two wks since start of mc, positive opk???

[kazimotto]

hi girls, out of curiosity i did an opk today, only to find it came up strong positive. now i had my first bleed on 14 march (mothers day...how could i forget!!) and that turned out to be when i lost the baby, but i have only been heavy bleeding since 23rd march (last wed), is it poss that i am ov? i will be gutted if i am, since i am still bleeding and cant do the BD!! xx

 

[heatherv2]

It's probably actually detecting HCG that hasn't all made its way out of your system yet. The OPKs can detect HCG in addition to LH.

 

[hb1]

Hi Kazi

I wouldn't trust opk's 1st cycle post mc. Yes - could be hcg. could also be the LH hormone - it can do some crazy things first couple of cycles and give you false positives- some ladies don't ov the first cycle, some do. Yes - it could also be ov but impossible to track without your own private ultrasound following a mc I'm afraid - personally I would pass it off as a false positive - especially if you can't bd at the mo anyway.

Very sorry for your loss - hope your body gets back to normal soon.

hx

 

[kazimotto]

thanks ladies, i hope i get back to normal soon. its ridiculous, i am so annoyed if i have to miss ov, if it is that. i have such a huge need to get pg asap, as i am sure all other ladies do too having had mc. its like an urge i have no control over, its terrible! my hormones are still all over the place i know that, but the overall one just now is that i NEED to bd!! and i cant!! i am soooo needing to but cant its not fair!! xx

 

[Vickieh1981]

If you were not still bleeding I would say it was possible for it to be ovulation. I ov'd 18 days after my first miscarriage.

However 6 days after having Isabella I started using ov sticks and they were strong positives because I still had hcg in my system and they pick that up. Now that pg tests are neg so are the ovulation sticks - I want them to be positive now.

 

[kazimotto]

hi vickie, would there still be hcg in my system? the epu did pg test last wed and it was very faint positive, then i have bled immediately after that, passed heavy blood and clots on thurs/fri and now am still bleeding but lighter with no clots. i actually had the mc first bleed back on 14th march. what do u think? so sorry for ur loss xxx

 

[Vickieh1981]

hi vickie, would there still be hcg in my system? the epu did pg test last wed and it was very faint positive, then i have bled immediately after that, passed heavy blood and clots on thurs/fri and now am still bleeding but lighter with no clots. i actually had the mc first bleed back on 14th march. what do u think? so sorry for ur loss xxx

Hmm not sure then. I did a pg test that had a very faint line so I followed it up with a digi that said not pregnant. I knew then that when I get a positive ovulation test it will be that and not the hcg.

If it was very faint last Wednesday I would doubt that there was hcg in your system enough to give you a positive.

I felt I may be ovulating yesterday but was still spotting so looked it up and it does say that you can ovulate while still bleeding a bit but not sure how common that is.

Can you use a digi or even a cheapie to see if your pg are completely negative and then you will know it's no the hcg.

 

[kazimotto]

hi yeah i can prob get one to do. just been dreadin it to see the bfn but i suppose its the only way i will know! will keep u posted! xxx

 

[Vickieh1981]

hi yeah i can prob get one to do. just been dreadin it to see the bfn but i suppose its the only way i will know! will keep u posted! xxx

Oh I know what you mean. EVen though I wanted the hormone to be gone so i can try again it was still a kick in the teeth to see not pregnant come up - like I didn't know that already.

 

[mlyn26]

I totally understand what you said about needing to be preg now, I will like tht PLUS i am desperate to BD!!! I wish this bloody bleeding would stop. x