pregnancy concerns

I have been having a serioud up and down with my first pregnancy. I am 8 weeks along (by LMP) i know for a fact that I ovultaed on April 26th as we were doing ovulation tests. My HCG was 68 on  May 16th, three days later it was 344, 3 days after that it was 1860. at the last level my dr felt confident things were good hcg wise and made my 1st appt  for june 11th. I have been having low one sided tendernedd and achiness.......nothing severe and it is off and on for about 3 weeks. I dont know if i should be worried or not as the dr isnt worried about my hcg anymore...i have had no spotting. If i am not really 8 weeks along, but more like 5-6, wit my 1st ultrasound at week 7 what  exactly should we see?

[Keith Downing, MD]

Hello,

You will likely see what is called a fetal pole (the early developing fetus) and the fetal heartbeat.

Best wishes,

Dr. Downing