Did I miscarriage?
About a year ago my husband and I were trying for a baby. Just before a family booked holiday I took a home pregnancy test which came up positive, I decided to do another test (different brand) which also came up positive. I decided to wait until after our family holiday to go have it confirmed by my gp. Fast forward 7 days (while on holidays) I have some slight spotting. I decide to buy another test, which again came up positive but a slightly lighter positive line. By the next day I was bleeding like a period, took another test and the line appeared even lighter, I had absolutely no pain. We were due to come home from holiday's in two days so I figured I'd wait until we got home to see my gp. Anyways my 1 year old son became very ill, so we cut our holiday short and I made a gp appointment for both myself and my son. Went to my gp and whilst at my doctor's my son became very ill and needed to be transported to hospital via an ambulance. I tried to mention to my doctor about the possible mc but she dismissed it and her priority was on my son's health (which is understandable) After that I felt to stupid to go back to my gp to talk about possible mc. I felt like I was so caught up with my own issues that I didn't understand how unwell my son was and for that I felt my gp looked down on me. So now a year later I even question whether or not I indeed had a mc. My cycle is like clockwork, text book actually. I have a 28 day cycle and have never once been late. If it was just a late period then it would have been 8 days late. We had only been ttc for 2 months when this happen. Does it in fact sound like a mc or is it all in my head? I know I will never be given an exact answer as it happened a year ago. Thanks IM's
Did I misscarriage?
Did I misscarriage?
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I would assume a miscarriage.
Sounds like a very early miscarriage. Apparently this is quite common and most people don't even notice it as they assume their period was just a bit late. Sounds like all is back to normal now.
I once had implantation bleeding followed by a positive (faint line) test 3 days later, then 2 days after that Got my period. If it wasn't for knowing the signs of implantation bleeding and taking the test then I would have just assumed I was late (my cycles vary)
Doctor said it was most likely one if I had a positive. She also said if I would have taken 3 tests then it would have been a definite if they were all positive.
1 quarter of misscarriages occur without women knowing they are pregnant. I'm sorry for your loss
You poor thing - it's understandable to miss warning signs of sick children, especially when we're distracted by positive pregnancy tests, holidays, and all the rest! Don't beat yourself up, you cut your holiday short and took him to your GP, which was absolutely the right thing to do. Yes it sounds like you an early miscarriage. As far as I understand, false positive pregnancy tests are extremely rare, and to have a late period too when you're normally so regular all points to a conception. It clearly didn't progress into a viable pregnancy, and your hCG levels which are detected in your urine by a pregnancy test continued to get lower - which was indicated by the lines on the test getting fainter. My personal take on the situation was that your GP was perhaps a bit too dismissive, regardless of her need to focus on your son. Obviously his needs were a clear priority, and thank goodness he got the medical attention he needed, but a woman questioning a miscarriage shouldn't really be ignored, it can be quite dangerous. Miscarriages can result in infections and haemorrhages if anything is left behind in your uterus, so she really should have made arrangements to follow up on how you were going (I'm a midwife and frequently work in my local hospital's maternity/gynae ward, so all my ranting here is based on education and experience haha). It's definitely not all in your head! And head back to your GP for a chat, maybe it'll also make you feel better if you can explain what was happening with you while your son was sick - maybe you'll feel less judged by the GP if she knows you had a very good reason to be a bit distracted?! All the best xo
I'm sorry for your loss, sounds like miscarriage to me. I had something similar happen to me a few years ago. I missed my period and had a test done, it was positive. My youngest was only 16 mths and my husband and I contemplated having an abortion. On a Sunday we decided to keep the baby and have our 3rd child. 4 days later I went to the toilet and I had bleeding like my period. Went to the hospital and my miscarriage was confirmed. No real pain, just like a normal period. I'm no doctor but I believe you had a miscarriage.