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I'm 3w 3d pregnant by my LMP, but I've been spotting for 9 days now. I took a HPT 2w 4d because of the spotting and it came back a quick posiitve. I've taken 2 more with the same result. My Dr. said it was too early for an ultrasound and chose to check my HCG levels and it doesn't look promising. On Monday they were 670 and on Wednesday they dropped to 621. He's scheduling another draw for tomorrow. Hopefully it'll be better, but I don't know. As much as I was preparing myself for the worst, it still hurt when I got the call a little while ago with the numbers. I would tell myself that it isn't a baby yet, but just tissue, but not even trying to think like that helps ease the pain. My first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage at 11 weeks and my second pregnancy produced a beautiful, healthy little girl who will be 2 on Sunday. This is our third pregnancy and hoping for the best, but it looks bleek. Good luck to everyone.

Anxiouslywaiting-----I'm gonna tell you what my doctor told me when I had my miscarriage Jan. 2006.....My doctor told me that alot of women get "pregnant" more than they know in life because the egg gets fertilized "causing HCG to multiply.....then their period comes like normal and the egg moves out the body without most women even knowing that they were even pregnant. Do I make sense. You must have been trying to concieve right, Thats why you took the test sooooo soon and found out that you were pregnant. If you had'nt taken that test you would have thought it was just that time of the month right? Its scary that the numbers went down, when they are supposed to only go up. Its still VERY early........I hope for the best!

Jeanette84 - I wasn't due for my period for another 2 weeks. I am very, very regular and when the spotting started my husband actually told me to try a test and sure enough. We weren't actively trying, but we weren't protecting against it either. I had more blood drawn earlier and we'll have to wait and see what those counts are. I just scared for it to pa__s naturally. My first miscarriage was terminated with a D&C. My doc says if I experience heavy bleeding, then it's happening, but I'm still just spotting. This is my 11th day of just spotting. Thanks for the info though and I totally understand, but it doesn't make it any easier. : )

Well, my levels went back up to 642, but still not doubling like it should. We have an appointment tomorrow, we'll have to wait and see what the doc says.

Hi ladies. Wow, what a horrible ordeal this has been. AnxiouslyWaiting, I hope you've gone to an u/s, i don't want to see you go through what I went through. So...here's what happened. On the 20th day of bleeding and pain, I was FINALLY in at an u/s. There was nothing seen in the uterus., just a few cysts on the ovaries was all they saw. But my pain was unbearable. I kept telling my doctor the pain was on my left side and shot down my leg. By this time I haven't slept a single night more than a couple of hours. It hurt to walk, to sit, to stand, to do absolutly anything. He said that he ruled an etopic, the hormone count was now over 33000, but not a single piece of tissue in the uterus. By this time I had pa__sed many dark clots and tissue. We were confused to what they were. I should have been 8 weeks at minimun at this time. They saw nothing in the tube, so figured the baby was some-where else. He was going to give me a low dose of a cancer treatment to flush it out, I was to meet him the next day. He said the pain was from cramps and sent me home with pain pills. I tried to argue, this pain was not a cramp! But he said an actual tubal was impossible. That night was horrible. No pain killer could get rid of this pain and I couldn't eat, drink, pee, or poop. My husband finally called our next move and said we were going to the hospital. I told him all the ER does is send me home on stronger pain pills, but I knew this was something bad. So, he talked to his father about taking the day off to find help. His dad said to go to the hospital two hours away. They have experts in ERs and better u/s. When getting there, the ER doc said that my doctor is crazy, that this could not be an etopic b/c I would be dead. Ten minutes later, I was in u/s, the man asked where it hurt, all be d__ned, I pin pointed the tubal. It was there. I was prepped for surgery and woke up to three holes in my tummy, and pictures of how close I was to dead. Why that tube didn't explode, we don't know, that growth was BIG. My tube was split, lord knows for how long, and that's why I was bleeding and clotting for this long. The treatment my doc was going to give me could have taken my life (I don't blame him, he's a great doc, it's the lack of good u/s here..and the hospital there debated the same treatment, until the head radiologist said no, the tubal was too big and was ripping the tube). After surgery, other than a little chest and shoulder pain, well, and a tender belly, I'm in no pain. Unfortunatly we also discovered I have endometriosis...the probable cause to the tubal. I'm not sure if I'll be able to try this again, but they cleaned off my uterus and patched up the laserations. If there's anything I can pa__s on from this lesson, it's that we need to put our foot down with doctors.....I could have solved this weeks ago and avoided near death. When you KNOW something is wrong, make sure you stick to your gut feeling and force your way. I probably would not be here today if I didn't drive that 2 hours to argue my pain. To everyone, good luck with your pregnancies! Wish you all the best!

Kara2007, glad to hear everything turned out okay in the end, but that was a very close call. As for me, I'm in no pain, not even cramping for that matter. He did an u/s at 4w4d and couldn't see anything in my uterus. He said there was nothing abnormal, but no signs of a pregnancy either. He thinks it didn't stick and my body flushed it out, but if my HCG levels don't start to go down, then he'll have to do a D&C. I should've gotten the results for Wednesdays draw yesterday, but they never called me back. I'll have to call back as soon as they open this morning. Good luck and I wish you a speedy recovery!!! : )

I didn't know the doctors would do an hCG test on a women. I have been trying to get pregnant for well over a year now, and have even tried clomid. But nothings worked. now I am a week late but all home tests are saying that I am not pregnant. So I was wondering if I could be pregnant and my hCg levels could be low like yours have been. My doctor checked the prgesterone levels on me. They should on you. You should say something to your doctor about it. Keep your hopes up.

Is there a positive way to explain HCG 26 at DPO 19 and 41 at DPO 21? I have started having the symptoms very late. Also, I have miscarried two months ago. US is scheduled for DPO 29. I dont know how worried I should be.

Please someoneenlighten me here... My pregnancy test came back positive with good levels up until yesterday when I went for my sonogram in which there was no baby visible and secondly my HCG dropped from 523 to about 414 i'm scheduled for a second sono and hcg test but do I have any hope? will my pregnancy progress? i'm very sad

I have had to very normal pregnancies. a 2 1/2 year old and a 16 months old. I missed my period on 1/9/09 and took s HPT the next day (Sat) and it was +. Started spotting then light bleeding on Tues. Then heavier with bright blood Wed. I recently moved to a new town and my regular OB is 6 hours away so I got a recomendation from a friend. Couldn't see me until the 26th. Nurse suggested I got to the ER. Went and HCG level was 89. Low, but there. I have to go back tomorrow for another blood test. This is so freaking nerve racking.

I am so glad I found this thread. My heart goes out to all of you. I am in the same boat. My LMP was 12/9. First positive HPT was 1/11 and second one was 1/22. On 1/28, I had a tiny amount of bleeding. I called my OB and they scheduled me for an U/S and bloodwork that same day. Abdominal U/S was inconclusive so they did a v____al. Good news is they found a yolk sac as well as a fetal pole - measurements indicated 5w5d gestation... no HB but still could be early. I thought I was two weeks further along but figured maybe I ovulated late. Got the HCG results on 1/29, they were 13,885. Dr. had them repeated on 1/30; results came in yesterday at 15,670 - not the double the dr. would have liked but increasing none the less. Had additional bloodwork done yesterday and just got results - again, not a double but still increasing - I'm at 19,356. Dr. wants me to come in tomorrow and see her. Bleeding has completely stopped - it was just that little bit on 1/28. Went to my OB on 1/29, she did an internal and there was no blood and the cervix was closed. Should I be concerned about the slow rise in the numbers.. I think they are still in line with where they should be considering how far along I am. Any insight would be great - this is my first pregnancy so I don't know what to think.

Hi All, i see that this thread has not been used for some time now, but let me tell you i have read all 21 pages and it has been so comforting to know i am not alone. my first test was not for preg (even tho i was trying), but that was what showed up and my level was 19, 5 days later is was 351 and the dr thought it ectopic or bad pregnancy, ordered a scan but i couldn't get in for 2.5 weeks, i ended up going to my old dr who ordered another blood test saying he felt the levels were rising fine, i waited in anxiety for the results, and thats when i found this forum and felt so much better. my level came back at 7000 (5weeks 3 days) just 7 days after the 351, so i was very happy with that, i should now be at 6 weeks 2 days, had my scan today and they found a sac and heartbeat it's definately not ectopic, but i am only 5 weeks 4 days today according to the scan... either way i am happy there is a heartbeat, and was not actually expecting to see one this early and especially as it was not internal scan. I just wanted to explain my situation to give anyone who is using this in 2009 a bit of hope that it can get better in a couple of weeks (although i am still very early and hoping it all works out in the end) I am really wondering if anyone knows what happened to Cate, Tara T, Beth and Bonnie - the girls who started this and joined in the early days??? I can't find anything recent for them and wondered how their pregnancies and TTC went? I really hope they all now have beautiful healthy babies. The stories on here broke my heart, and i pray that i don't add to the bad stories in the coming weeks. Thank you to all the women who posted on here it has been a godsend to find this forum.

Jennesse - What a comfort to find someone who has recently posted to this site. I also started at the beginning and read several pages, though not all 21. Instead I jumped to the end to see what the most recent post was and found yours from yesterday. It looks like our timeline is very similar, I should be at 7 weeks tomorrow but my tests are not showing that. I did a HPT on 1/19 and it was positive, went into the dr the next day to get a confirmation and start prenatal vitamins. Blood test confirmed with an hCG of 134. I went back on 2/3 for my first ultrasound and the dr was concerned about the sac size only measuring 4 weeks and my uterus is not growing at the rate he thinks it should. So we did a blood test that came back at 6327, went for a 2nd blood test last Fri and that result was 6643. So it only increased by 316 - no where close to the doubling that he told me it needed to be. I go back tomorrow for a 2nd ultrasound and possibly another blood test. I have had no spotting and no other symptoms of miscarriage, but the pregnancy symptoms are coming and going. No real morning sickness other than a nervous stomach that makes me not want to eat, sensitive to smell, an aversion to coffee, heavy appet_te and frequent urination, not to mention the increase in b___st size but no tenderness. As everyone has said before, the waiting is the worst part. This being my first and being 40 it is so hard to face the possibility that this pregnancy won't make it. So I like you am praying that it all works out in the end.

Well, I'm in the same boat as so many women who have posted on this site. I had a miscarriage at 8 weeks in 2002, a health son in 2003, a miscarriage at 6 weeks in 2008 and now I'm 5 weeks pregnant with low hcg numbers. I had my hcg tested at 4 weeks and 4 weeks and 4 days. The first was at 92 and the second at 640. I'm scheduled for additional testing twice a week but I have a sinking feeling that this will end in my third miscarriage. Its so hard to have these problems when you see so many women popping out kids like a pez dispenser. I'm so upset and worried. Why can't we be the kind of women who get pregnant and can a__sume they are having a baby?

I hope some one can give me some hope. Per the day of my last period i should be 6 weeks 6 days. But according to my ultra sound I am 6 weeks 2 days. The ultra sound today showed a heart beat and a larger sac then the week before. The issue is my HCG levels. 2/13/09 - 1200 2/20/09 2400 2/27/09 4200 As you can see my HCG levels are only doubling every 7 days. My Dr. told me on 2/20/09 that my preg. was moving toward a miscarrage but after my ultra sound today everything seems promising. Can you one help me. I am so confused. Should I be worried about my HCG levels or rely on the ultra sound that shows a strong heart beat and a growing baby. THank you for your help.