This is my first time being on a website like this, but I'm needing some advice. Well, May of this year we found out that I was pregnant. We were so excited since me and my husband have been trying for the past 10 months. I kept up with my prenatal, my diet, and fluids. Sadly, on the 3rd of July I had found out I had an abnormal pregnancy. My obgyn told me that I didn't have a fetus or anything that resembled a growing baby. I was scheduled a D&C the same day.The day after I had my surgery I had like a period like flow for about two days. After that I had maybe two three drops on the panty liner until I whipped. Well that kept up for about a day or two then it got somewhat heavy again then it faded out to a pinkish red then into a brown and then it was gone. I have not felt any signs of a period since then and I have yet to have one. My doc said to wait until I had atleast one period to try again. Me and my husband just couldn't wait. We had unprotected sex about a week and a half after my surgery. Since about a week ago I have been sick, my areola on my boobs have gotten much darker, and I have been having a lot of mood swings lately. The strangest part is my lower stomach has been getting harder and harder. Now it is all the way up my sides and above my belly button. When I lay down on my belly it feels the same way it did when I was "pregnant" before. I dont feel anything moving, but it feels like I have a rock as a stomach. I have taken four pregnancy tests. The first one was negative, the second was a very faint positive, and the last two were negative. I have taken all of them roughly a week to two weeks apart. I have been trying to schedule an appointment with my obgyn, but she has been so busy lately I can't really be squeezed in until two weeks from now. I just need some advice on if anyone else had the same problem as me and what was the outcome..
If the tests are negative you are not pregnant. Sorry, you just have to accept that, and keep trying, like all women and men have done since the dawn of time.
Everyone is different. If you had unprotected sex, you may be pregnant. Take a pregnancy test and see a doctor. Good luck.
The doctor told you to wait for a medical reason. I suggest that you may have damaged your body or that you did become pregnant and something is wrong. That would be my concern in this situation. I urge you to call the doctor. Ask this question of the advice nurse.
You do know there are ways to attain sexual satisfaction without intercourse. And knowing your body needed to heal why would you not use protection? I suggest that the initial bleeding was the result of the d&c and not a period. Pregnancy is hard on the body. Why would you make it even harder for you to have a successful pregnancy?
I have known 3 people who got false negatives on pregnancy tests... One even took one at 15 weeks gestation after having received a positive blood test, so she knew for sure she was pregnant and wanted the pregnancy test for her announcement and it STILL came out negative. False positives are extremely rare, but false negatives are more common than you would think... Especially early in the pregnancy, when there are less of the hormones that trigger the positive result.
However... I do think that it is pretty unlikely that you are pregnant. Your body is likely still recovering from the D&C, and it's highly unlikely that you ovulated only a couple of weeks after going through that. (Which would explain the lack of a period.) The "symptoms" you are experiencing are likely your body playing tricks on you. sometimes, when a person is psyching themselves out over becoming pregnant their body will start displaying symptoms. I imagine it would be even worse if your body really was recently pregnant. I have gone through this myself, where I will have enough symptoms to be 90% sure I am pregnant... Only to have negative tests and my period a week later. Once, I even started lactating again a bit. Lol.
My advice would be to wait your two weeks, or see if you can get a blood test from the health department/ another OBGYN. Get a blood test so you know for sure, them start following doctor's orders- the LAST thing you want to do is to concieve before your body has healed, and set yourself up for a miscarriage or complications for the baby. You want your womb to be in tip-top shape to nurture the baby when you do get pregnant.
I had a miscarriage prior to pregnancy with each of my kids. I would guess that you still have some hormones from your lost pregnancy and it was enough to trigger the faint positive. But that is just a guess. In the meantime I would behave as though I were pregnant (no drinking, taking prenatals etc), stop having unprotected sex and get into see the doctor as soon as possible. If you are pregnant, congratulations, if not, please give your body some time to recover before trying again.
well, let's see........
you ignored your doctor's advice.
you had unprotected sex.
you've taken FOUR pregnancy tests with near uniform results.
you are seeking definitive information from people on the internet.
and you want to know if you're *possibly* pregnant.
what EXACTLY did you expect to hear?
khairete
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If you have unprotected sex you could be pregnant.
GEESH!
go to the doctor. How in the world would any of us know if you are pregnant?
Most likely, No. It takes at least 6-8 weeks, or even longer, before you get your first period after a miscarriage. For my first miscarriage, I did not get my period until 3 months after my D&C (which is still considered normal).
If you really are thinking about what is best for your future baby, then you need to listen to your OB. I know that it is tough after losing a baby...hormones are racing through your body and you are dealing with grief. You need to remind yourself, continuously at first, that you need to do everything you can to have a healthy baby, and that includes giving your body and mind the time it needs to heal. Otherwise, you are placing yourself at higher risk for another miscarriage and possibly even post partum depression.
Pregnancy is always a possibility with unprotected sex. I'm concerned about the hardening you mention. The only time I can ever recall having that symptom was when I had appendicitis at age 12, and it burst a day before we learned what it was. By then I was extremely ill with peritonitis, a poisoning through infection of my entire abdominal cavity.
I hope you'll watch for other symptoms, like pain, fever, or nausea in case there is a lingering infection following your treatment in July. If you notice anything new or alarming happening, please get your sweet self to and ER or emergency clinic if your doctor can't work you in.
Wishing you well, D..
Anytime you have unprotected sex you can become pregnant.
See your doc.
Sorry about the hard time--it must be very stressful and sad right now. Unfortunately, even if some folks out here in cyber-land have had similar experiences, we can't tell you what is going on with YOU right now.
Given the situation, even if there isn't anything life-threatening going on, it sounds like you need some answers sooner than your ob-gyn can see you. I would say ditto to the suggestion that you go to a clinic like Planned Parenthood to get checked out. Even if you aren't pregnant or having a major medical issue, the reassurance of knowing for sure would be helpful. And then follow the nurse/doctor's advice. Your body and mind need rest, not another conception right away.
Sending good thoughts and wishes for the future.
Your local health department will do a pregnancy test for free for you. My daughter has done this several times.
You should go to Planned Parenthood right away. There are some medical conditions that present with symptoms similar to pregnancy so the sooner you find out if you are or are not pregnant, the sooner you can move on to a proper diagnosis if you are not pregnant.
If your tests were negative, you are probably not pregnant, sorry. Those things are rarely wrong. It's a little soon to be feeling a "hard" stomach, etc. -- if you don't feel well or anything gets worse you might want to get checked for an infection.
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I'm truly sorry that you have had to go through this. It's tough. I've lost 3 babies so I know the pain.
You need to go to an Urgent Care. You might have an infection. There is a reason the doctor's tell you to wait to have sex. Your body needs a chance to heal.
Please go to an urgent care, don't wait for your doctor.
Go to the ER this is not normal. Good luck:)
It is possible. You did have unprotected sex. If you really want to know as soon as possible, locate your local Planned Parenthood location. They are free and may be able to help you until you can get to your regular doctor.
My stomach got hard, we feared it was a tumor, turned out I was 5 months pregnant with no missed period. Weirder things have happened.
