alysia
29-11-2006, 02:15 PM
Hi girls
Just thought i would update on whats been happening with me. i went to my Gp tuesday last week to confirm my positive HPTs and organise my blood test. I let her know that i had been having some brown spotting but was not concerned as i bled a bit with my first pregnancy. She was not too worried but got me to see my Ob the next day just to discuss the fact that it may be threatened miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.
Went to see my Ob and he was a little concerned that my HCG levels were only at 230 and my progesterone levels were only 23. He explained that each womans levels will vary alot and that it may just mean that i ovulated later than expected as it was my first cycle after i stopped breastfeeding 3 months ago. he didnt bother with an internal ultrasound as he said with those levels he would not be able to see anything.
Anyway spent the entire week worried about having an ectopic or M/C which i think has only made things worse for me! i had another blood test last thursday and my OB called me on Monday to let me know that my HCG levels were only at 360 so that means they were doubling approx every 3 days, Explained that this was normal in some pregnancies but the levels were still quite low considering that i should have been 6 weeks by my dates.
Went in to see him yesterday and he did an internal U/S and we were able to see the sac but it was only around 5mm long. I was very relieved to actually see the sac as it made me alot less concerned about it being ectopic but my Ob explained to me that the overall picture isnt looking too good. i have still been spotting and with the levels low and only a sac being visible he thinks it may be a nonviable pregnancy and explained that it is ok for me to stick it out and see what happens but he thinks i may miscarry sometime in the next 2 weeks. He was very good about it all and has got me doing blood tests every 2 days for the next week to monitor HCG and progesterone levels and i have another appt with him next monday.
I really dont know how to feel i am very upset about it all and i am constantly going to the toilet to check for blood. With my first one i didnt find out until i was 10 weeks. i could only wish that was the case this time around.
so sorry for boring you all with my exceptionally long post but just needed to talk about as no one but DH knows i am pregnant for exactly this reason. things dont always go as we plan.
Just thought i would update on whats been happening with me. i went to my Gp tuesday last week to confirm my positive HPTs and organise my blood test. I let her know that i had been having some brown spotting but was not concerned as i bled a bit with my first pregnancy. She was not too worried but got me to see my Ob the next day just to discuss the fact that it may be threatened miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.
Went to see my Ob and he was a little concerned that my HCG levels were only at 230 and my progesterone levels were only 23. He explained that each womans levels will vary alot and that it may just mean that i ovulated later than expected as it was my first cycle after i stopped breastfeeding 3 months ago. he didnt bother with an internal ultrasound as he said with those levels he would not be able to see anything.
Anyway spent the entire week worried about having an ectopic or M/C which i think has only made things worse for me! i had another blood test last thursday and my OB called me on Monday to let me know that my HCG levels were only at 360 so that means they were doubling approx every 3 days, Explained that this was normal in some pregnancies but the levels were still quite low considering that i should have been 6 weeks by my dates.
Went in to see him yesterday and he did an internal U/S and we were able to see the sac but it was only around 5mm long. I was very relieved to actually see the sac as it made me alot less concerned about it being ectopic but my Ob explained to me that the overall picture isnt looking too good. i have still been spotting and with the levels low and only a sac being visible he thinks it may be a nonviable pregnancy and explained that it is ok for me to stick it out and see what happens but he thinks i may miscarry sometime in the next 2 weeks. He was very good about it all and has got me doing blood tests every 2 days for the next week to monitor HCG and progesterone levels and i have another appt with him next monday.
I really dont know how to feel i am very upset about it all and i am constantly going to the toilet to check for blood. With my first one i didnt find out until i was 10 weeks. i could only wish that was the case this time around.
so sorry for boring you all with my exceptionally long post but just needed to talk about as no one but DH knows i am pregnant for exactly this reason. things dont always go as we plan.