Period after Miscarriage

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Hi All,

Im not sure if anyone will be able to help, im not even sure what answer im looking for here but on Sunday it will be 8 weeks since i stopped bleeding and had the scan to say my MC was complete . i took a pregnancy test 5 weeks after and it was a BFN ... i was 9 weeks when i started to bleed.

The last week i have had a small amount of indigestion, sore boobs and pretty tiered ... but of course sore boobs could be because of being due on, tiered could be that iv changed my job and i have been very busy and Indigestion could be complete coincidence but i think i could be pregnant... but im too scared to get another BFN i just feel like ill be too disappointed.

Also i know it sounds silly but i told myself and my DH that if i was pregnant i didnt want to find out until further down the line to avoid knowing and MC again- i know this is silly but it broke my heart before (and still hurts)

On the other hand i still haven't had a period and have seen that various woman after a MC have waited up to 13 weeks to get the AF so its not unusual - just that the midwife said i should see my GP if it hasnt come after 6 weeks and i get a BFN.

What should i do?!

I would take a test. I think knowing really is better than not knowing. I got my first period exactly 4 weeks after the mc. And we started trying straight away after that. I similarly felt really weird that first month. I felt obvious nausea, tired, irritable, just off...and well, pregnant. I was convinced I must have been, but terrified to test too because I thought it would break me if it was just my body playing evil tricks. I tested at 10dpo, after 5 days of feeling awful, and it was blindingly BFN. Not even a hint of a line. I felt horrible and cried on and off all day. I also downed about 3 bottles of prosecco in the course of the weekend drowning my sorrows as we had friends staying with us. At work a couple days later, I felt so awful I literally had to leave work and go home. I decided I would take one last test that I was sure would be negative again just so I would know for sure if I maybe just needed to see the GP because my body was just screwed up. And it was...positive. I was in complete shock. I'm 20 weeks now with a healthy baby boy conceived that first month. It is totally possible, but it's also really difficult to come to terms with all the weird things your body goes through and to face the chance of heartbreak again. But in the end, I think knowing is better than living in limbo and stressing. Take the test. You never know, right?

@mindutopia - thanks so much, so i took the test and i got a very scary but very exciting BFP .... im literally so so nervous, thanks for sharing your experience - i know so many people have healthy pregnancies after a MC but all of those people will know that its so nerve wracking because your scared of being hurt all over again!

I cant believe it! i have done my self referral form this morning with my hospital, now im thinking i need to stock up on pregnancy vitamins etc. i know its nothing you can prevent but any tips on healthy pregnancy would be gratefully received :)

I cant believe it