4 weeks...

[iwa]

Hey guys...

On the 24th and 25th I had positive HPT's. I was about 3.5 weeks at that point. I had constant nausea, extremely tender breasts, fatigue, crazy dreams and little sharp pains now and then in my lower abdominal area. 3.5 weeks is also about the length of my cycle, as I menstruate every 21-25 days. On the 28th though I started cramping a lot and by the 29th I was bleeding and passing clots and tissue. It only lasted 3 days, although I have started spotting again today.

I went to the ER and they acted like I was panicking because I was menstruating... They did some tests and everything came back negative. I am kind of confused though because when I asked the nurse what happened on my hCG blood test she said it came back negative. I asked what the number was and she said it wasn't quantitative...

The nurse practitioner who took care of me after that said it didn't seem like I was having a miscarriage.

I have been sad, depressed, anxious, and confused...I don't know what to think here.

 

[justhoping]

at barley two weeks pregnant you would not be passing clots...maybe there was something else wrong that needs to be medically looked into...

 

[skyesmom]

justhoping, it's different for everyone. i was passing little clots at 4w.

iwa, have u asked the doctors what is up with those positive HPTs you were having? do they have any other explanations for those except that you were pregnant and miscarried? sincerely, false positive hpts are extremely rare, and when u mc so early, it is also normal for the HCG levels to drop that fast that you don't detect them anymore.

it is horrible to be in a gray-zone. you don't know if you even have the right to grieve. sometimes i think doctors act like that because no one wants to be the one who gives the bad news and they think if they shake it off like that for you, it would be easier. they don't realize in what kind of confusion one can be left.

i would talk to your standard gynaecologist and ask him/her for their opinion on that.
i know that your life is changed forever after you see a positive HPT. that's enough to make you fall in love with that little thing in there, weather it's detectable or not.

to me it sounds like a chemical pregnancy, maybe you should read into it here: https://miscarriage.about.com/od/onetimemiscarriages/p/chemicalpreg.htm

i'm sending heaps of hugs to u!

 

[louloubabs]

I too passed clots when I had a loss at 4 weeks. And the flow was a lot heavier than any period I've ever had and I have heavy periods.

I agree wholey with skyesmom and what she says about the doctors not wanting to give bad news.

Sending you

XxX

 

[iwa]

justhoping, it's different for everyone. i was passing little clots at 4w.

iwa, have u asked the doctors what is up with those positive HPTs you were having? do they have any other explanations for those except that you were pregnant and miscarried? sincerely, false positive hpts are extremely rare, and when u mc so early, it is also normal for the HCG levels to drop that fast that you don't detect them anymore.

it is horrible to be in a gray-zone. you don't know if you even have the right to grieve. sometimes i think doctors act like that because no one wants to be the one who gives the bad news and they think if they shake it off like that for you, it would be easier. they don't realize in what kind of confusion one can be left.

i would talk to your standard gynaecologist and ask him/her for their opinion on that.
i know that your life is changed forever after you see a positive HPT. that's enough to make you fall in love with that little thing in there, weather it's detectable or not.

to me it sounds like a chemical pregnancy, maybe you should read into it here: https://miscarriage.about.com/od/onetimemiscarriages/p/chemicalpreg.htm

i'm sending heaps of hugs to u!

thank you guys...

i didn't even ask what was up with the two positive HPTs ... they were so adamant that there hadn't been anything in there.

i was supposed to go ahead and schedule a follow up but i was so depressed and i didn't want to experience that again...i have literally been so sad i haven't known what to do with myself.

i guess maybe i am taking it too hard? i am feeling a bit better today though...

 

[skyesmom]

there's no too hard when it comes to a miscarriage/chemical pregnancy. i say book that follow up and ask them how come u had positive HPTs when only the embryo can make those hormones and not female body alone?

 

[iwa]

there's no too hard when it comes to a miscarriage/chemical pregnancy. i say book that follow up and ask them how come u had positive HPTs when only the embryo can make those hormones and not female body alone?

Yeah...I should do it.

I guess maybe it would be good to go ahead and get Rh tests done too since my mom had that problem...

I dunno though...since I wouldn't be able to get the shot if I do have that problem until a few months in (my mom said she got it at 3 months, I have read 28 weeks as well though), I would kind of rather not know until I manage to at least get the pregnancy confirmed first...why add something extra to stress about while TTC?

 

[skyesmom]

yeah the Rh shot is not needed so early on, so no need to rush on that one!

 

[Andi86]

Hey guys...

On the 24th and 25th I had positive HPT's. I was about 3.5 weeks at that point. I had constant nausea, extremely tender breasts, fatigue, crazy dreams and little sharp pains now and then in my lower abdominal area. 3.5 weeks is also about the length of my cycle, as I menstruate every 21-25 days. On the 28th though I started cramping a lot and by the 29th I was bleeding and passing clots and tissue. It only lasted 3 days, although I have started spotting again today.

I went to the ER and they acted like I was panicking because I was menstruating... They did some tests and everything came back negative. I am kind of confused though because when I asked the nurse what happened on my hCG blood test she said it came back negative. I asked what the number was and she said it wasn't quantitative...

The nurse practitioner who took care of me after that said it didn't seem like I was having a miscarriage.

I have been sad, depressed, anxious, and confused...I don't know what to think here.

wow your situation sounds really similar to mine. I'm pretty sure I had a chemical/early miscarriage last month. On 23rd I was a day late for my AF so I took a test and got a very faint positive. So I took another test the next morning (24th) and I got another faint BFP. Told my husband we were so excited! The 25th I took another and it was negative. 26th-negative. I had several symptoms, sore breasts (the only time I ever had this is when I went off the pill), nausea, fatigue, frequent urination and so on. My SIL even asked if I was pregnant cause I was "glowing" like I was. I had an appointment on the 27th and they took a urine test which was negative and then a blood test. It took them days to call me back with the blood test results, even after I left several messages. I was so stressed and depressed just not knowing. Finally on the 31st I got the results back, it was negative. The nurse practitioner couldn't confirm if it was a chemical though because they never confirmed the pregnancy with their tests. I felt like I got no answers or support from her. She kept saying things like "stress can make you miss your period" and when I asked about the two positive HPT's she said "could of been faulty". I do believe I had a chemical or early miscarriage, there was just to much going on with being late, symptoms and the positive tests. So I've been trying to move on assuming I'm not pregnant but I'm very confused because I have had absolutely no bleeding what so ever and no signs of AF coming. I'm going to be two weeks late tomorrow. If I had an early miscarriage wouldn`t my body want to get rid of it? I keep hearing stories of false negatives on both urine and blood test. Secretly I'm hoping this is the case for me...realistically probably not though.

 

[iwa]

Hey guys...

On the 24th and 25th I had positive HPT's. I was about 3.5 weeks at that point. I had constant nausea, extremely tender breasts, fatigue, crazy dreams and little sharp pains now and then in my lower abdominal area. 3.5 weeks is also about the length of my cycle, as I menstruate every 21-25 days. On the 28th though I started cramping a lot and by the 29th I was bleeding and passing clots and tissue. It only lasted 3 days, although I have started spotting again today.

I went to the ER and they acted like I was panicking because I was menstruating... They did some tests and everything came back negative. I am kind of confused though because when I asked the nurse what happened on my hCG blood test she said it came back negative. I asked what the number was and she said it wasn't quantitative...

The nurse practitioner who took care of me after that said it didn't seem like I was having a miscarriage.

I have been sad, depressed, anxious, and confused...I don't know what to think here.

wow your situation sounds really similar to mine. I'm pretty sure I had a chemical/early miscarriage last month. On 23rd I was a day late for my AF so I took a test and got a very faint positive. So I took another test the next morning (24th) and I got another faint BFP. Told my husband we were so excited! The 25th I took another and it was negative. 26th-negative. I had several symptoms, sore breasts (the only time I ever had this is when I went off the pill), nausea, fatigue, frequent urination and so on. My SIL even asked if I was pregnant cause I was "glowing" like I was. I had an appointment on the 27th and they took a urine test which was negative and then a blood test. It took them days to call me back with the blood test results, even after I left several messages. I was so stressed and depressed just not knowing. Finally on the 31st I got the results back, it was negative. The nurse practitioner couldn't confirm if it was a chemical though because they never confirmed the pregnancy with their tests. I felt like I got no answers or support from her. She kept saying things like "stress can make you miss your period" and when I asked about the two positive HPT's she said "could of been faulty". I do believe I had a chemical or early miscarriage, there was just to much going on with being late, symptoms and the positive tests. So I've been trying to move on assuming I'm not pregnant but I'm very confused because I have had absolutely no bleeding what so ever and no signs of AF coming. I'm going to be two weeks late tomorrow. If I had an early miscarriage wouldn`t my body want to get rid of it? I keep hearing stories of false negatives on both urine and blood test. Secretly I'm hoping this is the case for me...realistically probably not though.

wow... yeah sounds very similar to me.

It felt like they were treating me like I was crazy or a hypochondriac or whatever...like I didn't know my own body and what I had been feeling and going through.

I guess that's medicine in capitalist society though.

I don't know about the lateness...I was a week late when I started bleeding. Everyone's body is different though.

Did they do an ultrasound?

 

[skyesmom]

yeps Andi86, if you're that late you should have an ultrasound. positive then negative hpts and 2 weeks of delayed period are enough to declare that SOMETHING is wrong with your body, it should be looked at.

it is so annoying when people treat u as a crazy hypochondriac just because you don't fulfill their know-it-all standards. i wonder how would any of those female doctors and nurses react if they found themselves in the same situation and their colleagues treated them as if they were just poor hysterical lunatics.

and by the way, i'd tell to that nurse that false negatives are way more common then false positives, so it's a greater chance that her tests have been faulty.

 

[justhoping]

actually a womens body can carry 0-5 hcg at any given time..we do produce a small amount of it...which is why they say 0-5 is not pregnant anything above 5 is considered a positive...

i would get things checked out with your situation and see what is going on....

good luck and im sorry about your loss

 

[iwa]

I've been feeling weird the last few days.

I have heard people can ovulate really soon after a MC so maybe that has already happened for me... 4 or 5 days ago I felt a sharp shooting pain in my left ovary - not extremely painful or anything, but it kind of felt like an ovulation.

I have been crampy the past few days and had a little spotting the day afterward.

Maybe it is just residual from the chemical?

 

[Andi86]

Hey guys...

On the 24th and 25th I had positive HPT's. I was about 3.5 weeks at that point. I had constant nausea, extremely tender breasts, fatigue, crazy dreams and little sharp pains now and then in my lower abdominal area. 3.5 weeks is also about the length of my cycle, as I menstruate every 21-25 days. On the 28th though I started cramping a lot and by the 29th I was bleeding and passing clots and tissue. It only lasted 3 days, although I have started spotting again today.

I went to the ER and they acted like I was panicking because I was menstruating... They did some tests and everything came back negative. I am kind of confused though because when I asked the nurse what happened on my hCG blood test she said it came back negative. I asked what the number was and she said it wasn't quantitative...

The nurse practitioner who took care of me after that said it didn't seem like I was having a miscarriage.

I have been sad, depressed, anxious, and confused...I don't know what to think here.

wow your situation sounds really similar to mine. I'm pretty sure I had a chemical/early miscarriage last month. On 23rd I was a day late for my AF so I took a test and got a very faint positive. So I took another test the next morning (24th) and I got another faint BFP. Told my husband we were so excited! The 25th I took another and it was negative. 26th-negative. I had several symptoms, sore breasts (the only time I ever had this is when I went off the pill), nausea, fatigue, frequent urination and so on. My SIL even asked if I was pregnant cause I was "glowing" like I was. I had an appointment on the 27th and they took a urine test which was negative and then a blood test. It took them days to call me back with the blood test results, even after I left several messages. I was so stressed and depressed just not knowing. Finally on the 31st I got the results back, it was negative. The nurse practitioner couldn't confirm if it was a chemical though because they never confirmed the pregnancy with their tests. I felt like I got no answers or support from her. She kept saying things like "stress can make you miss your period" and when I asked about the two positive HPT's she said "could of been faulty". I do believe I had a chemical or early miscarriage, there was just to much going on with being late, symptoms and the positive tests. So I've been trying to move on assuming I'm not pregnant but I'm very confused because I have had absolutely no bleeding what so ever and no signs of AF coming. I'm going to be two weeks late tomorrow. If I had an early miscarriage wouldn`t my body want to get rid of it? I keep hearing stories of false negatives on both urine and blood test. Secretly I'm hoping this is the case for me...realistically probably not though.

wow... yeah sounds very similar to me.

It felt like they were treating me like I was crazy or a hypochondriac or whatever...like I didn't know my own body and what I had been feeling and going through.

I guess that's medicine in capitalist society though.

I don't know about the lateness...I was a week late when I started bleeding. Everyone's body is different though.

Did they do an ultrasound?

Nope they didn't do an ultrasound, or even mention it. The nurse practitioner didn't even seem concerned about my AF being late. I got the impression she just thinks I didn't ovulate or something, even though I did have the two positive tests and had symptoms. I made an apt today with the gynecologist at the sexual health clinic to get a pap smear. So hopefully she will take it more seriously or at least give me some sort of idea of what might be going on. I have to wait till the 17th though. So if AF doesn`t show by then I`ll be 3 1/2 weeks late. I took another test this morning. I haven't tested since the blood test I got on the 28th. It was still a negative, so I'm still sure this is a chemical. I just don't know why I haven't bled. It's kind of funny, I never thought when I started TTC I would wish for my AF to show

 

[iwa]

Hey guys...

On the 24th and 25th I had positive HPT's. I was about 3.5 weeks at that point. I had constant nausea, extremely tender breasts, fatigue, crazy dreams and little sharp pains now and then in my lower abdominal area. 3.5 weeks is also about the length of my cycle, as I menstruate every 21-25 days. On the 28th though I started cramping a lot and by the 29th I was bleeding and passing clots and tissue. It only lasted 3 days, although I have started spotting again today.

I went to the ER and they acted like I was panicking because I was menstruating... They did some tests and everything came back negative. I am kind of confused though because when I asked the nurse what happened on my hCG blood test she said it came back negative. I asked what the number was and she said it wasn't quantitative...

The nurse practitioner who took care of me after that said it didn't seem like I was having a miscarriage.

I have been sad, depressed, anxious, and confused...I don't know what to think here.

wow your situation sounds really similar to mine. I'm pretty sure I had a chemical/early miscarriage last month. On 23rd I was a day late for my AF so I took a test and got a very faint positive. So I took another test the next morning (24th) and I got another faint BFP. Told my husband we were so excited! The 25th I took another and it was negative. 26th-negative. I had several symptoms, sore breasts (the only time I ever had this is when I went off the pill), nausea, fatigue, frequent urination and so on. My SIL even asked if I was pregnant cause I was "glowing" like I was. I had an appointment on the 27th and they took a urine test which was negative and then a blood test. It took them days to call me back with the blood test results, even after I left several messages. I was so stressed and depressed just not knowing. Finally on the 31st I got the results back, it was negative. The nurse practitioner couldn't confirm if it was a chemical though because they never confirmed the pregnancy with their tests. I felt like I got no answers or support from her. She kept saying things like "stress can make you miss your period" and when I asked about the two positive HPT's she said "could of been faulty". I do believe I had a chemical or early miscarriage, there was just to much going on with being late, symptoms and the positive tests. So I've been trying to move on assuming I'm not pregnant but I'm very confused because I have had absolutely no bleeding what so ever and no signs of AF coming. I'm going to be two weeks late tomorrow. If I had an early miscarriage wouldn`t my body want to get rid of it? I keep hearing stories of false negatives on both urine and blood test. Secretly I'm hoping this is the case for me...realistically probably not though.

wow... yeah sounds very similar to me.

It felt like they were treating me like I was crazy or a hypochondriac or whatever...like I didn't know my own body and what I had been feeling and going through.

I guess that's medicine in capitalist society though.

I don't know about the lateness...I was a week late when I started bleeding. Everyone's body is different though.

Did they do an ultrasound?

Nope they didn't do an ultrasound, or even mention it. The nurse practitioner didn't even seem concerned about my AF being late. I got the impression she just thinks I didn't ovulate or something, even though I did have the two positive tests and had symptoms. I made an apt today with the gynecologist at the sexual health clinic to get a pap smear. So hopefully she will take it more seriously or at least give me some sort of idea of what might be going on. I have to wait till the 17th though. So if AF doesn`t show by then I`ll be 3 1/2 weeks late. I took another test this morning. I haven't tested since the blood test I got on the 28th. It was still a negative, so I'm still sure this is a chemical. I just don't know why I haven't bled. It's kind of funny, I never thought when I started TTC I would wish for my AF to show

geez :[ just wanna smack health care "professionals" sometimes. i really hope you get some answers at your visit, even though you have a bit of a wait...hopefully it's nothing your body can't take care of itself. Is it okay to wait that long though?

GL and don't let the wait stress you out too much.

 

[Andi86]

Hey guys...

On the 24th and 25th I had positive HPT's. I was about 3.5 weeks at that point. I had constant nausea, extremely tender breasts, fatigue, crazy dreams and little sharp pains now and then in my lower abdominal area. 3.5 weeks is also about the length of my cycle, as I menstruate every 21-25 days. On the 28th though I started cramping a lot and by the 29th I was bleeding and passing clots and tissue. It only lasted 3 days, although I have started spotting again today.

I went to the ER and they acted like I was panicking because I was menstruating... They did some tests and everything came back negative. I am kind of confused though because when I asked the nurse what happened on my hCG blood test she said it came back negative. I asked what the number was and she said it wasn't quantitative...

The nurse practitioner who took care of me after that said it didn't seem like I was having a miscarriage.

I have been sad, depressed, anxious, and confused...I don't know what to think here.

wow your situation sounds really similar to mine. I'm pretty sure I had a chemical/early miscarriage last month. On 23rd I was a day late for my AF so I took a test and got a very faint positive. So I took another test the next morning (24th) and I got another faint BFP. Told my husband we were so excited! The 25th I took another and it was negative. 26th-negative. I had several symptoms, sore breasts (the only time I ever had this is when I went off the pill), nausea, fatigue, frequent urination and so on. My SIL even asked if I was pregnant cause I was "glowing" like I was. I had an appointment on the 27th and they took a urine test which was negative and then a blood test. It took them days to call me back with the blood test results, even after I left several messages. I was so stressed and depressed just not knowing. Finally on the 31st I got the results back, it was negative. The nurse practitioner couldn't confirm if it was a chemical though because they never confirmed the pregnancy with their tests. I felt like I got no answers or support from her. She kept saying things like "stress can make you miss your period" and when I asked about the two positive HPT's she said "could of been faulty". I do believe I had a chemical or early miscarriage, there was just to much going on with being late, symptoms and the positive tests. So I've been trying to move on assuming I'm not pregnant but I'm very confused because I have had absolutely no bleeding what so ever and no signs of AF coming. I'm going to be two weeks late tomorrow. If I had an early miscarriage wouldn`t my body want to get rid of it? I keep hearing stories of false negatives on both urine and blood test. Secretly I'm hoping this is the case for me...realistically probably not though.

wow... yeah sounds very similar to me.

It felt like they were treating me like I was crazy or a hypochondriac or whatever...like I didn't know my own body and what I had been feeling and going through.

I guess that's medicine in capitalist society though.

I don't know about the lateness...I was a week late when I started bleeding. Everyone's body is different though.

Did they do an ultrasound?

Nope they didn't do an ultrasound, or even mention it. The nurse practitioner didn't even seem concerned about my AF being late. I got the impression she just thinks I didn't ovulate or something, even though I did have the two positive tests and had symptoms. I made an apt today with the gynecologist at the sexual health clinic to get a pap smear. So hopefully she will take it more seriously or at least give me some sort of idea of what might be going on. I have to wait till the 17th though. So if AF doesn`t show by then I`ll be 3 1/2 weeks late. I took another test this morning. I haven't tested since the blood test I got on the 28th. It was still a negative, so I'm still sure this is a chemical. I just don't know why I haven't bled. It's kind of funny, I never thought when I started TTC I would wish for my AF to show

geez :[ just wanna smack health care "professionals" sometimes. i really hope you get some answers at your visit, even though you have a bit of a wait...hopefully it's nothing your body can't take care of itself. Is it okay to wait that long though?

GL and don't let the wait stress you out too much.

I don't really have a choice but to wait. Its impossible to get an apt with your family doctor here unless you want to wait a couple months, that's why I went to see the nurse practitioner in the first place cause you can get in quicker. When I made the apt at the sexual health clinic the 17th was the earliest I could get in. I live in a small town only 7600 people so I have no other options.

 

[iwa]

I don't really have a choice but to wait. Its impossible to get an apt with your family doctor here unless you want to wait a couple months, that's why I went to see the nurse practitioner in the first place cause you can get in quicker. When I made the apt at the sexual health clinic the 17th was the earliest I could get in. I live in a small town only 7600 people so I have no other options.

goootcha. the last town i lived in was like that.

do you take herbs or anything? if you really aren't pregnant then maybe you could take some herbs that help your AF along.

 

[Andi86]

Well I had some light bleeding today...brownish blood (sorry if tmi) Maybe im finally getting my AF?

 

[iwa]

Nope not TMI.

Well, hopefully that's a good thing!

I think it would make sense for it to be a bit brown since you're so late, right?

 

[Andi86]

Nope not TMI.

Well, hopefully that's a good thing!

I think it would make sense for it to be a bit brown since you're so late, right?

I'm thinking maybe that's why. But yeah AF is definitely here and the cramps are terrible but at least now I'll know kind of where I am in my cycle. Hopefully I'll get my BFP right away! They do say after a chemical/miscarriage your more fertile. Also good luck to you! any updates to share?