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recent stillborn and miscarriage

hi i am 28 and last march 4 2009 i had a stillborn baby at 38wks and on March 1 of this year 2010 i was told over the phone that i had a miscarriage at 6wks now march 20 i took a home pregnancy test and it came back postive am i still pregnant from the miscarriage or am i pregnant again cuz the drs didn't tell us how long to wait to have sex after the miscarriage so we still have been trying i dont want to say anthing to my boyfriend yet though till i can get some advice thanks anyone
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no its alright to ask the questions.  On feb.13 i started to have cramping and i was bleeding a little heavy like the first or second day of my period on feb.14 i had really bad cramps at work and i was bleeding more so after i got out of work my boyfriend took me over to the er they checked to see if my cervix was closed and took blood and they said it was a threatning m/c that i had to be seen by my dr the next day so i called them and explained to them and they sent me for blood work on tues. and i went to see the dr on wed. at this time i was bleeding real heavy and he told me that on sunday my hcg level was at 800 and on that wed it was at 1600 he said that it was a promising sign but until we heard a heartbeat he can't rule anything out so he sent me for an ultrasound on friday.  monday came along and they called and said that they couldn't see anything on the ultrasound if i can go over to the lab right then and now for more blood work so i did an hour later they called and told me that on wed. it was 1600 and on monday it was down to 300 that when i went to the drs that was the peak of the pregnancy and i had lost the baby.  my levels went down so fast though do you know what i mean in four days it went from 1600 to 300 thats why i think that hormone should be gone by know i dont know i am confused as anything
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thanks alot thats what i think that it is from but i'm hoping that i am wrong and its a new pregnancy.  
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im sorry for your loss. i know how difficult this can be. i think the postivie test mayb picking up on the last pregnancy. i would say wait til your doc appt on the 31st and have them test your hormones and blood levels. good luck w/ everything. this site is a excellent source of knowledge and encouragement so you are in the right place.
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Did you have any bleeding, is that why the Drs office rang you, did you go in because of bleeding?  I'm just a bit confused so forgive the questions.  If you've had no bleeding and they are basing a miscarriage on the u/s and your hcg levels on that one day then I would get checked again because it could just be that you weren't as far along as you originally thought.  
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I hope that it is a new pregnancy cuz me and my boyfriend have been trying and its a weird story cuz in june of 09 i saw this pyshic who was amazing she told me that i was going to meet the man i have been looking for in a couple of months and in aug. of 09 i met him she also told me that that my little man wants me to stop crying all the time and to let me know that he will be back in oct. as a boy and b4 i lost this pregnancy my due date oct. 15.  after i lost this pregnancy i had this dream that i went to the drs and they told me that i never lost the pregnancy that they made a mistake......weird huh but ill talk to my dr about it on the 31 when i go for tests cuz they are thinking maybe i have cervial cancer
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I'm so sorry for your loss.  It could well be that the positive test is due to pregnancy hormones still being present from your previous pregnancy.  It varies from woman to woman on how quickly these numbers go down.  I would say it's unlikely that this is a new pregnancy although not impossible.  A blood test will confirm whether or not your hcg levels are still falling or whether they are rising which would indicate anew pregnancy.
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well i went for the ultrasound and they didn't see anything so the drs called and asked me to go right over to the lab to get a blood test done and they called about an hour later and said that my HCG level went  back down to 300 that i did lose the baby.  but i just took this home test yesterday so i don't know
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Hi I'm very, very sorry about what you've gone thru:+{. I think it is still possible to have the HCG in your system from your recent m/c. I've heard some girls here take a while to finally get a negative preg test. Did you ever test neg after the m/c??? However, It may also be possible that you are again pregnant. Only an ultrasound can be conclusive for sure. Good Luck ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
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