Repeated chemical pregnancy?

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We’ve been TTC for about 24 months. Beyond depressed now. DH’s sperm analysis is normal. My bloods are fine, and nothing on my scan.

I got pregnant after 13 months of trying but had a missed miscarriage at 10 weeks. The baby was probably 5 weeks. That was 7 months ago. It was heart -breaking.

On Monday I did a HPT at about 8DPO. I would never normally test at 8DPO, in fact I have given up testing at all. My rationale for testing so early this month was that I usually spend the last 5 days of my 2WW convinced I’m pregnant and then my period comes and I’m devastated. I though an early negative would help me cope.

Anyhow, the test was positive. I tested again on Tuesday at 9DPO and it was positive, but lighter. Today at 10DPO is negative and I have period pains. I am so very upset.

Looking back over the 24 month we have been trying, there have been many months where I have felt pregnant for a couple of days and then get my period. In fact, early on in our TTC nightmare (and the reason I stopped testing before my period) I got a faint positive a couple of days before my period. I thought I had been mistaken.

Now I am convinced that I am in fact getting pregnant but the embryo is not surviving.

Has anyone had any experience of this and are there any tests I should ask my doctor for?

I'm not sure of the exact tests you should be asking for but I know that my dr refers after 3 miscarriages. Once you start bleeding you should go to the dr and explain that you had a positive test but now you are bleeding, they will do a pregnancy test for you and if it's negative it will be recorded as a miscarriage. If you say that this has happened before, alongside the miscarriage at 10 weeks then that would be 3, but only if you are sure that this has happened before but you just hadn't tested. I'm not suggesting that you lie about it!

I'm so sorry for your losses, it's so difficult to keep going through it but once the dr has investigated then you should get some answers. I think my dr said they would investigate if it had been 12 months and then nothing, each time you have a miscarriage this resets but I'm sure if you explain that you have been trying for so long then they might be sympathetic and refer you anyway.

I definitely think you need to go to the dr and explain that you would like some tests doing. I know there is a test where you have your hormone levels checked twice in the month. I'm sure someone else will be along who is more knowledgeable about this sort of thing than me.

Good luck :)

Thank you for your reply, Blink. Yes, it's so difficult to keep going. I spend a week around my period so disengaged from life and totally miserable. I will contact my doctor and explain everything. I don't want to push for an investigation into repeated CP/miscarriage if that's not the cause of our problems. Equally I don't want this possibility to be overlooked.