Any other chemical pregnancy mommas?

Kath1424 · December 2010

This has been the hardest experience of my life ever! What a roller coaster of emotions... We got a BFP on Monday Dec. 20th and by Sunday Dec 26th I was spotting, bleeding and cramping. I thank God it was not Christmas day but it has just been so tough for me. My OB called it a "chemical" pregnancy and that some women who are not vigilantly trying would never know they were even pregnant and would just think its a late period. But i did know i was pregnant and for a whole week i was on cloud 9... then this. Ughhh. OB gave us the okay to try again next cycle. I am so nervous that we won't get pregnant or that we will and it will happen again! I go from crying to okay then crying again. Only a few people know only because they could tell something was visibly wrong with me when they saw me. I wondered who else had a chemical pregnancy and are you going to try again in 14 days? (Counting this bleeding as a period).. Lots of hugs to all you girls who are experiencing losses too what a terrible time of year for this!! :-(

ewilliams1127 · December 2010

It's really hard! Just seeing the positive HPT evokes an emotional response! I became attached so quickly and fell in love almost immediately! It's ok to grieve and the emotions are going to be rough and that's normal! T&P!

BellaVita 10.22 · December 2010

I too had a natural miscarriage and started spotting a week after finding out I was pregnant. My OB also categorized it as a "chemical" pregnancy because no sac was visible in the ultrasound. That week was awful and I cried every day. I'm better now, and I know you'll feel better with time too. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of announcing it early on so every now and then I still get people asking me how I'm feeling and congratulating me, which just adds salt to the wound. I'm not sure if that bleeding is considered a period so I've just been taking my temps and charting but haven't seen a sign of ovulation yet. I too am scared of going through this all over again but only God knows why these things happen, and I'm just thankful that I wasn't farther along. We will probably wait until February to start trying again. Good luck. ((hugs))

Luvmy2sons · December 2010

I am on much of the same time table as you, just a day or two earlier. I got my BFP on Dec. 18th. Started spotting Christmas night, and full on bleeding the next day.

Since I wasn't trying, but wasn't avoiding - my friend convinced me to take a test when I mentioned I was nauseous. I wouldn't have known otherwise. My doc hasn't said one way or another, but I know it was a chemical pregnancy.

Salt to the wound for me, is I tested right before my DH threw me a surprise 30th birthday. My 30th was 12/19 - so I was over the moon. We even told some very close friends and our family Then after a full day of visiting on 12/25, I noticed the spotting. I almost immediately knew something was wrong, because with both my DS's I NEVER bled. I was heartbroken as well, but am doing better now. No more bouts of cryng, just a little sad when I see little reminders - ETA: My ob suggested waiting 2 cycles for us to start trying again. So February we'll see.

madelyn07 · December 2010

I had a c/p back in October. I absolutely knew I was pregnant, since we had been trying for 2.5 years and it was a fertility treatment cycle. Because of that, I had my beta very early...the pregnancy lasted for just over a week. It was awful. I've had lots of testing done and no one knows why it happened or if it will happen again..but now we've moved on to IVF.

Sorry for your loss.

Kath1424 · December 2010

Yeah it is really tough! Even though I have 2 healthy beautiful children, so much to be thankful for, etc etc (these are the things other people keep telling me!) it just does no justice for the baby I had growing inside me for a week. And as you all said, I knew i was pregnant! After being pregnant twice before- I definitely know what it feels like to be pregnant.. and with the jollyness of the holidays...i was literally on CLOUD 9!!!! Everyone keeps saying it must not have been meant to be... Again that just does not help me when I am so sad and upset... My OB gave me the okay to try again right away.. so I guess we will muster up the strength and try this again! I am nervous it will happen again!?? But I guess I have to be strong and think positive. I hope all of you have good luck and lots of sticky dust! Here's to a good 2011!!!!!!!!

Kath1424 · December 2010

Yeah it is really tough! Even though I have 2 healthy beautiful children, so much to be thankful for, etc etc (these are the things other people keep telling me!) it just does no justice for the baby I had growing inside me for a week. And as you all said, I knew i was pregnant! After being pregnant twice before- I definitely know what it feels like to be pregnant.. and with the jollyness of the holidays...i was literally on CLOUD 9!!!! Everyone keeps saying it must not have been meant to be... Again that just does not help me when I am so sad and upset... My OB gave me the okay to try again right away.. so I guess we will muster up the strength and try this again! I am nervous it will happen again!?? But I guess I have to be strong and think positive. I hope all of you have good luck and lots of sticky dust! Here's to a good 2011!!!!!!!!

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