https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 23:21:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2598478 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:33:05 +0000 ineebee 2598478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even when I was doing IUIs with the RE and I had a chemical, they had me do the next IUI right away. They didn't mention waiting a cycle, so I didn't ask. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2598325 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 10:14:22 +0000 mama fern 2598325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am currently in the middle of a CP. It was our first month TTC so we were surprised to get pregnant so quickly, and the loss was just as unexpected. </p> <p>So now I'm on CD3 I guess. We will be trying again this cycle for sure. Although last month was our first TTC, we'd been trying since Christmas but I hadn't had my period until the end of June! Encouraging to see many women can get pregnant the cycle straight after a CP. Baby dust. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2593878 Wed, 27 Jul 2016 15:40:10 +0000 dominobee 2593878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did not wait - but I don't think I ovulated that cycle anyway! So the sex was just for fun. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580807 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 22:19:08 +0000 Iced Tea 2580807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the kind words, everyone. It looks like my husband is also on board to go ahead this month. I will keep my acupuncture appointments and give it a go this cycle. </p> <p>I am cautiously optimistic. After my previous miscarriage (at 7 weeks) we waited one cycle, then got pregnant the next cycle we tried. </p> <p>This time we only have a few months to succeed or risk having a new baby when my husband won't be around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580803 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 22:03:44 +0000 winniebee 2580803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: my chemicals were longer and heavier periods. Clotty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580737 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:34:14 +0000 MrsKoala 2580737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I waited (not by my choice though, my DH wanted a break). I'm glad I did in some ways. I was sad and it took a while to feel better but I think it was good for me to wait. I think it really just depends on whether getting pregnant again right away might help you emotionally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580736 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:19:34 +0000 stiletto_mom 2580736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We miscarried in February and started TTCing again the day after bleeding stopped. We conceived two weeks after the original miscarriage. I am 17 weeks now and baby looks great.</p> <p>If you guys are okay emotionally, go for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580733 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 15:55:26 +0000 PawPrints 2580733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was thinking along the same lines you were, after I miscarried at 6 weeks. None of the reasons for waiting a cycle really seemed legit to me at all. So I didn't wait. We didn't get pregnant that cycle but I'm glad we didn't wait. It was the right choice for me, emotionally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580725 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:20:30 +0000 Pollywog 2580725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm really sorry for your loss. I had a cp the cycle immediately after my D&amp;C and had a sticky baby the next cycle. If you're mentally ready for it, I say go for it.</p> <p>My CP was the lightest period I've had. It was 2-3 days </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580712 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 13:00:29 +0000 Finfan 2580712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had very little bleeding and no cramping with my chemical. I was about 5 weeks along. Doctor OKed TTC and we got pregnant again the next cycle. That baby is 8 months old now and perfectly happy. </p> <p>It did lead to some minor confusion at the OB office as my file didn't have the miscarriage listed correctly (or the providers missed it a few times) so sometimes the staff thought I was 4-5 weeks further along than I was. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580708 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 12:44:00 +0000 Iced Tea 2580708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you so much for your responses. It makes me feel better about continuing. </p> <p>I'm curious. Did any of you actually have less bleeding with your chemical? I had one light day then two medium. Only spotting yesterday. Pretty much nothing today. I don't know if that's all or if I can expect more later.</p> <p>Edited to add: this is my first chemical (that I know of) so not sure. My later miscarriages were gory. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580651 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 08:03:22 +0000 catlady 2580651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sorry for your loss. I had a chemical on dpo14 or 15 and my OB's office said I could try again right away. They only asked me to wait a cycle after my later losses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580640 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 07:07:45 +0000 mrsjd 2580640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so sorry for your loss. No matter how early, it's incredibly heartbreaking.</p> <p>I was told to wait a cycle by my doctor as well. I don't see the point now, but she mentioned for dating purposes too. I needed it emotionally though. We'd been trying for 11 cycles when I had the chemical pregnancy and it took us an entire year (and Clomid, Metformin, Estradiol, and Progesterone) to conceive again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580624 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 05:22:21 +0000 LCTBQE 2580624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: I'm sorry :( per my OB's instruction, I waited a full cycle after my D&amp;C for an 8-week m/m, and got pregnant again. That second pregnancy never really took off and I miscarried naturally at 6 weeks. They told me to wait *another* full cycle. I didn't, and got pregnant a third, finally successful, time--I'm now 32 weeks with a boy. I also wanted to know what the reason was to wait, and I gathered it was mostly for their timing/dating records, which I didn't think was a good reason (I was charting/impatient). I also heard from a lot of women on HB who miscarried naturally and didn't wait, and got pregnant the next cycle, like some of the pp's here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580623 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 05:05:44 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2580623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: I'm so sorry for your loss. Both my babies were the cycle after chemical pregnancies. For timing I just counted the day the chemical started as the date of my last period. It worked fine both times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580609 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 00:38:50 +0000 simplyfelicity 2580609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry. :crying: I was only told to wait after my D&amp;C to allow the lining to build up again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580584 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 21:56:06 +0000 LindsayLou 2580584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So sorry you're going through this. I had an early miscarriage at 6 weeks, did not wait to try again, and got pregnant with my daughter immeadiately after. I did have to get a dating ultrasound, at my midwife's request, even though I was obviously very sure of my dates. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580580 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 21:26:47 +0000 winniebee 2580580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had several. Twice I waited and other times I did not.</p> <p>I'm sorry for your loss :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580576 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 21:11:42 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2580576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't wait but my next cycle was weird and I suspect anovulatory. My Doctor did not advise me to wait and said he'd see me back soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580575 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 21:03:05 +0000 nana87 2580575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I waited, but also needed that time emotionally to heal </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580562 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 20:38:17 +0000 Coffee-lover 2580562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I havent waited after any of my chemical pregnancies or miscarriges. My ob had always told me to start trying again right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580559 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 20:14:27 +0000 runnerd 2580559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the glimmer of glimmers of a line and period was about 3 days late the month before I got pregnant w/LO#1 - I've never been 100% if that was a chemical or not, but I didn't wait and wouldn't have DS1 if I had! :)</p> <p>I don't think there is any reason at all to wait personally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580557 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 20:12:24 +0000 Iced Tea 2580557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just had a chemical pregnancy. It was also my first cycle postpartum (finally, 16 months after!). </p> <p>My midwife recommended waiting one cycle before TTC again. When questioned, the only reasons she could give were simplifying dating (flimsy reason IMO, especially since I chart) and letting things "reset". She also said it wouldn't be the end of the world if we didn't wait and got pregnant right away. </p> <p>I am seriously leaning toward not waiting a cycle. First, it was a super early loss. Had I not tested early, I never would have even known about the chemical; the test turned negative by 12 dpo. I'm thinking that my body can't be thrown that far off from such a brief encounter with pregnancy. And I'm thinking my body will ovulate when it's ready again. </p> <p>Did anyone else forgo waiting? </p>