Am I still pregnant?

[shimmyshimmy]

This is all very strange. I cannot understand why the early pregnancy unit have yet again requested me to go in for a scan.
I had one last week and could see nothing, this was because I was just over 4 weeks. They said well this is silly that your g.p has sent you in to us, we wont be able to see anything at this stage. Then I had to have blood tests which luckily confirmed my hcg levels had doubled. So i thought they would just leave me be for a couple of weeks, but they rang me yesterday to book another scan for this thursday morning. I will still only be 5 weeks and 5 days gone. It is likely that yet again nothing will be seen. They said they need to find out what is going on. They have worried me all over again. I dont really want to go in, cus then you get all the stress when you dont ssee the baby. Do you think they would let me reschedule? I just think it is all so unneccessary. I got put into the poss ectopic bracket because they couldnt see anything. I have had no bleeding, I have all the usual symptoms of pregnancy, so I just dont get it, I havent got any signs of ectopic, and I feel fine. I am sorry that you guys have all this worry too. It is just so stressful isnt it. And I just feel the nurses worry you all the more.
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[Alison]

Hi everyone!
Went back to work today so just had chance to read all your messages of support. Thank you soo much, feel so much better reading about other people spotting cos I still am intermittently, 4 days after it started. However, no blood as such, just dark brown staining (sorry if tmi!).

So, I had a blood test yesterday at hospital and the doc rang me a few hours later and said my hcg levels were high. Encouraging indeed. Every day my pregnancy symptoms are getting stronger and today I really did feel awful. My boobs are extremely sore, feeling very faint if I stand up too quickly and constantly tired, not to mention each day feeling more queasy/nauseous. I've got to go for another blood test tomorrow to just check that the hcg levels have increased but my intuition tells me I couldn't have these increasing symptoms if all was not well. I'm hanging on in there and will let you know.

Just before I go, how long did everyone's spotting go on for? I hate going to the loo at the moment, thinking is it there, isn't it there? Every time it isn't there for a couple of hours I think it's gone, then I go to the loo and it's back. It's driving me mad!

Love this forum - I'm addicted now! Stay positive everyone and love to you all.
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[jchaney85]

Im so happy to hear that your hcg levels are high which means 9 months to go As for everyone else I wish you good luck its hard we're ttc right now and i like to come to this forum to see what I have to look forward too lol Like most of you im very impatient too and just want it but i know when my bodys good and ready and the timing is right it will come good luck girls and tons of for you too!!!

 

[TryingAgain]

Just before I go, how long did everyone's spotting go on for? I hate going to the loo at the moment, thinking is it there, isn't it there? Every time it isn't there for a couple of hours I think it's gone, then I go to the loo and it's back. It's driving me mad!

I had spotting at 6wks & 8 wks, the last time was a tiny bit at 10 wks, thankfully since then i've had no more. It was always really dark brown, i dreaded going to the toilet incase it got worse!!

Glad things are looking good for you at the moment, fingers crossed everything continues to go well!!

 

[Linzi]

Im pleased to hear everything is lokking better

xxx

 

[Alison]

Hi everyone,
Thanks so much for your messages of support. I've had three blood tests in all this week. What a pallava! All to rule out an ectopic pregnancy. I'm still spotting 8 days after it started but it's only really now first thing in the morning and when I go to the loo (and not for a wee if you see what I mean...)!
My hcg levels have rocketed each time from 489 on Monday, 889 on Wednesday and 1300 yesterday. This means all looks good but they want me back for a scan on Monday, when they promise me they'll be able to see something on the screen as my hcg levels should be around 3,000 they say. We'll see how things go. This is such an emotional rollercoaster girls, isn't it? I sobbed in front of the nurse yesterday for absolutely no reason, laughing at the same time. I feel very nauseous, permanently tired and I can't begin to touch my boobs.
Good luck everyone! I think of you all when I'm off the forum and it saves me feeling so alone.
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