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TTC#2: repeated faint +ve tests followed swiftly by AF

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hobnob57 · 05/10/2008 20:27

I'm not sure whether I'm on the right board here, but wondered if anyone had any ideas on this or has been through anything similar.

LO#1 was conceived with pretty much no effort required. After she was born, I didn't feel ready for #2 for a while due to her having reflux issues, chronic tiredness on my part and also my SPD took flipping ages to settle down again. So, when she was 17mo we thought we'd try again. 5 months later, Ive had 2 months where I've had faint positive pregnancy tests followed by 'AF', and I'm pretty sure it's about to happen again. The first time it happened I definitely felt pg - even started the bottomless appetite/raging thirst thing. It took 3 days, but then massive cramps and huge AF arrived. The second time I tested early at the first sign on brownish discharge, hoping it was implantation but no, it wasn't. Got a faint +ve though. I've felt pg other months too, but haven't tested to confirm before AF arrived. I've had a 3rd faint +ve today but feel that AF is imminent on it's due day tomorrow.

Am I having implantation issues, and if so, what can cause those? I had an emcs 1st time round. I get pains up my midline before and during periods since then - don't know if that's just a symptom of my separated abs or something more sinister. I'm just exasperated that I can't get excited about these positive tests! I'm beginning to believe that it'll never happen again, and everyone is now quite publicly saying 'isn't it time for #2 yet?' and we have no answer to that...

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hobnob57 · 05/10/2008 22:07

Thanks for the info and sympathy. I was aware of the 50% thing... was just thinking that my odds seemed to be a bit higher than that and wondered if there were any potential reasons for it?

[in reality I suppose what I'm really looking for is for someone to suggest something that I can spend hours Googling for and dithering over whether to go and see GP and distract myself from the reality of another month ttc! Will crawl back into the hole from whence I came and resolve to look on the bright side of things]

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ShowOfHands · 05/10/2008 20:38

It is estimated that up to 50% of all cycles are chemical pregnancies for women ttc. Early testing and sensitive hpts just show them up nowadays. Upsetting and frustrating but common. I wish you luck.

PussinJimmyChoos · 05/10/2008 20:34

I had a show with DS the day AF was due and that was implantation bleeding. So, its always possible to have that.

However, if it is followed by AF, I would say that its likely to be a chemical pregnancy. There is a fertilised egg, enough to start signalling the production of HcG - hence the faint positive but not enough to sustain the preg, hence AF a few days later

I'm afraid its a waiting game at the moment to see whether AF arrives or not. I'll keep my fingers and toes crossed for you

If its any consolation, I felt very crampy until the first 10 weeks were over - I even wore pads as felt like I was going to come on any minute, even though I knew I was pg!

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