Okay... so I never get on here, but I am freaking out and I need some help here. I went to the doctor today because I have been bleeding for the past 3 weeks. I thought I was having a 3 week long period. The blood has gone between heavy and light. So when I went he wanted to do a pregnancy test just to be sure. Well we did a blood test and it came back positive! Wish it good because we have been trying, but now I am flipping out that it isn't for real that I am miscarring or something else it wrong. I have an appointment on Thursday and they are going to try to do an ultrasound to find out what is going on. Has this ever happened to anyone... any thoughts? Thanks!
A lot of the ladies on the board have never been pregnant, but bleeding while pregnant is not a good sign. I hope your doctor can help you figure out what's wrong at your appointment Thursday.
BFP #1 6-8-11 EDD 2-19-12. DD born 2-3-12 via induction due to pre-e.
BFP #2 9-7-13 EDD 5-22-14. It's a GIRL! DD#2 is on her way.
Well they are going to do a hormone level test and referred me to the obgyn..... I am military so I had to go to a family doc to get a referral and they can't get my in until Thursday.
It could be a subchorionic hemorrhage. It's not "normal" but it's not uncommon (if that makes sense). You might try posting this on the first trimester board to see if someone's had a similar experience. GL, I hope the u/s turns out OK.
TTC 12/2009 Me: 32 - Stage II Endo / DH: 36 - Low count and morphology (1%) IUIs 1-3 BFN, lap Dec. 2010, IUIs 4-6 BFN IVF w/ICSI #1 - ER 2/8: 24R 19M 9F ET 2/13 2-5 day blasts (no frosties) = BFP - b/g twins! E & C Born 10/19/2012
It sounds like you had a qualitative blood test and not a
quantitative one. (Qualitative is just a yes/no you are pregnant based
on a set level that the lab has...quantitative shows exactly how much
hCG is in your blood.) You need a quantitative blood test to check your
levels and see if they are doubling or not.
I will say that I
still have what might be considered a + blood test after my m/c. Some level of hCG can stay in your blood
a little while even after you lose a pregnancy. Some spotting is okay, but generally heavy red flow is not a good sign. My thoughts are with you though and I hope you get some answers on Thursday.
I can't say anything the ladies before me haven't already covered. I just wanted to say good luck and I hope by some small miracle this isn't a loss for you.
bfp 1 - m/c 1.31.11 @ 10 weeks
bfp 2 - baby born via c-section on 5.4.12 @ 37 weeks
bfp 3 - blighted ovum/d&c on 4.13.13 @ 8 weeks
bfp 4 - 3rd IUI, very late BFN with super low P, c/p
bfp 5 - natural bfp while on lupron, baby born via RCS on 4.27.15 @ 39 weeks
bfp 6 - surprise! baby born via RCS on 11.13.16 @ 38 weeks
I agree with Salt. You need an HCG quant to see if your levels are going up or down.
I had a similar experience last cycle that ended up being an early miscarriage. I bled heavily for 6 days and then had a positive blood test. My HCG levels went up, down, up and then finally back down to 0. I bled for four weeks. It sucked royally, but apparently it can take a long time for HCG to work its way out of your system.
Re: Positive blood pregnancy test... but bleeding like a period for 3 weeks?
A lot of the ladies on the board have never been pregnant, but bleeding while pregnant is not a good sign. I hope your doctor can help you figure out what's wrong at your appointment Thursday.
It could be a subchorionic hemorrhage. It's not "normal" but it's not uncommon (if that makes sense). You might try posting this on the first trimester board to see if someone's had a similar experience. GL, I hope the u/s turns out OK.
Me: 32 - Stage II Endo / DH: 36 - Low count and morphology (1%)
IUIs 1-3 BFN, lap Dec. 2010, IUIs 4-6 BFN
IVF w/ICSI #1 - ER 2/8: 24R 19M 9F ET 2/13 2-5 day blasts (no frosties) = BFP - b/g twins!
E & C Born 10/19/2012
It sounds like you had a qualitative blood test and not a quantitative one. (Qualitative is just a yes/no you are pregnant based on a set level that the lab has...quantitative shows exactly how much hCG is in your blood.) You need a quantitative blood test to check your levels and see if they are doubling or not.
I will say that I still have what might be considered a + blood test after my m/c. Some level of hCG can stay in your blood a little while even after you lose a pregnancy. Some spotting is okay, but generally heavy red flow is not a good sign. My thoughts are with you though and I hope you get some answers on Thursday.
bfp 1 - m/c 1.31.11 @ 10 weeks
bfp 2 - baby born via c-section on 5.4.12 @ 37 weeks
bfp 3 - blighted ovum/d&c on 4.13.13 @ 8 weeks
bfp 4 - 3rd IUI, very late BFN with super low P, c/p
bfp 5 - natural bfp while on lupron, baby born via RCS on 4.27.15 @ 39 weeks
bfp 6 - surprise! baby born via RCS on 11.13.16 @ 38 weeks
I agree with Salt. You need an HCG quant to see if your levels are going up or down.
I had a similar experience last cycle that ended up being an early miscarriage. I bled heavily for 6 days and then had a positive blood test. My HCG levels went up, down, up and then finally back down to 0. I bled for four weeks. It sucked royally, but apparently it can take a long time for HCG to work its way out of your system.
Sorry you're going through this. Take care.