As HotI said there is a very wide range of normal in HCG results. They pretty much only use it to confirm pregnancy and to check if levels are going up. It is never used to date a pregnancy. Also, sometimes they report the results as weeks past conception rather than weeks past LMP so that gets confusing too.
If you're sure of your LMP they will just use that to figure out your EDD. As for the scan they may or may not see a heartbeat at 6 weeks, I personally chose to wait til 8 weeks as I knew there should be a heartbeat by then, which would save the stress of if I'd had a scan at 6 weeks and they couldn't tell yet.
Good luck, it's so stressful at the start but hope you have a happy and healthy nine months!
I've had more of a think this morning and I've decided that I simply had moment of panic and doubt. The night before I had my blood test the doctor told me that only time can tell how things go and unfortunately I seem to have forgotten that. I'm not going to worry too much and I'm just going to wait a week or 2 and then go back for more tests then as he suggested.
I guess for the time being I'll go with being 4 weeks and 2 days right now based off my last AF.
And I totally forgot about my ticker! I'll have to change that when I get home tonight! Thanks for the heads up
And thank you all so much for your support. You've definitely helped to make me feel better about this. Bring on the next 9 months!
Hey girls, I just thought I'd drop by and let you know everything is going great with this pg. I had another BT today to see if my levels have gone up and they have. My GP is really happy with how it's progressing and I'll make an appointment to see him for a regular appointment in 2 weeks time.
DH and I are so unbelievably happy and excited about our little one
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