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Stupid false hope - is it possible to conceive the cycle after a miscarriage?

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0rangem0nster · 05/06/2024 12:26

Hi guys,

I have one 2 year old daughter, who took two years to conceive due to a hormonal condition. In March I had an unexpected, unplanned pregnancy WHILST ON THE COIL with my partner (not my daughter's father - we are divorced) and it sadly ended in a horrible protracted miscarriage and the coil came out. I then had a weird short cycle, and now am on my first "proper" cycle since the MC.

The miscarriage showed us that we want a child together, and even though the timing isn't perfect because we're still getting a few things sorted, and we are not actively trying, we have decided that if pregnancy happened we would run with it. This cycle, we've not used contraception at all and we have sex every day/every other day, so as far as timing goes I've been "covered". I feel a little weird, a bit like I did before when pregnant, and I suddenly find myself desperately hoping that I am actually pregnant again. I don't know where in my cycle I am because they have always been irregular (longest 105 days, shortest 20 days, recently around the 26-29 day mark). I'm fairly sure I have already ovulated sometime last week, and I'm guessing I could be anywhere from 8-11dpo at this point.

Long explanation aside, is it possible to conceive the first cycle after a MC? Has it happened to anyone before? How have you coped with the false hope thing/stress? Any stories appreciated! Thank you 😊

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Outliers · 05/06/2024 14:26

In short: yes it is.

Best of luck

Blahblah34 · 05/06/2024 14:35

I did…

ShinyBandana · 05/06/2024 14:47

I did too! Like you there was a short weird cycle just after the mc and by the time my next period was due I was pregnant again and this one stuck. I heard somewhere that the womb lining is thicker following a mc and this can help conception

good luck OP

0rangem0nster · 05/06/2024 16:52

Thanks - I did a boots early test with fmu just in case, it showed a pale bright white (???) line (like, obviously a different colour to the background) where the test line should come up for about two minutes, and then went completely bfn. How weird. I guess I will wait and see. Probably not, my body's fairly broken so I think the pregnancy in March and associated MC were just an anomaly.

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