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Topic: Miscarriage, Periods and possibly being P

Posted By: popstress
Subject: Miscarriage, Periods and possibly being P
Date Posted: 13 April 2010 at 1:45pm

Had MC in February (was about 6 weeks) Went to A+E and I took some pills on Thursday 18 February, bled for about 2 weeks on and off.

This whole time I have been doing pregnancy tests – like maybe one a week, because I wanted to know when they turned negative – every single one of them so far has been positive! Which is so frustrating cause I kind of just want to move on now and I still haven’t had a period yet.

So now it is 7 weeks – or 54 days since I took the pills, so I guess I am kind of counting this as the first day of my last period?

I guess what I am asking is do you think I could be PG again, or do you think I need to wait a bit longer for my period to arrive….. lol even as I write this I feel like an idiot, like who really knows the answer but I am more after other peoples thoughts and opinions as opposed to definitive answers which I know I will eventually have to go to my doctor to get.

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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 13 April 2010 at 1:50pm

I'd be asking myself if I had a complete miscarriage if you haven't had a negative test. If you had retained products your hcg wouldn't go back to 0. If it were me I'd ring the docs and ask them. About 2 days after I miscarried my preg test was neg so it seems weird that you haven't had a neg test.

Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 13 April 2010 at 2:06pm

I take it the pills were to bring on your MC?
After I MC (naturally) (I was about 6.5w pregnant) I tested a week after I started bleeding (I only bled for 2 days then spotted for 2 or 3) and my test was negative. I would be very surprised if you still had HCG in your system from your MC, and I would be going to your Dr, either your PG again, or there is something else going on that needs to be investigated. If you can get your Dr to send you for a BT, well 2, then you can see if there is HCG in your system and how much, and if you get tested again a couple of days later then see if its risen (your PG) or stayed teh same. Maybe even ask for an US to see if there is a bub or as Stacey said retained product.
GL hun and I hope its another bubba for you (if thats what you want)

ETA, I know of someone who bled and had been told she had MCed, found out a few weeks later that she was still PG and that she had lost a twin, so that could be a possibility?

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Posted By: freckle
Date Posted: 13 April 2010 at 2:18pm

If they never went negative I would think it was unlikely to be a new pregnancy... I definitely think you need to see a Dr... Have the lines got lighter or stayed dark?

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Posted By: Tinkerbelle83
Date Posted: 13 April 2010 at 3:22pm

Hi

I would say that you aren't pg, based on my experience.

I had D&C 8 Feb 2010, bleeding off and on for 2 weeks then had a scan and there was retained product so had Misoprostal (the drugs that bring on mc). They then sent me in for blood tests every week until the HCG (preg hormone) got below 2.

I started off at 32 (3 weeks after D&C) and ended up at 4 on 29 March (7 weeks after D&C) and they said I was ok to stop doing BT's then. I think if I'd done preg tests all those time, it would have come back as positive as a pg test picks up anything over 5 I think.

So sorry to hear of you loss... I know how it feels.

I thought I got 1st AF 3 March (not sure whether it was) and got 2nd AF 1 April so I'm finally getting back to normal!

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Posted By: Faffer
Date Posted: 13 April 2010 at 4:17pm

Following post has *TMI* sections...

First of all, I'm sorry for your loss.

Second, please go back and see your doctor to check for retained products. I had retained products for 4 months after a D&C.

My story... I had a missed miscarriage in early October last year, nothing was happening naturally so I went in for a D&C in late October. I was released very quickly afterwards as the bleeding was under control. The bleeding tapered off over the next 2 weeks to a slightly coloured discharge. Then I got light bleeding again.

I went to see my doctor 3 weeks after the D&C as they said to see someone if I was still bleeding past 2 weeks. Over the next couple of months I had scans, internals (more than I like to count), antibiotics and the bleeding went from light to extrememly heavy. HCG levels were tested every second day and had gone down but were still too high. Meanwhile I was still continuously bleeding. I ended up in A&E in January (New Years Day) and again in February with uncontrollable bleeding and huge clots. I was put on medication to control the bleeding and was diagnosed with a possible uterine damage from the D&C. After the February incident my specialist appointment was moved from Priority 3 (6 months wait - hello I've been bleeding for 4 months non-stop!) to urgent.

After a couple of meetings with the specialist I have just been given the all clear 6 months after the whole nightmare began. HCG is down to 1 and I'm off the meds and not bleeding woohoo! Just have to wait for first proper AF. The specialist believes the February incident was my body miscarrying the retained product that was missed with the D&C.

Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 13 April 2010 at 4:41pm

faffer:(

i tested pos for about 3 weeks as well and the doc was monitoring me closely as they were concerned it might be molar pregnancy(something that happens after mc and just in general sometimes and my levels needed to go back under 1 for them to be happy.. so yeah what i am saying is i would go to doc and they can see what is happening but it can be normal as well.. esp if you were 12/13 weeks on like i was.

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Posted By: lemongirl
Date Posted: 13 April 2010 at 4:54pm

OMG Faffer, that is so terrible. 4 months argggggggggh!

Unfourtantely I had a similar thing happen to me after my D&C though mine was only a month. Fourtutantely my doctor was onto it enough to get me an admission to national women's where I was hospitalized for two nights on IV antibiotics.

So go and see your GP to find out what's going on one way or another.

Posted By: Black_Friday
Date Posted: 13 April 2010 at 5:20pm

I had a natural m/c in Jan at near 6 weeks. My GP was really good and sent me for a sequence of HCG bloods to make sure it tracked down to zero (which it did). And 5 weeks after m/c started ... well you can see my ticker (this one is much stickier

). Soo... your body might be taking longer to process the HCG out, there could be retained products, or you could be pg again (you don't have to get AF first). Get GP to do some bloods and then repeat after a couple of days. At least then you will have a good idea of what is going on. And best of luck!

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Posted By: popstress
Date Posted: 14 April 2010 at 10:34am

Thanks for all your replies.

Emmi_ yes the pills were to bring on MC

Freckle – the lines have stayed about the same shade, quite light – but it comes up positive STRAIGHT AWAY – like *bam* - don’t even have to wait for a minute or anything. And I have tried loads of different brands.

Faffer – I am really sorry to hear about what you have been through ! I hope you get your normal AF soon.

I phoned my midwife and she is a bit stumped! She said if it was incomplete then she would expect me to have more bleeding/spotting and she thinks I would probably be quite sick – headaches and fever maybe. She suggested I go and see my GP, she is also very interested (from a professional point of view) to hear back from me on what it is.

I have also checked with a head ultrasound /specialist (have a friend that works at a clinic) and they were also really unsure.

I would be really happy if I am PG again but my partner thinks there is no chance – cause of dates and no negative tests.

I will go and see my GP next week and let you all know how I get on....

Posted By: MrsEmma
Date Posted: 17 April 2010 at 5:50pm

Hi popstress

Like the others have said, if the test never went back to negative then it's a bit of a tricky one.

I mc'd early April last year, I tested a week afterward and it was negative so when I tested a few weeks later and it was positive I knew it was a new pregnancy.

All the very best and I hope your GP can clear it up for you asap!

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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 18 April 2010 at 6:08pm

Oh no, that is weird! I would have thought if you weren't bleeding anymore then it would have gone back to negative if you weren't pregnant again?? After my m/c at 7.5wks (March 08), my doctor did blood tests once a week to check my levels - I only needed two as it was back to 0 two weeks later. I continued to bleed for 2months tho, but then I bled for 2months after giving birth too (and my LMC also did a bloodtest after 6wks to check for retained products which came back clear) so my body must just like bleeding

I hope you get some answers soon - how frustrating! Would be awesome if you *are* pregnant again - but as others have said it would probably be difficult to get pregnant if the tests never went back to negative after the m/c (correct me if I'm wrong, but i'm not sure you can ovulate while you have hcg in your system???). I definitely think a scan is in order though!! Good luck, and if you're not pregnant again now, I hope you are really soon