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Hello, I have no idea how far along I am. My doctor does not seem very optimistic since my HCG was 33 on 1/9 and 37 on 1/11. But I am trying to stay hopeful. I go back again today, so we will see.

remember have faith, i was exactly the same, and the docs were optamistic too... but im 7 months now, havin a boy!!!

dont give up
xxxx

Just popping in to say HI & just remind everyone to never lose HOPE & FAITH! After a rough road in July & August, resulting in miscarriage, we just kept praying that our little miracle would come & it looks like it has. I am now 10 1/2 weeks pregnant & so far, so good! Saw the baby's heartbeat on 12/22 & again on 1/13. Due to have another scan on Friday to get some measurements. Can't wait to get past the 12 week hump, but it's looking pretty good so far. All of my previous misses have been around 8-9 weeks (I've had 5). So, I can sympathize with many of you, but the main thing is to stay positive & know that when the time is right it will happen for you! Baby Dust Sprinkles to Everyone XOXO...& thanks to all of you regulars out there for your kind words & support.

Hi, I've posted here several times before. I've had 2 miscarriages--last one in Sept. Its very difficult being the one around here w/ no child. I keep getting invited to baby showers. The doctor put me on Clomid. I just dinished the first cycle. I got my AF on Thursday. It was very depressing. I know---everyone tells me---its just the first round. Yes, but it feels like its just one disappointment after another. I have to stay positive. I just want to be pregnant. I just want others to understand, but they don't. They all have children. I feel so obsessed with this. I just want one of my own that looks a little like my husband and a little like me. I have so much love and affection waiting for it. I just hope I don't have to wait years and years. Good luck to all of you. Anyone ever been on clomid? What were your results?

Hello,this is my second time posting here. I posted last in December when my HCG numbers were low. My low numbers ended up in a miscarriage. I am going to try my fifth and last attempt at IVF in March. For those of you with low HCG numbers don't give up hope. When I met with my doctor after my miscarriage he said that he has had women with reallly low HCG numbers who have ended up being pregnant with twins. So please ladies don't give up hope. I am hoping and praying that March will be the lucky month for me. The rest of you are in my thoughts and prayers.

hi,
its really sad when all of us hope and pray and things dont work out. to those who r worried there is some bad news, if ur hcg doesnt double every48-72 hrs u do m/c . im 6 weeks along . my first bloodwork shoed a low prog and a good hcg level in 48 hrs my hcg tripled but progesterone was still low. after a week of taking prog shots i was finally ready for the results .. guess what my prog was fabulous but my hcg had not risen to the appropriate levels. the scan shoed a very tiny sac and the embryo was not visible. the docs told me i should terminate the preg but then this would be my 2nd m/c and i dont think i can take it emotionally. so im giving it 4 days to see how it goes . lets all hope but theres only a 1% chance . to all those who r worried hope it works out for u.

Need some help please.....
I found out on 1/16 that i was preg from a hpt. i waited a week to re-test and that also was positive. i called my ob ( would be my 1st visit with her-new dr for me) and i was told she doesn't see anyone before 6 weeks. because i am new to this i said ok. my 1st appt. was on 1/30. on 1/28 my husband and i had sex and it hurt a little. i didn't think much of it. we had a comany dinner that evening and i started spotting-nothing major. the following morning (sun) i had cramps and still some spotting. i called the dr and she told me to get some bed rest until the next day for my dr's appt.
i went in that monday, she checked me and said all was ok. i had my blood work done and had to wait until wed for the results and my 2nd appt. i went to work on tues i felt fine after the dr' appt. no pain and barely any bleeding. on tues at work i had very strong cramps and this time it was red blood ( before it was brown and light). that night i couldn't sleep due to the pain. i stayed home wed and went to the dr. my blood results were back my hcg was 220 and she said they were not too good. (my last period was on 12/17). so according to that i was probably 6 weeks. i had a us done on that monday and the tech did not see anything-no sac nothing but said it was probably too early. meaning i wasn't really 6 weeks. i had another test done and got the results that thur it went down to 193. so she said i was having a misscarriage and had to wait it out. the cramps lasted about 4 days but not as bad. i am still bleeding but it's brown blood now. i've been nauseus and i had a sharp strange pain on my right butt cheek. i lost hope once the dr. said i was miscarrying but i've read so many things and heard so many things that i am not sure i miscarried. i didn't have any major blood clots just regular blood. i had clear discharge while bleeding. my boobs are not sore any more but my back hurts. i have to go back to the dr' today for more blood work. is it possible that i am still preg????? i really don't know what to think. i know someone here at work that bleed for a month at 6 weeks preg and now is 4 months preg. sorry for the long story. so confused

lesnj, i don't know if this will help you or not, but i thought i'd share my story. Especially since I'm just sitting at home waiting to go to my 4 o'clock appt to get an injection of methotrexate. This is because I was just diagnosed yesterday with an ectopic pregnancy. I really hope and pray that this is not what's going on with you, but your situation sounds a lot like mine and I know how frustrating it was for me the last week. According to my dates, I should be 8 wks today (last LMP was 12/14). I went to the doctor on Tuesday, 1/31 because I had some spotting over the weekend and had a vaginal u/s in which there was no sac, no heartbeat, nothing. At that time, I should've been 6 wks 6 days which means something should've showed up. I was sooooo upset. My doctor told me that I would probably miscarry and I would start bleeding in a few days. Well I started bleeding that day and it did not stop until this past Sunday. I'd also had cramping off and on, sometimes pretty bad. I had bloodwork done to check my hcg levels and it came back 1853. I went back that following Thursday (48 hrs later) for more bloodwork to see if the numbers would go up or down. I expected them to go down since I figured the bleeding and cramping meant that my body was going through the process of miscarriage. However, the number went up to 2494. And then it went up again on Monday to 3974. Yes, the hcg level went up instead of down, but at the same time, did not double as it should have if this was a healthy pregnancy. I was confused, frustrated, and scared all at the same time. I wanted to be excited, but I just didn't know what is going on, and neither did my dr. When I went back yesterday for another vaginal ultrasound, there was still nothing. I was sent to a radiologist for a more detailed u/s and they confirmed an ectopic pregnancy. Like I said I’m scheduled to get the methotrexate injection in about an hour. I’m having mixed emotions about my situation. I’m extremely sad about the loss of my little angel, but I need to get through this experience and come out healthy enough to try again. I really hope things work out for you. Never give up hope. Check out the website www.misdiagnosedmiscarriage.-com. I read a lot of miracle stories three that gave me a lot of hope during the looooooooong wait. Good luck to you.

nikki_j i am so sorry to hear about your situation. my prayers are with you. it's crazy the things we have to go through to have something so precious that others take for granted. thank you for that web stie it's really good. it gives me some hope but i guess i won't know for sure until i have my blood work back. there is something in my heart that tells me i am still pg. i could be wrong and that's ok but i really need to know for sure. my dr also thought it was an ectopic pregnancy but because my hcg dropped she dismissed that thought.
i will think of you.....keep me posted

Hi friends,
I am in my 5th week. HCG level 103. will be going again exactly one week. I am having terrible cramps in my lower abdomen and back, mild fever, very tired, but unable to sleep. Pls help. I also had one previous m/c. The pain is worse this time than the last time. I will be devastated, if this goes wrong way?

Here's my situation, can anyone relate with a similiar case. The DPO are obviouisly off but here's my HCG levels, at 17 DPO HCG was 294, at 21 DPO 924, at 28 DPO 2683 and 35 DPO 4560. My numbers started out good but then did not continue to double within the 'normal' timeframe. At my first u/s (sac measured 6 weeks) we could not see a baby. Five days later I had another u/s and expected to be scheduling a D&C but we saw a baby and heartbeat, baby measured six weeks. We are very causiously optimistic and will go back in two weeks for another u/s. My doctor has been VERy supportive and would not consider a D&C after the first u/s because he said you just never know, and he was right. We're not out of the woods yet obviously but I was curious if anyone else had really slow rising betas and went on to have a normal pregnancy and most of all a healthy baby.

My specialist said that they only see a heartbeat 1/2 of the time at 6 weeks so your 1st u/s was not surprising & seeing the heartbeat at your following u/s is a very good sign! I was told by my Dr. & also read it somewhere that the chances of miscarriage drop significantly after the HB is seen. Everyone's hcg levels increase at different rates...so don't worry. I would concentrate more on what the ultrasounds are showing. Just take it easy & take good care of yourself. Try not to worry ...I know, easier said than done but I'm excited about your little heartbeat, and you should be too! Good luck, I'll be praying for you & all of you in the same boat. XOXO

Krissy, thanks so much for your email and your support and prayers. Believe me, I was so shocked yesterday when I saw that heart beat. My doctor isn't going to do any more betas because they're just stressing me out and he also said that u/s is the "tell all" now. I'll update back in two weeks. thanks again for your post and prayers!

I have been reading this thread for a few months. I was really hoping I would be one of the lucky ones who could write a story of good news. However, my story does not end well. I am 25 yrs. old and I have a wonderful 3&1/2 year old son from my first marriage. My first pregnancy was uneventful. However, I have had three miscarriages since my new husband and I started trying to have a baby 9 months ago. Each time I have conceived easily (on the first try) but at nine weeks the ultrasounds have shown an empty sac measuring only 6 weeks. The first miscarriage was natural, the second I had a D&C, and I just found out about the third on Feb. 7th so we are waiting to see if things will happen naturally. With the last pregnancy my HCG was 33 at 4weeks3days but 3 days later it was 191 and 3 days after that it went up to 987. We thought the pregnancy might be viable because the numbers were rising appropriatly. However, an ultrasound at 9 weeks showed an empty sac measuring 6 weeks (just like the previous two mc). We are going to see a geneticist and a reproductive endocrinologist in a few weeks. Has anyone had a similar experience? How long does the workup take? What was the outcome? Is there any hope we will have another baby?

I have been just told I am pregnant. when I told the nurse that I was having a period which was heavy and clotting. She then called me back and said I may have and ectopic pregnancy. I went for a blood test and another nurse called me and said by progesterone was good and my beta levels are rising. I am confused nbecause the first nurse prepared me for an ectopic and the second nurse gave me hope. I have stopped bleeding it was like a normal period. I have to go back for another test in two days. So right now I feel I have a 50/50 chance of a normal pregnacy. Or the two nurses dont know what they are talking about. Can anyone help?

To: M
I am, according to my iVF doctor, at 6 wks 2 d. My HcG numbers have gone from 44, 297, 1420, 2700. According to my fertility specialist, a positive pregnancy is considered at 6 HcG. Again, as many others have said, each woman's HcG may rise at quite a variance. In fact, the HcG indicators on any chart should offer a variance of considerable proportion because of this fact. As in my situations, since I did IVF this time we can reasonable assume that my time frame is fairly accurate. However, the actual time of implantation to the uterine lining can vary by days from the transfer date. This can also be a factor when looking at HcG levels. I am seeing a heartbeat and the baby is measuring in a normal range at this point, but my HcG numbers are not doubling. Not sure if this is cause for too much alarm on my part, but as with all of us on this forum, bears some carfeful watching. In the meantime, don't forget to take good care of yourself and stay positive. I believe that all things happen for a reason. Best of luck and keep your spirits up!