Advice on low & slow rising HCG levels please.

Long story short,
On day 29 I POAS & got a :bfn:
On day 30 I POAS again & got a :bfp:
Bloods were drawn on day 30, so Thursday and my HCG level came back at 5. My GP phoned me after hours and told me to return on Monday for a follow up blood test. I did so and went back for the results today. I knew straight away I was going to get bad news. The results came back at 19. They suspect it's a blighted ovum. I've got 2 weeks for my body to take care of itself, before I go back for more bloods and an ultrasound. A d&c would follow if needed.

Has anyone else ever experienced low & slow rising HCG levels, and then had the pregnancy continue safely & healthily? :pray: Or am I swimming in a sea of grief & denial :crying:

Thanks in advance for responding xx

First of all big :hug: it's a worrying time and I'm sorry you are going through this

My experience with slow rising hcg levels did end in a mc when i was 8+6 but I was also bleeding which started before I had the hcg levels tested. When I went through my mc I scoured the Internet and there were so many positive stories after a slow start with hcg levels so there is always a chance everything will be fine and it is just early days. I will keep my fingers crossed for you

Hi Sunny,

First just wanted to say congratulations! With regards to your numbers I wouldn't be thinking the worst just yet, in reality you are only 'just' pregnant. If you got a BFN on the Wednesday and a BFP on the Thursday with an HCG reading of 5 that, to me is just a starting number. HCG needs to double every 48 hours so you were asked to go back on Monday for another test, that means that on Saturday your HCG would have been at around 10 and then on Monday it would need to be around 20 to be doubling. Sounds to me that although the starting number is low they it is doubling at the required rate.

I hope that everything goes well for you.

I have a story of both, Tays hcg was low - i knew i was pregnant but it didnt even come up on a test (my first bloods were 19 but she is 4.5 now!!

Then I had hcg that was higher than Tays - just (around 40 at 4 weeks)

Sorry sent send on my phone.....

Anyway they seemed to be doubling ok, slightly slower than usual and my first scan showed blighted ovum with hcg 666 (omen number :().

Came back a week later and there was a heartbeat around 107 YAY.

I requested one more u/s to keep my mind from going into overdrive and had it at 9 weeks and no more heartbeat.

My hcg was still rising so I had to have a d & c which I was ok with because I had exams but it was a horrible roller coaster. Keeping all my fingers and toes crossed you get results like I did for my dd!!! It's so unknown what will happen but I honestly believe had I not stressed out so much things might have been different. I was literally having panic attacks because we had been trying so long.

Thanks girls, so very much for replying, and for sharing your own stories. It's very courageous to expose yourself personally like that. I do appreciate it :grouphug:
I feel like I can't breathe, my face is all swollen from crying & i'm living in a limbo of desperate hope & sheer fear :cry:

If I had to, I could probably pinpoint the 'day' we DTD and it was only a few days before (we've been very quiet this month in the bedroom)......I know this pregnancy is super early, and that my numbers have increased by 66% over the 24-48 hour period obviously if they went from 5 to 19.
My lower abdomen feels really heavy today, and my lower back slightly aches. Please don't be happening, it shouldn't happen, it's not right that it does. :cry:

How many days past ovulation are you?

At my clinic if it is under 100 at 14dpo it is seen as equivocal. I have had levels of 5 and 2 at that stage and they have been deemed chemical pregnancies. I scoured the Internet for good news stories at the time but they were very, very few and far between.
I am sorry you are going through this :hug:

I have no idea about ovulation though (natural cycle), so really DTD won't help my cause too much will it? I don't know at all.
My GP did say there was a 5-10% chance of everything being okay, but she seemed so un-optimistic :(

Just saw your sig N2L, fingers, toes, legs & eyes crossed for you. xx

Thanks x

Many women ovulate around day 14 (give or take a day or two) so you could be around 16 days past ovulation???
This is more likely if you have a standard 28-30 day cycle.

My periods are all over the place, so nothing standard I would think, and have been that way since DS was born. Sometimes they're only 21 days (or less) and others 40 days+. I always POAS if there's no sign around day 28, hence why I know early this time.

Sunny......I am thinking such positive thoughts about this little bubba. Why do you have to wait 2 weeks to have more bloods taken? Can you ask for another test tomorrow to see if HCG is still rising?

I know, as I said in my earlier post that my HCG was quite low and my GP gave me a handful of blood test referrals and told me to get blood taken every two or three days to ease my axiety levels.

I shall be checking in regularly to see how you are going. HUGS.

Aussiegirl, I think i've been given the two weeks for the blood test & ultrasound, basically, because they hold no hope of it being ok & * maybe because it is early?
Thanks so much for the hugs. Only two ppl know in real life besides DP, and one is Cherished1, who keeps me most alive & sane really. If nothing has happened in a week i'm going to request the ultrasound & bloods (I have the referrals in my handbag anyway). I can't live like this for two weeks. Its too much for me to carry, it's really hard with DD & DS as well, I can't be so upset around them. We went to the park just before, normal everyday thing here, and I was teary the whole time, feels like i'm faking/forcing myself having fun with them. That probably makes no sense. It's the not knowing, the waiting place (as Dr Seuss wrote of in Oh! The Places You Will Go!) that is getting to me *I think*.
x

Sunny, the waiting is the worst. Try to take it easy (I know, I know easier said than done). If you need another ear, I'm always around. :)

Last night I had a small TMI ALERT black discharge, and this morning i'm cramping and it's light pink :cry:

It's inevitable :crying:

Oh sweetheart :hug:

I am so sorry you are going trough this!

I am so glad that you have close friends to support you and help you through your emotions!
Today I will be hoping and praying that bubba is a fighter and thinking of you.

Lots of :heartbeat:

I'm so hoping with everything I have that this little bub is going to stay in there and grow. It's terrible that you are going through this horrible waiting game.

Despite the overwhleming support & desire for things to be okay, today was the day, and sadly its all over . It's time for me to begin healing.

Thank you to everyone for coming in to post. I appreciate the time & effort it takes to reply, especially to something like this.

Always grateful
Sunny xx

Big hugs for you...I'm so sorry.