Sorry I have been MIA for a while. Cassius already gave you the heads up re the HCG level. Yes you can still have discharge during a healthy preg. I am now 10 weeks and had discharge at 6 weeks and 6 days with large clots and then again at 10 weeks and 2 days ( yes, last night and this morning). I have not ever had early early bleeding. My ob says for some women, and some of them are on BB, they bled throughout preg and ended up hold and healthy baby in their arms. It has never been that way for me, bleeding usually heralds the end, but so far so good in this pg. Just remember, every pg is different, very different from the others. We just suffer through the comparisons between them because we are so scared. BTW - I don't think you're paranoid. The fear is soooooo totally understandable. For me, the fear was worse early on than it is now, except that I am absoltely petrified when I see the blood, but I can't maintain that level of anxeity anymore. I could in the early days though. I was like you testing madly, except I was possessed and doing it morning and night some days. Again just for that reassurance. When I went to the GP all I wanted was them to confirm the pg by their urine test, and after that, it was real. You know? It wasn't just me being crazy and imagining that BFP, which actally was quite faint. Now? now I worry because the m/s has eased and it's only once a day usually that I feel nauseaous. When I do at first I am soooo excited, but if it goes on for hours it gets tiresome. Today my boobs hurt, and it really helped pick me up from the fear I had about the bleed. In all honesty, this pg, I have been much more fearful about everything.
I hope that you can soon move beyond the fear and start to enjoy your pg a little, but if not? You'll find a way to manage and get through. How were those levels at your next test?
Well my GP called today and told me that my level is at 3000 now, which was such a relief. So I am going to go for the dating scan on Thursday. As for the paranoia..... it's still there. But I am realising that it doesn't help to fixate on it so am planning on getting myself busy with my studies now.
BTW, what happens in a dating scan? Also I do not want an internal U/S, especially at this early stage, because of my last experience. So will they be able to see anything with external u/s?
GSB - from what I understand, a dating scan is done transvaginally ( internally) as bubs is so tiny that an external u/s doesn't give the level of detail needed. Usually some measurements are taken by measuring on the u/s screen to give an estimate of dates. The cervix and uterus area will be assessed, but on the u/s screen.
Apart from that? It's your chance to ask as many questions as you need to get reassurance and get your first look at bubs, a little precious blob with a little yoke sac still visible and with the heart beat discernable on u/s. I don't know if you can hear the heartbeat at this early stage, but hopefully you can see it. I didn't get to hear the heartbeat of this little chicken ( I went at 6 weeks 6 days). Maybe your blood pressure might be taken too? If it is your ob doing the scan? If it's at an u/s place, then not much extra will occur.
I've had three of them and each one has been transvag. But ask before the test if it can be done externally. Maybe even call now so you can make an informed decision before you are at the scan?
Good news on those levels by the way. Stay sticky little one!
i too was under the impression that dating scan was done trans...but i reckon if you voice your concerns to the centre (mention previous trauma etc) they might be able to walk you through it or offer an external. the only thing is that even with a trans it can be really hard to pick much up. at this stage (5-7 weeks) there might not be much to see (maybe a fetal pole/yolk sack...there might not be a heartbeat at this stage), but as long as you are aware of that and that the sonographer can go through with that for you you will be fine! some girls like to go at 5-6 weeks and then a follow-up at 9 weeks just so they can get a glimpse of the heartbeat for extra reassurance.
Thanks Dory and Cassius. I'll be going to the hospital imaging for the scan. My OB doesn't see me till end of March. Actually last time what had happened was that I miscarried the day after I had the internal scan, so just one of those scary memories I guess. But I feel the need to know that everything is going well outweighs the fear...so I have decided to go with it.
Well, it's D-day tomorrow.....so fingers crossed for that and hoping for the best.
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So I am going to go for the dating scan on Thursday. As for the paranoia..... it's still there
. But I am realising that it doesn't help to fixate on it so am planning on getting myself busy with my studies now.
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