I'm Sooooooo in shock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi there,

I almost feel numb, I went to the doctor yesterday (thursday)for a nasty cough and happened to mention that one of my many flu symptoms was fainting at the supermarket. My Dr did a preg test and it came back a :bfp:, I was on the pill.
My head feels like its going to explode, a year ago, heck even 8 months ago I guess I would have been over joyed but I just (as in one week ago) got a great job. And was accepting that my life was going to take a different direction.
I have a 10 year old and an 8 year old.
I have endometriosis that made my babies miracles so I never ever expected to fall pregnant like this.
My head is swimming, I told my husband yesterday and he's as shocked as I am, but once it had sunk in abit he said this morning it's just a detour off our planned route.
I had a blood test yesterday morning and my HCG was 294. I don't know what normal as it was all so long ago that i did this. I had what I now assume was an implantation bleed on sunday night (I thought it was just my normal spotting that I sometimes get from my endo during the month) so does this HCG level sound right for approx 4-5 days after implantation?
I'm sorry if this comes across as ungrateful or unhappy because I'm not..I'm just a little shell shocked at present, still processing and am still full of the flu which doesn't help.
I am having another blood test on monday to check my levels and make sure it's not eptopic.
We are going to tell our kids tommorow when Hubbys home from work so that will be weird.
So sorry for the long vent but I needed someone to talk to and Hubbys on a night shift and no one else knows.
Thank you for listening.
Missya

yep levels are good and congrats!!!!!!

wow congrats.

You don't sound ungrateful, but it must have been a big shock for you.

Those levels sound really positive. Congratulations. Another miracle baby is wonderful. Take your time letting it sink in and take each day at a time.

Congratulations...what a lovely surprise right at Xmas time.

Wishing you a very H&H pregnancy!

Wow, what a shock alright! It is a big thing to get your mind around, but it's very exciting!

Congratulations!

u definately dont sound ungrateful but certainly sound shocked! Congrats on your little miracle and lets hope the rest of the pregancy is smooth sailing. hope your flu goes away soon too!

Oh thats lovely, its obviously meant to be. Enjoy your pregnancy! Bet the kids will be over the moon.

Thanks so much for your support, it means alot right now.
We just told the kids and their smiles are so big they barely have any face left, so at least thats not an issue.
I was wondering, can it be an eptopic pregnancy if I had an implantation bleed? How does that work..any ideas?

Huge thanks again,
Missy

Implantation bleeds don't correlate with ectopic pregnancy. If you have severe pain in either ovary then it may be ectopic but it is important not to worry yourself over it and just take it as it comes.

I can understand your shock, DF and I had only been together 3 months and I was on the pill when a rather bold and bright BFP came along. You will adjust and adapt and things will work out. Where there is a will there is a way and bub obviously has a will ;)

Congratulations, wiishing you a happy and healthy nine months and I hope you enjoy your pregnancy.

What a lovely surprise, Congratulations.

Congratulations!!! :hooray:

Hiya, I had my bloods done today and my levels are up to 1050 from 294 on thursday. They still want me to have my levels done again on next monday. Are my levels ok? are they just worrying that I might have got pregnant a month earlier therefore my levels would be low??
Assuming I conceived this month and would be approx 18 days pregnant are my levels ok??
This is doing my head in I am swinging from disbelief to belief, hope to dispair, certainty that if the baby made it past my age, the pill and the endometriosis its a fighter and will be fine, to panicing about miscarriage or eptopic. I honestly don't know what i think...I just want to cry all the time.
I'm so sorry yet again...I just have no one who wants to hear any of this... least of all my husband who is also trying to get his head around it.
So sorry for the blub,
Missy

Your levels are going up so that is good!
Congratulations! What a lovely Chrissy pressy!
Just try and relax now and don't stress too much!
Wishing u a very Happy and Healthy Pregnancy!!!

Congratulations!!
Yes, those levels sound really good so don't worry!

The reason your doc is checking for ectopic is that when you get pregnant on the pill or minipill you have a higher chance of having an ectopic. That's because both pills are supposed to change the CM which of course can cause delays in movement which can theoretically result in an ectopic. Even so, most women who get pregnant on the pill don't have an ectopic, it's still really rare for that to happen, just more likely than if you weren't on it.

Often with ectopics the HCG doesn't rise - that's why some women with ectopics don't even test positive on a HPT. Yours is raising as it should be so I'm sure all will be fine.

Congrats. It must be quite a shock.

Wow what a shock - especially since it's been 8 years since your last!

But at the same time - what a lovely Christmas present for you and your family. I'm sure once the shock wears off you will be overjoyed at this precious gift.

Your shock and angst is perfectly normal and you need to give yourself some time to process this big news. I just know everything will work out for you.

Congratulations and what a fantastic early Christmas present.
I hope everything goes perfectly and you have a happy and healthy 9months and beyond!

xx

Can semi-relate to how you are feeling, mostly discovering you are unexpectedly/unplanned pregnant..

Congratulations, I wish you all the very best with the rest of your journey..

Congratulations - what great news!!!


found this chart about HCG levels:

Guideline to hCG levels during pregnancy:
hCG levels in weeks from LMP (gestational age)* :

3 weeks LMP: 5 - 50 mIU/ml
4 weeks LMP: 5 - 426 mIU/ml
5 weeks LMP: 18 - 7,340 mIU/ml
6 weeks LMP: 1,080 - 56,500 mIU/ml
7 - 8 weeks LMP: 7, 650 - 229,000 mIU/ml
9 - 12 weeks LMP: 25,700 - 288,000 mIU/ml
13 - 16 weeks LMP: 13,300 - 254,000 mIU/ml
17 - 24 weeks LMP: 4,060 - 165,400 mIU/ml
25 - 40 weeks LMP: 3,640 - 117,000 mIU/ml
Non-pregnant females: <5.0 mIU/ml
Postmenopausal females: <9.5 mIU/ml
* These numbers are just a GUIDELINE-- every woman?s level of hCG can rise differently. It is not necessarily the level that matters but rather the change in the level.

Hope this helps.

Thank you all so so much for your replies, you don't know how good it is to get them, just to get a little feedback that what I'm feeling is ok.
Merry Christmas to you all,

Cheers Missy

Hiya,
I just got my HCG levels back, last monday it was 1050 and this monday (this morning) it was 10300.
I've heard it's the amount of increase rather than the number which is important, does this type of increase in a week sound ok?
I'm still stressing about it being eptopic does anyone know anything about time frames before I can rule that out?
Thanks so much cheers Missy

HI your numbers sound good, I think they are meant to double every 48 hours so you sound on track to me! Congrats!:dance:

Congrats on your big surprise!

With the ectopic I think they can rule it out with an ultrasound. You could always ask to have one done and that would reassure you and hopefully you could see the little blob that it is at the moment. They may also want to do one to confirm your dates.

Good luck and from the numbers you have got it sounds all good.

Yup - what Ryatha said. I had an ultrasound at about 8 weeks and that was purely to check how many there were and to rule out ectopic.

Congratulations hun! :)

congrats :D