HCG Level Drop

[stacey10]

Does anyone know what level your hcg has to drop to, to start your actual miscarriage or is it different for every one?

[Scout8601]

I think it's different for everyone.  I've had 3 m/c and mine have been different each time.  My last m/c it was just over 2,000 when i started bleeding and then quickly dropped to 461...in just 3 days.  My second one I started bleeding when my level was under 100.  

I'm really sorry that you're going thru this (I'm assuming you're having a m/c).  For me, the waiting for it to start was awful.  Once I knew I was going to m/c, I just wanted all the physical part of it over.  Sorry again.

[stacey10]

yep its the wating!! driving me nuts, this will be my 3rd.... old eggs... the first I miscarriaged naturally no pain/cramps it was all over without a fuss, the secong I chose a d&c, no bleeding afterwards or anything, now this one my hcg levels have dropped from 840 on mon to 810 yeesterday, with cramping like afterpains and abit of brown spotting, just wish it would happen :/

[Scout8601]

mine are bad eggs too...i'm 44.  but i"ll keep trying and hopefully catch a good one.

yes, the waiting.  last month when I was going to have mine I started excercising like crazy trying to move it along (i read somewhere that that would work) nope, don't think  it did anything.  the hcg dropping so slowly drove me crazy too....once it got down to 461 it took 2 weeks for me to get a negative hpt.  I think that once the m/c starts you'll get a big drop (at least I did)

Maybe the spotting means it's trying to get moving at least. I hope it does start soon and is over quickly.  tc    

[stacey10]

ah yes well I'm 44 as well nearer to 45 actually :/  just been to one of my daughters graduation dinners tonight and I'm back home nearly doubled over in agony, arrggghhh the pain, its worse than labour, I wasnt expecting this, I thought it would be like my first one, no fuss!!! shite, ouch :( still nothing really happening besides the cramping, off to the acupuncturist tomorrow and hopefully he can do something, dont think I'll be getting much sleep tonight, I have a week from monday to pass it or I have to have a d&c and thats sounding like a painfree option at this point !!!!

[Scout8601]

Sorry you're in so much pain.  I think our m/c's have been fairly similar...I had a D&C with my first one...a missed m/c.  It was pretty much pain free as far as I remmeber and I don't recall bleeding that much afterwards.  My second was like a normal period, no cramping at all.  My 3rd, last month, on Friday when it started I was in so so much pain.  I stayed up all night on the sofa crying bc the pain was so bad and I couldn't lay down...had never had pain like that b/4. And that's when the bleeding started.  Thankfully, by Saturday afternoon, the pain was more like period cramps.

I hope that it all happens tonight and by tomorrow you're feeling better.  

[stacey10]

mmm well I'm now on day 3 of cramping and I was doubled over with them last night and still nothing, I dont know my labours only take like an hour and a half so this is bull s**t for me, 3 days and nothing, I'm trying to suffer in silence because if my hubby finds out how much pain I'm in he wont want to try again because he hates to see me going thru this !

[needzadvice]

with my m/c i bled for 3 weeks during which had an u/s no heartbeat at 6 weeks my levels went from 4900 2 days later 1900 (stopped bleeding this day) a week later 790( spotted for about an hour) then 19 days after that 93 today 4 days after last hcg a got a stronger positive line on my hpt then i did a week ago but i havent bled in 3 weeks now at all not one spot and my levels r still going down very very slowly ...... Hope that helps :) so sorry for your loss is can be oh so frustrating

[stacey10]

yes but I think you might be preggers again...

[Scout8601]

3 days.....uggg.  Way worse than mine.  Do you think the acupunture helped at all?

[Scout8601]

I'm sorry you are going thru this too.  

When I was reading your post I too was thinking you might be pregnant again. the line getting darker is what made me wonder about that.  With all my m/c's , my line either stayed about the same got lighter each time I tested.....it never got any darker.

[stacey10]

well here I am up at 12.45 am again, acupuncture was good and I've got chinese herbs to take as well uggg hack hack, not nice, but its to remove stagnet blood, but boy it better get a move on, there is no way I;m going to put up with this ofr another week, my acupuncturist is a western docotr as well, thinks I should have passed it easily as  it was only about 5wk 3 days, so we're both abit stumped as to why its not happening, I might go in for my ultrasound early in the week and maybe get a d&c done at the end of the week cause I'm not going thru this for another week :/

[Nicole912]

Hi I'm new at this... I'm suppose to be 14 weeks pregency n I had my
First doctor appointment on Tuesday and it didn't go so well.
The doctor say I might have a miscarriage, or a ectopic pregnancy or
Early pregnancy she not sure yet. Yes I'm spotting for the last two weeks it not heavy. It a brown spott. What do that mean?? This my second pregnancy n it not going good direction. I'm going back to do doctor next Tuesday to do more ultrasound n I need answer cuz it driving me crazy n stress  

[needzadvice]

im sorry u have to go through this hcg is a very annoying thing sometimes i know as im still as of yesterday having a positive result on the tests its starting to make me crazy my sister laughs at me as my bathroom drawer is just full of peed on pregnancy test lol ive spent way to much on but 2 days ago i was at the petstore with my kids and used the washroom to find just a small amount of pink when i wiped but nothing since then. i really really hope the bleeding doesnt plan on coming back because 3 weeks is very much enough for me

[needzadvice]

hi im wondering has your doctor done an hcg blood test on you yet cuz knowing your hcg numbers can sometimes help u find out whats going on... (dropping or rising etc)as for the brown bleeding . brown blood means old blood  and if u have miscarried at 14 weeks u should have bright red blood for sure .. there is things as missed miscarriages and stuff like that though too.. ( have u had any ultrasound yet?)  hope that helps a little :)

[stacey10]

I've said this before, but I think your still pregnant, can you go get your hcg levels checked just for me? please!!!!

[needzadvice]

i will :) unfortunately i cant go for another week all my doctor gave me was a standing hcg order for every 2 weeks she doesnt wanna see me and i just did my last about a week ago..... she says my number r lowering like a miscarriage but usually people bleed till the hcg numbers r gone i havent bled in over 3 weeks beside the pink spotting just once the other day but a week ago my hcg is 93 so it is going down ...........id love love to be pregnant again though :)

[missstephyanne]

I had a d and c with mine but once I got my actual period three months later I thought I was dying

[Scout8601]

it's not true that you bleed until the hcg reached 0.  I stopped bleeding but my hcg wasn't down to 0 until almost 2 weeks later.  

it just takes time and I think it drops at a different rate for everybody.  

Stacey, I think it's strange that you haven't bled yet when you were so early in your pregnacy.  

Nicole, hopefully your next appt will give you more answers.  good luck

[stacey10]

well its finally on the move, had an ultrasound today and no sign of sack in uterus, have started cramping again and have now red blood, not alot but its happening, finally, 2 weeks after everything....

[needzadvice]

well i took a store brand pregnancy test today and it was a very faint positive :(
( i didnt have to pee when i did it lol my sister just bought a 2 pack so she made me take it with her lol)
probably go for another blood tommorow or the next day .... was hoping i was pregnant again but looks like my levels are still just going down :(

[stacey10]

well at least its nearly down then and you can have another go :)

[needzadvice]

yes your right .... i just wish it would hurry up already i havent bled in a month now and it had already dropped from 4900-790 before this whole month now its still there this is taking sooo long

[stacey10]

well either that or your newly pregnant, now that would be cool, when do you go in for last hcg level check, I went in today for mine, hopefully I'm done to -5 now as well, I'm just spotting now its day 7 so I'm ready to swing that leg over again lol

[needzadvice]

im going in probably tommorow for it then im making an actual doctors appointment so i can talk to her and i also need my inhaler perscription again
but i prolly wont get the results for at least 2 days still feel sick in the morning and lately really weird hotflashes and lotsa cramping dont know if thats my af coming or what... no signs other then thats though still heartburn and an increase in vaginal discharge kinda white creamy but thinner ... who knows id love love to be pregnant again .....another crazy weird thing happeneing is down there between my legs seems way hotter last night i woke up it was practically sweating but the rest of me was fine it was so so so weird lol