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I am so glad I found this site. I am 7.5 weeks and my doctor is trying to schedule a D&C already! She will do another ultrasound on Tuesday and pending the results, wants to schedule a D&C for the end of the week. I had an ultrasound on Monday and she saw a sac but no baby. I had another ultrasound today (3 days later) and they saw a fetus but couldn't detect a heartbeat. My hcg levels have been steadily increasing however when they took my blood on Monday, she said my hcg was only 40,000. It was 24, 100 exactly 1 week before that. I also have a brown watery discharge and was taking prometrium, however, she took me off of it Monday when she couldn't locate a fetus. After reading these posts I feel like I need to get a second opinion and continue taking the prometrium until then. I just feel like I shouldn't give in to the D&C so soon. My doc tried to scare me today by saying if I wait, it may mess up my chances to have children in the future. I feel like she is pressuring me to get this procedure done right away and it's so early. Well, I go back again on Tuesday....please pray for me.

That God I found this site yesterday before going to my sonogram. It was my second, the first on on 5/7/07 they couldn't see anything, they said my levels were too low. on 5/16/07, my levels were 4145, and they keep increasing but apparently not to their satisfaction. So, yesterday I went for the sonogram and the Dr said my uterus looked pregnant, but there was no sac. Obviously this was troubling as I should be 7-8 weeks. My LMP was 3-18-07, but I have a very long cycle. He said there is a 98% chance I'll miscarry and asked if I wanted to go ahead and schedule a D&C. All I could think about was the positive situations I read here and told him absolutely not. We are waiting for additional HCG tests next week before we know what is going on. I have had a spot (I say a spot, not spotting, because it didn't even fill a panty liner) about once a week, but it's not enough to be concerned about and it's not prolonged, also there's been no pain, & I have all the symptoms except morning sickness. I pray this baby is viable and mbean004 I'll be praying for you and your baby too. God Bless

I feel like I should put my update on this website for others to see. I feel like I could probably write a book about having a miscarriage. I had so many questions. I went back to my doctor for another ultrasound a week later and it was still just the empty sac and she said that it measured 6 weeks. Well she could not answer any of my questions like why am I not bleeding, why have I not had any signs of a miscarriage, do I need to have a D&C, and just WHY. Well finally my husband calmed my nerves and just said that the answer was not for us to know and that God was going to handle everything and he has. During this process I became VERY frustrated with my doctor and I changed doctors which made me feel a lot better. My new doctor told me that my HCG levels had to drop to a certain point before you started bleeding or anything but there was not a magic number it is different for everyone. She sent me for another ultrasound and it showed the same thing, just an empty sac. This was on May 1st, on the way home from the doctor I started bleeding, just very light and old blood. Today makes 3 weeks that I have been bleeding. I passed the sac and lots of clots on Mother’s Day weekend. It was a lot more than what I was thinking it was going to be. It was very heavy and I was in MAJOR pain. Thankfully I was with my mother that day so she really helped me through it and came and stayed with me and my husband that night because I was very weak. The doctor had told me that it would be a heavy period and it was a lot more than that. I have continued to have my HCG levels checked weekly to make sure they drop completely. I am ok with the outcome because I know that it is all in God’s hands and that it will happen when HE wants it to. A lot more people than you realize has had a miscarriage and they can be your best support to help you get through this rough time in your life. But most importantly don’t forget your greatest support of all, the man upstairs.

Well, I started loosing my baby on Wednesday. It's been a very hard couple of days, but I lean on God as my strength and understand that it is his will. Good luck to anyone who reads these posts in the future. I hope your ending is happier than mine. God Bless you.

Wow!! i am so glad i found this site! I have a similar case to u guys. I found i was pregnant at 4 weeks according to my LMP but i also know i was only 12 days since the day i conceived not even 2 weeks yet. At week 6 since my LMP i was cramping really bad and went to the emergency room to see what was wrong. The pain went away within an hour. but i got blood work done and i also had a vaginal ultrasound. My bloodwork came back good and my HCG level was 6995. I also got checked by my doctor whom was on call that day and he said my uterus was good and growing and that everything seemed fine. But when it came to the ultrasound they didnt see anything, and was told it was probably too soon to detect anything i was on the early stage of pregnacy. I was told to follow up on 3 days later so i did. i saw my doctor he checked me and said everything was fine, he just wanted to do more blood work to make sure my HCG level is progressing properly. I went back on thursday for my results and he said my HCG level just made it enough to be considered normal so he wanted to do another blood test and wanted me to go for another ultrasound that same day and come back the following day for results. At the ultrasound the technician saw a sack but no heart beat and no baby. The following day, which was last friday my doctor told me that as he checked me it seemed to be going fine in my uterus but he's not sure whats going on and why they havent been able to see a baby. Also he read to me my HCG level and i was told it only went from 9000 to 10000. and that was not normal, he said i could be having an early miscarriage, he said he wants me to do another ultrasound today and more bloodwork to finalise what he thinks. He says my HCG should've doubled and it was no where near that. I am just wondering what are my chances of loosing my baby, since he siad it might've never became a baby just that the egg reached the uterus but never became an embryo. I am very concerned and i was wondering if i sitll have a chance. I am now 8 weeks since my LMP but only 6 weeks since i conceived. Please help if there are any suggestions from anyone.. should i get another second opinion/ my doctor doesnt seem bad he seems very nice and carring and if my results come bak the same today as before i will need a DNC done... PLEASE HELP!

With mine, my body was able to complete the miscarriage on it's own. That's the way we are made. A D&C should only be done in circumstances where the body fails. I read up on it and a D&C should be done when bleeding is extreme or continues for longer than it should, and when extreme pain is involved. Now, keep in mind that your body goes through contractions in order to miscarry. Mine was very painful, and sometimes so much that it made me cry. But my mother in law is a nurse and she wasn't very concerned that I was in that kind of pain. A D&C should be last resort as far as my research can tell me. Good luck. I hope you don't have to go through that, but that you're just a bit early and carry your baby full term.

When I was told that I was having a miscarriage I told my husband that I wanted to have a D&C done because I didn't think I could handle what was going to happen. I did not want to see anything at all. I am VERY thankful that I did not have a D&C done. My husband and I had different views about having one anyway. My body has taken care of itself finally. I did go for a 2nd opinion but that was because my doctor was a quack and couldn't answer any questions that we had. I have had bloodwork done since April 16th and I go Monday for hopefully my last round of it. My new doctor is monitoring me closely to make sure my HCG levels drop below 10. My emotions have been out there. I am still having a hard time adjusting and now it seems like everyone around me is pregnant and that is very hard to deal with. Since all this has happened I just want to spend every minute with my husband. At first I felt like I pushed him away while I was going through the whole process. I guess they just understand us moody women. I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted!

Has anyone heard of Beta hcg levels dropping and then going back up? My dropped 5 points from 2 days ago. I am very early into my pregnancy
Cherylyn

I am in a similar situation. I went to the dr on 5/29, had an u/s and saw a birth sac, and no baby. Did HCG quant and it was 35,500. On 6/1 I had another HCG and it dropeed to 25,600. Has anyone had the HCG that high, and then it dropped? I have had not spotted or have had any cramps. This has been a very long week. I go back to the dr tomorrow. Does anyone have any thoughts?

My situation was the same with just a sac being seen. When I had my HCG levels checked for the first time it was 40,000 on 4/16, then I had them checked on 4/18 and they had only dropped to 38,900. I did not have any spotting or any other signs of a miscarriage until 5/1 when I started bleeding. My body finally took care of itself. I know this is not the info that you wanted to hear. How far along are you? I was 8 weeks and a few days when mine was 40,000 but the sac only measured 6 weeks.

My HCG level has continued to drop. Since 4/16 I have had my levels checked every week and sometimes twice a week. I went today for hopefully my last round of blood work. They are making sure they come down below 10 to make sure I have not retained anything.

My dates showed that I was 8 weeks, but the sac only showed 5w4d. I am glad that things took care of them self. I went back to the dr on 6/4, and the sac looks like it is smaller, so he has given me the option of a D&C or just to wait. I have really debated over this. Once it starts how long does it take? I have 4 kids, and we are very busy. I almost think it might be easier, unfortuately to just have the D&C and have it be all over. I am a little torn over what to do. Thanks for your input.

dadams I am so sorry I haven't been checking this site very often. It took a while for the process to start for me. I started bleeding on 5-1 but it was just really light, I could just wear a pantyliner. On 5-12 I woke up early in the morning cramping so I took some Advil. Then later that day around 4pm it start, I passed it all and it was A LOT. I had MAJOR cramps, your body has labor pains to push it out. I bled really heavy like soaking a maxi pad in like 15 mins. That only lasted about 2 hours, the really heavy bleeding. I passed huge clots for about 2 days. I hate to say this but it was a lot worse than what my doctor had prepared me for. I finally stopped bleeding on 5-22 so it was exactly 3 weeks of bleeding for me. It was a lot to go through but I know that God had a reason for not letting us have the baby. Now we are anxiously counting down our 3 months to try again. We don't have any children and we are ready. :) I know my story is probably not what you wanted to hear but I was glad that I did not choose the D&C and just let things happen. Let me know how your situation goes and I am thinking about you and your family. God Bless!

I am going through a terrible ordeal and I found this site through a search. I found out I was pregnant with a HPT and scheduled to have a blood test. Three days before my appt., I starting having pains in my vagina and the next day I started bleeding. I went in to the hospital and they did a PT and drew blood. They also did a ultra sound and saw that I was 5 weeks which was very hard to determine, as it was so early. The baby was just a speck but it confirmed that it was there. Sent me home and told to get bed rest. The next day cramping started and bleeding became heavier went back to hospital, drs did another HCG test and pelvic. Cervix closed and uterus still felt pregnant. HCG however dropped from 1500 to 750. Told that it wasnt a good sign and Id probably miscarry. Said theyd monitor it with follow up HCG in two days. Returned in two days after having more heavy bleeding and passing clots a couple hours earlier. I figured that I had lost the baby already but went to the hospital to be checked. Bleeding and cramping had subsided, did internal ultrasound and pelvic exam told the baby was still there and cervix still closed. Did another HCG and sent home to rest. Called by nurse next day said that level had dropped again to 300's and it didnt look good, Told that I'd have to come in a few more times for more tests to follow levels. Theyd have to follow until levels reached 2. Very disappointed but told story that a friend of my sister had gone through the same thing with her pregnancy and her level had dropped to 2 and then started rising again. SHe had a healthy baby boy. Im hoping that is the case and will hold off on the D&C when the Drs suggest it. This baby is very much wanted and Im trying not to lose hope.

thank you so much for all of your posts, especially greg and shannon. you may have saved my babe. i am in that EXACT same position right as we speak. no heart beat but hgh levels not dropping. i will seek a second opinion. thank you for your post.

Wow greg and shannon you both had a scare there im so glad that you went and got a second opinion i hope every thing is well and you get that dumb doctor, but i do have a little issue of my own that if anyone could help that would be great. I havent had a period in two months i have all the signs of being pregnant and i have taken 6 home tests and they are all negative im going to get the hcg blood work done but if i did calaulate it right i would be 9 weeks and wouldnt you think that the hcg level would be high enough to read a positive me and my husband are lost and just dont know what to do and for about 4 days now i have been having some mild to sever cramping and it comes and goes but NO bleeding if anyone has any suggestions please let me know thank you!!!