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Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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Pregnant three weeks after miscarriage?! Could I be?!

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HopefulKate1980 · 23/01/2016 17:59

HI all

I am brand new to this so forgive me if I sound stupid but I would LOVE some advice or shared stories.

I had a mmc on the 6th Jan - it was our 2nd miscarriage in six months after 18 months of struggling to get pregnant. I was utterly devastated but didn't want to lose any time so as soon as the bleeding stopped (about 2 weeks after surgery), we had sex twice.... and now six days later, I am getting all the pregnancy signs I had the last 2 x I have been pregnant. Bloated, smelly wee (sorry!), wind (sorry again!), aversion to booze (amazing, considering how low I have been!) and just that feeling.

Is this possible??! Any help would be amazing! I did an ovulation test shortly before we had sex and it was a strong positive but I know that could still be the HCG from the previous pregnancy.

I am crossing every limb possible that I am pregnant again. But I have NO idea if this is possible.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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HopefulKate1980 · 23/01/2016 18:18

Thanks JoMalones. I think you are both right, and it is just left over HGC from the last miscarriage.

Do you think it is possible to be pregnant after 3 weeks though? Would I have ovulated that early? The smell of my wee (sorry) is SO distinctive and I have never had it before apart from pregnancy. However the other two times, I didn't get any symptoms until 10 days after sex. Is it too early to be getting symptoms?

Thanks for your advice. xx

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lostinabook · 23/01/2016 18:17

Happened to me. My dd is about to turn 4 now! My mw said quite causally 'oh yes you can be hyper fertile after a mc' DH refused to believe I was pg for weeks because of mc...
Fingers crossed for you

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HopefulKate1980 · 23/01/2016 18:14

I am so sorry for your losses too. 4 is very tough going, my heart goes out to you. Hope you have some luck soon, or have already had some. Thanks again xx

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JoMalones · 23/01/2016 18:13

Sorry for your loss. Did you do a pregnancy test afterwards? It took 3 weeks for my test to turn negative. Don't want to take away any hope but 6days does seem v quick!

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HopefulKate1980 · 23/01/2016 18:13

Thanks so so much for your reply. I will test again in a week and see what happens. It is so confusing knowing when you will ovulate after a miscarriage. After my first miscarriage (8 weeks) which I passed naturally, it took four weeks to get a negative. SO frustrating. The waiting game is the most painful part of TTC isn't it, especially after miscarriages?

Thanks so much for your reply. Hope you are well. x

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Miloarmadillo1 · 23/01/2016 18:07

So sorry about your losses, kate
I think unfortunately 6 days post sex is too early to be getting a new positive, and it's far more likely you have residual HCG in your system. It's certainly possible to get a BFP immediately post MC without a period in between, so I guess you wait and see if you continue to get positives (maybe try the Clearblue tests to see if levels go up) or of AF arrives.
I have had 4 MC at 9-10 weeks and it took longer than 3 weeks each time to get a negative. The higher your levels/later on the MMC was discovered, the longer it takes to fall back to zero.
I hope you get your rainbow very soon.

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HopefulKate1980 · 23/01/2016 18:00

Oh and I forgot to say, I am still getting positive pregnancy tests.... x

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