I ovulated late this month- day 21 of my cycle. But my doctor told me I was 6 weeks pregnant based on my last menstrual cycle. She was very pessimistic from the get go. Before I was pregnant she checked my progesterone and she told me I didn't ovulate last month. That was May- when I got pregnant! When I told her I was pregnant 2 weeks later, she had me get my levels checked, progesterone was 6.2 and HCG was 590. She told me that my levels are extremely low and that she wasn't going to prescribe progesterone because I would just be "delaying the inevitable" and that it "doesn't work to begin with". I had to argue with her telling her that I wanted the progesterone and she finally prescribed it. My second blood test was HCG 980 and she didn't even test for progesterone! My last test which I had to plead with her to check my progesterone, was 48 hours later. Progesterone shot up to 24 and HCG was 1480. I know the numbers are low and I also don't have any symptoms. I am so worried about miscarriage because it took us a year of trying. I went for an ultrasound, both vaginal and regular, and the sac is measuring at 4 weeks even though I am 6 weeks pregnant. I did ovulate late so technically the pregnancy would only show as 4.5 weeks, because that's how old the fetus would be, correct? I just want to know if anyone has had a full term pregnancy with a similar situation. I also just don't feel pregnant but the nurse reassured me that I am still extremely early so it's normal to not have any symptoms yet.
Re: Baby Measuring at 4 Weeks but 6 Weeks Pregnant
And it's completely normal to not havy any symptoms as they aren't a sign of a healthy or unhealthy pregnancy. Some of us just get lucky and have no symptoms.
you are just going to have to wait it out and see what happens.
Symptoms don't mean much. I have had very few symptoms this time around. Very few.
If the baby is healthy, in the next few weeks you will be able to see a hb on the u/s- so I would see if your doctor can do a viability scan at around 8 weeks just to see where things are.
If the baby is not healthy, there isn't anything you can do. You really just have to wait it out and see if anything develops or not. And remember that there is nothing you can do to stop a m/c nor was there anything you did to cause a m/c.
Good luck, I know how hard it is to be at in this limbo place. Hopefully you will have some answers in the next couple weeks.
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You said your initial draw was 590 and that the second was 980, was that 48 hours later or just the next day?
Unfortunately you will have to wait til your ultrasound I know the waiting must be horrible, I've been in that boat before. FWIW I had doctors tell me my pregnancy with DS1 wasn't viable and he turns 3 next week.. so it aint over til its over! My progesterone got as low as 9.9 with him before started the supplements, though I don't recall the HCG numbers or doubling time. Best of luck to you, hopefully you are just earlier than you think!
BFP 5/21/10, Missed m/c 7/5/10 at 11w3d (baby measured 7wks), D&C 7/7/10
Aug/Sept 2010 - CD3&10 b/w & u/s, genetic testing, SA, HSG, & Lap/Hyst to remove septum
12/09/10 BFP -- 7/05/11 DS born at 33w5d. Came home after 23d in NICU at 37w0d
June 2012 - TTC #2! -- 10/05/12 BFP -- 5/23/13 DS2 born at 37w1d! Yay full term!
Surprise BFP 6/25/14 LO#3 due Feb2015!
Symptoms can come and go, and that doesn't mean anything's necessarily wrong.
I hope your new doc takes really good care of you!
F15 December Siggy Challenge:
Nov'12- Started TTC
Sept-Dec'13- HSG, 2 IUI's, DX PCOS
Jan '14- IUI#2=BFP!!
Mar '14- M/C @ 8w2d when I should've been 9 weeks. D & C 3/7/14
May'14- Started Pregnitude
June'14- BFP! (Naturally!!) Beta #1 (4w2d)=78, Beta #2 (4w4d)=219, Beta #3 (5w0d)=785
Married 1/2/99.
TTC since 4/09.
Diagnosed PCOS. Diagnosed Hypothryoid 11/09.
SHG & SA normal. PCOS Research study started 5/10.
Clomid/Femara cycle #1 - 6/10 = BFN
Clomid/Femara cycle #2 - 7/10 = BFP #1 - Missed miscarriage 9/2/10
11/12 - BFP #2 - 11/22 - m/c
5/1/11 - BFP #3 - Pre-eclampsia, IUGR & bed rest from 32w. DD born via induction 1/4/12.
BFP 5/21/10, Missed m/c 7/5/10 at 11w3d (baby measured 7wks), D&C 7/7/10
Aug/Sept 2010 - CD3&10 b/w & u/s, genetic testing, SA, HSG, & Lap/Hyst to remove septum
12/09/10 BFP -- 7/05/11 DS born at 33w5d. Came home after 23d in NICU at 37w0d
June 2012 - TTC #2! -- 10/05/12 BFP -- 5/23/13 DS2 born at 37w1d! Yay full term!
Surprise BFP 6/25/14 LO#3 due Feb2015!
DD#1 born June '09
DD#2 born April '11
TTC #3 as of July '14