OMG I thought the fat lady had sung but I've just got two bfps! Please someone be awake

[CookieRookie]

That's it! I'm in complete shock and absolutely sh**ing myself.

I started a thread here last week in the tww thinking I had a chance but by about 8 posts in I has started spotting and two days later, though still early, I started a regular period. It was shorter than usual but it was bright red and lots of it. I knew then it couldn't be an implantation bleed so started planning for the next month.

I've felt really odd all week and just had a niggling feeling I should test but as I'm a poas addict I told myself I was just being silly, how could I be pg after such a heavy bleed? Still, the last two days I've had a pinchy feeling on my lower right side (had the same on my left when I had my ectopic and lost the tube a couple of years ago) so I decided I should just put my mind at rest before going to bed tonight and a BFP!!!! Digital, which said pregnant before the timer had even disappeared then it said 2-3 weeks and then I did a frer and the positive line came up in seconds.

Now I'm really worried it could be another ectopic so I don't even know what I want anyone to say but I just had to tell people. Poor dh is in shock and can't be happy or sad because of our history (secondary infertility, 1 ectopic and a cp in August)

I'm going to be awake all night.

Congratulations!!
Didn't want to leave your thread hanging
Maybe see your gp tomorrow for a referral to an early pregnancy unit to check everything out. Fingers crossed for you

Thanks allset

Will be heading to the doctor first thing. Just have to try to stay positive and accept that what will be will be.

Thanks for replying.

Crossing my fingers for you :)

Fingers crossed for you here!

Yes second the visit to GP tomorrow to confirm everything and just discuss any concerns you may have - although I had that 'pinchy' feeling for a couple of weeks and am now 39 weeks pregnant!

Huge congratulations to you!! Stay positive!! :) Keeping everything crossed for you!

More fingers crossing here!!!

Crossing all available appendages for you!! Congratulations!!

Yay! I am also hoping for the best! Congratulations!

Thanks so much everybody.

Still waiting for the doctor to ring me back. I assume it'll just be 48hr B-hcg's for the next week until they can scan because I'll only be 5 weeks tomorrow going by lmp (normal one).

Anyone know if hcg doubles normally before slowing in ectopic pregnancy? I wonder if I'm blessed enough to see it doubling can I take that as a positive sign. I'm holding out hope that because I got a bfn on cd 25 it couldn't be ectopic because the egg would have implanted sooner and therefore giving a positive sooner. Wishful thinking? Today I'll call it positive thinking.

As if I haven't obsessed enough in the last four or five years! I've had more pg symptoms when I wasn't pg and now nothing. No sickness, no sore boobs, nothing. I'm just rambling now and will probably keep doing so throughout the day. Dh gone to work, dd in school.

I felt so stupid when I told dh last week that I just felt different and then we got the bfn, actually several bfn's. I had weird dreams all baby and pregnancy related and I told him about them and felt like a right idiot then too.

In a daze. Going to make a decaff tea.

Well the doctor just phoned back and she reckons wait to take bloods next Monday and Wednesday. I think I'll go out of my mind before then.

She seemed to be holding back a little as if maybe she suspected, because of the bleeding, that I had miscarried and the hcg level was still detectable.

I wish I could sleep until next week.

I wish you all the best. Hang on in there...this is the best Christmas present ever! FX for you hon x

Hi Cookie, just wanted wish you all the best. I've never been pg but have lots of experience trying to second guess what the GP/consultant/nurse is or isn't telling me. And I often convince myself they're not telling me everything or the full story...and I've never yet been right! Hope you can try to relax a bit, hoping for the best for you x

Can you really throw yourself into a hobby for a week? Watch a lot of films? DIY?

Hoping to hear good news from you, good luck.

Hi Cookie, am really hoping that your BFP is from a bean in the right place but I am slightly concerned that your GP doesn't think you should have blood tests now, particularly with your history of a previous ectopic.

I had an ectopic pregnancy last month which ruptured when I was only 5weeks 4days resulting in the loss of my left tube. I don't want to be a scaremonger but I definitely think you should be having serial HCG tests starting asap. They told me that once your levels are around 1500 then that usually means you can see something on a scan so it gives them a good idea when to scan you, if your GP's not helpful can you refer yourself to your local EPU? My EPU have told me to ring them as soon as I get another BFP so they can start the blood tests etc.

Like I say I really hope you have absolutely nothing to worry about but better to be safe than sorry.

Lots of luck and positive vibes! x

Thanks everybody

I was thinking along the same lines as you GreenOlives. I was told if I ever got pregnant again after my ectopic that I should start having my bloods done as soon as possible so was a little worried that my gp wanted to wait. Anyway after reading your post (couldn't reply at the time because of internet coverage) I decided to ring the epu and they said come straight in.

The serum hcg came back at just over 900 so they said they wanted to keep me in as it was too low to be considered normal, viable pregnancy. I just couldn't face another night in that place after all that's happened there over the years so I left under strict instructions to return if I develop any pain, spotting, pyrexia etc. I have to go back on Friday for repeat bloods.

Not sure what to think now. I know the reading is low at 900 but I've read of plenty who had similar and lower readings at 5 weeks who went on the deliver healthy babies. I don't understand why they wrote me off so readily.

I think in my heart of hearts I know whats coming but that little bit of hope is a powerful thing. Guess I'll just have to be patient and try to relax.

Might start another thread to see what other peoples hcg was at 5 weeks.

Anyway ladies, thank you for your lovely messages and good wishes. I'll come back to the thread on Friday.

Cheers

Hi Cookie
I'm really glad you went to the EPU, but I agree with you that an HCG of 900 at 5 weeks doesn't seem abnormally low compared to the normal values I've seen on the internet - there seems to be a massive variation so I'm not sure why they were so pessimistic.
I will keep everything crossed for you, please do come back on Friday and let us know how you get on.

Cheers GreenOlives

I'm keeping everything crossed. Will definitely come back on Friday.

Just spotted this thread and I wanted to wish you good luck I have everything crossed for you!

Just checking in for news Cookie, hope all is well. x

Thanks Poppyjen, GreenOlives.

Not long back from the hospital. I was so nervous but was holding onto a little optimism about the b-hcg because of all the positive things I've read. Wednesday's level was 970 and 45hrs later (today's level) was just over 1800 so it had almost doubled and maybe would have had it been the full 48hrs. Anyway I've also read that they like to see at least a 66 percent rise in 48hrs and at least double in 72 hours BUT the doctor still wasn't happy!

They think the levels are still too low for 5+2. I said maybe I ovulated a couple days later than the standard cd14 that their chart is based on but they still maintain it's too low and wanted to keep me in until I can have a scan on Monday. The little bit of excitement I felt when I heard today's reading only lasted minutes and now I'm really worried I'm going to loose the baby and my only tube

To make matters worse I started to have shoulder pain on the way home and I remember something similar happening when I had the last ectopic. I'm hoping it's just coincidence.

It's going to be a loooooong weekend.

Oh sweetie, you poor thing. Very best of luck, everything crossed for you.

Thank you WITMW

Thinking of you CookieRookie and really hoping all turns out well. Hope the weekend doesn't drag too much - go easy on yourself.

Thinking of you I have everything crossed for you for a good outcome. Take care of yourself and let us know how things go.

Thanks SES and Poppy

I did end up posting asking for other peoples 5 week hcg and now have that thread on the go too so I'm going to leave this one and update on the other to keep things simple.

Thank you all so much for keeping me calm and wishing me well.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/1349849-What-was-your-five-week-serum-hcg