Ok, sorry again to be interupting your posts..but how do u know how many days pat ovulation that you are? I mean isn't it counted from the first day of your last period?
This forum is making me feel a little better. I hope that someone can advise whether these numbers seem like a viable pregnancy will be my outcome.
HCG Levels
11/12 113 (20 DPO)
11/15 508 (23 DPO)
11/18 656 (24 DPO)
11/20 808 (26 DPO)
11/22 2023 (28 DPS)
I had my ultrasound on 11/20 which showed gestational sac.
I had another ultrasound on 11/22 which showed that a yolk sac was there as well. There was no fetal pole, but would you expect to see that so soon? I am getting a second opinion becaue my OBGYN tried to get me to have a D&C because the levels weren't rising fast about and she was convinced its not a normal pregnancy.
i didnt see anything but an empty sac when my hcg was 5122, a week later there was a baby and heartbeat!
I just had my doctor's appointment for a second opinion with OBGYN. She said that there was too much emphasis being put on the HCG levels, that they don't tell you as much about the pregnancy as an ultrasound. Apparently, the ultrasounds are being done too soon. She wants me to get one next Thursday, when I'll be at 6 weeks. By then, she expects a heartbeat. Cross your fingers for me! I really want this baby to make it!!
I have a few questions because I have just past cd28 and waiting the week because the pregnancy test that I took this morning was negative. Pregnancy tests work off the presence of HCG, right? Not knowing if I may be in a later cycle this month I am hanging in there for another week. Do you know if there is a specific level that needs to be present in order for a pregnancy test to come back positive. Once you find out you are pregnant, how do you check your HCG levels? Do you know when your HCG levels start to increase?
Yes the need a certian amount of HCG levels and they are different ranges from 15-150HCG. Your body starts making HCG once the baby has implanted. This usually happens around 7-10 dpo. Since you are on CD 28 and do not know waht day past ovulation you are there is no way to know how many dpo you are or what day the baby implanted. 7-10 is rough and of course all babies do not stick by this. The baby could of implanted a few days ago and there is not enough HCG to detect yet. A blood Quantataive is the most reliable which gives you a number. Never let a dr get you a blood qualitative as it is just a yes or no answer with no numbers. These are as accurate as a regular urine home pregnancy test. Wait a while and if you do not start then taek another test with first morning urine. HCG levels should increase double by every 48-60 hours. if they double to fast that can mean more then one or to slow can mean eptopic. But this is not always the case. HCG ranges are very wide and differ with each person and pregnancy. THis is just a reference for woman becasue we all go nuts reading our numbers and wanting to know others numbers and all that info:) FOr fun! See mine were super high and they thought twins but so far just one big baby is what the doctor is saying. I am eight weeks and saw my baby kicking and moving on the us today, it was so nice! Now with us your HCG usually has to be at least 2500 to see a yolk sac and fetal pole. You may not see it till 6000. US give us the best accurate ways of detecting a healthy pregnancy. SOme woman who implant late do not see the heart beat till 7 weeks from what I have heard. SOme see it at 5 weeks. But either way an us shows a growing baby and how it is developing.