I have less symptoms today and I’ve pretty much written off this pregnancy. I tried to verve get attached in the first place. I’ve only been pregnant for a week. I’m 5 weeks.
Hi all, I woke up this morning alarmed to see some light brown on the toilet paper after I wiped. Then throughout the day I noticed it is still super duper light but definitely pinkish/ beige in color. I am scared because I had a chemical pregnancy last month, and I’ve been having some daily cramping and twinges everyday pretty consistently since I found out. All of my tests have dark lines that seem to be progressing but I can’t help but feel scared every time I woe. I know it’s so early, but has anyone had something similar happen? I am so so wanting to become a mom and have pretty bad health anxiety as is. If anything could give their advice, I would be so grateful. Thank you in advance.
I will start by saying I’ll call my doctor in the morning but I think some extra reassurance will help me sleep. It seems to be kind of normal range but the numbers were bolded red “HIGH” next to the numbers freak me out. When I got it done the first time it said normal and was in green font. The color font is really just what’s making me overthink lol. (I wish I could post a pic)
Estimated at 6w4d (today 10/7) @ 49,075
Last taken at 5w3d (last week 9/29) @ 7,700
Seems like quite a jump for just one week as well.
Feel free to share your results so I can compare until I can call my dr and hopefully ultimately find out I’m just overthinking. 🤞🏻 TIA
I really hate to be in this position right now. I lost my first baby in May 2026 due to CI at 21 weeks. I did not expect to be pregnant again as it took me a year to conceive my first one. But here we are.
Timeline:
Sept 27 2026: I test positive on a basic pregnancy strip
Sept 28: Made appt with OB for confirmation (no labs)
October 6: I walked in the OB thinking how bittersweet it is to be expecting when my due date is in two days. The sonogram was done TV. I knew something was wrong. An empty sac that measured 15mm. Spoke with doctor after who said we will wait two weeks to scan again (Oct 20). I denied doing HCG labs because I know my answer.
Something in me tells me this won’t thrive. When I had my first baby, when the sac was 12mm we saw her little heartbeat. This one is completely empty. I’ve conceded to the fact that this is a loss but it’s especially cruel to be happening so close to my due date. I’m experiencing such a weird guilt because the logistical side of me knows that there’s no baby to grieve over, so I fear my first pregnancy was my only chance.
I’m not sure what I’m looking for. If there is someone who had an empty sac this large but had a baby, I’d love to know. But I just needed someplace to vent. I have completely disconnected myself to this current pregnancy to guard my heart.
I will update in two weeks as I follow so many other posts and really appreciate the updates.
Hi all, I had my first scan today at 6+3 by LMP (ovulation tracked, so dates should be fairly accurate). There is a heartbeat, but the embryo measures about 5 days behind:
CRL: 1.8 mm (~5w5d)
Heart rate: 84 bpm (doctor said normal for the size)
Yolk sac: 4.7 mm
Gestational sac: 22 mm (~7w1d), so the sac measures ahead of the embryo
My doctor was not very optimistic. I have a follow-up scan in about a week.
My hCG was rising well early on: 126 → 349 → 975 over 4 days (doubling about every 34 hours).
This is my second pregnancy. My first ended in a missed miscarriage at 6 weeks last December, so I'm really scared.
Has anyone had a similar first scan and gone on to a healthy pregnancy? Or what happened at your follow-up? I'd really appreciate hearing your experiences. Thank you 💛
I’m holding on to the tiniest bit of hope I have left. This morning, I experienced a sudden gush of blood, so I went in for an ultrasound. Unfortunately, the doctor wasn’t able to find the gestational sac.
However, when the doctor moved the ultrasound probe around, I noticed a small black area inside my uterus. I’m not sure if it could have been the gestational sac, but I can’t stop thinking about it.
I’m wondering if there’s still a possibility that my pregnancy could be okay and that I’m still pregnant. Deep down, I know the chances may be very slim, but a part of me is still holding on to hope.
I should be 7 weeks today being that I am sure that I ovulated on September 2nd. My gestational sac is measuring at 5w4d with no yolk sac or fetal pole. I am thinking it’s a blighted ovum, however the doctor wants to see me in 2 weeks to do a 2nd ultrasound. Anyone have a similar experience and it turned out successful?
Found out I was pregnant on at 9 or 10DPO. i've had 3 chemical pregnancies this year, none making it to 5 weeks. this is our 4th cycle with a positive test and trying to be optimistic but realistic.
has anyone had an hCG of 20 (or similar) at 11-12DPO and gone on to have a healthy pregnancy? trying to gauge my expectations before going in for my second beta
Hi! What are your thoughts on these levels?
10 DPIUI: 27
14 DPIUI: 295
16 DPIUI: 1274
Never had a successful pregnancy before :)
I got my first positive pregnancy test 9/9 and got 3 hcg betas that all rose beautifully. i thought i was around 7w4d today for my scan but baby was measuring 6w2d with a heart beat of 95. the MFM tech said she has seen it go both ways. could I be that off in my ovulation date? should i be preparing for this to be nonviable? TIA
Hi all
Im new to this community I can see in previous posts that it can be really helpful to hear shared experiences with pregnancies! I hope someone might be able to share if they had a similar experience as me.
I had an IUI on the 21/09/26(thats dd/mm/yy) and got a faint positive on 01/10/25. Since then its been an emotional rollercoaster - I was getting nervous that the positive lines weren’t getting darker and I had a few days of odd dull cramping.
I had a beta hcg of 43.33 IU/L on 05/10/26 and today 07/10/26 with a reading of hcg 61 IU/L
Im being brought back in on Friday for more bloods but Im preparing myself for the pregnancy not to continue at these levels. Has anyone had a similar experience?
Thanks for sharing!
so i went to the doctors last thursday with my boyfriend. i’ve always measured from July 22 (day of missed), which would be 10w1d on the day of the appointment, but when i went to the ultrasound (first one) they said baby measured 9w1d/9w. the heartbeat was 158bpm. it was a free clinic and i have an appointment in two weeks at what i guess will be my 12w ultrasound. i’m so scared that my baby isn’t developing right and ill have a miscarriage or the baby will be premature. has anyone measured later than they were supposed to? has your baby been born okay? my due date was April 28 and they didn’t tell me my expected due date but i measured to be on May 5. i just want to know my baby will be okay and it’s growing okay.
A bit of TMI here
Thursday night my husband and I were intimate. Right after, I had severe and excruciating pain by my womb. If the pain was on a scale of 1-10, it’d be an 11. About an hour or so it calmed. That morning I woke up and noticed spotting. Since Thursday and today (now Wednesday), I’ve had spotting. I do feel sharp cramps that appear and disappear within seconds multiple times throughout the day. Some feel like they travel down to my rectum part as the pain shoots. I ignored this because I thought this may just have been a result of sex that might have been a bit rough (though the pain that night was concerning…). The blood appears red. Though not heavy, it’s almost like a light period. Today, Wednesday morning, something told me to do an at home pregnancy test. It was positive. I came to the ER just get some clarity on what’s going on. So far I’ve done an abdomen ultrasound and a vaginal one. I’ve been here waiting for hours. Could I be experiencing an early miscarriage?
My husband and I had been trying for awhile but decided to take a break because we were taking a 16 day international trip
While on the trip, I thought I had a light period (4days of brown bleeding). came home from the trip terribly sick with the flu and was throwing up. A week later I was feeling off and pretty nauseous all day so I took a couple pregnancy tests and all were blaring positives
I was worried about this being ectopic because of the period-like bleeding and because I was having some persistent cramping on my left side, so my dr ordered some HCG tests. At 5w5d my HCG was 167 and progesterone was 10. Dr told me those numbers were “reassuring” and refused to schedule an ultrasound (despite me repeatedly asking)
Now 48 hours later at 6w0d, my HCG dropped to 52. I’m assuming that means this is a loss or nonviable.
Doctor hasn’t called me to discuss yet. Do I push for an ultrasound to rule out ectopic? The side pain has been continuing. Is there any chance this goes back up?
Hi, all. I have had two previous early MMCs and no LCs. Yesterday we went in for the first ultrasound at 6+6 by my LMP. As soon as my OB inserted the wand she immediately said "Congratulations!" She said the gestational sac was nice and big, the yolk sac and fetal pole were clearly visible, and she was able to see the heartbeat immediately. I measured 7+1 by CRL, which she said she expected based on my shorter cycle length.
The first FHR reading was 105 bpm. I asked if that was slow and she said, "Online you'll see it should be 120+, but at this stage this is very normal. You have to keep in mind that the heart has only been beating for a couple days." She took another measurement a minute later and got 117 bpm, which seemed to make her happy. She said there was "absolutely nothing concerning" to her about the ultrasound and she "feels really good about this". She was very reassuring, but of course I was asked to come back in a week.
I don't understand why she was so optimistic. My husband, of course, just took her word for it and also seems blindly optimistic to me. This level of optimistism seems to really conflict with the statistics to me and, honestly, it makes me angry. I feel like everyone is trying to keep my spirits up, but I know it would be so much worse if I went in unprepared assuming everything will be OK and was blindsided. It makes me feel so alone and disconnected that no one seems willing to sit with me in the fear and uncertainty.
I know no one can tell me what's going to happen. I just wanted to say this somewhere where people might understand. It's going to be a very difficult week and I just wish things were different.
I had an ultrasound today and according to my LMP, I’m 6w6d but baby measured at 6w1d. My LMP, ovulation times, etc were tracked VERY precisely due to infertility so I know that’s all accurate. The baby did have a heartbeat of 123. Can anyone give me any hope with successful / positive stories of their baby measuring 5 days behind? I am so nervous and going down rabbit hole after rabbit hole of negative thoughts and miscarriage thoughts. Thank you!
Hi all,
I had a scan the other day which showed a fetal pole of 2.4mm, which they dated at 5w4d, normal yolk sac and a GS consistent with 6w1d. According to my calcs, I should be 6w4d. The ultrasound tech and doctor are concerned with the 2.4mm fetal pole. There was also no cardiac activity. I am going back in a week to check to see how things are progressing but not feeling very confident. My dr also told me to expect the worse, hope for the best.
I then had an HCG draw yesterday that came back today and my levels were 62,600 at 6w5d. This seems awfully high? I am also getting another HCG done tomorrow to see its progress, but my symptoms are so strong - I am so nauseous.
Anyone been through something similar and it all turned out okay? I am so confused at this point.
Thanks so much
Went in for an early ultrasound this morning since 1st pregnancy resulted in MMC. Everything measuring correctly for 6 weeks 0 days but the heart beat was only 74 bpm. Going back in next week and doctor says 50/50 chance of miscarriage. Anyone experience this?
I had a big gush of blood 2 days ago with clots. Today had an ultrasound. Baby is okay but they found SCHs. One is 2cm and other one is 0.6 cm.
I have been spotting since that episode. Doctor said we have to watch and for now I am a very high risk. Both sch are close to GS.
Spotting is mainly dark red/ brown stringy and stretchy. No cramps. Wondering if it should have stopped by now or if it goes on for a few days.
Very anxious after the appointment. Any experience about how long you spotted and outcome would be really appreciated to ease my spiraling.