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wanttobemom - 09:01pm Apr 24, 2008 EST

I don't know what to think right now. The nurse kept telling me I was going to have a miscarriage until this past Monday when the 2nd ultrasound results seemed odd but positive.
I am 6w6d pregnant today. My HcG is going up very slowly. It has never doubled. It was:
2015 on 4/3
2757 on 4/7
2849 on 4/10
3736 on 4/14
4100 on 4/18
? on 4/24
Yes..a lot of blood tests. I had an ultrasound on 4/14 and 4/21 - exactly 1 week apart. There was a heartbeat both times and it positively increased from 107 to 128. Development was normal. They said I was 5w6d on the 14th and 6w4d on the 21st. Not sure if that 2 day difference is bad? The nurse didn't even talk about that. I am so worried and the wait is so hard. I didn't go to work this week and don't know if I should stay home one more week? No real miscarriage signs. A little brown spotting on toilet paper. Nurse gave me progesterone pills the other day. Is this weird? Have you heard of this before without a miscarriage?

( Desiree ) - Apr 25, 2008 7:00 am (#1 Total: 1)

Devin 36wks, Nia 29wks, and Cade 36wks

This is a hard time to say what will happen since only time will tell. I had this happen but for me it was a miscarriage. I also never had even a embryo show up on a ultrasound which you have so it doesn't mean our situations are alike at all. Here is a link though that might help (in case you haven't found it yourself). Best wishes.
http://miscarriage.about.com/od/checkinghcglevels/f/hcgnotdoubling.htm

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