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M/C-Is There A Chance I Can Get Pregnant!
I Had A Miscarriage Thursday April 9,2010..I Was Wondering Is it Possible That I Can Get Pregnant Right After I Mean We Were Really Hurt By This Because Me And My Boyfriend Really Wanted To Be Parents And I Mean Im Only 20 But I Really Wanted To Be A Mom Because I Love Babies...My Doctor Says Wait Two Or Three Months But Then He Says To Keep Taking Prenantal Vitamins..Whats The Deal With That... And He Took Blood On Wednesday, April 14, 2010 And I Just Got My Results Back My HCG LEVEL IS STILL In The 400's Whats Up With That... MAN I WANT ANSWERED IM SOO STRESSED NOT KNOWING!
It's going to take time (possibly several weeks) for your HCG levels to go back down. Your doc wants you to continue taking prenatals so that when you DO get pregnant again your body will have all of the essentials vitamins necessary to help sustain a healthy pregnancy. Make sure the one you are taking has atleast 1 mg of folic acid. Doctors recommend waiting anywhere from 2-4 months before getting pregnant again to give your body time to heal and your cycle a chance to readjust itself and for your hormone levels to level out. I know that having a miscarraige is a difficult time (i've had two) but it's far better to give your body a little time so that when you DO get pregnant again your body will be at its absolute best. You also need time to heal emotionally and to grieve for the loss of your child.
A few things...your levels take a bit to go back to less than 5 (which is considered not pregnant). I am so sorry about your m/c...it is very hard to go through. Your doc wants you to wait a couple of cycles because you have a better chance, statistically, in having your body heal and going onto having a healthy pregnancy. However, that said, many women conceive again before their next cycle. You need to take prenatal vitamins because you are needing to prepare your body to be pregnant. Taking them in advance is very wise. How far along were you when you lost your baby? The further you are along, the longer it takes for your numbers to go back down. and, I see you are desperate to get pregnant, but don't rush things....allow yourself to build up a great bank account, career, house--sometimes waiting is so wise and then you can bring a baby into the world without having any money stress. At 20, it is rare to have an education, mortgage/house and great career in place. And, bfs can come and go (even the best of ones) so you always want to be prepared, at any age, to be able to be self sufficient, on the off chance you need to be a single parent. Being a parent is a ton of work even with two parents. Sorry again for your loss and I hope you have happier news in the future.
To answer your question, YES, you can get pregnant right after a m/c. My last son was conceived right after a m/c (after my doc said you can't get pregnant right away!!!), and it was a perfectly normal pregnancy and healthy baby.
It took almost 3 weeks for my hCG to get down to zero. I had to have bloodwork done every few days. Ironically, my estimated date of conception was only 8 days after my levels reached 0, the same day my doc told me "you can't get pregnant right after a m/c".
On one hand, if you wait a few months, you could avoid the possibility of (possibly) going thru this again so soon. Unfortunately there are many women out there who will sufffer from mutiple m/cs before having that baby.
GOod luck!!!
It took almost 3 weeks for my hCG to get down to zero. I had to have bloodwork done every few days. Ironically, my estimated date of conception was only 8 days after my levels reached 0, the same day my doc told me "you can't get pregnant right after a m/c".
On one hand, if you wait a few months, you could avoid the possibility of (possibly) going thru this again so soon. Unfortunately there are many women out there who will sufffer from mutiple m/cs before having that baby.
GOod luck!!!
First of all....take a deep breath! Yes, it's possible to get pregnant directly after a miscarriage. Many women do and they have healthy pregnancies with no problem. However, it IS best to wait at least one full cycle. I waited the full 3 months when I miscarried and then immediately conceived my daughter when we started trying again...and I'm glad I did. Part of a miscarriage is healing physically, which your body needs a chance to do. That's why your doctor wants you to take the prenatals...he wants to help your body build up the nutrient stores it lost during the miscarriage so when you conceive again your baby will have all the vitamins/minerals/nutrients it needs and deserves instead of being short because of what your body lost during the pregnancy. But another part of a miscarriage is healing emotionally. You don't want to jump into a new pregnancy without coming to terms with the baby you lost. Some women can come to terms with it quickly, but you want to make sure you're completely at peace because you don't want to go into the new pregnancy with a shadow of sadness from your loss.
Most likely the reason your hCG was at 400-something is because you JUST miscarried. Your body will take awhile to "clean itself out" and that means that the hormones will stay in your system for awhile and continue to register on blood tests and HPTs. Your hCG needs to be ZERO before you try to conceive again, and you need to follow up with your doctor until your hCG reads at LEAST 50 or less so you know that you haven't retained anything in you that could become infected and be dangerous for you and/or your next pregnancy.
So in other words...yes, you can get pregnant right away (wait until your hCG has decreased to nearly 0 though, that is IMPORTANT, and make sure your doctor monitors you until he feels as though you've passed everything). But it is BEST for your body and your heart to wait 3 months. The decision is completely up to you and if you feel as though you have already healed emotionally (think long and hard first though because you might be surprised just how much pain you still have), then all you have to do is wait until your hCG drops and you can try again and there is nothing wrong with that whatsoever.
the choice is yours, and neither way is wrong or right. one way is better from a medical standpoint (waiting 3 months) but it will have little to no effect on any new pregnancy, so it's really just a personal decision.
good luck with your decision, try to relax and let yourself heal...you have at least a few days longer before you can even try again so just talk it over with your boyfriend and make sure you're both on the same page. I'm very sorry for your loss, I know what it feels like and it'll stay with you a long time...but you can and will heal. <3
Most likely the reason your hCG was at 400-something is because you JUST miscarried. Your body will take awhile to "clean itself out" and that means that the hormones will stay in your system for awhile and continue to register on blood tests and HPTs. Your hCG needs to be ZERO before you try to conceive again, and you need to follow up with your doctor until your hCG reads at LEAST 50 or less so you know that you haven't retained anything in you that could become infected and be dangerous for you and/or your next pregnancy.
So in other words...yes, you can get pregnant right away (wait until your hCG has decreased to nearly 0 though, that is IMPORTANT, and make sure your doctor monitors you until he feels as though you've passed everything). But it is BEST for your body and your heart to wait 3 months. The decision is completely up to you and if you feel as though you have already healed emotionally (think long and hard first though because you might be surprised just how much pain you still have), then all you have to do is wait until your hCG drops and you can try again and there is nothing wrong with that whatsoever.
the choice is yours, and neither way is wrong or right. one way is better from a medical standpoint (waiting 3 months) but it will have little to no effect on any new pregnancy, so it's really just a personal decision.
good luck with your decision, try to relax and let yourself heal...you have at least a few days longer before you can even try again so just talk it over with your boyfriend and make sure you're both on the same page. I'm very sorry for your loss, I know what it feels like and it'll stay with you a long time...but you can and will heal. <3
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