Low HCG Levels At 4 And 5 Wks Pregnant
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Wow, i'm so happy i found this site.... I went last monday for a pregnancy test and it came out positive, but with Hcg just 45. That was at 10 in the morning. Then On Tuesday night ( not even two days later) it was 69. has anyone heard of such low levels that have gone on to have normal pregnancy's? I'm really nervous cos its my first pregnancy and i REALLY want a baby. My doctor put me on 100mg of progesterone twice daily and i think i'm only 3 weeks. I have another blood test tomorrow....so scared.
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Britney- it doesn't matter about how high or low the numbers are as long as they double every 48 hours. Yours sound like they are in the right direction. You just caught it very early on!! :) Congrats!!!!
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Thanks Daniella, The doctors made me really nervous. I guess they want to prepare you for the worse, but its scary to here that you might be on the way to a miscarriage. I'll keep you posted.
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You can see a gestational sac in the ultrasound once your HCG hits 2000. Double your numbers every 2 days until it hits 2000 and that should be about when you can see it in the ultrasound. Also, when you said you are 3 weeks... are you talking 3 weeks since conceptiion (5 weeks gestation)?? If I had to take a wild guess with your numbers, I would say you conceived right before new years. Making on Monday, Jan. 9th... about 11 days past ovulation... Could that be possible?? A couple days before new years?? If your HCG was 45 on the 9th... that level is just about 11 days past conception. Maybe a couple days before, maybe a couple days after... but, that would be my guess.
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so this is the deal, i have incredibly long periods- between 45 and 67 days, so its very hard to predict when ovulation happened, but i've had my period a couple of times after 60+ days, so its very possible that i ovulated around new years. I started bleeding very lightly after 61 days and thought i had my period, and then all of a sudden it stoped completly, so that was when i took a pregnancy test (last monday) I've had almost none-existent bleeding since- a little bit of brown stuff when i wipe. I've had some light cramps too. Anyways, its seems like your guess can be very accurate.
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My appointment to test my Hcg has been moved to Wednesday....I'm so upset about it. The not knowing is the worst part. I really can't enjoy this pregnancy until I know if its progressing normally. By the way, it would be great to here from Cate and Tara-T again. Cate, did you have a baby?
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Britney- my periods were always late also. I never knew!! I would go 3 months without one and hardly even had pms or anything really. They say a good factor (cause) of why your periods are late, is probably that you just don't produce enough progesterone. That is how we figured it out after my 3rd pregnancy when it wasn't making it. Unfortunately we found out too late and the baby stopped growing. I got pregnant only 5 weeks after that and am now 23 weeks because of the progesterone supplements I started. Its horrible to go thru, but usually its something that can be fixed. I was would produce just enough to get pregnant, but not enough to sustain it. The dr. gave me Crinone 8%. Its a v____al cream, so it goes straight up to the uterus to keep the lining thick. Most doctors say its better than the pill, because the pill goes thru your blood whereas the cream goes straight to the point. My sister had the same problem and it took her 8 years or so to figure it out. As soon as they did, she got pregnant and took the supplements. They had her go on birth control pills to regulate her hormones right before she got pregnant. To think... trying to have a baby for years and years, and the only way was to go on birth control. LOL... Anyhow, I surely hope everything works out. If your HCG was 45 on monday, I would say that it shoudl be just over 1000. So, that is the lucky number you want to "at least" hit. :) As long as your taking your supplements and dont start bleeding heavily, I am confident that you will hit that number. Also, progesterone works with your HCG... those 2 hormones work together.. so, if your taking progesterone supplements, then your HCG should increase also. :)
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Hello! My levels on 1/9 was 33, 1/11 only 37. Tomorrow I will have the next set of numbers. I am keeping my hopes up but it is not looking good. I am having no cramping or bleeding though, so who knows if my doctor is right or not. He says that I will miscarry for sure. I think that I am really early maybe almost 4 weeks. In november I had a dnc and have not gotten my period back so I don't know when I ovulated toknow when I concieved.
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lauren- I am so sorry, but I have to agree with your dr. your numbers need to at least double every 48 hours.. yours hardly went up. You can ask about progesterone supplements that can bring up your HCG, but if its not going to make it for something else, there isn't much you do. What caused your last loss that you had the D&C?? I know about the whole getting pregnant right after also. I got pregnant 5 weeks after my D&C and never had a period in between. Luckily, my hubby and I only had s_x the one time around then, so we know our exact date of conception. If we weren't away from each other, I would be clueless also.
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My doctor told me that medication I had taken before becoming pregnant (it was not planned, so I wasn't getting ready for pregnancy) was making implantation hard on the egg. So he told me to have the dnc, I did not know what it was exactly, but I trusted him and did it. He did not give me anything for pain, and it was the most horrible experiance I ever had. Which is making me doubt him now and want to wait. I am so confused, sad, and nervous. I was so excited to find out I was pregnant again, then at my first doctors appt. he told me that it would never make it. He has not seen anything on an us, but is convinced that a baby was never even formed. Like the egg and sperm just pa__sed by each other, but not fertalized, and just tricked my body into feeling pregnant. I had no idea that pregnancy could be so confusing. I just thought if you are pregnant great, if not try again. But it is not looking os easy or straight foward like that!!!
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Lauren- your dr. sounds like an idiot! First off.. when you have HCG in your system, it means the egg and sperm has met. HCG is a pregnancy hormone and can only be in your system if you are pregnant. You can't see anything in the ultrasound until your HCG hits 2000. So, of course your not going to see anything this early. I wonder what meds you were on that supposidly made your uterus not good for implantation. Argh... did you know for 100% fact that your last pregnancy wasn't going to make it? or did your dr. convince you into a D&C before he even gave you a chance? I had a D&C and it was very simple. I was knocked out and the procedure took about 10 minutes and I woke up shortly after that with no pain. It was sore that day going to the bathroom, but hardly bled. My HCG was at 10,000 the day of my D&C. I was 12 weeks, but the baby stopped growing pa__sed 7 weeks. Do you know what your HCG was at when you had your D&C?? Also, could this be left over hormones from that pregnancy, or did your doctor check your levels down to 0?? Sometimes they don't get everything out, so your hormones dont fully leave. Either way, you need to find a new doctor.
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Hi Lauren- you expresed my feelings exactly! I thought that the hard part would be getting pregnant, but once you were, it would be all smooth saling from there...... But the truth is, I'm really relieved just to know that i have the ability to get pregnant. I'm really praying that my numbers will be up on Wednesday. Good luck with all. Also Lauren, its really important to have a doctor you trust, and will tell you exactly whats going on. he really should have told you what a d&c was before he did it. Get one you feel comfortable with. Daniella, I'm so relieved to hear that someone has similar periods to me and was able to carry a pregnancy. even though i have no idea when we conceived, I'm pretty sure i ovulated really late, so hopefully i'm just really early. I'll keep you posted when i get my new results...
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Britney- your numbers sound perfect if you conceived right before ovulation. I have a good feeling for you!!! Also, here is a site that has what your levels should be and when... (scroll down) __http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hormonelevels.html
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Whoops!! If you conceived right before new years...
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I was taking depakote, which my doctor says caused the pregnancy in nov. not to work. Ihave no idea what my level was, I don't think he ever checked it. They looked at a us and decided to do the d&c. I think that the pregnancy would of made it, but I am not a doctor. This pregnancy he says that its a chemical pregnancy, maybe? I don't know, I haven't really been given that much info. Just that I need to not keep my hopes up cuase I am not going to stay pregnant. I will know more tomorrow. I am praying for my numbers to of skyrocketed!!! Just to show my doctor that he is wrong. But deep down I have a bad feeling, proabably from all the bad news that I have gotten lately! :(
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Lauren, keep your spirits up, and get a doctor you trust!!!! you don't know what a difference it makes. My fathers a doctor and having someone you trust telling you whats going on makes the process so much easier, even if its not good news. Good luck, I'm praying for you...
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