Pregnant after D and C

[Aaliya88]

Hello,

I was 10 weeks pregnant and had a miscarriage. I had sex on the 16/10 and spotted blood the very next day, pain hit me and I had to do a D and C on the 18/10. Its been a week already, but the weird thing is that, yesterday I started to feel the pregnancy symptoms again. My breast have become swollen, am hungry and nauseaus. I feel am pregnant, I know my body, actually I am sure I am pregnant. Is is possible that I conceived again right after 16/10 or before? I need your advice...will be checking again in 2 hours...

I dont wana do a test, I prefer to wait but am impatient, plz let me know if its possible..

thank you

Aaliya

[Aaliya88]

Hi, Thank you for your reply, it really helped, I think its hormonal change, will keep you updated, have an appointment with my Gynae Monday.

Take care.

[adgal]

Well, it is possible, however it is unlikely.  MOST of the time it takes a few weeks post d&c or pregnancy loss to ovulate again.  So in your case, you would have not only had to ovulate almost immediately following your d&c, but would be experiencing symptoms immediately post conception.  So in 8 days since your D&C, you would have had to ovulate, go through the implantation process, then be experiencing symptoms.  As I said, nothing is impossible, it's just not likely.  What is more likely is that your body is going through hormonal changes that often take place after a pregnancy loss.  It is also possible that some tissue was missed during the d&c (not common, but does happen) that is causing these symptoms.

As for your question with regards to conceiving before a d&c?  That is also not really possible.  Prior to your d&c, it is likely your body still thought itself pregnant and therefor you wouldn't ovulate.  Also, a pregnancy would not survive a d&c.  So there is virtually no chance of this being a pregnancy that was conceived prior to the 18th. So again, I suspect it more likely you are experiencing pregnancy like symptoms as a result of hormonal imbalance/changes.

But, as I said, I would never say impossible.  If you do suspect, the best way to get a definitive answer right now would be blood work.  If positive, they would want to do a second to ensure your levels are rising, and therfore a new pregnancy as opposed to an incomplete d&c.

I'm sorry for your loss and wish you well.