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I just wanted to add that I had my HCG checked 4.5 weeks after my D&C and they were down to 5 and only days after that I ovulated and conceived without even getting my first period. Your body wont ovulate until your HCG is out and since hubby and I only had s_x one day (we are military) we knew our exact date of conception. So 13 days after the day we had s_x I had a + HPT and my HCG that day was 134 and put on progesterone supplements right away. My level was 19.2 and 2 weeks after that my progesterone level was 19.1 on supplements. So, they know if I didn't take them I would have lost this pregnancy also. Anyhow, I'm happy to report that my son just turned 6 months old. ALSO>>> JMRL - My first loss was an ectopic pregnancy and I lost my tube and almost my life. AND I only ovulate a few times a year. So, we concieved our son after my D&C with only one fallopian tube, not having any idea I was ovulating and only having s_x one night. Talk about a miracle baby. Its like he was meant and your right.... if I didn't miscarry the other one I would not have him right now. I believe miracles work in mysterious ways. :)

I just wanted to thank everyone for all of the support. It's amazing to find this kind of support from stangers. God works in mysterious ways. I have been very down for the last couple of days. Since the D&C, I have found out that we can have the baby named and buried. We can also be present for the burial. It is all done through the hospital. I lost my 22 year old sister 5 years ago. She had a heart transplant. She always wanted children and we had talked about the possiblity of me carrying them for her. I know now that my baby is with my sister. I was able to fulfill her wish to have a baby. My baby has a wonderful mother and I was able to give my sister her child. This thought has really helped me get through this and we plan on starting again right as soon as the dr gives us the go ahead. I wish all of you the best of luck and will never forget the support I received during this difficult time in my life.

New addition to my situation I had slow rising hcg levels they checked them every 2 days and would only go up about 3,000 when they should have been doubling.I did just have an u/s and they found baby with sac and fetal pole as a well as a heartbeat that was yesterday and today i started bleeding and cramping doc says probably miscarring.I was just wonder if doing v____al u/s could make you miscarry?

AKSKROD- I would say no. Unless you have major cervical problems or have been known to have complicated or fragile pregnancies, there should be no reason a transv____al ultrasound would hurt a pregnancy. I know we all would like something to blame, but the truth is.. if your numbers weren't rising as should be, etc. then it may not have been going down a good path to start and just coincidence that you go on to miscarry shortly after the ultrasound. However, you can spot after one just as you can after s_x or after an internal exam, etc. Your blood flow down there is hightened, etc. but that would only be spots. If you were to have a heavy bleed then thats more than likely a miscarriage and not due to the ultrasound. __Jamie- that sounds like a lovely story and I am sure that you will go on to carry a beautiful healthy baby full term and hold in your arms in no time. I believe things happen for a reason. How are you feeling now?? Are you going to TTC again soon??

I have read many of these posting and find them to be informative and comforting. After some very light bleeding last Monday I went in for blood work and although my hcG levels went up they did not double so they scheduled an ultrasound. The ultrasound determined my pregnancy to be at about 5 ½ w. to 6w. (I believe myself to be 8w. and 2d…. I’m almost positive) The gestational sac and fetal pole were visible as was some fluttering. However, I am terrified because I have had more light brown spotting and again although my levels are going up they are not doubling. I go tomorrow for another ultrasound. I’m so scared; I’m very attached to this pregnancy already. I'm not sure what to think??

HI, I have been reading this forum and would like to say that it is a good thing that you dont trust doctors blindly. I am new to this and am looking for some advice. I have a low HCG levels(still waiting for results). I also have hypithyriod issues ,multi-nodular goitre and a history of autoimmune disorders. I am pregnant and am really worried about wether it is a healthy pregnancy or not. I have been reading on the web that people who are hypothyriod have a higher risk of having babies with developmental disorders. I am really scared. I have grow up with my mother being sick a lot. I have also seen what having a child with developmental issues can do to a family. I have a healthy 5 year old and I dont want to jeopardise my family by increasing my health risk or having a child with issues. I really want a second child too. I am just scared and dont know what to do, any advice would be welcome. PS73

Does anyone have some insights or at least some good websites to get educated on our situation?: At my 6 week ultrasound we could see the sac but no baby - my hcg was only 11,000 despite being 8,900 3 days earlier. Went back at week 7 expecting to confirm no baby only to have the ultrasound show a strong heartbeat (140+) and an estimated age of 6-3 (we're pretty certain that the baby should be a little over 7 wks now). We were all excited until we found out that my hcg was 25,000 - 10 days after being 11,000. The doc told us that the slow hcg growth meant the baby wasn't healthy and that it was just a matter of time before miscarriage. We're confused since the heartbeat was so strong and a lot of the published material makes a strong 6 week ultrasound sound like a green light. Can anyone provide us some insight or point us to someplace on point? Thank you

We had an appointment with an fertility specialist this week, but found out last week we are pregnant by accident! My Dr. has been tracking my hcg levels, although they are not doubling, the are going up the bare minimum of 2/3. I have been reading others posts, and my numbers seem to be very low. I think I am just beginning my sixth week, and my last hcg count was in the 3,000s. Does that seem too low? The doctor seems optimistic because the number is rising...i have heard of 2 other cases where the numbers don't double, and a healthy baby is the result. Does any one have any info? I just had a m/c last october, and don't know if i'm ready to go through that all over again....we want a child soooo bad! I have an u/s tomorrow, so I'll post if it's good news or not. I'd still love to hear the outcome of anyone else in this situation!

To tosa gal, the same exact thing happened with me. My HCG and my progesterone were very low and there did not seem to be much hope. We went for an ultrasound expecting the worst and instead found a strong heartbeat. I was worried that even if this pregnancy progressed it would not be a healthy one. My doctor started me on progesterone pills and both my progesterone and HCG have gone up. I just had another ultrasound last week (at 10 wks 5 days) and everything is looking great. I am now at 13 weeks and the pregnancy is progressing good. So all I can say is hang in there. My doctor told me that once the ultrasound looks good the low HCG is not something you need to worry too much about. As long as it is increasing steadily it should be fine. So just hang in there and and know that babies are a lot stronger than we give them credit for.

JMRL - I don't visit this site very often. I just saw your post that you were pg again! Congrats! I hope all is going well. We just learned that we are pg again too. I am almost 7 weeks. We go tomorrow to find the heartbeat (fingers crossed). I hope all is well with you. You were such a blessing to me when we lost our little one in Nov. I hope all is well with you.

I am really glad that I found this forum. This is our first pregnancy, I went for my first ultrasound on Monday and I was supposed to be 8 weeks 2 days based on my last period date. I haven't had any vomiting morning sickness just a little nausea and other signs like fatigue, sore b___sts. When we went to the doctor she said that when she did my exam that my uterus did not feel the right size for me to be 8 weeks. She did my ultrasound and she said that she saw a sac but there was nothing inside of it. I really don’t feel like she looked good enough, she was very quick. She sent me for blood work and my hCG level was 40,000. When they called me back with my lab results the nurse said that MAYBE I am just not as far along as they thought. I am going back for more blood work tomorrow to see if my hCG had doubled or not. I have not had any signs of miscarriage, no blood no nothing. She told me that I should expect bleeding and if I don't discard it on my own then I will have to have a D&C done. I also have another appointment to see my doctor next Wednesday, before we go the route of a D&C I will definitely seek a 2nd opinion. I am very confused and I would like to hear more about other people that have been in my situation. How was your hCG level when the doctor told you there was an empty sac?

keep checking the HCG every few days

I am so glad I found this site. I am 7.5 weeks and my doctor is trying to schedule a D&C already! She will do another ultrasound on Tuesday and pending the results, wants to schedule a D&C for the end of the week. I had an ultrasound on Monday and she saw a sac but no baby. I had another ultrasound today (3 days later) and they saw a fetus but couldn't detect a heartbeat. My hcg levels have been steadily increasing however when they took my blood on Monday, she said my hcg was only 40,000. It was 24, 100 exactly 1 week before that. I also have a brown watery discharge and was taking prometrium, however, she took me off of it Monday when she couldn't locate a fetus. After reading these posts I feel like I need to get a second opinion and continue taking the prometrium until then. I just feel like I shouldn't give in to the D&C so soon. My doc tried to scare me today by saying if I wait, it may mess up my chances to have children in the future. I feel like she is pressuring me to get this procedure done right away and it's so early. Well, I go back again on Tuesday....please pray for me.

That God I found this site yesterday before going to my sonogram. It was my second, the first on on 5/7/07 they couldn't see anything, they said my levels were too low. on 5/16/07, my levels were 4145, and they keep increasing but apparently not to their satisfaction. So, yesterday I went for the sonogram and the Dr said my uterus looked pregnant, but there was no sac. Obviously this was troubling as I should be 7-8 weeks. My LMP was 3-18-07, but I have a very long cycle. He said there is a 98% chance I'll miscarry and asked if I wanted to go ahead and schedule a D&C. All I could think about was the positive situations I read here and told him absolutely not. We are waiting for additional HCG tests next week before we know what is going on. I have had a spot (I say a spot, not spotting, because it didn't even fill a panty liner) about once a week, but it's not enough to be concerned about and it's not prolonged, also there's been no pain, & I have all the symptoms except morning sickness. I pray this baby is viable and mbean004 I'll be praying for you and your baby too. God Bless

I feel like I should put my update on this website for others to see. I feel like I could probably write a book about having a miscarriage. I had so many questions. I went back to my doctor for another ultrasound a week later and it was still just the empty sac and she said that it measured 6 weeks. Well she could not answer any of my questions like why am I not bleeding, why have I not had any signs of a miscarriage, do I need to have a D&C, and just WHY. Well finally my husband calmed my nerves and just said that the answer was not for us to know and that God was going to handle everything and he has. During this process I became VERY frustrated with my doctor and I changed doctors which made me feel a lot better. My new doctor told me that my HCG levels had to drop to a certain point before you started bleeding or anything but there was not a magic number it is different for everyone. She sent me for another ultrasound and it showed the same thing, just an empty sac. This was on May 1st, on the way home from the doctor I started bleeding, just very light and old blood. Today makes 3 weeks that I have been bleeding. I pa__sed the sac and lots of clots on Mother’s Day weekend. It was a lot more than what I was thinking it was going to be. It was very heavy and I was in MAJOR pain. Thankfully I was with my mother that day so she really helped me through it and came and stayed with me and my husband that night because I was very weak. The doctor had told me that it would be a heavy period and it was a lot more than that. I have continued to have my HCG levels checked weekly to make sure they drop completely. I am ok with the outcome because I know that it is all in God’s hands and that it will happen when HE wants it to. A lot more people than you realize has had a miscarriage and they can be your best support to help you get through this rough time in your life. But most importantly don’t forget your greatest support of all, the man upstairs.

Well, I started loosing my baby on Wednesday. It's been a very hard couple of days, but I lean on God as my strength and understand that it is his will. Good luck to anyone who reads these posts in the future. I hope your ending is happier than mine. God Bless you.