PG or Cycle change or WHAT???

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PG or Cycle change or WHAT???
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Thu, 10-09-2003 - 7:51pm
Hi all (M/C Mentioned...)

I'm not sure if I'm even wondering if I'm PG, but I am wondering about these "symptoms". I have copied most of the following message from another board that I posted it to, and since I was a member of this board for awhile before I got PG and M/C on 9/24 I knew that you ladies know all about symptoms and could help me out. So here goes....Thank you in advance for your help and input:

Before my 1st PG when my AF would come I had awful painful cramping, and six days of bleeding. It was always 28 days long and the cramps were only for the first day and a half. I don't think (or at least I never noticed) any other symptoms during the month, like O pain, or lower back pain. I had minimal if any lower back pain.

Here's the question....

For two cycles before this last PG (M/C on 9/24 - 4.5wks LMP) my cycle was 30 days long - strange? I didn't even get the chance to ask DR if that was weird as the third cycle ended in PG, then M/C. We are at CD15 (15 days post M/C) and I have had minor cramping (not awfully painful but on and off for two days), lower back pain, and my BBs are a bit sore for the last two days. Last night I had the most awful headache too. DH and I BD on Sunday CD11 and I am not holding my breath that I am PG, but if I'm not PG and these are cycle symptoms is it possible that cycle has changed?

I guess I've just been so regular and never really had Cycle symptoms before, so I was curious if cycles do change or if maybe this is an effect of the M/C (natural at 4.5 wks LMP) or anything else???

Thanks for your input.

Samantha

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Thu, 10-09-2003 - 8:55pm
Any ideas??? Anyone????
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Thu, 10-09-2003 - 9:07pm
I don't have any personal experience, but I would think that it's VERY likely that a m/c would cause your cycle to be disrupted for a few months. Perhaps the women on the m/c boards could help shed more light on it. Sorry I'm not that helpful. Beth

Beth - mommy to Ayden 03/23/02, Owen 06/23/04, & Eliz

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Thu, 10-09-2003 - 9:15pm
I've been on the M/C board since 9/24, I was looking to get some input from someone not depressed about their M/C, someone who wouldn't just tell me to wait, someone who could just look at my symptoms and give me their input. I know the ladies on this board frequent this board alot and have researched all kinds of PG symptoms more than I have and maybe just maybe could look at my "symptoms" and let me know what they think.

Again I don't know if they are symptoms, but my AF/cycle before and after my first PG was the same, it didn't change - except maybe to be *less* crampy. Now four days past BD(CD11), now at CD15, I have lower back pain, sore BBs, headache, crampy. These are not symptoms of cycle I've had in the past and I was just wondering if they are PG symptoms would I feel them this early - I didn't with 1st PG and not with 2nd PG(M/C).

Again, any input would be appreciated - thank you ladies


Edited 10/9/2003 9:29:34 PM ET by schmenny

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Thu, 10-09-2003 - 10:07pm
Sorry, I did the best I could with my advice. I wanted to post something to you since you hadn't had any replies. I didn't know you've been on the m/c boards, so I was just pointing you in that direction if you weren't aware of them. Your symptoms could be pg symptoms. It's possible. I hope you find your answers. Beth

Beth - mommy to Ayden 03/23/02, Owen 06/23/04, & Eliz

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Fri, 10-10-2003 - 1:50am
WOW! what a coincidence. I HAD the same experience. I'm no doctor mind you but For the first time after having 4 kids, and hitting age 32, I all of a sudden started having "cycle changes" no one told me, I just figured after the 4th month of being 31 days cycle from a ALL MY LIFE 28 day cycle, I just accepted it I guess. It's been a whole year now and my cycles are still 31 - 33 days. I just figured it's because I hit age 30? No laughing matter of course...

Hope that helps.

Patricia
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Fri, 10-10-2003 - 2:22am
I don't know if your dr told you, but this is what mine told me after i had a m/c, is that the first 2-3 months after a m/c or similar, a woman is especially fertile, so I would say it is possible that you are preg, ofcourse you could just be really wanting it, and I could understand that, but the possibility u r preg is definitely there!! Hope it works the way you want it to. Hugs, rose
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Fri, 10-10-2003 - 9:31am
Patricia,

Well maybe it is old age LOL. I too am about to turn 32 (next week) and my M/C would have been my 2nd PG, 1st (DS 16mths). Since my cycle didn't change from 1st PG I guess I just assumed that the M/C wasn't going to change it this much - the 30 day cycle maybe, but all the cramps, headache, lower back pain etc... Part of me wants to be PG immediately afterward, but another part of was expecting to wait at least one month - so I'll be fine if I'm not, it may even be better if I'm not as everyone says to wait at least one month. I'm at the most neutral place about this though - if I am that's great (although a bit nervous) If I'm not, it's what I had expected so I guess that ok too.

Rose,

Thanks for your info too. My dr didn't tell me much after the M/C I learned more from the message boards - maybe too much. I kinds figured that we are more fertile, but I thought so early on and possibly not Oing this time that the chance of PG didn't even enter my mind - until the "symptoms".

Thank you both for your input - I appreciate it.

Samantha