a few hours now but I'll be back- arnie style- for more chats.
May I ask you a bit about your history?

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Charlee · 21/07/2006 19:08

andi please dont read to much into this as like you say pregnancy hormones can stay in the body for 60 days, but i had excactly the same as this i had a m/c on the 12th feb 06' i was 7 weeks pg with 1 baby. it was my 6th m/c in a row. i had nothing at all except a 3 day 'period' then nothing then light spotting, now im 22 weeks pg. but thats just my experience like i say i dont know how common it is and i dont want you to get your hopes up because of me, maybe do another test in a few days then see your g.p if its still positive. Thats what i did.

liquidclocks · 21/07/2006 19:23

Andi - I think the others have said about not getting your hopes up and that the positive test could be from residual hormones. However, did want to say I miscarried on Jan 29th 2004, did a pg test 8 weeks later and it was positive, turns out I conceived on/around valentines day. Have to say though, wouldn't recommend trying to get pg so soon, pg was v painful with lots of bleeding up til 4/5 months and docs said it was because so soon after m/c. Very sad for your loss, it's always very hard to lose a much wanted baby, I can't begin to imagine losing twins, but also wish you the best for the future.

desperate2bmum · 21/07/2006 20:16

lol @ "il be back"

i was on the pill for 6 years without a break and me and dp decided was the right time to conceive so stopped taking it. after 6 weeks i fell pregnant.
5 weeks into pregnancy had slight bleed so went to epu and had scan..was too small to tell so had to go back two weeks later.
in the mean time at 6 1/2 weeks i collapsed at work with heavy bleeding and pain..got taken to epu and they wouldnt even scan, they said that if i m/c there is nothing that can be done to prevent it. so after 1 week went back had scan...was told baby was perfect and even saw heartbeat.
then at 12 weeks i noticed i had leaked blood everywhere and went back to the hospital the following day had a scan and they told me baby had stopped growing at 8 weeks.
i then elected to go and have an induced m/c instead of the 2 week wait and a d & c that was offered. but the day before this i m/c large clots and in agony. went to a&e and was told this was a complete waste of there time and the nurse would call ward 34 when she had time. after hours of waiting i went home (as you can imagine not very dignified sitting in packed a&e literally oozing blood and crying) following morning went for my appointment for m/c to explain situation as i was getting nowhere. they didnt even have my notes and the nurse was not the most sympathetic. eventually i had a scan and they told me i didnt need further treatment as m/c was complete and to go home rest...2-3 days pain will stop and 2 weeks bleeding will stop. after about 4 days bleeding was worse and pain worse. i called epu and they told me no chance of infection yet and to do a pg test in 2 weeks and if it showed positive to go back to them and if it was negative then my dealings with them are over. 2 days later i couldnt stand and my dp took me to my doctor and she was disgusted, she gave me 2 lots of antibiotics and told me after 48 hours if i was still in pain to go back to a&e. it allcleared up after a couple of days and i was fine. 2 weeks later my a/f arrived and we are now ttc and i am at my peak time now. i have been using ov sticks to make sure i am back to normal.
this was my first pg so hoping number two we will have better luck.
sorry for rabbting on...this post is going to be like a book
i hope you feel better soon and the news for you is positive.

andi0411 · 25/07/2006 19:38

Hi- thanks to everyone who replied to my thread. I have had blasted internet problems since then and have only just had them fixed...I thought my hands had been cut off without my trusty computer!!!
I called the epu and they said to see if my mens started around the normal time- if not I would be tested for residual hormone- poss d nad c. Or I may be pg!!! Hormone is still showing- i am now down to 1 pg test left from an e bay batch of 10-hows that for obsessive? lol
x

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debz6108 · 28/07/2006 15:13

I hope everything works out for you andi and that you feel better. Let us know how it goes.

Hi d2bm you helped me out on so much on here when I was going through my miscarriage it was a real help to me. I haven?t been on here for a while.

Liquidclocks did your doctor say how long you should normally wait before trying to get pregnant again? I had a miscarriage about 3 weeks ago. The blood stopped for a week then started again so I thought it was my next period but I think its still the miscarriage. I just wondered if there was a recommended time before you should start trying again as I am keen to so as I found out from my doctor a few days ago that I have a womb abnormality so my chances of miscarriage are high although apparently 50% do go on to have successful pregnancies. I think its called a unicornuate uterus, I?m still trying to find out about it.

andi0411 · 28/07/2006 19:24

Hi Debz thanks for your kind words. i am so sorry for your loss..I do know how it feels. There is a lot of info on when to ttc again- some say wait a few months, some say go for it as long as all previous pg (sorry) has gone. In your case with this condition I don't know, did the doc say anything about poss treating you for this condition first?

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debz6108 · 30/07/2006 09:15

Thanks Andi, they say there is nothing that can be done from what they can see but they want me to have a 3d scan to give them a better idea. I forgot to ask about when I can start trying again although I've read its best to wait for your next period

Rachee · 30/07/2006 12:32

i have just had a m/c and doc reccomended to wait for the first period, not because of dating, as that can be done so easily from a scan , but because of the emotional trauma involved... if you don't wait and you m/c again, you will blame yourself for not waiting cause the womb tissue might not be thick enough. Doc basically said, yes go for it but don't blame yourself , if you do m/c. aslong as you can go in with that attidude ok, but i am waiting for the first cycle. But ther are plenty of people that don't wait and have healthy pg and babies.
xXx

andi0411 · 30/07/2006 18:58

Hi Debz and Rachee- it's a nightmare this post m/c isn't it. Not knowing why or what - if anything- is truely wrong. I am still in limbo after showing pg- faintly- since my m/c on the 1 june- despite having a period- i think- on the 5 july. Am on cd 25 now and if i get to cd 31- iam never later than cd 30 - i am having this CHECKED OUT. I can't go on, honestly.
Debz- when do you think they'll scan you? Did you find anymore info out re: this condition?

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debz6108 · 30/07/2006 19:47

Hi Rachee & Andi sorry for your losses. I hope things work out well for both of you. Thanks for the advice I think I'll wait till after my first period although I did hear some doctors recommend you wait 3 months but I cannot bring myself to wait that long.

I'm so sorry you have to go through all this uncertainty at the moment andi, let me know how things turn out, its horrible being in limbo
If either of you need to talk I'm here & as you've probably already seen everyone on here is so supportive.

I'm waiting for them to phone me back with an appointment as apparently only one particular doctor can do the scan for some reason. I haven't found out that much more, although I did find a website with different women who have had this and some have given birth to healthy babies which is encouraging although it sounds like they had a rough time. Apparently its quite rare, I think basically my uterus is an abnormal shape, its not split as with a bicornuate uterus and they don't think it can't be operated on.

Anyway I'm staying positive, as 50% go onto have healthy babies so I'm positive I will to. But so many thoughts are going through my mind I think some of them may be irrationale, like is there a limit to how many miscarriages before you can go through before giving birth? does each miscarriage reduce your chances? are there certain things I should be doing to reduce the chances of it happening again? How long will it take to conceive again? - I'm sure most women have these fears after a m/c
its just so stressful

xxx

Rachee · 31/07/2006 11:11

according to m/c assosiation, one in four pg end in m/c, & only 3 % of people who have m/c go on the have another, but if you have another then the percentage rises to 10%, then after a third it is considerably higher. They also say unless there is a medical reason, you can try again straight away ! xXx

andi0411 · 31/07/2006 20:01

Hi ladies- well I'm booked in for an u/s scan tomorrow morning a 9-30 to see what the hell's going on. So I'll find out if it's residual hormone from the last one, or a new one, or something else?
Keep your fingers crossed for me please.

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ChiTownLady · 31/07/2006 20:27

andi - good luck for tomorrow - i hope the outcome is what you hope it wil be..iykwim

andi0411 · 31/07/2006 20:44

Thanks CTl- I guess I'll post tomorrow.
Good luck to you too- all of you!!

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Rachee · 01/08/2006 16:52

andi, how did it go ?? xXx hope your ok....

debz6108 · 01/08/2006 21:12

Andi I hope you are ok & that everything went ok for you today.

Thanks for the info Rachee

xxx

andi0411 · 01/08/2006 23:48

Hi CTL, Rachee and Debz- well what a day. Had an u/s scan and the vaginal one- urghh- couldn't see any left over tissue which is fab as i was on the internet last night scaring myself with horror stories. Also no baby visible. She said i could be pg but too early to see, so they did a blood test and and will do one on Thurs to see if hcg is rising- indicating pg. If not we will have to see why hormone is still there...ectopic was a word bandied about and it's not a ttc ladies fave topisc is it? Hmmm, well I'll let you know whats going on. Thanks alot for asking. x

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ChiTownLady · 02/08/2006 02:45

andi how frustrating still having to hold on to find out whats causing the hormone...i had read though that it can take 60days for the hcg levels to return to normal so may not be what it could or seems to be...
good luck

rubles · 02/08/2006 08:16

Andi when will you get the results from the Thursday test?

Are you still doing HPTs or have you abandoned them?

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