So I got the results of my bloodwork back this morning and I'm not loving it.
My HCG was at 4039 which reads in the 4-5weeks range and at the time of draw I was 6w4d by LMP and 6w3d by what I think was O day. Soooo it's low. I dunno if I can handle another miscarriage. It's showing way more promising then with my MMC last year. In comparison my HGC with my MMC in 2020 was only 298 at 6w0d. So in a much better boat comparatively but I'm still pretty nervous that it's not where it should be.
This is the chart my lab uses:
Female (Non pregnant) < 5
Gestational Age:
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< 1 week 5 - 50
1 - 2 weeks 50 - 500
2 - 3 weeks 100 - 5000
3 - 4 weeks 500 - 10,000
4 - 5 weeks 1000 - 50,000
5 - 6 weeks 10,000 - 100,000
6 - 8 weeks 15,000 - 200,000
8 - 12 weeks 10,000 - 100,000
I'm trying not to panic. I have no idea what my levels were with my successful pregnancy so I'll just keep hoping for the best. Not sure if my doc will ask me to retest before my scan on Friday. We'll see.
I've never ever had HCG levels done b4, it's not something they do here in the UK. Even when I had a bleed at 6 and 14+5 weeks they didn't check my HCG levels.
So I'm not clued up on what numbers should be at what stage.
But going by my LMP my due date wud of been 7th October and going by Ovulation my date was 30th September as I ovulated really early on cd10.
Anyway when I went in for my dating scan I should of been 12+1 going by when I ovulated and I was measuring 12+6 and my due date was changed to 25th September, so 5 days extra from Ovulation, and a whole 12 days later than LMP.
I definitely know when I ovulated because we was trying for 11 months and I was using OPKs and temping.
I didn't temp the whole way through my cycle when we concieved, I decided to have a break from temping. But then my body threw me and on cd9 I got my peak on CB digital advanced OPK and also Femometer.
I also had peak on cd10 and Ovulation pain on evening of cd10 so I decided to temp cd 10 11 12 and 13 and sure enough had a temp rise on cd11 and then Ovulation was confirmed cd10 just like I thought.
So it didn't make any sense why I was put so far forward.
I definitely did not ovulate on cd5 I was still bleeding and opk was negative.
So it may be a case that u ovulated later than u thought and ure dates are out.
I hope that helps a little.
Sorry I can't be of great help but just wanted to share.
Hope everything will be ok with u hon.
I have another scan booked for next Friday x
Good luck at ure next scan hon.
I have a scan on Wednesday due to a blood clotting disorder I have , not expecting to see much but hoping for at least a sac, possible a yolk sac too! But I’m so so nervous for it. I can’t remember being this anxious in my other pregnancies. Is it because I’m older? I don’t know
@Dream143r i think your levels will be just fine. Mine with my first daughter they said they were low but it just turned out I implanted late and I was 5 days behind where I though, days make a lot of difference in HCG levels at this stage
Totally normal to be really nervous hon.
I was a nervous wreck when I had a scan at 6+1 and 8+1 weeks.
I booked a privet one at 10+3 and I was nervous for that too but not as bad.
My dating scan at the hospital at 12+6 weeks I was really really anxious about, and I have my anomaly 20 weeks scan a week on Wednesday and I'm very nervous about that. Excited too but anxious.
So u definitely are not alone hon.
Pregnancy is wonderful but it is such a worrying time.
I didn't relax with our son untill I got to V day 24 weeks, but even then I was still nervous.
I don't think we ever stop worrying tbh.
This pregnancy and my last pregnancy has been plagued with anxiety.
When I had the older ones when I was alot younger I swear I wasn't this anxious.
I am so glad that your baby is growing and has a nice healthy heart beat! I am so sorry about the loss of your twin! Big hugs to you! XOXO With my last pregnancy for my 3 year old DD she started out with a twin and sadly the twin never progressed either, it happened early in the pregnancy similar to what happened to you! I am very sorry!
I'm so sorry that happened to you hon.
I'm not 100% sure but I got pregnant back in 2006 but unfortunately started bleeding around 5 6 weeks.
I went and had a emergency scan and was told I had a chemical pregnancy.
Anyway after the bleeding had stopped, within 2 weeks I was pregnant again.
By 8 weeks I was big and looked much further along.
I showed my belly to the top pharmacist who has been the main man for years and years.
He cudnt believe I was only 8 weeks and suggested I may of been pregnant with twins and lost one of them.
At all my scans and also later on when checking fundal height I was always measuring 2 to 3 weeks ahead.
They never ever changed my due date and I was massive.
I ended up going 2 weeks over due and had a very big baby 8lb 15oz, the hospital was adamant I was not overdue but I new I was and when he was born u cud tell he was well over due.
They now admit that I was over due by 2 weeks just as I thought and that also makes me wonder was I pregnant with twins and lost one.
And at 8 weeks I was more 10 11 weeks?
It does make me wonder.
I haven't ever gone over due. Just that once.
I guess It's something I will never ever know for sure.