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6 weeks pregnant and have concerns any thoughts???

I am 6 weeks pregnant today and my dr. is concerned about my hcg levels they are as of this morning only 291 but they are slowly going up but not as fast as they should be. i am on a pregesteron supplement because as of wed. night my level was only 2.9 any thoughts on what i should do? my dr. is reccommending that i not continue with this pregnancy...we have been trying to have a second child for over a year due to a medical condition that i have.

Re: 6 weeks pregnant and have concerns any thoughts???

  • Did you have an u/s to confirm your dates? You might not be 6 weeks yet and your levels might be totally normal for where you are.

    If your HCG levels are increasing I don't understand why your Dr would want you to terminate the pregnancy. ?!?!

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    What were they before? How fast are they doubling?

    Why are they suggesting you not continue?

    You are missing a lot of details.

     

     

    Yeah, what she said.
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  • I don't understand what you mean by your doctor not wanting to continue the pregnancy?  He doesn't want to continue with progesterone?

    At this point I don;t think there is much you can do but wait and see.  You are doing everything you can do at this point.  Unfortunately, besides taking progesterone if you have low levels, you can't keep a m/c from happening.  It's got to be awful to be in this limbo but I'd give it another week and then maybe have your hcg drawn again and have an u/s and see if you can get any more info to determine if this pregnancy is viable or not.

    Sorry you are dealing with this.

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  • friday when my pregnancy was confirmed my levels were 74 consistant with a just missed period, sunday they were 169 which was good, but on wednesday when they should have been 338 they were only 220, and this morning they were only 291...she had me get a u/s wed. and said it didnt look good, she is just concerned about the health of the baby at this point...thats all the details i have sorry 

  • yes even tho she has me on pregesteron to see if we can save it but i dont know what kind of medical issues the baby could have...i think that i should just let mother nature just do what is meant to be and try again....idk if that is wrong of me to feel that way but im so tired of being stuck in limbo have been since wednesday, but she wants me to get another hcg test done on monday morn....

     

  • thank you. if my levels are higher on monday then she said she would have more hope but they are suppossed to be 1300+ as of today and they r only 291 so im thinking its no a good idea if the baby is unhealthy... 
  • As long as they aren't dropping, you don't know anything for sure.  Low rising hcg levels can be fine.  It's just an indicator, not a for sure.  I hope that your levels have a nice rise at your next draw though.  Sorry you are having to deal with this. 
  • thanks i hope so too! it just sucks being in limbo

     

     

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    friday when my pregnancy was confirmed my levels were 74 consistant with a just missed period, sunday they were 169 which was good, but on wednesday when they should have been 338 they were only 220, and this morning they were only 291...she had me get a u/s wed. and said it didnt look good, she is just concerned about the health of the baby at this point...thats all the details i have sorry 

    What did they see on the ultrasound, if anything?

    It sounds like maybe your doctor was suggesting you not continue on progesterone to sustain a non-viable pregnancy and not necessarily termination?

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    imagejc090909:

    friday when my pregnancy was confirmed my levels were 74 consistant with a just missed period, sunday they were 169 which was good, but on wednesday when they should have been 338 they were only 220, and this morning they were only 291...she had me get a u/s wed. and said it didnt look good, she is just concerned about the health of the baby at this point...thats all the details i have sorry 

    What did they see on the ultrasound, if anything?

    It sounds like maybe your doctor was suggesting you not continue on progesterone to sustain a non-viable pregnancy and not necessarily termination?

    This. I don't think your dr is necessarily suggesting termination, but maybe just stopping the progesterone. I was in your shoes a few days ago (now I have my answers), but my dr said that the progesterone can cause your body to hang onto a pregnancy longer than it would otherwise. She suggested that I stop progesterone and see if my body lets the pregnancy go on its own. Being in limbo is truly awful. I'm so sorry.

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  • I work in the field and usually a prog of 2.9 is usually not a good sign. A good pregnancy drives good prog levels... :(. I hope though it turns out ok!
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  • Progesterone can continue an unviable pregnancy. Your doctor is suggesting that you stop the progesterone in order to complete the miscarriage. I'm sorry, but the chances this will be a viable pregnancy is zero, IMO. I've been there many times, and i know how hard it is to accept. Take care of yourself.
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  • I ended up losing  the baby my levels never got above 291 then dropped back down to 74 they are now negative...
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