Guest guest Posted October 1, 1999 Report Share Posted October 1, 1999 On the subject of periods while pregnant with an ectopic, it is definitely possible, and in fact probable that you had a period while pregnant with your ectopic. I believe Krista experienced that (am I right Krista?) and this is my experience: I got pregnant in September '98, the first cycle I was trying to take BBTs, so I was not sure I had done it right...(I detected an ovulation though, so that is why I figure I got pregnant at that time, although I did not know it at the time). I had a completely normal period (very heavy, crampy, and not to be gross or anything but also clotting...all that is very normal for me) starting about 10 days after ovulation. It was not delayed in the slightest. My chart for October '98 looked like the Rocky Mountains...up and down, temps all over...and no detected ovulation. It did not show consistently high temps (as a normal BBT chart should look for a pregnancy). I had NO pregnancy symptoms (and I had some with a previous pregnancy which I miscarried, so I would have recognized them), and no " odd feelings " as some report with ectopics (bloating, sharp pain, tenderness in the abdomen, etc). I figured I was not doing the BBT thing the right way, or else I was looking at a problem in that I was not ovulating. I felt great and had no clue what was happening inside me. I then turned up late with my next AF. I was three days late when the tube ruptured. I was told in the ER that I had been 9 weeks pregnant, however, I cannot imagine that I would ovulate while pregnant (as I did in September) so that is why I am thinking I was 6-7 weeks pregnant at the time. I don't know about previous ectopics and weakening of the tube because I have only had one ectopic and it ruptured the tube. The doctor I spoke with did not make any reference to that at all. I do want to say that the doctor I referred to is NOT my OB/GYN (the one that did my surgery) but another OB who happened to be on call when I had a scare and thought I was pregnant with another ectopic. NOT a doctor I ever want to deal with again! His answer to the whole thing was " Oh well, if it is an ectopic you are probably looking at another surgery " . Real compassionate huh? Mommy to two angel babies, 7/12/97 and 11/6/98 visit our website at http://members.tripod.com/don_n_bess/memorial.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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