Alternatives to HPTs, blood tests & ultrasounds to confirm a possible pregnancy

[jellybean88]

I don't think blood tests would have a risk of miscarriage and if your result was 3-4 at the time the blood was collected then it was probably a chemical pregnancy and failing prior to the blood test already
I don't want to sound harsh I had a Chem too and feel it was just as important as my own living children
If there was a notable risk they would have a duty of care to advise you of it
But ultimately I guess you can only do what you feel your are comfortable with and if these tests are going to give you stress then waiting is really the only thing you can do eventually a baby is going to come out if you are pregnant

[Pegasus]

I don't think blood tests would have a risk of miscarriage and if your result was 3-4 at the time the blood was collected then it was probably a chemical pregnancy and failing prior to the blood test already
I don't want to sound harsh I had a Chem too and feel it was just as important as my own living children
If there was a notable risk they would have a duty of care to advise you of it
But ultimately I guess you can only do what you feel your are comfortable with and if these tests are going to give you stress then waiting is really the only thing you can do eventually a baby is going to come out if you are pregnant

Hi Jellybean88, thanks for sharing your similar experience. I appreciate your insight, experience, empathy and point of view.

Re blood tests, I've read caveats on numerous websites that doctors don't normally perform a blood test on women to confirm a pregnancy unless there is a specific medical reason to do so. So, I guess the risk is recognized, otherwise it would be a standard procedure.

Guess I'll have to wait & see unless I source another non-invasive method or get a positive HPT result.

Cheers

[TeniBear]

Re blood tests, I've read caveats on numerous websites that doctors don't normally perform a blood test on women to confirm a pregnancy unless there is a specific medical reason to do so. So, I guess the risk is recognized, otherwise it would be a standard procedure.

Are you sure it's not a specific kind of blood test they're talking about though? Or something like an amniocentesis? Because a blood test to confirm pregnancy is standard procedure.

I'm very sorry for your loss, but I wonder if perhaps you're simply looking for something to blame (completely understandable!) and have jumped on the blood test because it happened to be the same day you started bleeding? I've never heard of a blood test causing a miscarriage, so I'd be looking at the more common reasons if it were me. Big hugs, it's tough not knowing for certain what happened