Due March/April/May 2017

[Burakoam]

It was a vaginal scan. thank you Jen.. I have never had this happen but it's only the second pregnancy I'm being scanned this early.. My two oldest I was scanned at 10-11 weeks. Angela had a clear sac at 4 weeks and 4 days and I was back in at 5 weeks and she had a yolk sac and by 6 weeks even I saw her heart beat.. Maybe she was the exception and not the rule.. Maybe boys cook slower?

[Burakoam]

HCG is 2000 ( holy crap!?) but my progesterone is only 9... Isn't that low? Why the hell didn't the nurse prescribe me progesterone?

Trying to not panic but my hcg levels were below 160 on Saturday then Sunday I know they were at least 160 but for it to go to 2000 from 160...am I freaking out for nothing or does that seem extreme to anyone else???

[Burakoam]

Talked with nurse. She said they don't hand out progesterone sups anymore as they have found (also got this from atomic in my coach thread) that a pregnancy will either sustain itself or it won't. Anyone here have a level of 9 or even lower during early pregnancy and come out with a baby?

[Cinss]

Burakoam Its still very early, maybe your sonographer wasnt that experienced? Did he let you see the screen?

[Burakoam]

it was the OB doing the scan...he couldnt find the corpus luteum, checked both ovaries...no clear gestational sac in his opinion...the thing is i feel like i should be more devestated because really if he didnt find the corpus luteum and my progesterone is 9 it would make sense in combination wouldnt it? id obviously be losing the pregnancy due to a lack of progesterone because the corpus luteum is just gone though it should be there?

I dont even know anymore. today started such an exciting happy day. i was okay just seeing a gestational sac. i never in a million years thought id walk out of there with everything so up in the air. more importantly such huge jumps in HCG. i dont understand...i saw a very clear gestational sac with angela with blood levels of hcg around 1000-1200...and what google will tell you is at 1000 you SHOULD see a clear gestational sac...my only hope is the doctor was really really bad with the ultrasound machine and that somehow this baby is strong enough to survive on a progesterone of 9 because the doctor will not prescribe me progesterone not even for piece of mind, his nurse said "it will do nothing for you if you're already going to miscarry" and im like wtf because the hcg is doing so well, beyond doubling..hell..if i was close to 200 on sunday and its suddenly 2000 today thats an amazing jump and i feel like this baby isnt getting a fair chance if they dont up my progesterone

[Cinss]

Omg I cant believe the nurse said that, what a bitch. Fx for you Hun

[purple]

Burakoam - that is a really good hcg rise. It may still be too early to see anything. I had a scan at what I thought was 6wks and they just saw a sac and yolk but no fetal pole at that point. It was measuring behind a few days because I had late implantation. My hcg was 10,800 two days before the scan so it was probably around 15-20,000 at that point. I'm sorry it has left you with lots of questions, I hope the next one shows good progress. Was there a reason for getting a scan so early?

[Burakoam]

Yes. Because of a tubal reversal I'm an increased risk for ectopic pregnancies... Trying to find the gestational sac in my uterus to make sure it was an intrauterine pregnancy...

[Girlieplease]

Bukoram sorry you are going through this stress, your hcg levels are so good that is bound to count for something happening, wishing you luck and hope you get some answers soon x

[Burakoam]

unless its just my eyes, my lines are getting lighter from being super dark. I think this is it for me. Disappearing until i know for sure tomorrow. All i can find for positive stories on low progesterone is those that got the progesterone supplements and then ended up with happy healthy babies. thats not in my cards apparently and maybe it wouldnt have helped anyhow if my lines are already going lighter.

i dont want to miscarry. i remember my last miscarriage and it was awful. im just so sad. will be back tomorrow with news..