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You will not believe this. After using the bathroom last night, I wiped and there it was-blood. Not bright red but nonetheless blood. I'm 12 weeks and freaked out!! I called the doc she told me to stay off my feet and get some rest. I'm supposed to see her on Tuesday. I'm very nervous. And on top of that the lower back pains are starting. I pray that these are not signs of another miscarriage.

CC- well, your last ultrasound was at how many weeks? and what was the heartbeat at? Because my last ultrasound at 7 weeks 3 days was 166 bpm.. they gave me a 98% success rate. HERE IS SOME INFO (copied from webpage)____Normal heart rate at 6 weeks is around 90-110 beats per minute (bpm) and at 9 weeks is 140-170 bpm. At 5-8 weeks a bradycardia (less than 90 bpm) is a__sociated with a high risk of miscarriage

Daniella-My last u/s was at 8 weeks the baby's heartrate was 153. They said this was good, but I've heard so many horror stories about people who have seen the baby and the heartbeat yet they ended up miscarrying. I'm terrified of this. Today I've found only a trace of blood when I wiped so prayerfully all is still well with baby. Please pray for us.

CC- I will definately keep you in my prayers! Maybe it is just that last little bit trying to get out before the long haul! Just take it easy! James- I hope all goes well for you. I had a miscarriage in April and I know how hard it can be! I will pray that your numbers start doubling like they are supposed to... We'll keep our fingers crossed! Daniella- thanks for all your input! The doc did do my second blood test 5 days after the first. The first was at 13 and the second (five days later) was at 180! So it was more than doubled!! That was great news! We think I am just barely pregnant! So hope all goes well this time. Did all my blood work on tuesday and found out progesterone isnt as high as doc would like it to be so he put me on prometrium to help it out some. Hopefully that will help reduce my chances that much more! Lets all pray for eachother!!

Jennifer- that is awesome! looks like you caught your pregnancy very early like I did. That is wonderful! CC- seems like your babies heartbeat was great for 8 weeks. When you hit 12 weeks preg. the baby makes its own progesterone hormones through the placenta.. So, it could just be that for the slight blood... I wouldn't worry (easier said then done, I know) unless it starts to get heavy. I have had 3 m/c and no live births yet, so knowing me, as soon as I seen blood, my *ss would be at the hospital asap. lol... But, my last pregnancy ended at about 12 weeks preg. and I never had any bleeding what so ever. We only knew it wasn't good thru the ultrasound. The heartbeat had stopped. BUT CC- the heartbeat never got over 90. Since yours was 153 at 8 weeks, they give you like a 98% success rate... I will pray for you! Best of luck! Keep posted.

Thanks, Daniella. Your words really helped to ease my mind .I pray that that is the case. Jennifer, thank you also for your prayers. You all are in mine, too. I'll keep you posted.

its me again, now 2 weeks later from last letter, just had 2 positive hpt after going to the dr last mon and him telling me i am not preg. neg urine at his office, now i am 2 weeks late, and testing positive, will call the dr AGAIN!!!! tomorrow. will keep you guys posted.. OMG

Sherri Congratulations! That is awesome! Hope all goes well! I will definately keep you in my prayers! As far as my pg goes, I think all is going well. I started my prometrium pills 3 days ago and seems to be increasing my sypmtoms a bit but thats it. Well talk to ya later!

I just got my results back from my progesterone supplements taken 2 weeks after starting them.... and it only went up .1 (was 19.1 before supps. 2 weeks later w/ supps 19.2) So, I don't know if that means that either I really need the supplements to sustain the progesterone levels or it means that they aren't needed and isn't doing anything. OH well! So far so good, so I guess I will just keep taking until I'm 12 weeks. :)

Danielle- I hope all is well. I am glad things are going good for you! So is it okay for the progesterone not to go up? I dont know much about that part of it but ask me anything about hcg!! lol!! Hopefully this progesterone medicine we are both on is the answer to our prayers!

Jennifer- progesterone doesn't double like your HCG.. in fact, progesterone goes up, but pretty much only after you hit your trimesters.. Like, it should be over 13 on your first trimester. Over 20 on your second trimester, etc... Should be higher, but as long as its not UNDER the lowest number, your fine. My last m/c my progesterone was only at 8.4.. dr. said thats hardly high enough to ovulate

Update!! Just got back from the doc's office. The baby is FINE. We saw it and heard the heartbeat-160bpm! It was VERY active. What a BLESSING!! The bleeding they believe may be from my low lying placenta. I will go back in 2wks for another ultrasound I guess to see if the placenta has "moved". Thanks again for all of your prayers. I will continue to pray for you all and keep you posted.

OMG Drs office just called!! AFTER 6 NEGATIVE BLOOD TESTS AND I DONT KNOW HOW MANY NEGATIVE HPTS NEW BLOOD TESTS REVEAL THAT I AM 5 WEEKS PREGNANT.. OMG WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. YEA!!!!

Sherri- how would a blood test tell you how many weeks you are? Your HCG can vary so much! That is why they go by your LMP or if you know when you ovulated or coceived.

Danielle-thanks for the info on progesterone. Doc said mine is 13.9 which is normal, just the lower side of normal so he put me on supplements to be cautious! Makes me feel better! I also had another hcg test and it went way up! Last Tuesday it was only 180 and this wednesday is was 4500!! So it is rising very rapidly! It looks like we are all getting good news this week! Lets all keep our fingers crossed for eachother! Congrats to everyone on their good news!! I am so happy for all of us!

Jennifer- the best progesterone supplements on the market is called, "Crinone" you can get it in 4% or 8%... Its a lot better than the pill because its a gel you insert, so it goes straight to your uterus and keeps your lining thick so you don't m/c. My sister had the same problem that I do (luteal phase defect) and the progesterone supplements she took saved her son's life. My level was 19.1 when I started taking the supps. 2 weeks later it came back 19.2. So, I know if I wasn't on the supplements it would be sustaining like it is. Anyhow, yea... anything over 13 in the first trimester is pretty good. And taking the supplements cant hurt, only help. Sounds like your doing great.. Since your HCG hit over 2000 you can see it on ultrasound now. :)