Advice needed - BFP with very low levels

Hi,

I am in need of some advice and I hope I have posted this in the right section.

I am at the close of my first IUI cycle after 2.5 years of trying naturally with no hint of a BFP. I went for a blood test today and recieved the results this after noon. The nurse said 'it is positive, but your levels are very low and the dr would like to do another blood test'. So i am a unsure as to how to take this? Are my levels low cause i could be losing the bub? Or cause I have left over hcg in my system from the hcg injections?

Can anyone offer any advice? I will be sick with nerves having to wait for another blood test which is only 4 days away, but seems like a life time!

Thanks for reading and I welcome any comments.

Hi Diamondgirl
The second bloodtest will be to check the HcG has doubled...usually doubles every couple of days in the beginning...after about 5 weeks it varies alot. Levels start low and increase and everyone's different? The fact remains that you have a positive HcG reading! I know it's hard but I always reminded myself that they know alot...but not everything! And with IUI there is a 'window' for implantation which may have happened later hence the low level. Hang in there!We're all here sending lots of positive sticky vibes your way xxx

Thank you Ellie for your kind comments. I will try to hang in there, but I am just so nervous and anxious. I am trying to be positive and your reply has helped a lot.

My levels came back low with my second, they said it was because I was earlier than we thought, but it turned out the dates were right and were just low! Everyones different and another test will confirm that they are rising for you!
Best of luck!!!!
Snoopea

diamond - i've just had very similar outcome with IUI - at BT, i was 15 days post IUI, and my levels were considered "just positive" - two weeks (and a couple of BT's later!), my levels are climbing beautifully, and this morning we got to see our little Gremlin in our first u/s - with it's little heart beating beautifully!

it's bloody hard when there is so much indecision - i had two choices - to fret (which i still did a bit!), or to embrace the positive results i had, and hope it kept climbing - i chose option two, and everything is looking fantastic now!

thinking of you

BG

Hi Diamond,
Just wanted to say hope it all goes super for you.I know it's next to impossible, but instead of worrying, try to spend your time "researching" on BB ;) It sure does help :D
Sending you lots of :stickyvibesgirl::stickyvibesboy: Goodluck hun.

Oh BG! How very exciting! You deserve it girl :hug: Well done!

I agree, it is hard to get a picture of what is happening with out that second test. And it is the doubling time that is the key. My experience has taught me that HCG's are important but not everything. So hang in there and keep busy
And by the way
:loveshower: congrats
Love T

I just wanted to say thanks to you all for your comments. I heard from my IVF nurse today who explained the results a little better. She said my levels were only 18, and that she is not positive at this stage that they will rise. She said they should be 100 at this stage. I can only wait and pray that she is wrong...

Congratulations Brissy Girl - i have followed your ttc journey from afar and am so glad you have finally recieved your much deserve bfp. Do you know what you hcg level was on your first bt?

first BT was 26, 6 days later 270, 7 days later somewhere over 3000. heartbeat detected 2 days after that - so low numbers ccertainly do NOT spell doom and gloom in all cases!!!

when do you have a follow up BT hun? as long as your levels are doubling (or thereabouts) every 48-72hours, that is the most important thing!!

i'm going to put a theory out there that may or may not apply to you - i'm a larger person, so i believe that my levels are low to start with simply because of this. i guess i looked at it that, being bigger, there has to be more blood in my body, so the same hormones released from an embryo would be LESS concentrated in my body in what they are in someone that is significantly smaller. the embryo can only put out so much hormone, so it makes sense that the blood concentration for a larger person would be less...

my next bt is not till tues, 4 days away!!! if yours was at 26, and rise healthy from there and now a heartbeat!!!! WOW!!! - then surely there is some hope for me. Thank you Brissy girl - the IVF nurses are not positive at all but surely there is a chance of them being wrong.

I understand what you are saying about more blood, and perhaps this applys to me also. I am certainly not a skinny girl .... :lol: I am just going to hang onto to the string of hope you have given me and hope the next few days fly by

just wanted to wish you luck diamond. It's so awful waiting and wondering (have been there in the past).... I hope you receive good news.

Almost there hun...hope the time passes quickly for your blood test tomorrow. Thoughts and prayers are with you xxx

Hi Diamond

Hopefully by now you'll be getting the idea that your low levels dont necessarily mean bad news ..... I just wanted to pop in to say good luck tomorrow and I'll be eagerly awaiting your test results.

GOOD LUCK !!! :goodluck:

Hi Diamond

I just wanted to wish you all the best for tomorrow- it is a really trying time for you.

I hope you get some great results..:hug:

Rach xx

Goodluck for tomorrow, Diamond. Hope it's a sticky sticky one hun!

Just wanted to say a huge thanks to all you lovely ladies for your kind words!!!

Only about 24hrs to go - I have tried to keep my mind off it all.

I promise I will let you all know as soon as I do.

Good Luck Diamond - the waiting part is so difficult!

Lurking....

Hi Dimond,
Wishing you lots of luck for your test today- I know how hard it is waiting for that 2nd test!
Good luck and I hope that everything will go well.
:goodluck::goodluck::goodluck:
FG

Best of luck for a good result.

Also lurking .......

another lurker here Diamond - hoping you get some good news soon

:crossfingers: for some good news! hang in there.

Just wanted to let you know that I was thinking of you and keeping everything crossed for you today Diamond. :goodluck:

Good luck for your latest HCG test, may it be big and loaded with lots of :pink-babydust::pink-babydust::pink-babydust::pink-babydust::pink-babydust::pink-babydust:

Just popping in to check on you hun xxx

Hi Ladies,

No luck for me on this cycle. My levels dropped and AF showed up with full force on Tues.

I am ok though. I took tuesday off work to have a bit of a cry, let it all out, and am now ready to focus on being positive and getting on with the next cycle. Sometimes i feel it is better to go through this process, other wise I carry the pain with me all cycle.

I am blown away by your support though - it really helps knowing there are lovely people like you all out there supporting me. I wish you all the best in your journeys ahead.

I think I will go an join the LTTTC thread.

Thanks again Ladies

I'm so sorry. You have the right attitude. Take care.

am so sorry the results weren't what we'd hoped for hunny! have been waiting to hear from you and to follow up on your results. i'm glad you took time out to grieve and are now focussing on moving forward with a renewed positivity.

good luck hun

BG

sorry it wasnt what you hoped for this time, but glad to hear you are looking forward with hope for the next time. Sending you all the best...and yes, this place really helps on the rollercoaster of LTTC, IVF, first trimester worries etc...

So sorry. Take care xxx

Dimond - :hug: sorry that things did not work out the way we were all hoping for you. glad that you were able to take some time out for you and that you are able to find the strenght to be positive.
good luck as you move foward :goodluck:
fg

Oh Diamond! :comfort: Big hugs, hun. It is good to grieve now and start afresh. Don't give up now, you're nearly there. My dad always told me as a little girl, "the night is darkest before dawn" - so hang in there. Good luck and I am positive we will hear your good news very soon. :hug:

thank you so much guys, - I cant explain how much your kind words have helped me.

And Belle, your words the most lovely... Sometimes i do feel like I am almost there, and yet so very far away... Your Dad has some very sound advice.

Thanks again to you all!!!

Sorry this wasn't the one hun.... I'll see you in LTTTC. Let's hope we get a sticky really soon!

Rach xx

Dear Diamond
Some :hug::hug::hug::hug: for you.
Nep

Diamond - I'm so sorry that it wasn't this cycle...but another month, another cycle, and renewed hope!