Temp did 4 weeks in... scared of miscarriage

[TTCbaby2023]

Hi everyone. I am feeling very anxious today.. I tested positive on Monday at 13dpo with strong ish lines getting stronger everyday. Today is 16dpo and all tests have been good. Clearblue told me 2-3 weeks when it said 1-2 weeks on Monday. Even the cheapie test was a lot darker today compared to yesterday. I also continue to chart my temp (vaginally). Since my bfp my temp was about 36.90 but this morning it dropped to 36.76 celsius. Also the metallic taste in my mouth has gone down. I think I'm about to miscarry.. has anyone continued charting temps and had them dipping like that? This whole pregnancy thing is driving me insane.

Please stop temping. It is meant to confirm ovulation, you are not meant to temp once you have a bfp.

Also symptoms come and go in the early days. You need to get a handle on your anxiety and I say this as someone who has had multiple mcs. If you need reassurance then go to the doctor, get your bloods done and book an early scan for 7 weeks.

I meant temp dip.
Just to clarify, the 4 top tests are FR early response 15dpo and FR rapid response 15dpo and same for 16dpo

Breathe. Pregnancy tests offer yes or no results. You are pregnant. Your temperature will not continue to rise indefinitely, it will go up and down. I know it’s easy to say but try not to worry.

I forgot to say, there is nothing in your photos that would concern me.

You can get progesterone pessaries if you're really worried xx

@Pollywoddles thanks, it's hard not to interprete things at this stage. I think I will stop temping but the combination of lower temp and milder symptoms make fear the worst..

@PurBal thanks. My natural anxiety issues are taking over. Maybe it's time to call my gp..

@greenthumb13 not sure how good it is to take them like that? Can it do harm?

Talk to a doctor of course, but it was prescribed to me as a way to make sure to keep the baby as a big cause of miscarriage is a dip in progesterone. I had 2 miscarriages prior to using the pessaries. As far as I know there is no damage (I doubt they would prescribe them so widely if there was serious danger?) but of course speak to a professional. Xx

Step away from the tests!!! Honestly for your own sanity.

You are still well above your cover line. I've recently got a BFP after trying for 3 years, I was temping that month and didn't test until 17dpo (no judgement on that please) and my temp did go up and down a bit during that period but never below coverline. Lowest was 36.50 at 16dpo and then it went back up to 36.8 again.
If you can, I'd stop temping now as it seems to be causing more anxiety than reassurance. Your lines look really strong. Congratulations on your pregnancy xx

Yes I did until it drove me insane I sounded exactly like yourself I had no reason to think I would miscarry apart from my temp drop and zero symptoms , it was 36.8 roughly dropped to 36.6ish and I stopped temping after that, I’m 6 weeks tomorrow and so far so good still no symptoms try not to worry too much. I purchased progesterone cream which I use every night just for my own sanity which you could get to save going to the doctors for pessaries? Good luck with your pregnancy 🥰

this is a first response test. Can anyone tell me what line is the control line ? First or second ? Pretty sure I had a miscarriage on Monday night as I passed A LOT of blood and so many huge blood clots.

You should start your own thread.

The control line is the second line so those are both due stealers. However you can still have very high hCG right after a miscarriage, mine was over 6000 after I’d passed the sac.

You should contact your local EPU for a scan.

Dye stealers

What is a dye stealer ?
I have appointments at EPU today at 2pm.

It means there is so much hCG in your system that the positive line is stealing the dye from the control line.

Thank you! Got appointment soon so we shall see but do really think I’ve sadly had a miscarriage.

Honestly, I wouldn't even keep testing at this stage. It's just feeding your anxiety. It will indicate your HCG levels but these can stay high for weeks after miscarriage so it's not really telling you anything at this point but just keeps reinforcing your worry and trying to control the uncontrollable.

@ZoeQ90 thanks. I do know I’ve been too obsessive about testing. It’s just the waiting I can’t stand! When I first started bleeding heavily I called EPU but they said nothing they could do as I was too early on. Finally ended up in A&E due to amount of blood / blood clots I was losing and they referred me to EPU today. Being realistic and preparing for the worst. I didn’t even realise I was pregnant until bleeding started so it’s been a lot to take in this week.

@florafoxtrot you probably did the right thing to wait until 17dpo to test! I wish I had done the same but I had an mri appt and had to do a test beforehand. Thank you for your congratulations and same to you too for your bfp!

@TTC0123 I know right, I'm such a nervous wreck!! I definitely need to stop temping since I am temping vaginally and was told today that it shouldn't be done after getting a bfp to avoid any infections. It makes a lot of sense and wished I had stopped sooner! However it reassures me to see that the same happened to other women and yet still had a progressing pregnancy! Like you I don't really have many symptoms but was told it could come week 6-7. Fingers crossed for all of us! 🤞🤞

@TTC0123 do you know of a good progesterone cream you could recommend?

I have a very...colourful obstetric history. I won't give the whole sorry story, but of 10 pregnancies, I have had 4 live births, one stillbirth and the rest were miscarriages.

I learnt a very valuable lesson which has served me well for other stressful times in my life- you must behave as if you know for sure that everything is going to be fine. Do whatever you can to reduce your general risk (once you have talked that thing through with your midwife), but apart from that you need to force yourself to believe that it will work out for you.

If the worst happens, it is very unlikely that you will feel better for having seen it coming. After my stillbirth, I got pregnant again fairly quickly. By then, I know that I had a 50% chance of miscarriage (chromosomal issue), so I decided to enjoy every last minute of the pregnancy. I really made sure I experienced all of it, rather than wasting the time in worrying about it. I did miscarry, and it was a great comfort to me, knowing that I had appreciated the short time that baby and I had together.

The chances are that your baby will be fine OP. But either way, you need to try to force yourself to think positively. This kind of stress will break you if you don't get a handle on it now, and may get worse once you have a baby to worry about. I think it would be a good idea to get medical support for your anxiety if it doesn't improve really quickly. This doesn't need to be your entire experience of pregnancy. As others have said, step away from the tests, and put that thermometer away.

I’m the exact same, how many weeks are you today? Have you thought about booking an early scan? I had one booked at 7 weeks but I’ve brought it forward to Sunday as I just can’t wait that long! It’s so reassuring other women talking about their experiences isn’t it and being able to relate so well!
if you’re from the Uk I got it online from iHerb it’s literally the first one in a red bottle that comes up on Google! Xx