Chemical pregnancy?? False positives ?? Advice please

[Aim331234]

Hi - looking for some advice & support! TW blood, miscarriage, chemical.

Me and my partner have been trying for a year now. We fell pregnant 4 months into trying last April and sadly miscarried at 6w3d. We began trying again in July.

I took a test on Tuesday just gone easy at home (10dpo) and had a faint line, I took another one and an ovulation test and again faint line and my ovulation test was dark! I took a clear blue early detection in the evening and it was a faint line also. Then on Wednesday (11dpo) I took another clearblue early detection and could see a line right away that was darker than previous day, along with another easy at home test that was also positive and slightly darker.

Decided to wait until today to grab digitals as with my last pregnancy I went too soon and the digital were negative. Last night I notice I had pink spotting really light I thought maybe implantation bleeding had no cramping or anything.

I done an ovulation test this morning as I had no pregnancy tests yet as shops are shut here due to storm and it was way lighter than it was Tuesday. I was spotting heavier and now it’s full on bleeding along with cramping, it’s more like my period which I’m literally due on today.

I’ve had a Google and I feel like I’ve had a chemical pregnancy?? Or I just had false positives ?? (Attached photos) I honestly didn’t think I could have a chemical when my period is due today and I’ve started bleeding today, it seems like I’ve just came on my period and like I imagined I was pregnant for a few days?😅 my mind is a bit all over the place and I’m devastated honestly. I feel really low and it almost feels stupid because I don’t even know if I was even pregnant? I don’t know what to feel atm I just needed to write this post to vent i guess!

It sounds like you could have had a chemical pregnancy. I’m sorry it’s been a really rough time ttc. As easy as it is for me to say, take time to rest during the bleed and when you feel ready start trying again.
would you consider going for testing?

Thank you! I’ve contacted gp but was told they wouldn’t run tests till July as I did get pregnant before quickly, even though it was a miscarriage and July will be a year of trying. We are thinking about going privately to get blood tests and scans just to see if everything is ok.

Hey @Aim331234 seems like a CP to me - I have had them so I am sorry I know how difficult it can be/I also felt like I was a 'fraud' and felt a bit silly somehow? My sister is an OBGYN (not UK) and not saying this is the case for you but sometimes CP can be a symptom of low quality eggs being ovulated, and she will sometimes treat this with things like clomid. She explains it better than me but basically poor eggs don't produce enough progesterone, so it's better to try and get you to produce a good egg rather than give you progesterone as that's not really the root cause! But more likely the cause is that unfortunately the embryo was genetically not right so your body has been incredibly efficient. Sorry to hear of your miscarriage also but I think the fact you have been pregnant twice in what sounds like 9/10 cycles is quite reassuring? I know it doesn't feel that way though. I think you can get tests if you've had three losses in this country xx

I totally agree, feel like I shouldn’t be feeling as low as I do because it was a few days, I know it’s valid to feel how I feel though! That’s interesting to know from your sister thank you for that information. Yes have looked into CP and has said it’s most likely a genetic issue and it’s just not progressed properly. Yes pregnant twice in 10 cycles, felt like it happened very quickly on the 4th cycle and then obviously a loss and maybe stupidly felt it was going to happen quickly again but hasn’t been. I know people ttc for way longer and I know can take up to a year for most people but things like this just make me feel like something isn’t right! Yeah after 3 losses they look into it or after a year of ttc. Xx

Totally get you hun I made the mistake of confiding in my mum and she totally invalidated my feelings by saying my tests must have been faulty... I also heard you're really fertile after a CP but it hasn't happened for us yet. I would definitely say (again butchering my DSis here) that if you have to have something 'wrong' it's easier to try and get someone to stay pregnant than it is to try and get them to get pregnant! I know it is so hard but I think it's reassuring everything is clearly working for you, just need the right sperm and egg to meet 😊

It’s so hard as you see those two lines and start to get your hopes up! And get excited only for it to be taken away so soon it’s tough, then you almost question if it was even ‘real’! Thanks for your advice and yes got to try and focus on the positives of it! Hoping it happens for you soon🤞🏻

Chemicals are horrible. I have had an MMC and then fell for months after, it turned Chemical. Fell pregnant 5 months after that and that turned Chemical too. The second Chemical was realky weird because it was literally a quite strong positive pink line one day and completely negative teo days later, horrible! In my case I have been diagnosed with immune issues so now in prednisone from ovulation, low dose asprin all the time and progesterone when I get another positive test. It's not not being totally sure what is causing the losses that is so hard I think. Agree it is usually the body doing the right and natural thing with a blastocyst/embryo that is just not good enough to develop but it can be due to so many things :(

This is my first time experiencing one, I was so confused actually thought I imagined the tests but my partner was reassuring me they for sure were positive! Im glad you got to the bottom of yours and have plans in place, fingers crossed for you soon🤞🏻 I totally agree on the not knowing, same as my miscarriage last year it’s always wondering what went wrong :(

The waiting for better news is endless and horrible, I know. Hope we both get our rainbows soon x