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CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!

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HelenCS · 27/12/2007 15:59

Hiya,
I had a miscarriage 5 weeks ago ( I was 10 weeks pregnant at the time)and me and my partner started trying again pretty much straight away.
But im VERY CONFUSED!
I was told it would take between 4 - 6 weeks to get my period after losing my baby, 5 weeks on i havent had one and i did a test last wednesday (clear blue) and it came back positive but it took about half hour for the positive line to show up, it was very faint but it was there. I then went to docs who said chances are i am pregnant but very early stages and suggested i tested again monday.... So i did.
This time i used first response and it came back negative, then i tested on tuesday and again came back negative (tested both first urine of the day) and now my doctors suggested i have a blood test.
In my last pregnancy i used Clear blue and again, it took ages for the positive line to show up very faintly but it was right, i was pregnent.
And the fact that last week it DID show a faint positive line means i must be preganant... right??
I no you can get false negatives but didnt think you can false positives....?

Thankyou if you can help!!!!

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FlllightAttendant · 27/12/2007 16:01

Darling, I am not sure but I think sometimes after an M/c the hormone stays around in your body. I am sorry not to be more use, there are a lot of people on here with more experience xx

CarGirl · 27/12/2007 16:02

I think after half an hur it could just be an evaporatione line rather than you being pregnant.

Sorry about your m/c

lulumama · 27/12/2007 16:02

so sorry to hear about your miscarriage

IMO , a faint positive that comes up after half an hour is probably an evaporation line... and if you have had 2 more negative tests since, you might well not be pregnant.. it might have also been a chemical pregnancy...

are you booked in for a blood test?

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HelenCS · 27/12/2007 16:11

im booked in for a blood test tomorrow but told the results take 2 weeks to come back
but like i said last time the clear blue took well over an hour to show anything that looked like a positive line and went to the nurse a few hours later and she confirmed i was pregnant... this is all very confusing.
The hospital told me that the pregnancy hormone disappears right from when you lose your baby as your 'not pregnant' anymore. Ive got my cravings back, there exactly like they were before, im putting weight back on still no sign of a period at all...

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lulumama · 27/12/2007 16:13

the pregnancy hormone can take a while to leave your body...

i don;t know what to say

if you had unprotected sex, then of course there is a chance you are pregnant...

you can get a false negative , but not a false positive, but as i said ,it might have been a chemical pregnancy.

you can keep testing, or just wait, you will know the answer in the fullness of time

it is very hard though

juuule · 27/12/2007 16:14

Whether you are or you aren't will become obvious with time. Wait a week and test again.
Apart from the wanting to know is there any other reason to have this confirmed one way or the other?

FlllightAttendant · 27/12/2007 16:15

Sorry, that wasn't very correct what the hospital said

It must be a rollercoaster for you at the mo xx

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HelenCS · 27/12/2007 16:18

the main reason im wanting to have it confirmed is because of losing the baby last time...
im only 19 and i had all my tests with the midwife and everything was fine, i even had my first scan at 6 weeks 5 days and saw its heart beat.. it was perfect. I had bleeding from 6 weeks into the pregnancy but everything was fine and told not to worry. One day the cramp and bleeding got worse, next day had dating scan and was told it had died.. worse thing was that they said it hadnt grown since about 7 weeks so i had had a dead baby in me for nearly 3 weeks.
Thats why im so worried about it as i do blame myself for everything i didnt do...

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FlllightAttendant · 27/12/2007 16:20

Oh God, you poor, poor thing. I am so sorry you have been through this.

Thinking of you.

FlllightAttendant · 27/12/2007 16:20

...and though it is natural to do so, please don't blame yourself.

lulumama · 27/12/2007 16:21

can i ask a personal question?

when did you last have sex?

is it 2 or more weeks ago?

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HelenCS · 27/12/2007 16:23

i last had sex last night
weve been trying practically everyday...

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lulumama · 27/12/2007 16:24

ok, what i meant was, it usually takes around 2 weeks for the egg to implant and for enough HcG to be picked up by the pregnancy test... so if you had sex 2 or more weeks ago, your result is more likely to be correct than if it was a week ago.. do you see what i mean?

hatrick · 27/12/2007 16:26

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HelenCS · 27/12/2007 16:26

yeah i do get what you mean, just such a difficult time, i dont want to be 'thinking myself pregnant' when im not xxx

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juuule · 27/12/2007 16:27

Okay - the first thing to do is try to stay calm. I know it is a terrible shock to go through this experience. It doesn't mean it will happen the next time. Nothing you did will have caused it to happen. If you are pregnant now, then finding out now or in two weeks from now will have little effect on the outcome of the pregnancy. I know it's difficult but stressing yourself out won't help the situation.
I have had 8 m/cs so I do know how difficult it is to do the above. Take one day at a time and eventually they become a week. One day at a time or completely putting the fact I might be pg out of my mind (as best I could) was the only way I could get through the ttc and early days of pg.
Good luck.

kd73 · 27/12/2007 16:29

Helen, you should be able to get a blood test back much quicker - speak to your GP.

I thought I lost baby whilst abroad. Went to see GP as soon as I got back to GP, he referred me immediately for blood test at local hospital and results provided that afternoon. I then had a further blood test 3 days later which confirmed everything was ok.

Finally, I would add that I suffered m/c in hospital and I was told the hormones hang around for a couple of weeks and therefore you can register a false positive in the same way that you register a positive even after the birth of a baby.

Good luck and I hope everything works out ok.

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HelenCS · 27/12/2007 16:33

thankyou all for the advice
Think i find it hard to accept because im so young and there is nothing wrong with me, also keep blaming myself as it was a bit stressful between me and the dad first of all, as you can imagine it was a bit of a shock! and it was hard having to tell my parents but all i now think is it i had handled all these situations better my baby would have been ok x

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juuule · 27/12/2007 16:35

It wouldn't have made any difference. Don't blame yourself.

LOVEMYMUM · 27/12/2007 16:53

I'm sorry to hear that you have been through this.

Sometimes things just happen for no reason.

You might not have had a period cos you are anxious about it.

Stress doesn't necessarily result in a m/c.

I would contact the Miscarriage Association for further guidance.

Just take one day at a time.

I hope you have a better New Year.

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