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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.

Original poster

Miscarriage 5 weeks ago - BFP today -pregnant or residual HCG?

33 replies

missamiss · 12/07/2009 21:44

Had an mc 5 weeks ago when I was 4/5 weeks pregnant. No period since, so out of curiosity/hope did a test today and got a BFP.

Am I likely to be pregnant, or could it just be residual HCG from the last pregnancy?

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happyatlast · 12/07/2009 22:19

I had a miscarriage at 5 weeks pregnant, they couldnt do a scan so they took some blood to test for the level of hcg in my blood, it was 8 on the friday when I started bleeding and when I went back on the monday it was 4, I did a pregnancy test and it came back negative.

So seen as you were as far gone as I was, and I gave a negative result 3 days after I started to bleed, I would defintely say that after 4/5 weeks it would be very unlikely that you would get a positive pregnancy test still.

Good luck, I think its another baby, fingers crossed for you....

Original poster
missamiss · 12/07/2009 22:16

A friend mentioned the Clearblue test BTLT, so I will get one tomorrow.

Thanks for all your good wishes.

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PacificDogwood · 12/07/2009 22:02

Your Gp could take blood tests 48 hrs apart: if there is an ongoing pregnancy your HCG levels will at least double.

I suspect this is a new one , very best of luck .

BigTeuchLittleTeuch · 12/07/2009 21:59

Sorry about the mc and, again, I can't answer with any certainty but...

Assuming there was no reason for any of the previous pregnancy to remain (in which case you may have had ongoing bleeding or symptoms) then your HcG levels should have dropped fairly readily.

I'm not usually one for marketing ploys, but why not try the Clearblue digital thingy which estimates how pregnant you are?

Did you ahve any indication of ovulation?

Good luck!

Joolsiam · 12/07/2009 21:58

Hi

I had an mc in April when I was supposedly almost 6 weeks, but I don't think the pregnancy progressed very much at all - tested after around ten days and got a BFN, so I think this will be a new one - congratulations

I had an mc in Nov at 11+5 and that was still showing a very faint positive 3 weeks later the further on you are, the longer it takes.

Loujalou · 12/07/2009 21:55

They do say you are more fertile after a m/c so fingers crossed.

Original poster
missamiss · 12/07/2009 21:55

Congrats cc - that gives me hope

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cravingchocolate · 12/07/2009 21:50

Sorry to hear about your mc - cannot answer your question, but just wanted to say that I had a mc in Feb 2008 and had a BFP 4 weeks later and the result of that is now 7 months old and asleep upstairs!

Good luck!