Positive test 2 weeks after chemical

[Florrie95]

Hello everyone,

Sorry in advance for the long post! I had what I believed to be a chemical pregnancy last month, our first cycle ttc. I had faint but conclusive positives at 9-11DPO but got AF on 12DPO as normal. I tested again day of AF and all tests had gone back to negative. AF was the normal 5 days with cramping, would not have known I was having a chemical if I hadn't tested early. I tested again a couple of times with cheap tests just to ensure my HCG had gone down and they were stark white. Im due to ovulate next Saturday on CD23 (I have long but regular cycles), but yesterday and today I've had EWCM, sensitive boobs and the normal dull ache that comes with leading up to ovulation. I tested last night and just now, CD16, and my OPKs are dark but not positive yet. It feels like I'm gearing up to ovulate a bit earlier this month, which I know isn't that unusual after a chemical. My issue is, dont ask me why, but I did an HCG test too. I know, I know, why would I have done a test? I genuinely don't know. I'm probably just a poas addict.

The HCG test is a faint positive. I've attached a picture within the time frame. I'm so confused. My mind immediately went to an ectopic and I've started to worry myself. There's nothing to indicate an ectopic - no pain, bleeding, other symptoms. The dull ache I have today is very much ovulation pain, not localised on one side. My pregnancy tests were negative for a period of at least 5-6 days and my impression with an ectopic is where tests stay positive but don't get darker, although I know that's not always the case. I cant understand why low level hcg would disappear and then be showing up 2 weeks after AF? When I got my BFP before AF, they didn't get any darker than the test I've taken today. So today's test is around as dark as the test got before AF showed up. I am certain its not a new pregnancy - the only time we've BD since AF was 2 days ago.

Has this happened to anyone else? I'm going to test again in the morning and decide what to do but was wondering what other people thought

Hey OP,

I am not sure I can give you much advice but i did not want to read and run.
There are some people that have normal periods through there pregnancy and so that could be why. However, I would suggest calling your doctor and seeing if they can advice.

Here to chat if you need somebody to talk to

I've experienced two chemical pregnancies but I never tested at this point so don't know if an HCG might have come up faintly positive.

I'd do another tomorrow morning and if it's any more definite and if you still have pain then I'd see the GP.

I was referred for a scan after my first chemical due to having pain and them wanting to rule out an ectopic pregnancy. I would have been at about the 6 week mark by the scan.

One thing I would say, is that I'm fairly sure that once you're pregnant you're unlikely to get ewcm because I think we only produce that to aid conception (though I really could be wrong here).

Did you put the opk near the HCG strip ? This can turn the HCG strip positive