chemical pregnancy

[Leanna]

I never heard of this before, but I was reading this on the internet:

Have you ever had a late period? Noticed that your flow was slightly different, maybe a bit heavier? Perhaps your breasts felt more tender than usual. If you answered yes, then there is a chance you may have had a chemical pregnancy.

Miscarriage Before You Know It
A chemical pregnancy refers to pregnancy loss very early on. In a chemical pregnancy, it is thought that an egg is fertilized but fails to implant. As a result, your body does not begin to produce the obvious signs of pregnancy. Because a chemical pregnancy occurs so early in a pregnancy, most women never even realize they are pregnant. When they receive their period, they just assume they were a few days late.

Women who have been pregnant before, though, may notice that they "feel pregnant" prior to starting their period

Oh dear.... two months ago I was a week late and felt very pregnant. Then I got my period and it was a real bear. So I guess I had a chemical pregnancy. Here's hoping to not have another one.... and to have a sticky lil bean this month. :o

 

[Singin4Him]

I had this early type of miscarriage 5 months before or so before I got pregnant again and I'm now 10 weeks along. Do not worry, God's timing is perfect!

 

[Linnis]

Yes, I think this happened to me between when I miscarried in 11/2004 and when I got pregnant this January.

Praying for a good and sticky egg!

 

[Leanna]

Yes its for the best when early miscarriages happen because there's something really wrong with the fertilized egg. So its okay. Still its a bit of a confirmation for me because I thought I was going crazy that month, but I know I didn't make it up.... so that's what it was all about.

 

[InTheFlame]

It's a bit of a nasty surprise, isn't it? I had one in April, tested and got a faint positive on the day I started my period This whole fallen-world thing sucks sometimes.

On the bright side, I got pregnant the next month and so far it's sticking (6 weeks, 4 days... and counting! ). As the GP/hormone specialist said... well, at least the mechanism's there...

 

[lin1235]

I'm fairly sure this happened to me in February, I was a full week late (and I'm never late!) and then had a heavier period than usual. But then I got pregnant the very next month, I'm 4 months now.

 

[Leanna]

Thanks. Nothing so far.... *twiddles thumbs*

 

[PegasusOnFire]

Question, when this happened to you guys, did you have a chunk of tissue come out as well? Don't worry I do plan to phone my GYN on Monday, but just curious.