Not good news at the doc today

[Countrync1986]

I have some not so good news from this morning and was wondering if anyone could help. I had my first Baby appointment this morning and they had to do the ultrasound where they put that thing up your vaginal to get the pics because my uterus is tipped or something. Anyway i went back to the nurses room and she said that she had some not so good news for me. she said they they weren't picking up a heart beat on the ultra sound. she said my uterus was too big for the baby, so maybe it was bigger then died, and is now shrinking. i have to go back in this Thursday for some more tests to see if my whatever them levels are called are going up or down. i am so nervous and so numb. this is my first pregnancy so anything anyone can do to give me advice on what is going on would be greatly appreciated.

Mandy

[Countrync1986]

Well guys i got my results back from the lab tests today. it dropped to 19,469. i guess it is safe to say now as much as i hate to that it is a miscarriage. they want me to come back in on tuesday for some more test but do you think it is even worth it? from the get go they told me if the levels dropped that it was a miscarriage,so i dont really see any rays of hope. i just dont understand how this could happen. there were no signs or anything. no cramping, no bleeding....im just sooo lost right now....

[evthing4reason]

Let us know what's going on, thinking of ya

[Countrync1986]

i will, bout to go to sleep now, wake up in the morning, go do the test and wait for the results...thank you again, and i will keep yaw updated

[michelle148]

Just hang on in there and do not have a D&C until you know for sure what is going on. i wish you the best and keep us updated

[tatorbug40]

It seems like if your last period was 12/18 you should just be 11 weeks this week, rigth? it seems weird to me that your uterus could be 11 weeks if the sac is measuring 5 weeks...  did a doctor look at your ultrasound, or just the tech?  I have had 2 loses, each at 7 weeks, sac measured about 5 both times...  but they never said anything about my uterus being larger-  just the sac size...  

hcg levels can vary for normal pregnancies,  23,000 could be in the normal range for 11 week along...  you should find out tomorrow if your levels have doubled?  

I agree with the above poster, the level isn't as important as if they are increasing (almost doubling) and if they don't increase as much as they should, I would still request a repeat u/s....  

so sorry you are going through this...  it is a very difficult thing-  I think esp with your first pregnancy...  I lost my very first one too- and it is very confusing-  I also lost my 3rd pregnancy, but that time it wasn't as overwhelming, as I had learned a lot after my first loss...  it was just as painful though...  let us know what the doc says tomorrow.

[tatorbug40]

It seems like if your last period was 12/18 you should just be 11 weeks this week, rigth? it seems weird to me that your uterus could be 11 weeks if the sac is measuring 5 weeks...  did a doctor look at your ultrasound, or just the tech?  I have had 2 loses, each at 7 weeks, sac measured about 5 both times...  but they never said anything about my uterus being larger-  just the sac size...  

hcg levels can vary for normal pregnancies,  23,000 could be in the normal range for 11 week along...  you should find out tomorrow if your levels have doubled?  

I agree with the above poster, the level isn't as important as if they are increasing (almost doubling) and if they don't increase as much as they should, I would still request a repeat u/s....  

so sorry you are going through this...  it is a very difficult thing-  I think esp with your first pregnancy...  I lost my very first one too- and it is very confusing-  I also lost my 3rd pregnancy, but that time it wasn't as overwhelming, as I had learned a lot after my first loss...  it was just as painful though...  let us know what the doc says tomorrow.