Late period after very early loss - normal right??

[Shades]

I had a very early loss in December... Now I'm about 3 or 4 days late for first real AF after the bleeding from the loss... There's a part of me that's trying very hard to convince the rest of me that I'm actually still pg but it's normal for periods to take a while to get back to normal right?? How much time should I give it to arrive before getting a BT??

[briggsy's girl]

after an early (or any loss) it's completely normal for your cycle to be out of whack for the following month - actually, it can be several months before it returns to "normal"

[Shades]

Okay... I just didn't expect it to be this late... it's as late now than it was when I had the loss if that makes sense... I thought it would be less.

[briggsy's girl]

if you have an early loss, you have HCG in your system, your normal "cycle" won't start until that returns to zero - so even if you had only a low level, it has to return to zero after the loss before you can start out again kwim? it can delay your cycle by a few days, even a few weeks. it's not normal to have a HUGE delay, but it can make you even miss a cycle entirely

hope that makes sense...

[Shades]

Yep... So there's nothing to do but wait basically?

[briggsy's girl]

unfortunately yes - sorry Shades

if you genuinely believe there is a chance the pg stuck, do a HPT - but from what i've read, the line was lighter, bleeding heavy, so it's more than likely just your body recovering from the early loss. it sucks big time

[Shades]

You're right... It's like adding insult to injury now though because it throws off my further attempts until stuff's all back to normal.

[Shades]

Just an update - AF is here. Thanks for the advice.

[briggsy's girl]

glad (in a way) that she is here for you - at least it hasn't been a whole cycle delay for you

[Shades]

Yeah - I won't be thrown out too much for Feb hopefully.

[Karen van]

Hi Shades

After my m/c in Sept 08 - my first cycle was 28 days but without ovulation; the second cycle was 40 days (4 HPTs and a dr visit declared that 'it was normal for homones to be up in the air' for a few cycles - I suppose maybe that is why some docs suggest 3 months as a 'get back to normal' period), the third cycle was 28 days but with a painful period and the 4th was a BFP. It may be worth seeing what your first few cycles have in store to see where your Hcg/hormonal levels are at. It does take the TTC/TWW stress out of the equation giving you an emotional breather if you feel you need one.

Karen van

[LITTLE MISS NAUGHTY]

Hey i had a misscagige in early dec last year and my peiode isnt here yet so and im trying to concive again what do i do and i took a hpt and its all nomal it came up as a neg on the test so can anyone give me advice please

[Shades]

From what I've been told now - and I don't know how far along you were - I'd say there's nothing you can do except wait, it can understandably take a while for your hormones to go back to normal enough to have a regular cycle again. If you've done a HPT and it was negative then I think you just wait... sorry I couldn't be more help.
I had a very early loss (4w 5d) mid-Dec and my last period was nearly a week late so if you were further along I guess it could take even longer for it to return.