HCG Levels/HELP

[Babybaw4]

Hello Everyone... I just found out last week I am pregnant.. When they did my first Blood work it was 140 which confirmed I was.. Then I went in on that monday adn went to 540 I went in today for blood work and its 660, nurse had said to stop taking my prenatal vitamins and watch for Cramping or Bleedingm Ok so are you telling me I am having a M/S? She said to them HCG level should be doubled? Well she is going by the books and thinking it should be doubled. I am in-tune with my body so needless to say i was very upset and been crying  :crying:  how do you want me to take that? She had said that more than likely its not going to  be a healthy pregnancy :( I go in Sunday for more blood work and than they will see.. Anyone experience this.. Please let me know.. I am thinking Ok my levels arent dropping,,

[wannababe]

Babybaw4 - I'm so sorry you are going through all of this torment now.  I totally agree with everyone else.  Don't let them talk you into anything that you don't feel is right for you.  Get as much information together as you can and get your questions ready before your appointment on Thurs.  Good luck x

[Babybaw4]

Thanks I sure will. Doc had just called and within 2-days my hcg numbers are now 1076, I go again on thursday for another u/s and more blood work.. I will take it from there I am going to weight out my options.. I was on that website misdiagnosedmiscarriages.com and what a great sight r eally holds out hope. My ceris right now is closed nad until I experience any bleeding or cramping I will wait

[love1221]

I agree with everyone...it's too early for them to really see anything on an ultrasound.  It could still be a viable pregnancy.  There's no harm in waiting to see what happens.  And when you count you start at the first day of your last period...so the way I'm counting, that would be 5 weeks or so.  I think it's too early to tell you that you need a d&c or anything like that.  And every dr. you go to will tell you a different thing about doubling times....some say 24 hrs, some say 36 hrs.  Just, keep your faith!

[blessedmomof3]

Caution must be used in making too much of hCG numbers. A normal pregnancy may have low hCG levels and result in a perfectly healthy baby. The results from an ultrasound after 5 - 6 weeks gestation are much more accurate than using hCG numbers.



http://www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/hcglevels.html

[wanting4#1]

I am so sorry that this is happening to you!  If they saw a sac but nothing in it, it could be a blighted ovum -- which is what I had!  My numbers were very similar to yours - they went up, but didn't double!  Going up, unfortunately is not enough to indicate a healthy pregnancy. I would ask for another HCG to put your mind at ease, but if I recall your numbers were like 600 and only went up to 700 - that's just not enough -- they should have been at like 1200!  The sac will cause HCG in your system, but without a baby inside it, they won't go up enough!  My RE said that we could wait as long as we wanted to make a decision that we were comfortable with but that there was no baby in the sac to develop or even watch for development (no pole, nothing)....we decided to end the mental anguish and torture of further b/w.

I am so sorry that this happened to you!

[Mumita]

Miscarriages are common, if you ask around on this forum unfortunately you will find many of us that have gone through it.  Transvaginal ultrasounds aren't able to see much before your hcg levels reach 2000 so they can't tell you anything yet, I think it is way too early.  At 5 weeks you can't see anything all they can do is hcg levels.  Also at 5 weeks they should NOT be offering you a D&C if you are over 10 weeks and your body doesn't miscarry on its own then go ahead but so early on is unnecessary, your body KNOWS what to do.  I had a natural m/c and it hurt A LOT but my body did everything that it needed to to cleanse out without damage to my uterus.  In a D&C they basically scrape your uterus to get rid of the endometrial growth, not nice and it can do a lot of damage.  Not to mention when you have a natural m/c your body regulates itself much faster and easier because it knows what's going on.  With a D&C not so much.

Anyway, I think its way too early to do anything but wait, keep taking your pre-natals.  Your body will tell you one way or another what's going on. AND Please get a second opinion, it might be worth it.