Help please - charting after a loss

stephsteph77

I have just started taking my temp again this week. Before I got pregnant in March, my temp was very low in the morning (96.4ish). When I got pregnant, it jumped to 97.7 and stayed around there. This week all my morning temps have been between 97.4 and 97.7. Now, here's my question. Since my temp is still so "high", does that mean that my body still thinks I'm pregnant despite a D&E on June 18 and a D&C July 19? I don't have any tests, and honestly I don't think I could stand to see another positive pg test at this point. Is there any other reason my temp would still be up there?

Scout05

Did your doctor track your betas after the two d&c's? It's not often done, but I would think, as you had to repeat the surgery, they would have done so.

It can take a long time, sadly, for these levels to fall. There are a few ladies on TTCAL who have experienced this as well. They might be a good resource for you.

Also, most of the ladies there are charting after loss, so they are in general a wealth of information.

I am so sorry you are dealing with this.

weelass24

My best guess would be that the hormones are still present in your body.  It hasn't been that long since the D&C. 

Schwandy

That could be. I am charting to avoid right now and my temp is all over the place sometimes it's high, sometimes it's not. My guess is your body is just working on regulating it's self. Try to give it some time.  And I'm very sorry for your loss. 

 

armandos_girl

It sounds to me like you've already o'ed for this cycle and that is why your temp is high.  It's not the pregnancy that gives you high temps per se, but the presence of progesterone after you o.  It's just that when you're pregnant, you have a higher level of progesterone so your temps stay high.

Make sense?

stephsteph77

ambrandau2:

Did your doctor track your betas after the two d&c's? It's not often done, but I would think, as you had to repeat the surgery, they would have done so.

It can take a long time, sadly, for these levels to fall. There are a few ladies on TTCAL who have experienced this as well. They might be a good resource for you.

Also, most of the ladies there are charting after loss, so they are in general a wealth of information.

I am so sorry you are dealing with this.

Thank you, and no, the doctors haven't tracked my betas. I don't go in again until the end of august. Sigh, this whole thing just sucks.

armandos_girl

Oops, sorry I read that wrong.  I thought the d&c was in June too.

What the other posters said.  It will take a little while for your hormones to return to normal levels.

stephsteph77

weelass24:

My best guess would be that the hormones are still present in your body.  It hasn't been that long since the D&C. 

Good point. I guess it just seems to me that I've been dealing with this forever since the first procedure was back in June and it's almost August. I just really want to get back to normal, and it's not working.