Is my hcg abnormal?

b34ni3b4by

Hello, I feel so anxious about this. Last year I suffered from a miscarriage that resulted in me having a TIA and have been so worried over this now that I am currently testing positive again. We found out on monday (four weeks two days) that I was pregnant sort of on a whim. I took a test around 5pm not expecting anything but the line was very dark. Very happy but now also even more concerned since I had been having some severe cramps for about a week that I had just attributed to pms. Yesterday (4w 3d) my husband took me to the ER because he was worried now about that cramping. They did a blood hcg as well as urine analysis and ultrasound. It came back positive for a uti (I’d never had one before so really did not recognize it as a uti 😭 i have a history of ovarian cysts and thought maybe one had ruptured before finding out about the pregnancy). The hcg also came back as 1400 which from what I’ve read seems high? Is it alright for it to be that high? The ultrasound confirmed that there was a gestational sac present (but it measured 5weeks +/-4 days so pretty accurate to my guess) but they couldn’t see anything else. I’m due for a repeat blood test on thursday and they told me it should be 3200. Is that not really high for where I am?? I am sorry if this is dumb, I really don’t know who to ask and would love some advice from y’all 😭

meggyme

If you were not tracking your ovulation you could be further along than you thought. That number doesn’t seem outrageously high, but what really matters is that it doubles in 2 days. Also, cramping is completely normal as your uterus begins to grow and stretch, as is some spotting. 6-7 weeks is the earliest you would see a baby on an ultrasound. Follow up with your doctor and they should be able to put your mind at ease. Congratulations.

b34ni3b4by

thank you so much for your reply! i was tracking it but could be off by a few days since my period was irregular in jan (i had two about a week apart!). I will be following up tomorrow with my obgyn so i hope for good news. i know it’s still early, but since i am high risk they’re checking out everything early 😭. thank you again for responding i appreciate it so much 🫶🏼