I have done two tests today that say im pregnant (I think) and I am shocked to the core

[amIpregnant]

we havent been trying per say and it is a shock a very very very big shock

as both other dc were difficult and lengthy to conceive

I will have 3 under 5 and I am scared

the tests are cheap predicter ones which I have found hard to read but I think they say pregnant very faintly

please advise me its silly but i am upset

keeping fingers crossed for you xxx

Did they do an internal scan or an external scan? For very ealry preganancy, only an internal scan can really tell you what, if anything, is going on.

If you ovulated late it would explain the negative tests as the HCG levels would be so slight that they could only be picked up in concentrated urine.

Hope the news is good X

wow ! what a rollercoaster you;ve been on !!

Keeping everything crossed for you.

Can't believe how much so many people go through. I had the red blood shock on xmas day (6 weeks pg with number 3) but still tested positive after 2 weeks so had a scan which showed nothing there so had 2 blood tests 48 hrs apart which showed hormone levels going down - finally had it confirmed yesterday that it was indeed a miscarriage (had to rule out ectopic). So here I am back in the conception threads and will start asking all the conception after m/c questions!

Really really understand what you are going through soamipregnant mine was also an unexpected pregnancy but quickly got excited about having to squeeze 3 little ones into our house and spend even more time chasing my tail!

Let us know how you get on - finger crossed for you - just know that whatever happens you will cope with it - aren't us women strong!

aw thanks guys.......

I feel really terrible cos Ive been shouting at ds3 this am I keeping thinking yeah im ok
but obviously im not as I never shout much although he is being a pain in the butt nd testing the boundaries big time.

Roca i would love you to CAT me although this is not my real mumsnet name... or i could drop you an email? i am sorry to hear about your loss

I feel so silly being upset I guess its the not knowing and the wondering about every twinge etc...not wanting to get hopes up yet wanting to think the best and be postitive / which for me is basically having this baby....

I had both an internal and external scan today (lucky me )

Thanks for listening all xx

what did the scans say? It's the not knowing that's the worst thing - I found once all clarified I could then move on and deal with it. I also felt silly for thinking maybe this or maybe that and my life ws on hold - but then that is just human nature.

Am just getting used to all these acronyms soamipregnant so will check out the whole CAT thing as I assume it does not refer to a fury feline in this instance?!

Hi Roca and ladies xx

Nurse phoned there and she said my bloods today were at level 417 but wouldnt say if this was good or bad does anyone know if for 6 weeks this is ok or very low she would not hint atall only said they were keeping a close eye on me in case it was ectopic and i have to return for bloods on sun am...so I have no clue if this is a good level or not????

any advice re whether 417 is good??????? I havent a clue.....!!!

also is slight cramping and the odd twinge on left hand side normal please advice

saip does this help?

Hi hmm bit confused now

thank you though I couldnt have found that if i tried!

xxx

my friend is freaking out thinking its an ectopic pregnancy but i am just going to hang on to see what happens xx

Have you been back to get our bloods taken again today? It's not just the one test that matters - it's the two tow days apart to see if they are doubling that will indicate whether or not you are (still) pregnant.

Well, the figure 417 in itself is not that important, but, by looking on that chart, it would indicate that you are 4-5weeks pregnant, as your HCG levels fall within that range.
This would also concur with the possibility of your ovulating late, and therefor the initial tests being inconsistent. i.e. the levels of HCG in your urine have just not been strong enough each time you've tested.

The hospital need to test your blood again , to see if the levels of HCG are actually going up. They ought to be rising with every day, if you are pregnant. This is the important bit, rather than the amount you have in your blood.

I had what i'd describe as a light period just before i found out i was pg. hence not knowing i was pg. I then missed a period the next time it was due, and ended up having a dating scan which dated the preg as 2 weeks before the original 'light period' I also had horrible pains, just like period pains until i was about 20 weeks I think... I was told all the time it was the ligaments stretching and was normal. At 8 weeks, i had an odd orangy discharge, was told this is due to a surge of hormones at 8-9 weeks and is also normal.... ended up with more bleeding and had another scan to check and found a large clot on the placenta which bled on and off for a while. was all fine though. just keep getting yourself checked out is all I can suggest.

what alot of worry we go through for 40 odd weeks hey??

Good luck, do keep us updated if you can, i'm following this thread closely! I hope its all ok for you...

Hope some of what i've put at the top of my post helps a bit.... and hasnt confused you more!

all sounds just like my last preg,the very faint test lines,the spotting,the scan showing sac but too small to see if it was viable,the twinges, baba now a fat eight monther.My GP freaked me out with talk of ectopics,blighted ovum etc but it must have been just implantation bleeding and the scan two weeks after the one which showed nothing much was clear with heartbeat etc.congratulations to you! It is a wringer emotionally,I was trying but got pregnant first go,literally,and that was a shock at 42,still breast feeding no.1,and then the am I aren't i thing,I know just how you feel,aside from the three under five bit! Good luck

Let us know if you get another test today soami - hopefully your levels will give more of an indication

Sorry - should read blood test

Is there any update SAIP ?

Hi all i am so touched you are all still here i was going to let this thread die gracelfully but bless you for enquiring

thank you also for ALL your encouraginf stories wow they give me hope

basically i had to go back in on sun for bloods to the hosp (not another scan)

I bled again a big red wipe and have had strange cramps etc on sat night so was a bit freaked out but havent bled since

results got phoned to me just a while ago and they were 791 so almost double the 417 in a 48 hr period

I have to go back for more bloods tomorrow and the ultrasound lady said after levels of 1000 they often see soething in the womb

I dont think they are scanning me tomorrow though

I am up and down like a toliet seat at a mixed party (as my old mum says)

One min I think Im fine the next I know im not and i have been souting at my eldest, my tolerance for his poor behavious is def lower (poor child he is only gone 4 but is very stroppy)

Thats about it really, I shall keep you updated Ill get the results tomorrow afternoon hopefully of tomorrows blood tests

It feels surreal going hrough all of this and no real life family/friends know etc

Thank you for your support

ps, the dates I have are def right my last period started nov 29th no idea when I ovulated tho must have been very late on in my cycle it isnt regular per say?

I had 791 hcg levels on sun am

can anyone tell me how preg I am maybe not from last date of period but conception maybe or either??
I am all confused

I just cannot work out dates at the best of times let alone due to late ovulation !

well its a positive sign that the levels are rising still, so looking good on that front.

791 would still put you in week 5 of pregnancy. 21 days or so, after ovulation.

Good luck with the next tests, and dont be daft about us hanging around here! We are all here to support you silly bear! Good luck, and please LET US KNOW!!! if you can that is.

Of course you dont HAVE to...

HCG levels sound good then. Based on average levels for dates (and women really do vary!) this puts you at 5 weeks ish so they should be able to see something on a scan within a week or so.
Will be waiting for news... (no pressure! )

hi all just to let you know

I have been for the scan

I got a senior sonographer and also it was a inside scan (transvaginal is it?)

I have had a couple more wee wipes of blood so when she wouldnt see anything for what felt like forever i was holding my breathe

Then she said she could see a minute minute sac

no foetal matter in it yet but a sac

so i have to go back in ten days on mon28th at 10.30 for a repeat scan!

Fingers crossed for 10 days time.

Did you have any more blood taken.

Did they give any indication on how far on you might be.

Hi xx

no I was sursprised they didnt take any more bloods and also they gave me no indication of how preg I am either - they just said early on so Im not sure! I should be seven weeks preg but am def not!xx

Congrats SLLIAMPT

Fingers crossed for your nest scan - one step at a time.