r/CautiousBB

I’m 4 weeks LMP on the dot today. I found out pretty early, I had an HCG draw at 3w4d and it came back 4,000. The nurse said I was in the 5-6 week range, but I track religiously. I don’t see anyone with numbers like mine and I feel really worried. I go in for my second draw tomorrow. I’m just looking for any insight to why it would be this high. I’ve gone down all the rabbit holes and I’d love to hear from anyone who was in the same boat, no matter the outcome 🤍

My last first day of my period was June 15th, my husband and I conceived on June 28th.

My first obgyn appointment was today and baby was only measuring 6weeks 1day with a due date of April 4th. I immediately started testing, my first faint line was July 9th.

I'm so confused and sad, I don't know how to feel, I don't know if things are on track or if my baby stopped developing.

According to my conception/ovulation I'm supposed to be 9 weeks, but 40 weeks from my date of conception is April 4th which puts me at 7 weeks right now which isn't too far off what the doctor said. But I KNOW we conceived on the 28th and I was ovulating at that time too. I have a follow up on in 2 weeks, my mind is going to go crazy over the next 2 weeks!

Hi! I just had my first hCG bloodwork done.. I believe I’m around 5w3d.. I believe 19 or 20 DPO. It came back at 992.. is this okay? I will be having it taken again to assess if it doubles. Thanks in advanced!!

Hi all,

I could really use some of your points of view right now.

In March, I had a D&C for a blighted ovum. It was beyond devastating. In July, I found out the the D&C had actually caused scarring, so I had to have another surgery to get the removed.

I got pregnant again right after surgery, and am now 4weeks 4 days. I was SO happy and over the moon. BUT I had my Hcg drawn starting last week. What do you think of the numbers? My fertility doctor says he’s “very concerned since they aren’t doubling in 48 hours”. Looking online, it doesn’t seem that dire? I’m so confused and feeling absolutely crushed:

Last Wednesday: 40
Last Friday: 73
Monday: 141
Wednesday (today): 241

edit to note Wednesday and Friday were at one lab, and Monday and today were at a different lab

They want me to come back for more testing on Friday, but to prepare for a miscarriage or ectopic. I’m going crazy. What do you think?? Any success stories?

I am a FTM after IVF. The miscarriage anxiety has been crippling (despite therapy and meds). At my 10 week scan where I graduated my fertility clinic, baby was super active and FHR was 179. Today at 10 weeks,6 days I went to a boutique place for an abdominal ultrasound for reassurance. Baby was not active at all and FHR was 159. Baby began to move more by the end of the scan, but she never rechecked heart rate. I’m not sure if I should be concerned with the change within the week.

Long story, bear with me:

July 4: bbt rise

July 5: bbt dip

July 6+: consistent bbt rise

July 15: vvvvvvvvfl @ home easy

July 18: 48 hCG

July 20: 104 hCG

July 22: 183 hCG

July 29: 2,625 hCG

August 3: u/s with normal GA and YS measuring 5w3d. No fp

August 19: FP seen with HR 78. Dr is thinking heart rate just started.

None of this makes sense but everything points to just me being a little earlier than anticipated.

Going back next week for another u/s. My heart is so guarded.

Has anyone experienced anything like this?

Anyone with experience with an eccentric pregnancy location? Discovered at my 9w scan but wasn’t given too much info other than higher risk of miscarriage and preterm birth. Googling has me freaked out.

I appriciate anyone who takes the time to read this. I know its a bit long.

I want to start off by saying I am very well aware this is more than likely a chemical pregnancy. However, my dr is holding out hope. I get my blood draw for my second hcg today so we'll have a definitive answer tomorrow. I wanted to post in here and see if anyone has gone through this and it ended up good? Trying to face reality while also understanding why he has the hope he does.

I posted in a different subreddit some shadows that showed up on 13dpo easy@home tests. I did take a test on 10 or 11dpo, I can't remember honestly, just for s&gs, and it was stark negative. Cramping started whatever day I tested as well. This is the timeline just to make it easier:

Progesterone on 7dpo: 9.4

10 or 11 dpo: negative

13 dpo pm: shadows on easy at home and faint lines on frer.

14 dpo am: same lines on frer and positive digital

15 dpo am: same lines on frer

15 dpo pm: blood draw had hcg of 7 and progesterone of 2.4

16 dpo am: same faint lines on frer

17 dpo (today): frer faint line and easy at home had the same shadow.

I had some symptoms like nausea, sore breasts, a "tightening" cramp that was centralized. Horrible fatigue and felt like I was in a haze. Taking naps multiple times a day. Crying every 5 mins. Then last night (16dpo) it all just kind of, went away. Until about 3 hours ago today? The nausea came back. And twinges in my breasts. And the fatigue.

Like I said, I go for my second draw today. With that low of starting numbers and no line progression at all, I'm leaning towards chemical. He did start me on a progressive treatment of progesterone. I just hate this. I hate all of it honestly. But I don't want to hold onto hope if there isn't any. What are thoughts?

I’m hoping to hear from anyone who has had a similar early ultrasound, whether the outcome was good or bad. I’m trying very hard not to Google myself into oblivion while I wait for my repeat scan next week.

This was a monitored/triggered cycle, so I have a fairly good idea of when I ovulated. I had an Ovidrel trigger on 7/19 at 9 AM, so I’m pretty confident I’m approximately 6w2d today and don’t think I could realistically be a full 5 days earlier.

My beta progression has been:
8/4 (about 16 days after trigger): 87
8/6: 172
8/10: 521
8/12: 1,138
8/14: 2,318

So the betas have been rising really well, generally doubling in roughly 42–58 hours.

I had my first ultrasound today at 6w2d. They saw:
- Gestational sac, but measuring approximately 5w4d
- A “probable” yolk sac, but apparently it wasn’t clear enough for them to call it definite
- No fetal pole/embryo or heartbeat yet

I’m going back for another ultrasound in one week.
I know that gestational-sac measurements aren’t necessarily accurate for dating this early, but because this was a monitored cycle and I have a pretty concrete idea of when ovulation occurred, I’m having a hard time convincing myself that I’m simply 5w4d.

I’m also struggling with the fact that the yolk sac wasn’t clearly identifiable. At 6w2d, I had really hoped to see more.

I’m not looking for false reassurance and I know nobody can predict the outcome from Reddit. I’d genuinely love to hear any similar circumstance.

I’m really struggling with the wait until next week. ❤️

I’m 33yo and around 7 weeks pregnant based on LMP, although I ovulated later than average (around CD17), so I believe the embryo may actually be closer to ~4.5 weeks developmentally.

Got first very faint positive on 7/30 which was 14 DPO. Wondering if this was a late implantation situation.

I started having very light brown/pink spotting around 6 weeks 1 day (August 13th). Over the following days it became intermittent red/brown bleeding, with some small clots/mucousy pieces and some bright red blood intermittently. No intense pain or bad cramps.

Initially I only needed a pantyliner, but yesterday (8/18) the bleeding became a lot heavier and I have needed to use a pad since then. I have not been soaking through pads though.

I’ve had only mild/dull cramping and some lower abdominal achiness—no severe or significant pain.

My doctor ordered two quantitative hCG draws:
First draw: 453.8 on August 17th
Second draw: waiting result take Aug 19th

I’m very anxious about what the second result will show. I have an ultrasound scheduled for September 11, but given that the bleeding has gotten heavier, I’m wondering whether my doctor would want to do an earlier ultrasound depending on my hCG results or just monitor for when I ultimately finish miscarrying (which is wha I’m assuming is happening now).

I know nobody can diagnose me from Reddit, but I’d really appreciate hearing from people who experienced similar bleeding and what ultimately happened with their hCG and ultrasound.

This is my first pregnancy and first miscarriage so I’m trying to gauge what to expect. This process has been a bit tortuous if I’m being honest.

Hi everyone.

I’m currently 5w2d. This is my 4th pregnancy, I’ve had 2 ectopics and 1 miscarriage. 2 of these losses have been in the last 9 months. So I am, hopefully understandably, very anxious and afraid.

I had my 4th hCG lab done today and the result came back higher than it “needed” to be, but I still have so much anxiety about it. I’m sort of hoping someone can share their story or at least help me figure out how to fight this fear.

My hCG has trended like this

August 12 (1st draw): 59.4
August 14: 143.6
August 17: 581
August 19: 1,231

My nervous brain is telling me “they rose so quickly the first few times, it didn’t rise as quickly this time”. So I think i’m just sort of anticipating bad news. I have another blood draw on Friday and i’ve ready so many different things I’m not even sure what that number needs to be.

I’m not bleeding or cramping, having normal pregnancy nausea, breakouts, and exhaustion. I’m also on progesterone suppositories because of my previous loss.

Any advice is appreciated.

Sincerely,

A very scared expectant mom praying for her rainbow

**Title: Early pregnancy — slow-rising hCG, empty gestational sac, spotting/bleeding and passing tissue. Has anyone experienced something similar?**
I’m looking for experiences from anyone who has gone through something similar because I’m currently stuck in this horrible limbo of not knowing whether my pregnancy is continuing or whether I’m miscarrying.
Here is my timeline from the beginning:
**LMP: June 29, 2026**
My cycles can vary, usually around **26–31 days**, so I know there is at least some possibility that I ovulated later than expected.

**July 29**
I went to the ER because I was having cramping/pelvic pain.
My **β-hCG was 307 mIU/mL**.
I wasn’t having vaginal bleeding at this point.

**July 31**
I had a transvaginal ultrasound. They told me I was **less than 5 weeks and it was too early to see anything**. No gestational sac or yolk sac was seen.
My repeat **β-hCG was around 719 mIU/mL**.
So initially my hCG had risen well.

**August 13 — spotting/tissue started**
This is when things started becoming concerning.
I started noticing small amounts of blood when wiping. At first it was only a few bright-red spots mixed with mucus.
Then I started passing strange small pieces/clots that didn’t look like normal blood clots to me. They were more **white/gray/pink/brown and membrane-like**, sometimes with blood attached to them.
I wasn’t having extremely heavy bleeding or severe pain. The cramping was relatively mild/intermittent.

**August 14 — ultrasound**
I had another **transvaginal ultrasound**.
They found an **intrauterine gestational sac measuring 8.8 mm**, but there was:
**No yolk sac**
**No embryo/fetal pole**
The ultrasound dated the pregnancy at approximately **5 weeks 6 days**.
Based on my LMP, I should have been approximately **6 weeks 4 days**, so the ultrasound was measuring several days behind.
The technician gave me an estimated due date of **April 5, 2027**.
I understand that an 8.8 mm empty gestational sac is still too small to diagnose a miscarriage based on the ultrasound alone, so technically I am still in the waiting period.

**August 14 — hCG**
My β-hCG came back at:
**3,292 mIU/mL**
This is the part that has been worrying me a lot.
My numbers were:
**July 29: 307**
**July 31: \~719**
**August 14: 3,292**
The first increase was good, but the increase between July 31 and August 14 was obviously much slower than I expected.
**Bleeding after the ultrasound**
Since then, the spotting has progressed.
Initially it was mostly brown/light spotting, but then I started seeing **fresh bright-red blood when wiping**.
It almost felt like the blood wasn’t flowing heavily onto the pad but would appear when I went to the bathroom/wiped.
I’ve also noticed red material/small clots in the toilet/urine.
The pain has been **intermittent — it comes and goes**, but not strong, very mild.
I have repeat **bloodwork and an ultrasound scheduled for August 24**, which I know will probably give me a much clearer answer.

Hi! I am 11 DPO today… and have a BFP. This is 3rd cycle after my miscarriage. I’m so nervous. This is my third cycle positive, I had a CP prior to the miscarriage.

I’m looking for the beautiful happy successful stories of getting pregnant after a miscarriage and it all working out.

I’m 7+ weeks and as the title suggests, I’ve lost a lot of the symptoms I had over the weekend.
I have a history of a MMC so I went in for an early scan last Friday at 6+4. Bub was measuring 7+0 with a FHR of 125. However, since the weekend, my nausea and fatigue have diminished severely. With my history this makes me so so nervous. Anyone have any story that’ll give me some reassurance?

I’m in such a weird limbo with this pregnancy.

Backstory, this was my first IVF fully medicated FET which I thought ended in a chemical as the second beta dropped by 50% (first beta (7/31) was 82, second (8/3) was 44) My doctor instructed me to stop all medication (PIO, estrace etc), and I had a bleed that week. In hindsight they should have followed up and made me go in for a third beta to confirm it was a chemical because now I suspect this was a lab error.

Fast forward 11 days after I was told I had a chemical, they discovered I am still pregnant through a scan and since then have resumed my medication. In that scan (8/14) we saw a yolk sac and fetal pole, HCG was 1776 but progesterone was 1 (due to me stopping all meds when my clinic told me it was a chemical!). Yesterday (8/18) I went in for another scan as I was spotting, HCG was 3675 and fetal heart beat 115, progesterone is now 44. Have another scan next week but not sure if this slow rise in HCG is a sign this is not viable. I have an ounce of hope this is a miracle given this has been such a roller coaster! Any similar stories or advice?

I’m just trying to be realistic and have gone through prior losses…

I’m currently 8 weeks 2 days pregnant and for the last 2 days my stretching pains/round ligament pain has vanished.

I have very mild symptoms now and have high anxiety due to 2 previous MMC at 9 weeks. I had a scan on Sunday and all looked good.

I’ve had a successful pregnancy before so I know this is most likely normal, but hard not to be worried 😫

Please be kind, I’m having a terribly rough time rn

[x-post from /miscarriage but can’t figure out how to x post properly sorry]

I’ve just had my second MMC. For my first one (April 2026) I took Misoprostol and passed everything at around 8 weeks.

Here I am again, roughly the same scenario, 8 weeks again but sac measuring 6+some days and nonviable. I live in Texas and have been prescribed only misoprostol but denied mifepristone because of state laws.

All I’ve been reading about suggests that mife+miso is the best route for meditation management. I have some out of state travel coming up to a sane state in a week and a half and have been told it’s medically safe to wait, but not medically necessary. Should I wait until I can try to get Mifepristone? Is it worth it? I really don’t want to go through a D&C. I’ve just turned 35, I feel like I’m running out of time. I’m so distraught. What would you do?

So I am about 6/7ish weeks pregnant. My last period was June 26th and I tested positive for pregnancy July 29th.

It felt like forever to get my first appointment with an OBGYN and it finally came. I know it is still earlier than most people are able to be seen, so I'm grateful for that!

During the first appointment we did a vaginal ultrasound since it's not super far along. The OB didn't see anything. No yolk, no sac, no embryo. Nothing.

I'm super disappointed and confused. She recommended a blood test to test my HCG levels. It came back at 10827miU/mL. Which from what I've seen is high and a good sign.

OB was supposed to call today and discuss next steps. But I haven't heard anything back yet.

I guess I'm looking for encouragement. And if anyone has any ideas of what could be happening or if the pregnancy is viable?

I recently went on vacation and stood in a hot tub for about 10 minutes. Just my legs, feet to about mid thigh. I didn’t sit in it and thought that brief hot tub exposure was fine when pregnant as long as you didn’t fully sit in it or let your stomach soak in it.

While I was resting after and scrolling Reddit, I came across a post about how you absolutely can’t have any exposure to hot tubs when pregnant because they’re too hot, even if it’s just a few minutes or it’s just your legs, on and on…

Is this true?! Have I put my baby at major risk? I thought brief standing exposure was totally fine! I’m 17 weeks. 😩

I’m currently waiting to have a follow up ultrasound to likely confirm that my pregnancy is not viable. It has been a slow march to the end, and I am very aware that my pregnancy will not have a happy ending. I’m 7w4d today.

I moved out of state a few years ago to where my boyfriend’s family lives. It was the best decision, I love it here and I love his family. I am not close with my family so it was not a difficult decision to move away. I still keep in touch with friends from home, and I’m friends with some of my coworkers, but honestly I don’t have many friends of my own that aren’t my coworkers or my boyfriend’s family members. I’m quite introverted so this has not bothered me much before.

But lately, as I’m going through this miscarriage I’m feeling like I have no one to talk to or turn to. We were TTC for almost a year and did not share that journey with my boyfriend’s family, nor did we share when we conceived (were hesitant to after a chemical last cycle) so no one in real life (i.e not a long distance friend) knows other than a few coworkers, who really only know bare minimum info like I’m pregnant and it does not look optimistic. They just try to reassure me that everything will probably be fine (it won’t). It feels impossible to share with my boyfriend’s family now, and he is a very private person who probably wouldn’t want them to know anyway, and I want to respect his feelings about it as well because it is his loss too. I have no desire or intentions to tell any of my family. I don’t know anyone personally who has had a miscarriage. My few friends who do know what is happening are supportive but they don’t understand, and I know it weighs on them (multiple have expressed how concerned they are about how stressed I am, which just makes me guilty about sharing).

I have never felt so alone.