Chemical Pregnancy - similar experiences?

[J3llycat]

Hi there - I was just wondering if anyone has experienced this before and if anyone can offer any insight on why this has happened. Absolutely gutted.

Loads of symptoms led me to test early - sore breasts and a high BBT surge after ovulation which stayed high, then leading to nausea and cramping.

Faint positive Hcg surge caught at 6/7dpo, tests increasingly becoming more positive with BFP (clearblue early test) at 11dpo, and testing again at 12dpo with loads of stronger symptoms with a stronger Bfp in the time-frame using the same test type. However I noted at 11dpo and 12dpo by BBT dropped by around 0.3C from around 36.7 to 36.4 which worried me.

5 hours after testing at 12dpo, I started to bleed which started off as light brown watery discharge which i thought was implantation bleeding, this quickly turned into a period flow and essentially my period with strong cramping.

Would anyone know why this has happened? I had such strong symptoms and have been blindsided at this loss. Thank you 🙏

I had a very early loss in 2019. Similar to what you are describing, although I tested less.

It’s highly unlikely that this was caused by anything you did. Most likely the fetus had such genetic defects that it could not develop further.

It is sad but happens more often than many people seem to think. I was 40 when it happened and knew at that age there was a 40% chance of miscarriage at that stage. I’m very open about my experience and most people I told said they/ their partners had experienced at least one miscarriage.

It hurts, it was sad, but my view was (and is) that it is kinder to your MH for this to happen at 5 weeks than to go to your 12 week appointment finding no heartbeat.

If it does happen more often tho it could be an indication of a medical issue, such as endometriosis or hormone imbalances.

Stay positive xx

Thank you so much for kindly replying and so sorry to hear of your experience.

It's just so hard to fathom why it couldn't just continue, as it feels like your whole life people say how easy it is to become pregnant and you barely hear of the other side of things. It's also hard to not think there is something wrong as I had a CP 9 months ago, but was a much fainter test and I didn't think too much of it until now. I'm going to call the GP today and push for tests, as I haven't got any known risk factors.

Definitely agree that MH needs to be preserved where possible. Thank you for the positivity ❤️🤞🏼

@BabyShaark sorry replied above!

I’m very sorry for your loss. I found out I was pregnant at 9dpo back in June. My tests were faint and Clearblue digital weeks stated 1-2 weeks, which was fine. I also had symptoms. I then retested with a Clearblue 7 days after and it still said 1-2 weeks. I then panicked and realised my symptoms had eased. Other tests were very faint, even though I was past my expected period date. 2 days later a Clearblue digital said not pregnant. My heart broke as I knew it was a chemical. I started to bleed the next day at 4 weeks 6 days. I was absolutely devastated as baby was extremely wanted.

I personally felt ready to try again next cycle. I felt optimistic as I have read that a lot of women become pregnant next cycle with chemicals and go on to have healthy babies. I classed the bleeding as a period and 15 days after my first day of bleeding, I ovulated. I then got my positive and I’m nearly 10 weeks pregnant now. I have had an early scan and all is good so far.

I just want to send you love and some hope for when you do try again. Be kind to yourself. If you need to step away from trying, I don’t blame you. But if you do try again, don’t feel bad. Like my doctor said to me, this would have never had been avoided as the pregnancy would have never been viable as the embryo would have most likely had chromosomal abnormalities that are incompatible with life.

lots of love

If I may chip in, after my early loss we started ttc immediately (at 40 I had no time to waste). GP said wait a few cycles but I didn’t want to.

I started bleeding from the first pregnancy on 18 March 2019. DD was conceived on 2 April 2019 (know the date as we only did the deed once). Healthy, happy, bouncy baby born after incredibly easy and uncomplicated birth (less than 4 hours start to finish) in Dec 2019.

But @J3llycat I know what you mean when you say it seems so easy, like everyone is having successful pregnancies but your body is not playing ball.

Me and DH would have loved another one, been trying since DD was born, but no success. So yes, I do get a bit jealous when I see other children at nursery now having one or two siblings.

I'm counting my blessings tho. I know I’m an old bird 🤣 Still trying at 45, you’ve got to be in it to win it, but I think if I ever got pregnant again (albeit unlikely) I probably wouldn’t be able to relax for 9 months.

As @NursePeach90 said, relax, two cps could still be bad luck, but it’s good to push for tests. I went for some random tests prior to my mc, unrelated, and was diagnosed with endometriosis. I had only very mild symptoms, despite quite severe endo. Got an operation, but it can come back, I suspect that has happened. I also have hypothyroidism, which, if not under control, can cause issues.

Sending a big hug