Newby needing advice...

[Kirley64]

Hey hun, just seeing how you are doing?

[MLR1901]

Kirley ~ so far so good first bloods back today - HCG around 225300 ? Dr said this puts me at approx 6-7 weeks..
just wait for second results on thursday...

Hopes and Prayers being said hourly!
but I am definately relived a lot now!

I said to hubby maybe bubs is a slow starter - running joke as his family is always late to things!!

Thanks for your support, thoughts and feedback!

xoxoxox

[~ Mylitta ~]

Hi MLR. I think the most important bit of information you've given in order to work out your dates is when your next AF is due. Due dates based on LMP's can be out quite a bit because many woman have short or long cycles and GP's don't tend to take that into account.

Ovulation generally ALWAYS occurs 14 days before your next AF no matter how long your cycle is. So based what you've said, you should have ovulated on the 21st of December. You DTD on the 20th, so that works out perfectly. Based on ovulating on the 21st, your estimated due date should be around the 12th of September this year.

That puts you at 7w5d today.

As for your hcg results, they are quite promising. I have the paperwork with the hcg ranges that Melbourne Pathology use as their "expected normal values for pregnancy" and here they are for around your gestation:

6-7 weeks: 4000-100200
7-12 weeks: 11500-28900

After 12 weeks the level starts to drop again.

So your level is actually quite high!

Best of luck with everything.

[MLR1901]

Thanks ladies,
Your combined insight and experiences are a blessing!

Mylitta - my next AF was due on the 4/1, so coming up to 2nd missed AF due 6/2...
It's weird as the ultrasound said 5 weeks, the sonographwr said they only go by sizing not LMP.
I have as of the last few days, had some brown/light pink discharge mainly in evening (sorry if TMI), but that can be 'normal' so just trying to wait out the next few days then weeks!
I'm taking a wild guess of EDD - sept 3rd to 21st!!
Huge difference but if you go by LMP I'd be nearly 9 weeks, ultrasound said 5 weeks, hcg suggests 6-7 weeks!!
Any EDD would be good as long as I can deliver a healthy bubs!!
Thanks again ladies!!

*Sprinkles sticky dust around*

[MLR1901]

So I heard the dr reading results over the phone to me, wrong
First bloods hcg was 25577
Second one 27528
Which means it's not doubling but just rising.

I just can't shake the feeling now that this ones meant to be...

[tracyh]

Good luck, try and stay positive.

[MLR1901]

Sadly, it was confirmed that our 'bubble' is a blighted ovum. 2 ultrasounds two weeks apart, few blood tests later...
Will be going for a curette this week.


Best of luck to all...
Sprinkles of sticky dust to all..

Thanks again for your advice, as it definately helped me cope and process it all!

Xx