How long does the pregnancy hormones stay in your system after a miscarriage?

It never occured to me that I'd be asking that question. I thought I had moved on after the miscarriage, I felt grateful that everything was fine and I had found a nice place to bury the demised embryo.

I thought I'd just wait for 3 cycles of periods (as advised) before trying again. After Bea2, babies came as pleasant surprises but this time, maybe due to the loss, the feeling to have a newborn baby in my arms became greater. Maybe it's a natural thing, right?

Period came on 3rd Sept., just minutes before Iftar (buka puasa) but I was excited. Two more to go, I thought!

I waited, and waited....and on last Sunday I had little brownish stain. I was alarmed, it looked like the same thing I had in the UK, when I was not aware that I was already pregnant.

On Monday, in the toilet I was thinking it could not be, it should not be, it was not possible as I saw the second line slowly appeared on the stick!

Hubby said it was only a blur line, I knew someone was so in denial. My worst worry was "Could I still have 'leftover' from the miscarriage?".

And of course I looked for information on the net. Followed by visit to the hospital on Tuesday. Was told that a doc could only see me the next day. I went to a private gynea, scan showed nothing much, but thickened endometrium, had a second positive urine test. The doc. said it was very unlikely that I still have 'leftover' from the miscarriage as I had my period already. He said bloodtest would give us more clue but told him I would do it at UMMC to save some money.

I asked him to write a report for me to bring to the other doc. I was waiting outside his room when he called me in again, with a huge grin he said his funny hunch told him that it was a new pregnancy, looking at the period date and the thicken endometrium. It's just normal that at this stage, not much can be seen. He asked "Is it possible you're pregnant?" that rang "Have you been having unprotected sex (while you shouldn't have)?" to me. I just muttered "Well, we thought we were very, very careful...". He asked me to call him after getting the bloodtest result.

So very nice the doctor...love him!

There goes RM160 that day for not being patient to wait for another day.

On Wednesday, the second doc also said nothing much could be seen, but she said her first impression was it's an early pregnancy. Third positive result and blood taken and result was out on Friday. Beta hCG counts looked normal for this stage. Had to endure another prick to hopefully see it doubled in that two days, the way it should be for a healthy pregnancy.

The result will be out tomorrow. If I do not sound too excited, it is because I'm not really excited. I can't help it, with the same sympton (the discharge) I'm just too worried it would end up as another heartbreak. Docs do not seem to care much about it, and yes we know that it is common to have that during early pregnancy.

I have not shouted to the world yet, ok maybe 4 friends (you know who you are;)), mom, one sister (who may already passed it around the family) and this entry in this blog. Yeah...I thought I should wait after the 12th week to even open my mouth, it is just me!

While looking through the net, I read more about molar pregnancy...I thought I might be at a risk. And I thought since we were very careful, it does not involve a swimmer;). I was wrong...a molar pregnancy also needs a sperm, but due to abnormal cell division, no fetus is developed.

I'm still wondering..."How'd that happened?". Someone said I was just made for breeding...;).

I pray I will have a smooth pregnancy, we will be blessed with another healthy baby soon!

And I'm glad if I get you to be excited with this news...and please, scrol down and read what I wrote about my new oven and see some Raya pics. I took ages to finish that!

Thanks for reading! Have a good and productive week ahead!