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hi all. I'm glad to have found this site. I went in for my 8 wk appointment expecting to see a heartbeat, like I had with #1, and there was just the empty sac. The doc toook a blood test and told me there was a 50% chance I was miscarrying and 50% chance I was just 5 wks pregnant. I feel pretty sure I'm miscarrying. My first pregnancy was really easy and unsurprising, and I had all the symptoms for the past 4 weeks I had the first time. My b___st are no longer sore and I'm not as tired and I began barely spotting this morning. We are going to Europe on vacation next week so I'm hoping to do the chemical abortion this weekend. I have a 2 year old and am scared I'll have a tough miscarriage in a strange country. I know this is very common but it's so very upsetting. I'm trying to be cheerful and upbeat but I am heartbroken and a little bit off my rocker. I liked reading others people's stories and it made me feel better about my doctor waiting and havin gme get more tests--I thought he was nuts. Last pregnancy I had a heartbeat at 6 weeks and all was well.. here it was 8 weeks and nothing. To me, it was over. But he is cautious and is getting more info. WIthout this site I was thinking my doctor was really just being cautious and making me wait.

hi! i am expericing the same thing, i found out 2 days after my missed period tht i was pregnant and the next day i started spotting and the spottin lasted for 2weeks, but soon stopped and was never heavy and there was no cramping. however when i was thought to have been 7wks pregnant i went for my 1st u/s and there was an empty sac, i went for 2 more u/s (friday, monday, and wed) and all 3 showed a empty sac. however my hCG levels went from 4,000 to over 9,000 from monday to wed, so that is close to normal altough all womens are different. the doc asked if i wanted to have a d&c and i chose to go natural instead & i was told i should pa__s the sack within two weeks and tht i would start haveing c___pms, well it has been over a week now and there has been no cramping or bleeding! i am schedudled for my next appt on Sept 6, then my doc is going to do another u/s and i am praying tht this time there will be a baby and tht i wasnt as far along as they thought i was. i hope everything comes out for the best! bridetobe6207@yahoo.com

Do not rush to get a D&C! I had an u/s done at what we thought was 7 weeks. They found am empty sac. The dr then ordered a D&C to be done in 4 days. I worried about it all weekend and thought...I want another u/s just to be sure. the dr was very hesitant and I became persistent that I wanted another check. So, 1 hour befor the sched. D&C, I did another u/s and sure enought, they found a heartbeat! I measured 7w1d. 6-7 weeks is just too early for any doctor to make such a final diagnosis.

hi everyone, i just wanted to give you an update, although I'm afraid it's not full of good news. It turned out my sac really was empty. I opted to miscarry naturally and pa__sed it at 8 weeks LMP. Something was stuck in there, so I kept bleeding heavily even after the sac itself was out and they had to admit me. Still, i didn't want the d&c and decided to wait and see if nature takes care of it. I actually asked them to remove the iv after a few hours and marched out of the hospital and walked home. I was so fed up and upset, I just wanted to go home. I figured i'd have time to go back if i really was in danger of bleeding to death. Well, it got a lot better after i left, although it took a week a week of bleeding, but during that time it was just like a heavy period. So there's them gory details for ya. I just had my 3rd ivf and transfered 2 cute, perfect embies 5 days ago, so wish me luck!

Sonia989, I am so sorry to hear how things went, but at the same time, thrilled to hear about your recent IVF. I wish you all the luck in the world and I am sure everything will work out wonderfully for you!

Couple things... first Dulce- if your still around, how have you been? Its been a while since I posted and last was to you. May 2nd to be exact. If your still around I want to let you know that I gave birth on May 5th to a healthy boy!! You said in your last post you may have concieved.. just wondering whats your update? ___Second to Sonia- In your first post on June 3rd you said you were bleeding pretty well and they thought ectopic... yet you said you had IVF? So, how could they even think ectopic?? I really do not understand that one. They put the fertilized egg in you so therefore it CANT be an ectopic. Unless I am missing something. Anyhow.... Glad to here you had a couple good looking transfer and hope it sticks and all works out. ___Jananet- Are you still preggo and if so, when you do?? That is a very wonderful story you posted. I must add that your HCG actually sounded just fine to me. After you hit around 6000, the HCG doesn't rise as fast. When I was 5 1/2 weeks my HCG was around 4467. A 8 days later I went to the ER with horrible cramps and my HCG was 40,000. Do the math. If they doubled every 48 hours it would have been around 72,000.... So, they do NOT double anymore as you get further along. It should double every 36 hours in the very beg. then double every 48 hours after that.. and then 72 hours until it finally tappers off at 12 weeks. They should never go off one quant to a__sess whether the pregnancy is viable or not... and once it starts going down then thats not good. Yet, as you said...as long as it keeps rising, there is hope! I am so glad yours was held. I would also NEVER get a D&C until I knew for certain. Wouldn't want to carry those "what ifs" I think that you being on work and not able to get it was a miracle and this baby was meant! Congrats!!!

Daniella, Thank you so much for your kind words and congratulations to you on your baby boy! I am sure you must be enjoying him so much! I am 33 weeks now, due November 27 with a boy :) I have, needless to say, changed my doctor from the one I had in the beginning...he continued to say and do things that caused me a lot of heartache and confusion and it got to be too much. He never really thought it was a big deal that I almost had a D&C on HIS insistence! He kept telling me "well, if you got pregnant once, you'll get pregnant again" which is fine if I had lost the baby, but he didn't seem to understand that it could be upsetting to terminate a pregnancy that would have been healthy! It took until about my 6 month before every ache and pain stopped scaring me, making me think something was wrong, but I really can't complain about any of the symptoms, I have felt pretty good for most of my pregnancy and I am so close now it amazes me how things could have turned out!

I'm in the same situation. Last week I had an u/s at 7 wks past LMP and all we saw was an empty sac. My dr said it may be a blighted ovum. I was so sad. This pregnancy was unexpected, but since finding out my husband and I have adjusted and have been looking forward to one more baby. After my appt, I found this site and was even more emotional after reading that some women have been in this situation and have gone on to healthy pregnancies. I have been told before that I have a retroverted cervix, I'm hoping that maybe I have a tipped uterus that's just making it difficult to see anything. I've never had an u/s before 8 wks before. I was always at least 8w4d when I had one with other pgs and could always see the baby. So I'm a bit worried, but now that I've had some time, I'm still optimistic. I've had no spotting and no cramping. I go back in for an u/s tomorrow (8w1d past LMP). I'm hoping to see something, but who knows? I do know, after seeing the posts here, that I will not have a D&C. I will allow my body to handle things as it had with my other pregnancies. They've all gone so well that I know whichever way this works out, my body will take care of it just fine. So, now I just wait and see. Wish me luck for tomorrow.

Hi. just to update, I'm 7.3 weeks preg from my 3rd ivf and so far, it has been looking good. I had hcg of 440 2 weeks after the transfer and a normal u/s with hb at 6.4 weeks. Now, I'm scared that something will go wrong and the baby will have disappeared by the next u/s. I don't feel all that pregnant, just c___ppy and crabby. Jananet, I don't know if you're still there, but aren't you going to have your baby soon? Is it going ok?

Sonia989, I am so glad to hear that "so far, so good" for you! Unless I am reading your post incorrectly, it sounds like things are on track and that things are going well, and that you are experiencing normal fears. I can understand that entirely :) I have to say, through my entire pregnancy (due Nov. 27!!!) I have been experiencing fear and all sorts of emotions that stem just from how the pregnancy began and the things that had happened the first time. So far, my doctor has told me time and time again that everything is "normal" and that things are going wonderfully with the baby. Most of the time his a__surances put my mind at ease, but I just can't help it. I am pretty sure I won't feel "ok" until I am holding my baby in my arms. I hope everything goes so well with you, I can't help but feel that it will! Just your mention of feeling c___ppy and crabby makes me think of my whole first trimester! The funny thing is, I had ZERO morning sickness, no back aches, and no real other pregnancy symptoms! I was just crampy and sometimes just downright mean for most of the first trimester! I cannot tell you how badly I waited for each doctors appointment just so I could see the baby and hear the heartbeat again, because I was so sure that something had gone wrong in between appointments. I just want you to know that the worrying isn't so out of the ordinary, especially with having some setbacks...it is really natural and while people may try and tell you "don't worry" I understand that is sometimes not possible (people have been telling me for the better part of 36 weeks not to worry, and it hasn't helped at all!), I think it would be better if people just acknowledged that sometimes you really can't help but worry and maybe the best advice is ...don't worry about worrying, it's "normal" I really am hoping for the best with you and I have a feeling it is going to go wonderfully and in no time you will be telling all of us about your new baby :) Sincerely, best of luck to you and your husband, I know you have been through a lot and that it can't be easy to stay positive, I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and hope to hear from you soon. :)

i thought id give an update, i did have a miscarriage 2wks after my last post. And now here i am 8 wks after my miscarriage and my period has not started i called the doc monday and i had lab work done to see if i am pregnant again, i have no lcue what to expect or waht to think. its like GAH i just wnet through sooo much what could be wrong with me now! but im hoping everything is fine and IF i am pregnant this time i know i will be scared to death of the same thing happening. wish me luck bridetobe6207@yahoo.com

Hi everyone. im new to this forum. reading all of your stories gave me alot of hope. i am supposed to be 6wks pregnant but i know im no that far. this will be my 5th pregnancy and i dont have any children. i have been told so far that i have an incompotent cervix and have to have a stich placed in at 12 wks. i ahve had 2 2nd trimester and 2 1st trimester miscarriages. one at 5 months. god that was so horrible. i had one blighted ovum and now they think i amy have another one. i went to the ER because i was spottiing and had some extreme lower back pain. they have both completely stopped and my HCG is like 7309. they did the u/s and said they didnt see a baby and my heart broke almost instantly. my fiance is tryign to get me to see the bright side but its kind of hard when you've gone through it so many times. its like dejavu. but i feel fine. i think the spotting was due to over working and the back pain i really think was a bad case of gas---lol!!! but i am still very worried. i have to go to the doctor tomorrow to have another u/s and more blood work done and i am praying that a baby turns up soon. emotionaly i cant take another miscarriage although i know it would be Gods will. but just know, all of your words have given me hope. thanks for reading. its nice to know im not alone.

my bestfriend had taken a blood test on the 13 of oct it came out neg. she took a home pre test 2 weeks later got a positive. she had her blood drawn to check her levels and the doctor said she was diffently pregnant. she went in for a u/s yesterday and they only found and empty sac they said she was 7wks 3 days. the doc recommend d&c or a pill to pa__s it naturally. she wants to get a second opinion. i would thik her doc would atleast check her hgc levels or opt for another u/s for a later time. she is going to wait it out and see what happens. i showed her this site just to let her know that there is hope. we are only thinking she is maybe 3 or 4 weeks since the blood test on the the 13 was neg

First Sonia- congrats!!! I sure wish you the best of luck at your u/s apt. and pray everything looks good. HCG of 400+ at 14 dpo is really good. Almost double the average (twins?) so, that sounds great. But just keep in mind that one set of numbers don't matter. You have to have 2 to compare which I know you know this. hehe. Good luck! ___Jananet- Wow, almost there aye!? I am on the other forum (which is my main) if you'd ever like to pop in. Its TTC after m/c part 7 posted by Helene. Well, Helene is due on Nov. 24th but I think she is going to give birth on the 27th. Dont know why just a gut feeling. She is also having a boy. hehe. Crazy how times fly. We were all posted after our m/c or even before and have either had a baby since or currently pregnant. The last girl on that forum that we have been waiting 11 months just found out the other day she is pregnant. Think we might have to switch the name of the forum. hehe. __bridetobe- its normal to take a long time after a m/c for your first AF. I think 2 of the gals on the other forum took like 3 months. One I think took like 14 weeks. Mine would have came at 7 weeks but I concieved before my first AF at 5 weeks post D&C. You can't ovulate again until your HCG is all the way down. Do you know how high your HCG was when you miscarried?? ___Loni- HCG at 7000+ at 6 weeks really isn't that bad. I mean, not everyone even knows there exact due date. At 5 weeks 2 days mine HCG was 4467, so 2 days later would have been about where yours is. Making it JUST SHY of 6 weeks. I would definitely wait for another ultrasound and follow up on the quants. If your HCG no longer is going up or drops then thats a good indication of inevitable m/c. Same applies for your friend Venessa--- She should definitely get her quants taken before having a D&C. I mean, ultrasounds are only good if you know your exact date of conception, but even then they aren't always precise. Also Loni- Have they tested your progesterone levels? That hormone keeps the lining of your uterus nice and thick for the implantation. I lost 3 babies before I finally had a son and that is only because I was on progesterone supplements. My body just didnt' make enough. I could have saved my pregnancied before my son if they would have tested earlier. Too bad I had to go through that many loses for them to finally realize what it was. So yes, I think you will have a healthy baby in your arms in your future. One last question for you Loni, if you dont mind me asking.. what happened to the baby you lost at 5 months? So sorry to hear about that and all the losses you had to go through. :(

OMG - Venessa I am so sorry, I misread your post... well, not misread but missed the date part. I work in a hospital (Dr. just not an OB) and I am a wizz when it comes to HCG numbers, etc. After reading the post it sounds like your friend today (the 20th of Nov) is about 5 weeks 3 days but no more than 6 weeks. I would have her definitely get her quants taken AND another ultrasound follow up in a week. Why did they take her blood on Oct. 13th? and then not now that she is pregnant??

I had a scan last Friday, at what I had calculated as 7w 1d and the Dr. found a sac size of 6w 3d and couldn't see anything in it. I was devastated after having 4 previous miscarriages. My Hcg levels were good, had doubled and were around 57,000. I cried all weekend. The following Mon, I had another scan - low and behold, there was a baby, a beating heart and measured 7w 3d, perfect! The second DR. said that the baby was sitting in an akward position that made it difficult to find. Fingers crossed for the next 4 weeks, and hope to others in the same situation.