Hcg

[albiemum]

Hi! So my app is saying from my period etc that I should be 6 weeks.

I have done a clear blue digital and it's saying 2-3 which means 4-5. How accurate could this be, worrying (I suffer recurring miscarriages) I'm worried my levels arnt rising enough xx

I have heard those clear blue can worry people unnecessarily. Its a case of watch and wait I'm afraid. Perhaps try again in a week, womens hcg can vary and I think those tests are renowned for not always being accurate in terms of date. You could badger your doctor to refer you for hcg at hospital?

Your app is 6 weeks since the date of your last period

Clearblue is the date since conception so It sounds about right although I'd be expecting a 3+ by 6 weeks but really depends on when you ovulated

There's a very wide range of HCG levels for any particular stage so I wouldnt start worrying at all.

So if I was 1-2 on the 30th May and 2-3 on the 12th June does that sound about right? Xxx

At 6 weeks my tests stated turning negative. I had to water them down with 75% water to get them dark again. You can't really use tests to monitor the viability of your pregnancy

@ladytremaineswig ah really? And was your pregnancy all okay? Xx

I don't think the clear blue tests are accurately enough to be used in this way, they're designed primarily as a pregnancy test so yes or no to being pregnant. I think your result ties in roughly enough for your time scales, I don't think you should base too much in line progressions or clear blue digital progressions, good luck

@albiemum yes it meant the hcg levels were really high. When they get past a certain point it screws with the test so you have to water the urine down. Have you tried a line test?

@sarahc336 yeah I know what you mean like they are used to see if your pregnant or not, I think with my history I'm just going crazy 😫 but that's reassured me thanks hun xx

@ladytremaineswig nope I've not actually, I got a strong line 2 week ago, and just done the clear blue digitals ever since xx

I would have been 4+3 when I took mine, it said 1-2 weeks.

I’m 21 weeks now. I think those weeks ones are more trouble than they are worth!

Oh yeah I can totally understand why you'd be anxious I just think clear blue tests are great for giving a kind of rough guide but I think when you've had a previous loss it's very easy to start testing too much and then get stressed by the results. I think if you test next week it'll probably have gone up to the next number of weeks

Plus don't forget if you check the normal range for hcg at different weeks it varies massively so we have to take hay that into account too xx

@Hatscats that's about right then as the weeks on the clear blue is the weeks from ovulation not lmp

Still worried me as I thought I should be in the next 2-3 weeks bracket, being over 4 weeks.
I’d probably avoid for future though!