Negative tests, am I pregnant?

[Cat132435]

Hey guys, I feel like I could do with some advice. So in February me and my SO decided to start trying to conceive, we’d been talking about this for a while and just decided mid cycle to ditch contraception and just go for it. At the beginning of March I “got” my AF 5 days late, but I’d had a couple negative tests and just chalked it up to it being a one off. I was having repeat positive ovulation tests from the day my AF ended and I was spotting for about a week or two, which I never get, then the bleeding slowly got heavier and it struck me that you can have positive OPKs when you’re pregnant so I took a test and sure enough it was positive. I went to A&E and they confirmed I was probably about 6 weeks pregnant and nearing the end of a miscarriage my hcg levels were only 6 though when I finally got to the hospital (they messed me around lots with it) on the 27th of March I had my last period which returned to regular after my MC at the beginning of the month. I have exactly a 26 day cycle and this month I should have come on, on the 21st but my AF is still a no show, this makes me 9 days late as of today. My period is never more than 2 days late and every pregnancy test ive taken has been a negative. Does it happen where you can have a negative test and still be pregnant? Or do I just want it so badly? I had a blood form for hcg levels that I didn’t but go for a fortnight ago (I’m really scared of blood tests I know I should’ve gone, it takes me a while to build up the courage) but the form was also for a full blood count and my liver function, I went yesterday and when I rang for my blood results today the receptionist said I have to speak to a doctor about them and when I asked which part of my blood test has come back abnormal, the liver function or the hcg, she just said that my blood count was fine and she didn’t know about the others. I’m at the doctors on Thursday about it but my little sister might need my appointment instead of me (our Doctors surgery has 20,000 patients between 4 Doctors you can’t barely be seen), I feel like I just need some reassurance. It’s a massive difference between expecting my first baby with the love of my life or if one of my major organs isn’t working properly. We’ve had lots of unprotected this month, my periods never late, my back hurts, ive been feeling sick, ive been craving weird food and my nipples look darker but apart from that I’ve been feeling like my periods going to come, my uterus just feels really heavy and I’m getting not like period pains but a kind of pressure feeling. I’ve done approx 500 million pregnancy tests and they’re all negative but I’m wondering if there’s any chance I could still be pregnant? Or if my hormones are levelling out due to mc? Thank you

I don’t want to worry you but Hcg levels can be increased in some types of cancers / liver conditions. It’s most commonly pregnancy but not always.

I don’t know if my hcg is increased or not 😢

It was last month but they were pretty sure it was a miscarriage by the way my levels went back down again

I would definitely keep the appointment for yourself - you have been told you need to speak to a Dr about the test results and you have an appointment at an already stretched GP surgery so would be unwise to give it up to someone else - if your little DS is in need of an appointment she should speak to the surgery and get an emergency appointment.

It is possible you either have too high or low an hCG level for dates (perhaps retained tissue from the mc?) or the liver function is a little off and just needs a repeat test.

My sisters waiting on some important results herself and my mum was told there was no more appointments for her, I managed to book in on an off chance, I just happened to ring just as they had a cancellation, my results can wait a bit longer, hers are way more serious so if it’s a case of me waiting until next week to see a doctor then it’s not the end of the world it’s just frustrating. If it was just for repeat tests they would ring to let me know and then post the form to me, it could be retained tissue but I’m not having any symptoms or anything apart from a missed period, I think it’s just a case of me waiting but I’m a right worrier! Thank you :)

It's possible for miscarriage to delay the following ovulation. Not necessarily the case here, but a chemical delayed my ovulation by a week the following cycle.

Keep the appointment.

If your sister’s issue was classed as urgent she would have gotten an appointment too. It’s not. Yours, however could be.

It seems a bit weird that you were assessed to be at 6w pregnant but your periods were still 26days apart and you didn’t have a positive test at all.

I would, I’m afraid, keep that appointment for you. It might not be fertility at risk here. I’m sorry it has been such a complicated time for you, but I’ll be honest.... I don’t think it’s likely that you are pregnant at this point. Miscarriage will often interrupt normal cycle so I wouldn’t be surprised by a later AF. Please keep the appointment. Don’t let anyone guilt you. If your sister’s tests were more important, she wouldn’t have to wait, that’s just not how it works.

Keep the appointment.

I had a positive when I’d already started miscarrying last month, I tested around when my period was due and got a negative and then I tested again in a couple weeks and got a positive, so I was about 6 weeks (4 weeks actually pregnant) when I got my positive but it was just a rough guess by the A&E Doctor based on the dates and my bloods and stuff but it’s probably not a good example to base things off of as it wasn’t a healthy pregnancy. Thanks guys, I needed someone to just be honest with me because when you’re sat waiting you start over analysing everything, I’ll let you guys know on Thursday, it’s probably just my liver function test again, I’m not too worried though, when I had them originally tested at A&E they were ever so slightly raised and two Doctors said it wasn’t anything worth fussing over and it usually sorts itself out :)