HCG levels

[Michelle387]

Hi went for an early scan yesterday morning as i had been having bleeding and had passed a clot, the lady that scanned me said that she couldnt see anythin on the scan and believed that i had had a complete miscarriage, afterwards i was told i had to speak to the doctor before i was allowed home, the doctor wanted to blood to check my hcg levels to confirm what the scan had said

Now i received my results last night and the lady said they were very low at 22 and that for pregnancy they look for between 10-1000 and although mine were very low at 22 they need to do repeat bloods in 48hrs (2moz) to check whether my hcg levels are rising or falling

Now if i had had a m/c then my hcg levels should have fallen further from yesterday morning til now surely? but i did i did a first response test this evening (now they say their tests need hcg levels of at least 25 to get a positive) but i got a faint positive now if my levels were still 22 or lower (which they should have by now) surely i wouldnt have been able to get a positive test result? so could this mean my levels are rising?

Has anyone else had low HCG levels and gone on to have a healthy pregnancy and baby? Thanks for taking time to read this xxx

I went for a 5/6 week scan with last baby was told couldn't see anything on scan.
They tested my blood levels and I was told they wern't rising much and that they had never seen a successful pregnancy with such low levels, That I had lost the baby.
They re-scanned me a week later to confirm and there was my 6 week baby complete with heartbeat.The pregnancy went fine.
It's still all a mystery to me now!

It is possible your dates are wrong and you are not as far as you think you are? Obviously if your hcg are rising that is a good sign. However sometimes the level can stay the same for a few days if you have only just mc before they drop. I dont know how accurate first response 25 is, it may just be a guide and they pick up around 25. But I have heard of a few people like mumface who have had low hcg and had healthy babies.
Hope all goes ok. I have been there several times with the 48 hrs hcg tests and I know it is horrible waiting and I know you are desperate for an answer. Thinking of you

Do you get your results tonight?

my hcg leval at 9+4 with dd was 18

i went to the docs without having done a HPT as i was so sure i was pregnant (had all the symptoms). doc did a test and it was -ive so he sent me to the hospital as if i wasn't preg there was something else wrong

they did a blood test, urine test and internal exam and said i'd definitely been preg but i'd miscarried and sent me for a scan to see if i needed a d&c.... and found dd in there perfectly healthy!

rest of the pregnancy was totally normal, no other complications.

with ds1 i got a very faint +ive with a first response test at what later turned out to be about 10/12 weeks... so again my levals weren't as high as they should have been.

ds2 however i got a whacking great big +ive at 5 weeks so obviously my body learned what to do in the end!

good luck, hope it's good news for you.

Hi and thanks for your replies PinkTulips your story gives me hope , i went for my 2nd blood test this morning and was told would normally get my results this evening but as its a weekend and not as many people working etc so i will more likely get results 2moz fingers crossed, will update 2moz when i get my results back thanks again for the replies xxx

fingers crossed that all is ok

Just got phone call from hospital and my levels have gone back down to those of a non-pregnant woman so have had a complete m/c as gutted as i am to have lost the baby im glad in a way that my body has returned back to 'normal' so quickly i can now continue ttc and hopefully get my sticky bean soon, thanks for all your messages xxx

Im so sorry michelle. Thinking of you

so sorry michelle.

good luck ttc