Could I have possibly had a chemical pregnancy?

[Melts]

I am sure that I am just hopeful thinking right now, but I was wondering if it was possible that I could have had a chemical pregnancy in the past. It would be awful if this happened I am just hoping that it was a chemical because I want to know my husband can get me pregnant.
Here is what happened:
After we had been trying for about 1 year and 3 or 4 months I had never had a positive pregnancy test. I had seen evaps before. Then one cycle I took a pregnancy test, same brand that I always used, and a clearly pink line showed up immediately. The very next day it was negative and then a day or two later af started. I cannot remember if my period was late or not or anything like that. There was no question in my mind whether the line was a BFP or not it was there plain as day even my husband agreed.

 

[DAISYPRENCESS]

Hi there, it happened to 6 months ago. The only reason I tested were my symptoms. I am completely sure I was pg. This can be a chemical pregnancy. Have you tested your hormones? Later I found out I have very low AMH. When I am thinking about the past I have had at least two more chemical pregnancies. Now I am doing first cycle on clomid hoping for our baby.

GL!!!

 

[Briss]

Melts, it does look like a chemical. I find FRER are the best ones as they can give you a clear line and if the line disappears the next day that might mean chemical. You can also do blood test to check your beta levels. I had a chemical on my first IVF. I got a clear (but faint) line with FRER and the next day it was gone. I did a blood test which came back at 9 – too low for a viable pregnancy but there clearly was an attempt at implantation. in a couple of days I repeated the blood test and it got down to 1.7 and AF came the next day so that was a chemical. The reasons for chemicals are usually either problems with implantation or chromosomal abnormalities of the embryo.

 

[Melts]

I did not get my hormones tested because at the time I did not even think of it. Honestly I did not even believe that it could have been a chemical until I read something about it last night. Now I think that, that cycle was definitely a chemical pregnancy which is a good sign that we can get pregnant and that makes me happy. I was reading about the reasons for false positives and the only one that may have possibly been a problem was a faulty test because it was not an evap and I was not on any medication. I really don't think it was a faulty test because it was in the same batch that I had been taking for a few cycles before and a few cycles after and I never had another line like that, just evaps after the time limit.

 

[DAISYPRENCESS]

Yes, there are two sides - a good one: you can get pregnant, and a bad one: you lost a child. My chemical pregnancy was very painful for me and my hubby. For me even physically painful. We saw a second line for the first time in our life after 6 years of TTC. Than AF came and......we were devastated. Now every day I am telling my hubby "Do you think we can get pregnant again? And we wont loose it this time?". It is hard but there is hope for all of is .

 

[Melts]

I am so sorry to hear about your loss. It is very hard to keep being hopeful when you were so close after such a long time trying. I believe that if it happened once it can happen again and it will. I hope you get another BFP soon and its a sticky one. Good luck!

 

[DAISYPRENCESS]

Thank you. My wish for Christmas is people to have their babies. No one deserves to walk the infertility path.

 

[Myshelsong]

Yes, there are two sides - a good one: you can get pregnant, and a bad one: you lost a child. My chemical pregnancy was very painful for me and my hubby. For me even physically painful. We saw a second line for the first time in our life after 6 years of TTC. Than AF came and......we were devastated. Now every day I am telling my hubby "Do you think we can get pregnant again? And we wont loose it this time?". It is hard but there is hope for all of is .

It is this exact reason that I will not test at home at all. If I saw this and my AF came I would be devestated. Best not to know there was an embryo then to know that there was something that could have been but never happened.

Sorry for your loss hun. Sticky bean wishes to everyone.

 

[Briss]

Myshelsong, having gone through my chemical recently I can totally relate on how heartbreaking this is. However, it's very important to know whether you have had chemicals in the past. If it just happens once it probably does not mean much but if it happens again that's a cause for concern. but also it may help narrow down the reason for infertility. I regret now that I did not allow myself testing (it was just too hard to see bfn after bfn after bfn) so I was waiting out for AF every cycle and there were cycles where my temp was quite high and i did hope but still did not test. i wonder now if i had any chemicals while we TTC naturally. I guess we will never know.

 

[DAISYPRENCESS]

Hi, I agree with Briss. It is very hard to see bfp and then bfn but gives you an idea what is happening in your body.

I would test again if I think I am pregnant.

 

[wannabemummyb]

I'm not sure if I have had chemicals as my cycle was very irregular our first two years ttc, we did have an early mc around 5/6 weeks. I had a mc at 8 weeks in June. I swing between thinking its great I managed to get preggers at least twice to devestated that maybe i'll never get a sticky bean!

Good luck ladies