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Follow Up Testing?
Hello,
My Husband and I had a miscarriage over a year ago or so...and, right after I had my miscarriage was confirmed by a doctor through a blood test. When the nurse called me back to double confirm that I was indeed having a miscarriage, I asked her if I would have to go back in to get checked out, or have some follow up testing done or SOMETHING....but she said I didn't have to go back ever again if I didn't want to...or something like that..you know, basically just to reassure me that I didn't need to go back because I was supposedly fine. The only thing she did tell me to do was to hold off on trying to make a baby for at least 3 to 4 months or so that my body could fully recover. The reason why I am asking if I should still have follow up testing...(even though it's almost two years since the miscarriage)...is because, my husband and I have been trying ever since Father's Day of 2010 to make a baby...and now it's already January 4th 2011...and we still aren't pregnant. It's just been a little discouraging. My other questions are, what are the specific, and best days to conceive each month? How can I tell if I'm ovulating (without a ovulation predictor kit)? Is it possible that I am no longer able to conceive? Did the nurse make a mistake by telling me not to come back for a check up or follow up? Have I not fully recovered? Is there something wrong with me due to the miscarriage and the effects it had on my body? Is it possible to not ever conceive again after a miscarriage? I have heard so many things...I am confused. It is just concerning me that it is taking so long to get pregnant. The first time was really easy. My Husband and I had tried for about 4 months...and then we got pregnant. It all went by so fast...and it seemed effortless. Now it seems like such a struggle for us to conceive. What should I do?
--ksh09
My Husband and I had a miscarriage over a year ago or so...and, right after I had my miscarriage was confirmed by a doctor through a blood test. When the nurse called me back to double confirm that I was indeed having a miscarriage, I asked her if I would have to go back in to get checked out, or have some follow up testing done or SOMETHING....but she said I didn't have to go back ever again if I didn't want to...or something like that..you know, basically just to reassure me that I didn't need to go back because I was supposedly fine. The only thing she did tell me to do was to hold off on trying to make a baby for at least 3 to 4 months or so that my body could fully recover. The reason why I am asking if I should still have follow up testing...(even though it's almost two years since the miscarriage)...is because, my husband and I have been trying ever since Father's Day of 2010 to make a baby...and now it's already January 4th 2011...and we still aren't pregnant. It's just been a little discouraging. My other questions are, what are the specific, and best days to conceive each month? How can I tell if I'm ovulating (without a ovulation predictor kit)? Is it possible that I am no longer able to conceive? Did the nurse make a mistake by telling me not to come back for a check up or follow up? Have I not fully recovered? Is there something wrong with me due to the miscarriage and the effects it had on my body? Is it possible to not ever conceive again after a miscarriage? I have heard so many things...I am confused. It is just concerning me that it is taking so long to get pregnant. The first time was really easy. My Husband and I had tried for about 4 months...and then we got pregnant. It all went by so fast...and it seemed effortless. Now it seems like such a struggle for us to conceive. What should I do?
--ksh09
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hey,
Thanks for the advice, both of you...
yeah...my hubby and I have been trying for 7 months.
They did say my hormone level dropped to 0...like I was never pregnant.
I thin we miscarried at like 7 weeks, but I didn't realize it untill 9 weeks or something or other...don't quote me on that.
What are ovulation days? I will go to the website it sounds great! But, I don't think I know how to use it? What do I do? My Husband and I are 19...almost 20...and we got married when we were 18...we both waited to have sexual intercourse...we believed in not having it until we were married so...we are new at this whole thing.
--ksh09
Thanks for the advice, both of you...
yeah...my hubby and I have been trying for 7 months.
They did say my hormone level dropped to 0...like I was never pregnant.
I thin we miscarried at like 7 weeks, but I didn't realize it untill 9 weeks or something or other...don't quote me on that.
What are ovulation days? I will go to the website it sounds great! But, I don't think I know how to use it? What do I do? My Husband and I are 19...almost 20...and we got married when we were 18...we both waited to have sexual intercourse...we believed in not having it until we were married so...we are new at this whole thing.
--ksh09
I'd go see my ob-gyn and tell him or her that it has been two years of trying and you haven't conceived. If your hCG count was 0 or close to it, the nurse's advice was fine. (The only time you would have needed a follow-up is if your hCG count never quite got down to a not-pregnant reading.) But since it has been two years, you should get a fertility workup, you and your husband also. Things can change for him or for you, and it might be time to have some tests run.
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a miscarriage will not cause you to become infertile, so i wouldn't worry about that. once you hit the 1 year mark of actively trying you can seek the help of a fertility specialist to give you some tips.
how far a long were you with your miscarriage? normally, they only see you back to check your hormone levels and make sure they return to 0. some doctors do an ultrasound to make sure everything has passed. if you were very early into your pregnancy, that may be why they said a follow up wasn't needed. but i don't think that not having a follow up has hurt your chances of having a baby.
i would go to that website if i were you, mark all your ovulation days on a calendar and have sex on those days, you may be surprised at how quickly you conceive.