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Chemical yesterday, hoping for BFP next month

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Lille4 · 11/08/2020 07:21

I got a bfp on a digital last week. But woke up to the most devastating sight of bleeding with heavy clots yesterday morning. We were 5 weeks along. I’m so messed up right now and honestly so sad that all of the excitement and happiness has been snatched away from me😥

Hopefully because it’s so early, my next cycle will be fairly normal and we can TTC again with better luck! Who’s in the same position? Please join me and let’s share some good news and positivity 🙂

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Welliedays · 14/08/2020 13:53

@mustbemad82 it could well be implantation rather than anything else. How long have you had it and how many dpo are you?

@Sophi123 implantation can be as late as 12dpo and hcg levels could take 48 hours to be high enough to test... So test again at 14/15dpo and see then. I know waiting is so hard

Sophi123 · 14/08/2020 13:45

Just to say I'm in same boat too. Chemical last month at nearly 5 weeks (after a week of excitement/joy!). Was so hopeful/desperate to get pregnant again this month but 11DPO today and took a FRER this morning with not even an inkling of a line. So presume it hasn't happened for me again this month - absolutely gutted :(. So sorry you're going through this too.

Mustbemad82 · 14/08/2020 13:30

Not loads - it’s not there when I wipe , it’s more inside me - I’m lost, really am

Welliedays · 14/08/2020 13:26

@mustbemad82 alot of discharge? It could be implantation?

Mustbemad82 · 14/08/2020 13:04

Same here - chemical last month and I think it’s happening again now !
Dark brown discharge

Welliedays · 14/08/2020 12:34

@lillle4 also, I meant to say have you spoke to the midwives/doctors at all? I would give them a call so at least it's logged if you end up with any recurrent problems (although I really hope not!). They will probably tell you to speak to the early pregnancy unit, I don't know if you've delay with them before/already, but they can't do much anyway before 6 weeks as they can't detect heartbeats on scans before then. They do say to test again a week or so after your bleed to confirm you aren't still pg (as there is a small chance it's not cwusinf a chemical), but getting the negative isn't nice!

Welliedays · 14/08/2020 12:30

@lille4 Oh no lovely it really is the worst isn't it, because you feel like you can't tell/burden anyone about it in real life. I actually confided in a close friend which I found really helpful too - not for sympathy but just to have someone I know to speak to about it. But in any case, you're definitely not alone!! If it'd any help I was bleeding from the Friday, right through to the following Friday, but it did get less clots as the week went on.

This is my first cycle after my chemical, so it's hard to know if it's longer or not. I thought it might be, but if this spotting is actual implantation spotting then I'd say it isn't (I don't do any type of ovulation tracking other than using my flo app) as my flo app puts me at 9dpo today, so implantation at around 8dpo would be in the right ballpark!

Lille4 · 14/08/2020 11:54

@Welliedaysthanjs so much. You don’t know how much your comment has made me feel not so alone. I’m still bleeding from the chemical ( this has been my longest ‘period‘ ever) and it makes me feel sick every time I see a clot😢 I’m also ready for it to end because I want to start trying again. Was your next cycle longer due to the chemical? Keeping my fingers crossed for you and hoping you get a bfp. It feels like torture waiting to test but I’m rooting for you. Thanks:)

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Welliedays · 14/08/2020 11:42

@lille4 I'm so sorry to hear this. If its any consolation I'm slightly ahead of you... I had a chemical last month (I only had my positive for 2 days before I started bleeding) and they are horrible.. But what helped me is knowing that at this stage it's only a bunch of cells, there isnt a heartbeat or anything 💔 not that it makes it much easier as you'll have spent the last few days thinking of the future. I decided to get straight back on with ttc though and counted the first day of my bleed as cycle day 1 this time round. I wish I could give you more positive news, but I am currently half way through my tww so haven't done a test yet. I did have some spotting yesterday, which I'm really hoping is implantation, but I'm not going to test for a little while yet to hopefully let the hcg levels build. AF is due on Thursday so I might try and hold off until then!

Hope you feel better about it soon, I had a couple of bad days but then I felt better and ready for the next try. They do say you're more fertile after a chemical (don't know if that's right or wrong, so there's hope!)

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