What does a chemical pregnancy actually mean?

I’m processing my first chemical pregnancy and I’ve had a lot of big emotions. My clinic didn’t tell me much, just that it’s a very early miscarriage. I had a PGT tested euploid embryo. 46 chromosomes. A boy. Graded 6BB. It was our only viable embryo and my heart breaks that it started working but then stopped. I’m supposed to meet with my doctor next week to game plan but that feels so far away right now. Does the chemical pregnancy say more about the embryo? Or my body? I don’t know how to process this loss. I keep crying on and off. I’m dreading another ER. To think my next transfer would be in the fall at the earliest seems like a lifetime from now. I’m profoundly unhappy at the moment. It feels impossible to pick myself up and try again. It was the first time in my life I’ve ever tested positive for pregnancy. Just feeling terribly lonely in this loss as I grieve this little one I’ll never meet. 💔

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Chemical pregnancies initially implanted but stopped developing very early. It can be either the embryo or something environmental and we usually don’t get an answer to which one. Drs are usually encouraged though that you got pregnant. PGT just isn’t 100% so it’s hard to know for sure. Unfortunately it is very normal to have this outcome, statistically they do tell you to plan for 3 tested embryos for each live birth because it can take that many. We did a total of 5 embryo transfers for our 2 kids with tested embryos and in the end nothing was wrong. I’m so sorry, I know it’s hard.

@Christin thank you for sharing your outcome. It helps put things in perspective. I knew it was a long shot my first and only transfer would work but I’m still surprised how emotional this has been.

Chemical pregnancy is miscarriage before 5 weeks. The embryo implanted but did not develop normally and so the Hcg levels drop. Sorry you're going through this

@Charley thank you

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My first FET was a chemical as well and first time ever having a positive. Understandably, our doctor wanted a different outcome, but was encouraged that the protocol was successful in a way. It sucks because we will never fully understand what and why chemicals happen 😔

@Lauren ugh I’m so sorry. Your situation was exactly like mine. First and only time. I hope next time is different but ugh this sucks. Where are you on your journey now?

@Rachael we were able to transfer again starting with my next cycle. Currently 6 weeks with transfer 2 and have our first ultrasound on Monday. Everything with protocol was the same except we heavily monitored my thyroid before, during, and after transfer and added in Claritin and Pepcid.

@Lauren best of luck!

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