Positive test after miscarriage no period.

[Soerdu]

Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone has had similar experience to me?
I had a miscarriage in April that resulted in having an MVA at 9 weeks.
I did the pregnancy test the clinic requested 3 weeks after which was negative.
It was tough after and my other half and I grew distant and emotional. We had a big heart to heart which helped us a lot and we had sex.
I've had no period and as it is now nearly 6 weeks since the procedure. I did a test yesterday and it came out positive.
I'm confused about this result. I am aware that it can only take one time to fall pregnant! But could this really happen so quickly and if it has is it more likely I will miscarry again?
I also had an early miscarriage in January which I passed naturally.
We have been trying to conceive for over a year. I'm 42 and have a 16 and 3 year old. So I can get pregnant but am aware age is against me.
I really don't know how to feel about this but my overwhelming feeling is worry. Worried it will end up with another miscarriage and weirdly that it will work out! After trying and having losses for over a year and that impacting so much of our lives I had kind of made the decision to stop trying! My head is a mess and I'm just reaching out to see if anyone else has gone through this.
Thank you for reading.

Hey OP,

I didn't want to read and run. I cannot offer any advice but here if need somebody to talk to. Hope you get your answers soon
Maybe try contacting your GP on Monday if you get no answer

was it the same brand as the one you got a negative?

sorry to hear about your miscarriage - it took me about 6/7 weeks after my d and c to get a completely negative test on an early response one.

unfortunately you do have risk factors for miscarriage - age (sorry), multiple miscarriages.

that being said, I conceived my daughter 3 months after my miscarriage and had no problems whatsoever. Every pregnancy is different.

please do reach out to your GP/midwife team for support for anxiety though, do not suffer through alone with it. its very hard being pregnant after a loss mentally and emotionally.

It's very possible yes to be a new pregnancy

Get your GP to do some bloods to be sure

💐

Yes it's possible, in fact I'd say that's exactly what's happened given that you has a negative test and now a positive. This happened to me. I miscarried my first and second pregnancies and then got pregnant a third time before I had had a period after the second miscarriage. That third pregnancy was successful. My doctor at the time said there had be no increased risk of miscarriage getting pregnant so quickly. The only thing it can do is throw off dates a bit because you can't base it off your last period. My due date changed a few times (only by a week or two) based off my scans in the early weeks. Good luck!

Thank you.
It was the same brand, yes.
It wasn't an early detection one.

Thank you for replying.
A quick Google had me worried as I read that they like you to have one period at least to "flush out" any remaining product of the miscarriage and that missing that also increases miscarriage risk.
Honestly I'm embarrassed to go to the EPAU with this. I feel like I shouldn't have had sex and did and it will be frowned upon. ☹️
I'm happy you had a successful pregnancy after miscarriage! They are not pleasant things to go through.

Don't be embarrassed, there's no need to wait after a miscarriage, especially when you've had a negative test I hope this is a smooth, uneventful pregnancy for you, good luck.

It happened to me twice after a miscarriage. Both continued to be healthy pregnancies who are 8 and 11 now.
Congratulations

@Soerdu I felt like you. Worried people would be judging me for having sex when I was in bits over my losses! But actually I realise now that was not something I should be worried about because it's no one's business and there is no right or wrong in these situations.

You're super furtive after a loss and my doctor said that I wouldn't have got pregnant if my body wasn't ready for it. I know he might have been saying it to reassure me, but he's always been very realistic with me over my losses so I do believe him. What I have learnt from my losses (I've had 3 in total) is that worrying doesn't change the outcome. I know it's so hard, but until you have bad news, try and assume all is ok and just take it one day at a time. Go to your doctor. Be honest about any anxiety you feel and ask for all the reassurance they can give you eg blood tests, early scans etc...

Good luck!

Missing a period inbetween doesn’t increase your risk, the reason they like you to wait is so they can date the pregnancy but they can do that with scans so there’s no real need.

@Aria2015 It is so hard isn't it. I will definitely try my best although my body and brain seem to do their own thing! Thank you so much for your encouraging messages.

@troppibambini6 I'm sorry you went through your losses but happy to hear of your successes!

@ForestFae that's reassuring. Thank you.

I miscarried in March, and was pregnant the next month, no period in between. I was only 5 weeks though so it may be different. You are not more likely to miscarry if you get pregnant straight away again! I only seen that they advise to wait a cycle so it is easier to date your pregnancy x