TTC After a Loss
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TMI picture? Help!
velizondo11
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had a miscarriage 3 weeks ago. Bleeding and cramping only lasted a few days. My husband and I had sex 2 weeks after miscarriage (1 week ago). I spotted very lightly, only once after wiping yesterday. And now I get the occasional discharge that looks like this today. There's no foul smell or any discomfort. Could I have ovulated a week ago and this be caused from implantation???
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OptionsAdmin note: I removed the image as one disturbing to general users.
However, to answer your question, the fluid you showed in your picture (which is common enough to be identified via written description alone, rendering the picture moot) is usually described as egg white cervical mucus (EWCM), and develops as the estrogen in the body elevated preparatory to ovulation. The estrogen signals the mucus in the cervix to thin and become conducive to allowing sperm to move through the cervix. Healthy EWCM is stretchy and clear to white, and sometimes comes in copious amounts. Because your body is trying to return to normal or to find a new normal, it is not uncommon to have new monthly symptoms and observations throughout you first few cycles. This one just represents an estrogen surge within normal parameters.
All advice given based on lengthy personal experience.
I am not a doctor, I just have a working medical vocabulary.
Always available to answer questions about loss, infertility, and TRP.
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As far as your question goes, there's no way for us to know if this is implantation or just part of your cycle (which can be different after a loss) or something else. Do you know if you ovulated a week ago? That is, are you charting and temping? You may not have ovulated yet based on your hormone levels post-mc.
If you think you might be pregnant, take a test. If it's negative, you can test again in a week if still no AF. If it's positive, please keep in mind that your post-mc hormone levels may still be high enough to turn a test - so you would for sure need to confirm with a doctor.
Dear god, YUCK!
It is pretty unlikely that your HCG was low enough that you ovulatedso soon after mc. I would wait another week and take a preg test, but even then your HCG could still be high enough to test positive and not actually be preggo.