Testing after D+C

[vickielm]

Hiya all,

thanks for reading my post.

Just abit of advice needed really. I had a D+C on 12th January after my twin MMC at the end of Dec.

My bleeding has more or less stopped (spotting now and again!) Me and OH have 4 times since Sunday i think it was. Today i did a pregnancy test and there is still a faint line showing.

When i originally did a test it came up automatically and as dark as i think they could get! Found out i had MMC twins at the end of Dec and did a test, there was still a dark but not as dark line showing but proved my levels were dropping!

I thought that i would be showing a negative test by now as i have read that with a D+C levels drop very quickly (it has been 11 days now since the operation).

I have decided not to take precautions when as i just want to try again asap. Do you think i am being stupid not waiting for my first cycle? My SIL said that you are more fertile after a MC so i have fingers and toes crossed!

When i did the test today i was hoping for a not a faint (i know weird) just so i know i am starting a fresh so to speak.

My cycle is not regular as it is and we do quite often so i am secretly hoping for a quick legitimate .

I think i ovulate approx 12th - 15th (as i usually had my period between 20th and 28th of the month when it did decide to come!) of the month which would be when i had the D+C. Does that mean i wont ovulate until next month or would the D+C have put my ovulation dates back, so i could still get caught this month?? Does that make sense or am i talking poop!!!??

All help greatfully recieved.

Vik

 

[MrsJD]

Sorry for your loss.

After a DnC you should allow atleast one cycle due to possible infection but I know what it's like and I fell straight after my Chemical Pregnancy in November and unfortunately I MC two weeks ago

As for your levels, I would say your faint positive is still from your DnC!

XX

 

[Widger]

Hi there. I had a d&c on 14th Jan so not long after you too. I remember you posting about your awful time in December so glad you are feeling positive again and having fun.... he he.

I would be really careful not to get your hopes up on getting a bfp this month as I'm sure some people thought that they were pregnant a month after their mmc and were really disappointed to find that it wasn't the case at all. Devastation all over again. I think its because their body was not back to normal - some hormones still lingering on. I'm going to do a pregnancy test this weekend to see if there is anything at all that comes up. Even this morning I was still feeling sick... I'm sick of the symptoms lingering on so hope that by this weekend I'll start to feel more normal.

I don't think it matters when you start trying again if you are ready. People do suggest that you wait at least one cycle so then you can be sure of your dates etc. That is not to say that people don't get pregnant right away.

I suppose I'm just saying be cautious as a bfp could mean you are pregnant, but could also mean you are not... if that makes sense??

 

[vickielm]

Thanks MrsJD. That is what i thought, but was not sure how long it took to become a BFN. xx

I did post an awful lot throughout Dec and the beginning of Jan! It was my way of dealing with things and coming to terms with my loss (s). I am so sorry about your loss Widger. Hope you are ok hun. xx Will PM you if ok?

Vik

 

[MrsJD]

Thanks MrsJD. That is what i thought, but was not sure how long it took to become a BFN. xx

I did post an awful lot throughout Dec and the beginning of Jan! It was my way of dealing with things and coming to terms with my loss (s). I am so sorry about your loss Widger. Hope you are ok hun. xx Will PM you if ok?

Vik

I've only cried once since my last MC albeit for 3 hours, feeling guilty about being non emotional but I'm totally numb.

B&B is fantastic for support

XXX

 

[vickielm]

And MrsJD sorry to say about your loss also. I hope you are ok. I cried at frist but then i went into like a trance, like it was happening to someone else and i was just looking in. Sometimes i will be ok, then others i just break down. GOing back to work on Monday do i think that will be a big help but also a big hurdle!

Vik
x

 

[MrsJD]

And MrsJD sorry to say about your loss also. I hope you are ok. I cried at frist but then i went into like a trance, like it was happening to someone else and i was just looking in. Sometimes i will be ok, then others i just break down. GOing back to work on Monday do i think that will be a big help but also a big hurdle!

Vik
x

I know what you mean about .... 'trance, like it was happening to someone else and i was just looking in'.

Me too, it's the best thing you can do to be honest, you'll be up tight on sunday but once your back you'll feel so much better rather than being in the house.

X

 

[vickielm]

I know. What makes it harder is i work in the middle of a shopping centre as customer service supervisor! So if i cry, the world will see me so to speak!

What makes it harder is the fact that the young girl which works on the desk with me (under my wing so to speak) made her announcement that she was 7 weeks preg just before i went in for D+C! I found out last Friday when work took me out for a birthday lunch as i was 25 on Monday just gone.

It will get better and i hop it does for you also.
x

 

[MrsJD]

I know. What makes it harder is i work in the middle of a shopping centre as customer service supervisor! So if i cry, the world will see me so to speak!

What makes it harder is the fact that the young girl which works on the desk with me (under my wing so to speak) made her announcement that she was 7 weeks preg just before i went in for D+C! I found out last Friday when work took me out for a birthday lunch as i was 25 on Monday just gone.

It will get better and i hop it does for you also.
x

OUCH!!!!! that might be hard for you! but just think positive and you'll get another soon

Happy belated birthday!

XX

 

[vickielm]

Thanks chick.

She is off work on Monday think she has a doctors appointment. So at least i can settle back in to the swing of things without her going on about her body and feeling sick. She has text a few times going on about feeling horrid. I just text back saying "make the most of it because you dont know what will happen tomorrow, at least your baby is alive"...Do you think i was horrible? I thought i was but cant bring myself to say sorry!

I have tried to explain that i am happy for her but just cant cope with it at the moment.

X

 

[Omi]

Just wanted to drop by and say twin pg's have higher levels usually of hcg than normal pg's..

Good luck, sweetie!

 

[MrsJD]

Thanks chick.

She is off work on Monday think she has a doctors appointment. So at least i can settle back in to the swing of things without her going on about her body and feeling sick. She has text a few times going on about feeling horrid. I just text back saying "make the most of it because you dont know what will happen tomorrow, at least your baby is alive"...Do you think i was horrible? I thought i was but cant bring myself to say sorry!

I have tried to explain that i am happy for her but just cant cope with it at the moment.

X

Thats even better she's off

Nope don't think you are being horrible at all. She should have been a bit more sensitive in the first place, silly bitch!

Oh hun, you don't need to explain yourself to anyone, you're grieving

XXX

 

[Ivoryapril]

I assume your levels haven't dropped back to normal yet. I had a D&C on Monday, it was my first pregnancy and i had a missed miscarriage. Went for 11 week scan and told that baby stopped developing at 6+1. Am devastated and want to try again straight away or we have to wait til August because of hubby's job. Midwife said that's fine and waiting for 1 period is just for dating without having to do an early scan. Hubby isn't sure about trying yet though and i'm having a really hard time thinking i have to wait 7 months. x

 

[vickielm]

Ah Irory,

Sorry about your loss also. It is hard, i want to try again strait away and OH is fine with that. I think he is just scared that we will go through this again so soon. It is a horrible experience for both us and OH's.

I am not taking my pill, but also not getting obsessed and starting charting and OPK's yet as i dint want that strain on my and our relationship, if that makes sense. We do get jiggy quite often and i think if it is meant to be then it will happen. We got caught the first month of trying with the last pg, so fingers crossed.

We will all get there in the end. Fingers crossed when the time is right it will happen.

vik
x

 

[vickielm]

Also with the dating thing, i was told by the EPU thst we can go in for a scan at approx 6 weeks as there were complications with the last pregnancy. Which i would prefer an early scan to check how many babies there are and also to see if there is a heart beat.

x

 

[becky77]

I would think you bfp is because your hcg levels have not gone back to 0 yet.As far as i know when you have a d&c its like cd1 almost and its very common not to ov in your first cycle so please try not to get your hopes up, i did that exact thing after my m/c and was gutted when af showed up.

so sorry for your loss and i really hope you get a sticky bfp soon.

x

 

[susan_1981]

I had a MMC on 23 December. Found out at my 12 week scan that the baby had died at 7 weeks 2 days. Because of xmas, I had to wait until 29 December for ERPC. My tests started showing negative just after 2 weeks from my ERPC and, like you, the lines went from very, very dark and gradually got fainter and fainter. My ovulation has been majorly delayed. I've always had regular periods and normally ovulate 1 week after my period, although it took me 3 weeks for it to happen (well, at least, I think that is when I ov'd as my OPK showed positive then but I'm temping and they are consistently high).

So, yeah, your ovulation will probably be delayed. I don't think you are stupid for trying again so soon. I am. I couldn't wait to get back to trying again. And I think there should be no reason to not try straight away. If you think about it, some women get pregnant straight after giving birth and go on to have a baby 9 months later. If their bodies can handle it then I'm sure ours can, especially as we've had early miscarriages.

Good luck. Hope we all get our BFPs soon xxx