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Experiences after chemical pregnancy

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TTCBabyG · 03/01/2023 18:09

I tested positive last week but unfortunately turned out to be a chemical pregnancy. I'm still getting faint positives but have had normal period bleeding since.

Just looked for other's experiences on how long you may have continued to get faint positives? And also how long after a chemical you ovulated? I was ovulating pretty predictably beforehand.

Sending love and baby dust to everyone TTC x

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log51 · 19/01/2023 10:57

@TTCBabyG Hiya, I had a chemical last month, starting bleeding on Dec 8th (at just less than 5 weeks). I ovulated on CD29 which is about normal for me (have longer cycles) and I have had 2 BFPs this week! AF would have been due yesterday. To be honest trying not to think too much about it until I hit the 5 week mark (which would be a week tomorrow) in case the same happens again. But I know 3 people who got pregnant the month or second month after chemical who now have their babies.

On the day of my chemical I actually went to hosp (which in hindsight I didn't need to) and they took a urine sample and it was negative that day

Emmamoo89 · 19/01/2023 11:02

TulipVictory · 19/01/2023 10:20

@Smophette I don't think I'll consider investigations. I'm lucky I already have children so I may just not try again it's too heartbreaking. I didn't stop completely breastfeeding my daughter until November so I'm wondering whether it's my hormones that have caused the chemical pregnancies. I've read lots online that progesterone is vital in sustaining a pregnancy in the first weeks but if it is low then a chemical is more likely to happen. I've read that prolactin (needed to produce milk) and progesterone use the same receptors in the brain and that the body prioritises the prolactin. I'm wondering if this is what happened for me.

@allgoodthings84 did you do anything different the month that you fell pregnant and it stuck?

Have you had a period yet? I'm breastfeeding. Period came back at y months pp. I've read once past 6 months prolactin won't have much affect. I've had 2 chemicals but think it was down to my lining not thick enough. As my first period and first chemical they were so light but second chemical was really heavy so think my lining should be thick enough now to hold a pregnancy.

Emmamoo89 · 19/01/2023 11:02

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Emmamoo89 · 19/01/2023 11:08

This is on the NHS site @TulipVictory

Experiences after chemical pregnancy
TulipVictory · 19/01/2023 11:11

@Emmamoo89 I breastfed for almost two years (she was two in December and stopped in November). My periods didn't return until 14 months pp. They have still been really heavy periods though so I'm not 100% sure that would be the problem for me. The only thing I am finding more recently with my periods though is that they seem more pink and mucousy when I wipe sometimes (sorry tmi) but almost like they are mixed with EWCM.

allgoodthings84 · 19/01/2023 12:12

@TulipVictory nope I didn’t do anything different. I was seeing the GP about fertility and speaking to the specialists and had the initial tests as I was really worried that there was something badly wrong. If I lose this one I’ll be referred to recurrent miscarriage specialists but hopefully things are all ok in there I’ll find out Sunday at my private scan.

SillyOldBear3 · 19/01/2023 20:38

@allgoodthings84 wishing you a healthy pregnancy 💛

I had a chemical at 5 weeks in December and had another at 4 weeks this month (faint positive but then period arrived on time). Really hope for a sticky this month 🤞

allgoodthings84 · 19/01/2023 20:43

@SillyOldBear3 thank you 😊 I’m really hoping for the best. I hope you have the same experience as me with the cycle after the 2 CPs to be the one

Yolo23 · 20/01/2023 09:30

Hello everyone! A question from me really - I had a chemical in November. I see many here have also experienced chemicals 😪 but I’m wondering if you knew what dpo in your cycle you implanted? Implantation for me was 11dpo roughly when I had the chemical which doesn’t give many days to raise HCG levels and postpone AF … I’m just wondering if this was similar for others because research suggests that a later implantation is more common to end in a chemical or miscarriage generally (apparantly..) x

Emmamoo89 · 20/01/2023 10:02

Yolo23 · 20/01/2023 09:30

Hello everyone! A question from me really - I had a chemical in November. I see many here have also experienced chemicals 😪 but I’m wondering if you knew what dpo in your cycle you implanted? Implantation for me was 11dpo roughly when I had the chemical which doesn’t give many days to raise HCG levels and postpone AF … I’m just wondering if this was similar for others because research suggests that a later implantation is more common to end in a chemical or miscarriage generally (apparantly..) x

Not always true. I had implantation at 12dpo and all was okay. My first chemical I felt implantation at 6dpo with the second I didn't. I think my lining wasn't right as my first period and first chemical was so light but second chemical was really heavy.

Emmamoo89 · 20/01/2023 10:02

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allgoodthings84 · 20/01/2023 10:12

@Yolo23 i think my 2 chemicals I implanted late as still got my pre AF spotting on and off so know it didn’t happen before that whereas this time I had no pre AF spotting so think I implanted earlier this time round. The fertility specialists I spoke to told me that it’s not impossible to implant late and be ok but it’s very rare. The majority of the time implantation CD11 or later does end in a chemical. Not always just usually.

Emmamoo89 · 20/01/2023 10:32

allgoodthings84 · 20/01/2023 10:12

@Yolo23 i think my 2 chemicals I implanted late as still got my pre AF spotting on and off so know it didn’t happen before that whereas this time I had no pre AF spotting so think I implanted earlier this time round. The fertility specialists I spoke to told me that it’s not impossible to implant late and be ok but it’s very rare. The majority of the time implantation CD11 or later does end in a chemical. Not always just usually.

I know mine definitely happened at 12dpo as I had the tiniest amount of pink discharge and I wouldn't of known about it if I didn't check. Had it for 3 days. Didn't end in a chemical for me

allgoodthings84 · 20/01/2023 10:47

@Emmamoo89 bleeding can happen in very early pregnancy for other reasons than implantation but yours may have been implantation but one of the lucky few that implants late and all is ok. I didn’t say you didn’t implant at 12dpo I just said fertility specialists say it’s rare but not impossible 😊

Emmamoo89 · 20/01/2023 10:59

allgoodthings84 · 20/01/2023 10:47

@Emmamoo89 bleeding can happen in very early pregnancy for other reasons than implantation but yours may have been implantation but one of the lucky few that implants late and all is ok. I didn’t say you didn’t implant at 12dpo I just said fertility specialists say it’s rare but not impossible 😊

Definitely wasn't bleeding. It was like sticky pink cm. Such tiny amount. Didn't appear on toilet paper. Glad to be one that worked out.😊The only time ive had implantation bleeding tbf. With my chemicals didnt get any. With my first chemical got like a burning sensation in my left side was so weird. Was like someone was using a lighter. Second chemical no pain whats so ever.

Yolo23 · 20/01/2023 11:15

@Emmamoo89 thank you so much for sharing your experience - certainly helps to give a bit more hope because it’s definitely common for me to implant late. Even if you were one of the rarities! Before my chemical I had a sort of sticky pink CM - only once. This time I’m having more of a brown CM but it could just be AF coming super early. Really interesting info, thank you x

Yolo23 · 20/01/2023 11:17

@allgoodthings84 thank you for sharing! Yeah a lot of the research I’ve read appears to say it’s more common - good to know it’s less a case of ‘always’ so I can continue to be positive up until the very end. It’s hard when you’re comparing past chemicals because they ended in chemical for a reason so there is sometimes no rhyme or rhythm to say why, but also I’d imagine each chemical, the same with each pregnancy is different (symtoms wise)… but it’s hard not to not want to compare! X

allgoodthings84 · 20/01/2023 11:22

@Yolo23 chemicals can happen for many other reasons than late implantation so don’t yet think that you always implant late and that’s why it’s happening. Chemicals are so so common. I’ve had 2 and this time it wasn’t a chemical. I’ll never know 100% why the others were chemicals it’s only a guess that it was late implantation because of my normal pre AF spotting the other times but it could be coincidence. No one fully knows when they implant because implantation symptoms can happen before, during or after implantation actually happens.

I hope you get your babe very soon 😊

Yolo23 · 20/01/2023 11:37

@allgoodthings84 very very true indeed! I think during TTC we all try to cling onto answers or to try and make sense of it all but as you say - sometimes you just don’t know! It’s really reassuring to hear that you have had a successful conception given the 2 previous chemicals ✨🥳 How Exciting! That’s given me a bit more hope 🥰 thank you x

allgoodthings84 · 20/01/2023 13:02

@Yolo23 you will get your rainbow baby soon 😊

Carysmatic · 20/01/2023 13:38

Hi ladies, I'm sorry for your losses. I just wanted to put out a positive story after my chemical a few years ago when I conceived DD, I had a chemical and obviously had a bleed with it which was basically just a late heavy period. If I hadn't been TTC and testing I probably wouldn't have even known I was pregnant as AF was only about 5days late. I actually went on to conceive on the very next cycle. After my chemical bleed/AF I started doing OPKs as normal and maybe ovulated 2-3days later than normal and conceived DD that cycle. Apparently you're more fertile after a chemical which was definitely true in my case. Sending you lots of baby dust and hope you get your rainbow babies soon Flowers

Yolo23 · 20/01/2023 15:03

@Carysmatic thank you 🥰 that’s really good to hear and very positive news again! It’s such a horrible thing to go through but I definitely have a bit of comfort knowing it now could happen - so praying it does very soon ❤️ thank you xx

TTCfirst1 · 22/01/2023 13:08

Hi everyone, I’m sorry to hear about your CPs. I had one myself on 3rd January at 5weeks. I started testing for O and got a solid smiley face on 17th January and had EWCM. But the EWCM continued until yesterday (21st) with bloody streaks in it. I did another O test on 20th as confused about the EWCM but that was negative. This morning I had pinky/ brown more watery cm (sorry for tmi) I’m 4dpo as far as I’m aware. So confused as to what’s going on. Worried it’s a complication from CP. Anyone else had similar experience after their CP?

allgoodthings84 · 22/01/2023 13:49

@TTCBabyG after both of my CPs I had a little bit of bleeding near ovulation but it was 2 days before. I never spot near ovulation normally so definitely think it was to do with the chemicals

TTCfirst1 · 22/01/2023 13:59

Thank you for your response, it’s reassuring to know I’m not the only one. I’m been driving myself crazy with what it is- bled from 1dpo- 4dpo so far as well as cramping- had all sorts going through my head!