Testing positive again a few weeks after a suspected miscarriage

[Rosienosie]

I don’t really have a question or need advice, I just needed somewhere to vent. Apologies in advance for potential too much information and the long post.

Last month I found out I was pregnant via a home pregnancy test after 6 months TTC. I took a second one to make sure, the lines were faint but there. Obviously we were delighted, but 3 days later I started passing blood clots. I went to the hospital and was seen by a nurse who made me do a pregnancy test and said it was negative. She diagnosed a period and ignored my protests that it would be very late if that were the case (I was 4 days late when I took the first tests, so 7 days late by the time it started, and my period is never late). She said the tests I had done were wrong and virtually kicked me out the room.

Fast forward 4 weeks and my mental health is very low. I knew I had had a miscarriage and that reality had been denied by the person I saw at the hospital, which made an already sad situation harder to deal with as a part of me was wondering if I was wrong and just going mad. So I decided the get in touch with my GP and ask for some mental health support. The receptionist asked me to do another home pregnancy test before the appointment, just in case. To my surprise and confusion it was positive. I did another to make sure, and it was positive too.

My GP said there are a few possibilities. It may be the same pregnancy as before and something is wrong. Or the same pregnancy as before and everything is okay but with an unusually large amount of bleeding (they said this one was unlikely as I bled for 9 days). Or I miscarried the first pregnancy and this is a brand new pregnancy.

I am scared of getting my hopes up only to be disappointed again and my mental health take another hit. The GP contacted a maternity unit and they advised they will need to do a scan to verify what is happening, but if it is a new pregnancy the scan wouldn’t be able to pick anything up for another 2 weeks at least, so they are not prepared to do a scan until then.

I completely understand the reasoning for this but in the meantime I’m going to be in a horrible limbo for 2 weeks with no idea what is happening. 😕

Sorry again for the long post if anyone has got this far. It does feel a bit better to type it all out.

You poor thing. Don't really have much to offer but I found after my Mc I tested positive for 3 weeks after altho I was 8 weeks so my HCG were high whereas if you miscarried much earlier surely your levels would be lower and quicker to drop so likely a new pregnancy?
2 week wait is horrible, I can imagine the anxiety you will be feeling about it all and I wish you all the best of luck I hope you have great support around you x

I had an early miscarriage and then got pregnant again the following cycle. Unfortunately that also ended in an early miscarriage but it’s definitely possible to get pregnant again straight after. I’m now on CD8 of the cycle following my second miscarriage trying again. If it’s another pregnancy it will be too early to see on a scan but if you keep testing positive and don’t start to bleed then there’s a great chance everything will be ok

that was so bad of that nurse! You tested positive and then bled and tested negative days later it was definitely an early miscarriage it’s not in your head. I’m so sorry you went through that. I didn’t contact anyone with either of mine as I know they won’t and can’t do anything if it happens that early

Hey lovely, I wanted to explain what happened to me. And want you to know you need to be sure there isn't retained material.

I had a mmc in March/April at 8weeks.

I had a small period, was told the body can absorb the material if you're early.

Continued to dtd , didn't have another bleed, did a test and it was positive. We were so excited but at the back of my mind I knew my lines weren't getting darker so had an inkling something was wrong.

Called the dr, she said no way that by august I would have retained material, congratulated me and booked in with the midwife.

I explained to the midwife my concerns and she listened and acted. Same day I was booked for an emergency scan, which confirmed there was a sack, no sign of anything.... they didn't know how long it had been there.

It was a really sad day, and the hospital expected me to take the medical termination pills on a maternity ward.... which I politely declined and paid privately and took them at home.

September was my first proper bleed, since January.

We arnt particularly trying, but if we were I would be distraught knowing I'd lost so many months ttc with something that should have been sorted