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Pregnancy Loss Question

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Would you say a loss as 4w4d is a miscarriage? And do you consider a chemical pregnancy a miscarriage? Just curious.
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  • MrsO1111MrsO1111

    meh -- semantics I guess

    it's a loss...I like using that generic term myself, whether it happened at 4w or 10w or later

    if I'm having a conversation with someone who's not so into the world of TTTC etc, I will usually just say loss or miscarriage b/c calling it a "chemical pregnancy" just confuses them

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    I think I understand - it is technically a pregnancy because the embie implants long enough to produce hormones, right?
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    meh -- semantics I guess

    it's a loss...I like using that generic term myself, whether it happened at 4w or 10w or later

    if I'm having a conversation with someone who's not so into the world of TTTC etc, I will usually just say loss or miscarriage b/c calling it a "chemical pregnancy" just confuses them

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  • Dr.LorettaDr.Loretta member

    Yes and yes. IMO, if you're aware that you're pregnant and then are no longer pregnant, it's a m/c.

    But I've never gotten past 5-6 weeks with any of mine.

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  • MrsO1111MrsO1111

    imageSerendipitie:
    I think I understand - it is technically a pregnancy because the embie implants long enough to produce hormones, right?

    my take on it is if you got 2 lines (no, I mean really got 2 lines, eline & katie...not imagined that you got 2 lines) then you were pregnant.  or if your beta is above 5, medically speaking you were pregnant I guess, and that happens really really early (as evidenced by my 2 lines on FRER last year w/ a beta of 8...WTF right?!)

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  • MandyBrownNoserMandyBrownNoser member
    I've never lumped c/p's in with my m/c count.
    Fuuck TTC - I'm moving on.
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  • yogisunamyogisunam member

    It's a loss, and I wouldn't dare tell people how they should or shouldn't react.

    However, I personally wouldn't count it and definitely wouldn't mourn it the same way that I lost my last pg (missed at 11w) or if something goes wrong with this one (having seen a hb). 

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  • SerendipitieSerendipitie member
    I have never had any kind of loss, so I certainly can't judge either way
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  • Mainer-in-TexasMainer-in-Texas
    I think it is definitely a loss and a miscarriage, you were pregnant, you knew you were pregnant, and then the baby died.
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  • LCB34LCB34 member

    I consider my loss at 5w2d a miscarriage.  I personally hate the term chemical pregnancy - it makes me feel like the doctor is trying to say my pregnancy was fake.

    I had positive tests and positive betas for more than a week - that equals pregnant to me.

    Also, when I went through my natural m/c the things I passes proved that there was something there - it was more than just a period.

     

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    Yes and yes. IMO, if you're aware that you're pregnant and then are no longer pregnant, it's a m/c.

    This.  A big part of it is mental, isn't it? If you think a baby is coming and  with all of those expectations ...it hurts the same no matter what it's technically called. I know you know this - was this even your questions?!

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    imageDr.Loretta:

    Yes and yes. IMO, if you're aware that you're pregnant and then are no longer pregnant, it's a m/c.

    This.  A big part of it is mental, isn't it? If you think a baby is coming and  with all of those expectations ...it hurts the same no matter what it's technically called. I know you know this - was this even your questions?!

    It was my question, but I think I was mostly interested in the biology of it more than anything, if that makes sense. I never really even thought about what causes a "chemical" pregnancy. I'm blonde like that. I know it depends on the individual as far as how they feel about an early loss versus a late loss. While I'm certainly heartbroken for anyone who suffers a loss, I can't really say I know what it feels like, or know how I would react, you know? I can only imagine, and hope that if I ever get a bfp, I will stay pregnant. Hope I didn't offend anyone!
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