Sooo nervous about 2nd beta

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Sooo nervous about 2nd beta
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Wed, 10-22-2008 - 10:32am

I go today for my second hcg blood draw. My level from Monday's bloodwork was 150, which is pretty good for 14 dpo. But I'm just not very confident about today's (and I won't find out until later tomorrow afternoon, ugh!) If this were a normal pregnancy, I would probably be fine. But considering how much I bled this weekend (all brown, lighter than a period but DEFINITELY heavier than spotting.) I'm so worried that things are going down, not up.


But could they have really gone up that much and be going back down already? I had spotting from 4 dpo to 7 dpo. Lots of dark brown bleeding from 9 dpo to 11 or 12 dpo (just a few spots on 12 dpo) and then got the BFP on 14 dpo. I hadn't tested before then (except at 8 dpo, lol.) I only tested at 14 dpo because I was going for a fertility consult that day and wanted to be TOTALLY SURE that I wasn't pregnant before starting meds. So it seems like a high number to be miscarrying ... ya know? I mean, I know it's possible. In fact, it's probably what's going to happen. It just seems strange that it would go up that much already if it's not viable ...


Today I'm all paranoid because I don't "feel" as pregnant as I did yesterday or the day before. I know that means nothing, I mean, I KNOW it in my head, but I still can't stop worrying about it.


Thanks for letting me vent. :)


Camille

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Registered: 03-09-2008
Wed, 10-22-2008 - 10:01pm

Lua is on to something!

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Thu, 10-23-2008 - 4:55pm

I got my 2 beta results back: 297. I had 150 at 14 dpo and 297 at 16 dpo. I know that's good enough, but those extra three freaking points would have made me feel even better, dangit! And it's lower than my pregnancy with my son (his was 325 at 15 dpo.) I know every pregnancy is different, but it's so hard not to compare.


I had some spotting today (it was pink and after a BM, which I know is usually totally normal, but since I want my doctors to take me seriously, I went ahead and let them know when I called to get my beta results. So they said that I should keep coming in for betas every other day until we get to 3,000 and then we can do an ultrasound. I guess that sounds reasonable but if everything doubles like it's supposed to, then I could get to 3000 at 5w4d and that seems too early. I don't want to go in there just to see a sac, I want to wait until I can see a heartbeat. But I don't mind going in for the betas. It's the only thing that I feel that I can do to be active in the pregnancy and to reassure myself. I guess I'll just look like a junkie, LOL.


Thanks everyone for your positive prayers and support.


Camille

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