Bleeding, low hcg, small for gestational age

[k_w_h]

I realize that all my symptoms are not looking bright, but I am just wondering if there is any cause for hope.  If anyone else has been in my situation.  My LMP was July 8th and I am almost positive I conceived around July 21st, which makes sense with a positive pregnancy test on August 4th (at right around 4 weeks going by LMP).  At 5 weeks I had bleeding slightly heavier than my normal period.  At 6 weeks they started monitoring my hcg levels, which were low and rising slowly.  At 7 weeks one hcg test dropped, but then jumped back up yesterday.  They did an immediate u/s because they were worried about an ectopic pregnancy.  No ectopic pregnancy, but the gestational age was measure at 5 weeks.  I know that I could not be that off on my time line, with 3 positive pregnancy tests at what I assume was 4 weeks, I don't see how I could be off at all, much less 2-3 weeks off.  I have another u/s schedule for next week and my doctor obviously doesn't think there is a lot of hope and I really don't either, just wondering if anyone else has been in a similar situation and everything turned out okay.

[MiniMin]

Hey! Are you sure you passed the sac? How are you in terms of symptoms now?
My scan showed an ectopic on my right F. tube which I had to have removed even though I had no symptoms of an ectopic. I was at high risk:-(
I went into surgery last nite at 11. They hadto remove my right tube but say the right is fine and u should be fertile. We can try tc as soon as I finish bleeding.
As you say it is such a relief to know and not to be in limbo! I hope ur scan clears it all up. Keep in touch with & tc x

[k_w_h]

Hope your appointment went okay today.  Just thought I'd let you know that I passed some tissue today, most certainly the gestational sac and the yolk sac.  Rather bizzare, but I'm actually relieved.  I will confirm it with the ultrasound next week, but I doubt it could be anything other than that.  I am relieved though that it happened naturally and I did not need a D&C or medication to make it happen, and relieved that the waiting is over.  Now soon we can get on to trying again.  

[MiniMin]

Hey,
I started spotting brown on Monday afternoon.. eek.. so similar! I am hoping I am not at the beginnings of a miscarriage. My uterus/pelvic region feels rather sore and 'tight' and I am moody as hell! I read somewhere that during a miscarriage the discharge can start off rather brown like prune juice-BUT I have read so many forums and web pages I can not quote that with much confidence... and typically i can not find the place I read it again.

I have lost hope for tomorrow as I have hardly anymore symptoms. My thirst- which was raging the past month or more has gone, no more sore boobs and my tiredness is subsiding. All in all I appear to be losing all symptoms apart from the moods and have recently got spots????? I never got spots as a teen? bizzare.

Fingers crossed for you. I will try and post more news tomorrow.

Keep your chin up! xx

[k_w_h]

Oh wow!  We are definitely having very similar situations.  My hcg levels were around 1100 on 8/20 then 1300 on 8/24 then around 1350 on 8/26 then they went down to 1280 on 8/27, but back up to 1600 on 8/31, that's when they did the u/s to confirm no ectopic pregnancy.  I have just started some light brown spotting again as of yesterday.  I won't have another u/s until next Thursday 9/10.  I figured I'll give it more time and that if it is still growing it should definitely show over a week and a half.  Ugh.  Waiting, waiting...  You have your next u/s tomorrow right?  Hope it goes well!  My first pregnancy could not have been easier, this is just so hard!

[MiniMin]

Ok so you should read my post! I have a similar thing going on and my LMP was the 8th of July too. However, the u's I have had done have shown nothing!! What are your HcG levels? Check my post out from over the weekend....

Fingers and toes crossed for us both xx