Post D&C Questions... still...

E3A7AGGIE · June 2011

I am full of questions, and google helps a little... although it's hard to find exactly what I'm looking for sometimes.

I have a ton of questions going thru my head!

This morning I got another +HPT... SO very faint... but definitely there. I am 3 weeks post D&C today.

If you had a D&C---

How long after did it take for you to go to 0, or get a -HPT?
Does it depend on how pregnant you were? I guess it'd make sense the further along, the longer it takes for hcg levels to drop back down?

How many weeks after the -HPT did you get AF?

If you charted right after, were your temps like your old pre-o temps, or were they pretty different?

I know everyone is different. I just love reading about other's experiences... it's what keeps me going. I've probably asked one of those before, but my wheels are turning all of the time! I just want my body back to normal!

Sorry if this is SO redundant!!!! It's hard to keep satisfied with just waiting and seeing. Thanks for taking the time!

MarxieVonTrapp · June 2011

How long after did it take for you to go to 0, or get a -HPT? I got a -HPT about three to four weeks after my d&c.

Does it depend on how pregnant you were? I was about 7 weeks along but the baby had stopped growing around 6 weeks.

How many weeks after the -HPT did you get AF? I think I'm one of the "lucky" few, but it took a total of 12 weeks from d&c to get AF, or, 8 to 9 weeks from the time I got my -HPT to AF. I also did two rounds of Provera.

If you charted right after, were your temps like your old pre-o temps, or were they pretty different? I'm not a charter.

Good luck. I know how hard it is to wait, how every time you go to the bathroom you hope for that splash of red, how you're so ready to get out of limbo and into the next stage...it's so hard. I hope you don't have to wait long and AF shows up soon.

champ579 · June 2011

My doc did not track my HCG levels and so I can't probably help you with that, but, it has taken a while to recover from the D+C. I was having spotting with product in it for 30 days post D+C. After the spotting and product was passed my temps returned to normal. If I was a betting lady, I would say that post spotting my HCG was still positive.

I know my response wasn't helpful, I wish my doc had done more bloodwork.

pinkcallalily · June 2011

I can't help with most of your questions because I didn't track my hcg levels and I haven't charted in a few years. My period came right at 4 weeks after my d&c and I was almost 16 weeks along. I had bled for 2 1/2 weeks after the d&c so there was only 1 1/2 weeks between d&c bleeding and my first period. Now I just wish I knew when my period would end - I'm on day 14 now so I'm guessing if I was charting it would be a bit crazy considering I typically ovulate around day 11.

jkfranklin · June 2011

I got AF 32 days after my D&C and I had my b/w that same day and it was right at 5. The OB concidered that negative even though below 5 is actually negative. I didn't temp the cycle after my D&C which I really regret.

HTH

jaxie320 · June 2011

Hi! We are in similar situations. I am still waiting for AF, but I can share my experiences with you. I am still getting + HPT 4 weeks later (ugh!). Two weeks after my d&e I had noticeable spotting and cramps but it was only for a day (residual bleeding, perhaps). I hope AF comes soon for both of us!

megilb · June 2011

I lost my little angel at 9 wks...I got my period exactly 4 weeks after my d&c. And i got a negative pg tests about 3 and a half wks post d&c.

I wasnt charting at all then...just started that last cycle. BUT i can tell you i Oed 2 weeks after my 1st period post d&c and had a c/p

corndog8 · June 2011

Not sure I'm much help but .....

My Dr. didn't follow my levels down to 0 and I hadn't really temped before my loss. I do remember taking a HPT to see if it would be neg. and it was, but honestly I hadn't put it down on my FF chart so can't remember when it was - I think it was close to end of 3rd wk? Embarrassed I was 12w4d when I had my D&C but LO stopped growing ~9wk. I was very lucky and got AF 4wk1d after D&C.

I hope AF comes soon for you! ((hugs))

Julie and Chris · June 2011

i sent you a personal message since we have similar stories

i am also waiting for AF, 6/3 had D&C, my dr has not followed my levels, i started to chart (only the past 2 mornings, 97.2, 97.5) - my boobs are very sensitive/hurt so I hope this is a sign that AF is coming? i hope it comes soon for all of us anxiously waiting!!!

LottaLattes · June 2011

I got a -HPT 2 weeks after my D&C, but I wasn't checking regularly before then. My levels 2 weeks before the D&C were in the 20,000 range, there was no test done right before (gestational sac was collapsing and still no fetal development). I got AF 35 days after the D&C, so 3 weeks after the -HPT. I charted after, but I also switched thermometers in there somewhere, so it's not reliable. I was mostly just getting back in the habit/feeling like I was moving forward. However, my temps were fairly even considering and I felt like it was a long but normal cycle.

Hang in there, it was really the longest 35 days ever, and I know I was on the shorter end of things. My baby stopped developing somewhere in the 5th week, but I didn't get the D&C until week 8 on the dot. I did read someone on here got the Women's Energy Yogi Tea (from Amazon, but you can probably buy it elsewhere), and I drank that religiously as soon as I got it, and also drink it before O each cycle. I'm not sure if it helped, but it mentally made me feel like I was doing something

*HUGS*

mrs.julia.goolia · June 2011

I got a negative HPT 3 weeks after cytotec was placed, and by the time I had my D&C a few weeks after that I know my hcg was at 10, so still negative on a test.

Haven't gotten AF yet but anxiously waiting! I plan to start charting after this AF because I think the wonky chart at this point would be really annoying for me.

Good luck! The waiting sucks so much but at least we are all in the same boat.