Hey friends, I am 12 weeks. I have had on and off spotting pretty much since 5 weeks, all ranging different colors/amounts. I’ve had a scan at my office at 7 weeks that showed baby and heartbeat, then a private scan at a boutique at 10 weeks that showed baby wiggling around and we were able to hear the heartbeat, then we heard the heartbeat 2 days ago on doppler at OB’s office. I have had 3 instances of heavy bleeding or gushes of red blood during this pregnancy that have lasted a few hours or less. One was after straining to have a bowel movement somewhere around 7-9 weeks, the second was just 3 hours after my 10 week private scan, and now the 3rd bleed was yesterday- just one day after hearing heartbeat. Yesterday was the heaviest one, lasting on and off throughout the day with very tiny clots, no cramping. So I obviously called my OB and the nurse seemed confused because if it was a SCH, she said they should have caught it on one of the ultrasounds and that it should be resolving right around now if that’s what it is. So now I’m wondering if it’s possible for it to go unnoticed? I’m not too concerned, the bleeding has slowed down significantly to pretty light, brown blood.

Hello! I just had a 2nd blood draw and while my HCG levels are rising, the progesterone seems to have dropped quite a bit. I called my clinic, but feeling very stressed while I wait for a call back. Here are my numbers:

Afternoon of April 22: Progesterone - 85nmol/L HCG - 2201 iu/L

Morning of April 25: Progesterone - 56.6nmol/L HCG - 5691 iu/L

Is this ok or should I guard my heart?

Hi everyone. I had a loss at the end of Feb. This month I was obsessively taking tests as we are TTC again. On April 17, I got a super, super faint positive. On April 18 and 19, same thing, although I think on the 19 the line was a tad darker. Well, the spotting I had turned into what I thought was my period, so I quit testing. On April 22 I had blood drawn that was ordered by my OB as I have been feeling really off lately, like my hormones are out of whack, and he checked my HCG levels due to the miscarriage in Feb. It measured at 18. He thought that was strange, because they should be lower by now he said. He said we would re-test in about a week. I didn’t think much of it and just thought my body might be taking a while to get rid of the HCG from the miscarriage. When I got my blood drawn, I was in the middle of what I thought was my period. After the spotting for 3 days, I ended up having 1 heavy day, 3 medium days and two days of end of period like spotting. Sort of an odd period for me but I didn’t think much of it. Well, I started having EWCM the last day of bleeding, and the days following. I thought this is strange, so I started OPK strips to check for ovulation. The line was super dark the day after my period. I remembered how people have said OPK strips can show a positive result if you are pregnant, and I remembered the elevated HCG levels I had. I decided to take a easy at home pregnancy test that afternoon and the second line was dark! I took a first response and another easy at home the next morning and they are both dark. Has anyone had a similar experience, and it turned out to be a viable pregnancy? I am trying not to get my hopes up. But so far no more bleeding. I am very confused.

I had a miscarriage back in February at almost 9weeks. My last ultrasound I had was them telling me everything passed the miscarriage was over and everything looked good.. Today is my first ultrasound since finding out I’m pregnant again.. I’m 7 weeks. I am so scared they’re going to tell me there’s not a baby, it’s a missed miscarriage or something isn’t right. How do you get over feeling like this? I feel like it’s an irrational fear.. any type of insight? I honestly feel ridiculous thinking all of this. Who knew having a miscarriage would steal so much joy from future pregnancies.😩

Tw: MENTION OF LOSS

So I had a positive pregnancy test on 4/23. My last pregnancy was an ectopic, and that was really wild. I had crippling right sided pain and weird bleeding before we even got a positive test! That ended up being resolved with methotrexate, but it was still some of the worst pain I’ve had in my life.

Fast forward to now. When I got my positive test I had no unpleasant symptoms- unlike when I had my ectopic. I decided to go to the ER just in case. My blood draw came back at 249. They did an ultrasound. They didn’t find anything in my tubes except a cyst (which they said was most definitely a cyst and NOT a pregnancy,) and they found what “MIGHT BE A CYST” in my uterus, but is likely a sac. Was labeled sac/cyst. They said that they still couldn’t rule anything out, and wanted me to return 48 hours later for repeat betas.

I came in. It was maybe a tad less than 48 hours, but at any rate, my hcg increased to 402 from the prior 249. That’s roughly a 60% increase. The doctor said she was happy with that but still cautious cause well, it didn’t DOUBLE. They sent me home and told me to follow up with obgyn on Monday.

I dunno man. They found something on my uterus but I’ve heard horror stories about there “looking like something in the uterus” in scans and it still being ectopic. Not psyched to go through that again.

Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts or feelings. Thank you!

So I live in Europe and I've been reading a lot of conflicting info online about when to have your first check-up with your obgyn. I'm currently about 5w3d and I had a blood test at my doctor's a week ago. The nurse at my local doctor's office gave me a booklet which says your first ultrasound is supposed to happen at around 10-12 weeks. So I immediately made an appointment online with my obgyn for when I'm about 9,5 weeks.

But I called the obgyn's office to make sure this timing is about right and the lady on the phone said 'Oh no that's WAAAY to late, you're supposed to come for your first ultrasound around 5-7 weeks'. This made me feel bad, however they couldn't give an earlier appointment so I'm just sitting here feeling like crap because I feel like I should be checked earlier and be able to know and see that everything's okay...

I'm wondering if I should call every obgyn in the area to see if I can get an earlier appointment somewhere else (most have a patient stop or first available appointments months after mine though)...

So my question is: where you guys live, what's the usual time frame for a first check with your obgyn / first ultrasound to check the heartbeat, location etc?

I have found out I am pregnant last week and I’m now 4w5d pregnant. That means based on CB calculation, I’m between 2-3 weeks. However, I’ve been getting 3+ results for days on the CB digital. Now I’m scared, as I read somewhere the threshold is 2500 HCG - and at the end of week 5 we expect a max of 650. Did anyone have this happen?

Fading tests no progression. Expect this will be my second chemical in 7 months but my 3rd miscarriage I've had. (I do have 2 LC) never thought we'd be trying for a 3rd so half of me knows that alone is a blessing, the other is being punched in the gut with disappointment. Wanting period to arrive so I can move on from 4 days of hope and obsessive researching.

Hello ladies. I had a chemical pregnancy earlier in April. Had a positive pregnancy test on the 1st April, super faint then negative test on the 2nd and started bleeding later that night. Bled for a week and all was good again. Then a week after the bleeding stopped, I had heavy spotting for another week. Did a test during that time and it was negative. The blood stopped after a week. And now, blood again. But it’s not like super heavy. Did a test this morning, and positive. It’s faint but it’s there. I am going to the ER later today, but do you think this could be ectopic? If it was, why would I get a negative in the middle? If anyone has any opinions on what’s going on because I’m so confused and stressed

I tested positive on 4/14/24. It was an immediate blazing blue positive. So on 4/22/24 I went to a free women’s clinic and had an ultrasound. It showed an empty gestational sac. They said it was probably too soon so they want me to come back in three weeks to redo it. That same day I went to the hospital for other reasons but while I was there they checked my hcg levels. It was at almost 17,000. They said that means I’m around 5 weeks. None of this makes sense. I have hardly any pregnancy symptoms besides sore nipples. I feel like if my levels are that high they should have seen some thing. What are your thoughts? Have you gone through some thing similar? I’m very sad & feel like it’s blighted ovum 😞

Yesterday 4/24 I started spotting but also got my faint positive. I got peak ovulation on 4/12 and if I ovulated 48 hours after that I would be 11 dpo today. Today I am definitely bleeding. Could this be implantation bleeding? I know a lot of people see implantation can only be red or brown but I also see other people say they have had a full on period basically and still been okay.

Also noting that my positive was way more positive today if that makes any sense.

Also I have had chemical pregnancies but this is different bc with those I tested positive for days and then started my period late.

Hello! I had my 20 week anatomy scan yesterday and everything was normal except for “very mild renal pyelectasis.” We didn’t have an appointment after with the doctor, so I just read the report through the portal. The doctor indicated that it should resolve on its own and I will have a repeat ultrasound around 28 weeks. He didn’t mention whether it was both kidneys or what the measurements were. I know this is more common in boys and can be a soft marker. We’re having a girl and all of the screenings have been negative so far. Has anyone else had experience with this? I don’t want to panic much, but it’s scary to have any abnormal findings. Thanks!!

I just tested positive on a urine test- pretty faint line on a traditional test and a 1-2 week positive result on a clear blue pregnancy test . My last period began March 29, so I am still very early.

First blood work today and my hcg levels are 18.9 For context this is my third pregnancy in the last 12 months, with the first 2 resulting in miscarriages at the 5 week mark and near 7 week mark. I’ve not successfully carried to term.

I’m a bit surprised at how low the HCG levels are and the fact that a urine test was able to detect that. Going back for blood work again in 4 days. Wondering if anyone has had such an experience? I’ve read that below 25 is a gray area to confirm pregnancy. Also taking progesterone as per the reproductive endocrinologist’s recommendation.

It’s me the spiraler again! Had the scan I was terrified for and needless to say, it did not go well.

The tech found a GS and yolk sac measuring 5w3d (or 5w5d), I’m honestly not sure. But no fetal pole. I’m very confident of when I ovulated and we attempted - which was 3/25. Obviously I don’t know when implantation happened but i tested for the first time at 13dpo and got a faint, but clear positive.

My OB was obviously not thrilled with the scan, and has asked me to return in 5 days. She also called for bloodwork, and HCG just returned at 16,000 (doubling time has decreased to 2.6 days or 61 hours)

My question is should I be holding on to hope at all for the next scan? I had a CP last cycle, and I’d rather hear the facts than live in unrealistic hope.

Hi all. At my 20 week anatomy scan baby girl was measuring in the 42nd percentile. Today I had to go into labor and delivery for reduced fetal movment at 23w6d luckily all was good and they discharged me but the nurse did say before dishcharging me that baby girl was only measuring in the 11th percentile. Of course now I'm super worried. What could this possibly mean? Is it something bad? The ultrasound tech mentioned good blood flow in the placenta but someone in another group said that big of a drop could indicate placental insufficiently which of course now has me spriling.

My beta at 15 DPO was 195, and at 17 DPO was 334.. given the times that I took it, my doubling time is 68 hours or 2.84 days, and my 2 day increase is 63%.

I’m going for another blood test tomorrow. Please let me know if anyone else started with a less than optimal doubling rate that ended in positive news?

Purely looking at anecdotally polling.

If you had a doubling time <30 hours with beta jumping into the thousands (not a quadrupling of 10 to 40 ha!) was it a singleton?

Betas themselves don’t have a correlation to multiples vs singletons, but as an OBGYN provider myself, I look at a LOT of betas and fast rates of doubling does seem to have a mild correlation, so I’m curious! My beta went from 117 at 8dpt to 614 at 12dpt to 2218 at 14dpt which is a wildly faster doubling rate than any of my previous pregnancies!

We had an ultrasound today at 5w5d since I had a previous ectopic. Baby is in the right spot and measuring right on at 5w5d. You think I would celebrate, but I noticed the heart rate was measuring 69 bpm and I’ve now freaked myself out that something bad is going to happen…The tech didn't/couldn't give us more information other than baby is in the uterus and measuring 5w5d so I need to wait for the doctor to follow-up with us. I know you sometimes can’t even see HR before 6w but I’m just so nervous 😭 Anyone have any advice or encouragement?

I found out I was pregnant 4/1 with an at home test after having a MMC in December. I went for my first ultrasound today and we heard a heartbeat which I had never heard before. However I should be 8 weeks based on my LMP, but I was measuring 5w6d. My cycles are typically 35 days and I wasn’t tracking my ovulation this month, but ovulation most likely occurred on the 22nd or 23rd day of my cycle. I was expecting to measure around 7 but not less than that. I am going back for another ultrasound next week but I know in my heart that this is not going to be a good outcome for us. My doctor is still “cautiously optimistic” but I just don’t see how those dates could make sense. Any stories (good or bad) would be greatly appreciated.

Is it normal for baby’s heart rate to fall in one week? At 9 weeks it was 187, and then at 10 weeks it had dropped to 167.

I’m also in constant fear of another mmc, so everything gives me anxiety. I’m 10 weeks 5 days, and on Tuesday we had an US and saw baby measuring on time, with a HR of 167, and he/she was moving! It was a phenomenal feeling, but now I’m plagued with anecdotal stories of mmc’s after seeing baby move with a strong heart rate; some even happening after 12 weeks with a seemingly healthy pregnancy. It’s all so terrifying.

As the title says, suspected non-viable chemical. The strangest things have been happening..

4-16/4-17 “period” 4/19 BFP, red quick bleed 4/21 Beta 29.6 (low - suspect a CP, #s will drop) 4/22 Red quick bleed (assumed it was over yet nothing continued) 4/24 Took a test, it’s darker, not lighter. Concerned and called OB to recheck levels and confirm they’re indeed going down… result/ Beta 52 (low, not doubling over 72hr timeframe) & progesterone was non-existent (literally, .4) 4/25 Tests even darker 😵‍💫 pending doctor next steps.

How long did your chemicals persist? Mine never lasted this long and I’m BTFO (ectopic concerns).

Hey all. I have a history of RPL and fell pregnant in March and have gotten some betas - looking for thoughts and similar stories.

15dpo - 4w1d: 224

17dpo - 4w3d: 587 (165% doubling in 2 days)

22dpo - 5w1d: 3636 (107% avg doubling in 2 days)

24dpo - 5w3d: 6246 (71% doubling in 2 days)

My most recent loss slowed drastically and I ultimately lost baby due to trisomy 7 at about 8 weeks. Previous to that I lost another to trisomy 16 at 9 weeks.

Curious everyone’s thoughts of how quickly this seems to be slowing. Any similar stories or doubling times around this gestation are appreciated!

CW: living child

Hi all,

I'm 6 weeks into my second pregnancy, and my CNM / OB clinic can't get me in for my first scan until I'm 10 weeks and change. I know that this isn't abnormal, but it has me a little on edge when compared to my first pregnancy experience where I was getting weekly scans starting at 5w due to other health concerns.

They did offer me bloodwork, but I had terrifyingly abnormal betas and progesterone with that first pregnancy so I declined (was told I had a 99.9999% chance of loss then ended up with an uncomplicated pregnancy and healthy baby...so, bloodwork is a little triggering to me) .

Is anyone aware of data on how likely we are to discover, e.g., a MMC or blighted ovum, at that 10 week scan assuming no worrisome symptoms or history of loss? I suppose I am trying to accurately set my expectations for that scan - totally recognize that this is irrational paranoia, but I think that's why we are all here :)

I'm 6 weeks today. I had blood work done for my thyroid levels bc I do not have a thyroid and they've barely budged. Which isn't a good sign to me, if there's a growing baby I should need more medication. Because again, I don't have a thyroid. I called my doctor but the soonest they could get me in was next Friday. Am I crazy if I decide to just go get a private ultrasound today?

Just wanted to share this. I know many of us have had losses. Hopefully this helps. I found it in another Reddit post a few months ago.

COMMANDMENTS OF PREGNANCY AFTER LOSS

1. Today I am pregnant and I love my baby.
2. I am pregnant with a healthy. growing baby until I am told otherwise.
3. My past is not my future and previous losses do not mean I will have future losses.
4. Just because someone else is having a loss doesn't mean I will.Miscarriage and loss are not contagious, but fear can be.
5. Hope does not make bad things happen. I cannot jinx my pregnancy by getting my hopes up or by telling someone about it.
6. There is nothing I can change with worry. Worrying about something out of my control does not prevent it from happening.
7. IF it happens again, God forbid, I know I can survive.

Edit: I appreciate all the comments and wish the best for all of you! Unfortunately I cannot respond to everyone. First trimester fatigue and working is a lot haha! But I hope for positive outcomes for everyone! Feel free to message me privately if you’d like and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can! ❤️

I am 35 and am currently pregnant for the fourth time. My first pregnancy was successful and resulted in my daughter’s birth in September 2022, my second was a mmc at 12 weeks this past September (confirmed monosomy x), my third was a mmc at 8 weeks this past January (cause unknown). For all of those pregnancies, I didn’t have my first ultrasound until about 7 or 8 weeks.

This time, my first scan is tomorrow at 5w 1d (24 dpo). My anxiety is through the roof. Can you guys help me prepare? I’ve seen some conflicting information. What SHOULD I see on my scan? What would be a red flag that this isn’t viable?

In case it helps, my betas are as follows:

16 dpo: 260

20 dpo: 1591

My mind is a mess - I had a MMC at 8 weeks in January and this was our first cycle properly trying again. I have shorter cycles so missed my period at 12DPO and did a pregnancy test. Positive - relatively faint (I had a dye stealer for the last pregnancy) but still there.

I decided to test again the day after and it was even fainter / barely there - I am convinced that this is it and this is over.

Now two days later I still haven’t had bleeding, just continuous cramps. Any idea what I should expect? I refuse to test again and just wait for bleeding to start, and if it doesn’t in a week then I’ll take a test - I figured I should at least nourish my body as though I’m pregnant as, technically, as far as I know I am.

I guess people who are not anxious like me would have just got the positive test and celebrated - those people wouldn’t have felt the need to test again the next day! And they stay pregnant or at least blissfully unaware … could this be the case for me too?!

I don’t know why I’m posting this. I think I just want validation I’m not going mad.

8+6 today and woke up with light pink blood. Almost exact timing as last time this happened and it was a MMC. Now to ring epu and hope they can get me in today. I was feeling so hopeful and now it’s all come crashing down again.

Update: baby measured 9 weeks with heartbeat 💗 feeling so thankful. No explanation for blood, they said sometimes it just happens