My name is Lindsey. DH and I have been TTGP since August 2012, and I finally got my first BFP this Saturday (1/26). I started having some brown spotting, so my dr did a 48 hour blood test to check my levels. My level only went up 1 point since Monday morning, and I have started bright red, heavy bleeding, so it has been confirmed that this is not a viable pregnancy.
The dr didn't say anything about wanting a follow-up appointment, to check levels or make sure things are cleared out, and that seems weird to me. I did not think to ask questions while on the phone with my dr, and plan on calling back tomorrow, but I thought I would ask here just to get some information.
Any advice or personal stories would be very helpful. Thanks so much.
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This is for all the caterpillars that never became butterflies. And for all the butterflies that never felt the wind in their wings. And for all the hearts that had hopes and dreams of a wondrous flight together.
I'm so sorry for what you're going through!
I think because your loss is so early, and you're having heavy bleeding without medication to bring it on, there's likely no need to keep checking levels or if things have cleared. Levels are usually only checked ongoing after a miscarriage if it hasn't happened naturally, is prolonged, or there's been a D&C/surgery or some sort of other medical intervention in order to move things along.
You're not much past when you'd normally get your period anyways I'm guessing, if you just got your BFP? Generally this early there wouldn't even be much of anything to see in terms of if you're 'cleared out', just a lining that you're obviously and thankfully shedding naturally. But you'll probably get more info from your doctor if you call tomorrow, I'm just going off of what I've seen and read here with regards to early loss. Good luck!
Married August 2012. Me: 41 DH: 42
Daughter from previous marriage: 20
BFP 12/19/12: Ectopic discovered at 8 weeks, right tube removed 01/18/13
June 2013 Testing Results: Progesterone: 31.7, LH: 5, FSH: 5, Estradiol: 161
Clomid cycles Nov. 2013 and Jan, Feb, and March 2014
TTC journey over as of the end of October 2014
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BFP 8/28/12 US 9/20/12 HB 120 US 10/01/12 no HB
BFP 12/21/12 US 01/21/13 Blighted Ovum
I am sorry for your loss. Do you know what your HcG level was when tested at the dr? With my c/p, they saw a decrease from 69 mIU/mI to 32
mIU/mI (which is when they stated I may start bleeding which I did the next day). They followed me down to 4mIU/mI before they stated I could begin TTC again if I was ready next cycle. HTH
ETA: HcG level specifics
~Trying for our rainbow baby~
Me: 33 Him: 34
Not preventing since 1/1/2012
BFP #1 1/21/12 mmc @ 9wks d&c 3/5/12
TTA until 9/1/12
2 AO/irregular cycles Oct/Nov with abnormal TSH b/w
Started TTC again 12/1/12
BFP #2 12/31/2012 c/p 1/5/13
They didn't say exactly what my levels were and I didn't ask because I wasn't thinking straight. She just said they didn't double like they were supposed to, and pretty much stayed the same. I will have to ask when I call back in the morning.
Thanks for all of your kind words. I never knew I could get so attached to something after 5 short days.
Emma Kate - born 10.16.03 @ 29 weeks, weighed 1lb 13oz and 13.5" long.
TTC #3