Chemical pregnancy?

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

Okies...so DH and i have decided to bring fwd TTC#2 i have only started charting this cycle and am very confused. According to FF i o'd on CD14 which (if correct) puts me at 13dpo. Now....i did a hpt on the evening of 11dpo ( i know, should be using FMU!!) anyway, i got a second very distinct line within 2 mins ...was so excited, and shocked.....BUT.... then i tested yesterday morning (12dpo) with FMU and the line had all but disappeared, it was there but very very very very feint and i had to literally squint to see it - this was with First Response tests

anyway today (13dpo) i tested with FMU again and there was NO line , just glaring white - Soooo could i go on the assumption that this was maybe a chemical pregnancy? also AF is due either from today through to Sunday this week...my cycles are still a bit crazy so not exactly sure when but i range from 27-32 days...

any advice greatly appreciated

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

any advice - anyone ?

[JennaJayen]

Hi Negrita!

I myself had a chemical pregnancy back in early January. I had a very faint positive test on 11dpo and then again on 13dpo, nothing on 14dpo and then I finally began bleeding late in the evening of 15dpo.

This month I may have just had a suspected mc/chem preg after having a strong positive HPT on 15dpo, a faint positive line on the evening of 17dpo, and I started bleeding sometime in the early hours of the morning on 18dpo.

Sometimes the concentration of HCG in the blood isn't strong enough to be picked up in FMU every morning, especially this early on. It is usually recommended to wait until your period is approximately 7 days late until you do a HPT, that way there is less chance of you getting a false positive on a test.

You may also have had a false positive or an evaporation line on your test (I believe I may be the queen of evap lines... 12 in one cycle this month from CD13 to CD26, Blood Test at CD27 came back negative) so it is defiantely possible to have evaps or false positives, even with good quality pregnancy tests.

If it is a chem preg, you'll be getting AF soon, either 14 or 15dpo usually, though sometimes it can be a few days longer.

If you are unsure about any results on a HPT, get a blood test from your doctor, but try not to get too excited until your period is well and truly late.

I hope that helps a bit

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

Thank you for your reply

Im thinking it may have been a chem pregnancy - i guess i was just shocked because the test i did at 11DPO was VERY clear so i was expecting to see another nice clear positive the next morning with my FMU! - I'm not devastated just confused ......I'll wait until Sunday to re-test because maybe im just having a longer cycle this month...and if AF still hasnt shown then ill make an appt to see my doc

thanks again for replying