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New HCG result Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
No, I think past 3,000 or 5,000 it doesn't double every 2 days any longer.
Your numbers look outstanding. I'm betting you see a very happy and strong hearbeat when you have your u/s. Good luck! -- Jamie & Taylor Earth Angel, 1/3/03 Check out Taylor Marlys -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clarkguest1, Password: Guest Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password Check out our Adoption Page at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamielee6 "Melody" wrote in message ... "Melody" wrote in message ... I was determined to only be 4 to 5 weeks pregnant. My HCG levels went up appropriately from Monday afternoon (9312) to Tuesday morning (13148). Thanks so much for all the replies. I'm in a hurry to get to work but will reply individually later tonight. I did get my new HCG result, it's 68,500. So, on 5/10 it was 9312 5/11 13148 5/19 68500 Shouldn't it be higher than this if it's supposed to double every 48 hours? Or is this good? Thanks again, Melody |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
Bo,
I'm so sorry that your doctor didn't prepare you better for what was to come. So much of someone's experience of an expected miscarriage naturally, is influenced by their knowledge and expectations. For you to think that your body had reabsorbed, and then to be surprised by the miscarriage is just sad. I'm so sorry that you didn't know what to expect with your choices, and didn't feel like you had a choice in the matter. My first blighted ovum, I had D&C. It was physically painless, and the recovery was quick. My second blighted ovum 4 years later came on the heals of 8 other losses (including a late term loss via L&D at 24 weeks, the first blighted ovum, and 5 chemical pregnancies, and 3 straight years of IF treatments), and was the result of a donor egg IVF cycle. We had just sold our house and I was staying with my dad for 5 weeks, while we waited for our new house to be finished. I wasn't working. I was exhausted, emotionally and physically, and the thought of another medical procedure was just more than I could bear. So, I opted to miscarry on my own. I was told that it might take 2-4 weeks, and that even after it was over, I still might need a D&C. I took my chances. I was 7.5 weeks when we found out there was not a heartbeat, and I didn't begin to bleed until 10 weeks. My miscarriage took all of 8 hours -- my uterus opened up and I was up all night, changing pads and dealing with what seemed like buckets of blood. The cramping didn't feel that terrible to me, but it sure was efficient. Then, I basically spotted for a week, and it was over. Neither experience was traumatic to me. I think much of that is because with both, I knew what to expect, and I could compare them to other more traumatic experiences, and they just didn't compare, for me. -- Jamie & Taylor Earth Angel, 1/3/03 Check out Taylor Marlys -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clarkguest1, Password: Guest Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password Check out our Adoption Page at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamielee6 "Bóliath" wrote in message ... Melody wrote: Also, the midwife mentioned that they will offer me a D&C if it does turn out to be a blighted ovum. Can anyone give me the risks and benefits of having one? Is a blighted ovum guaranteed to come out on its own without having one? Hi Melody, Sorry to hear you're having problems. I can't answer you other questions but this one sadly I have experience of. I had a blighted ovum myself last year. I asked for a d&c and the doc said she would prefer if I miscarried naturally as d&c's can leave scars. Knowing no better and being very confused and shocked that this was happening to me, I just agreed. For me it was totally the wrong choice! I miscarried 3 weeks later, by which time I thought it was all over and my body has reabsorbed everything, it was a nightmare, the pain was excruciating, I was scared and ignorant of what was happening. I called the nurse in a panic - it was late at night - she explained that this was the miscarriage and it would be like a mini-labour. It was, it took a few hours, the pain came in waves - like contractions I guess - and the bleeding got heavier as time went on. It seemed to end afer about 4 hours, I was emotionally and physically traumatised. I bled like a period then for about 10 days. In hindsight, I wish I had the d&c. This is just my experience, ymmv. I wish you well on this journey and hope it doesn't come to this for you. Best, Bo |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
"Mary W." wrote in message link.net... Yes, I've heard of something like this. I think a fair number of women have unexplained spotting. One thing you might want to check is your progesterone level and go on supplements if its low. What will that tell me? What should they be? Thank you. My hCG levels were rising quite slowly, but rising. We had serial ultrasounds, and confirmed a nonviable pregnancy at 8.5 weeks (I think). At that point my levels had started to drop. We never saw a fetal pole or the heartbeat. Did you have a u/s at all before that? I'm so sorry for your loss :-( I'm trying to determine if there comes a point where I'm "safe". Thank you very much for all the advice and information. Melody |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
"JennP" wrote in message news:MPTqc.26358$gr.2333756@attbi_s52... Yes, yes, yes! Very common. I had bleeding at about seven weeks with this pregnancy. Wow, I had no idea this was so common. I never had any bright red blood (so far at least) just brown. Bright red blood which scared me to death because I've miscarried twice in the past year and a half. An ultrasound showed that my placenta was forming low and the technician said that it was very likely a blood vessel burst and that was the cause of the spotting. It ended fairly quickly, I had no cramping at all and it turned to brown (old) blood after the initial bleed. FWIW, the brown blood lasted for about a week. Mine seems to be tapering off. (I know this is prolly TMI) but I actually had a BM without causing bleeding for the first time in over a week today and I haven't spotted since yesterday morning... so I have some hope. You should be far along enough to see a heartbeat and probably the placenta starting to form through a transvaginal ultrasound. The tech should be able to tell you where the placenta is forming. I hope so...*crossing fingers* Thanks for the replies and all the wonderful information. You guys have saved my saity the past couple of days. Melody |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
"Nancy P" wrote in message ... This sounds like a subchorionic hemorrhage, which I had in my last pregnancy. Its basically a blood clot that bleeds itself out. I spotted from about week 10 to week 16, and had a few instances of heavy bleeding/cramping where I was convinced I was miscarrying. My midwife put me on pelvic rest until my 18 week ultrasound showed that it was gone. I now have a healthy 4 week old girl. Thanks Nancy, that gives me some hope. The corest term allowed me to look up a lot more info too. This does sound like a real possibility. Thanks! Melody |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
"Coccinella" wrote in message ... When I was 8 ww pg I started bleeding. At first it was spotting like yours. I went to the ER (Dr's orders and they said that our little bean was fine. A week later I had serious bleeding. Back to the ER they found a big blood clot just beside the placenta that was bigger than the embrio and gestational sac! They gave me progesterone for a week and after 10 days or so the bleeding stopped. Wow, this really does seem to be pretty common. I had no idea... When my midwife started talking about it as a possibility I was thinking it was probably about as possible as a splinter causing a person to need a finger amputated... I thought it was some really off the wall thing. Thanks for the reassurance! Melody |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
"Cheryl" wrote in message news On Wed, 19 May 2004 20:27:52 -0400, "Melody" wrote: Like Nancy said, it's usually known as a subchorionic haematoma. I had one with #3, it meant episodes of bleeding about every 2 or 3 weeks from about week 6 onwards. In my case though I was told that it was potentially going to affect viability because it surrounded about 2/3rds of the gestational sac when it was seen on ultrasound at about 5 weeks. I ended up having one really bad episode of bleeding at around 11 weeks where I was convinced that I must be miscarrying but that was pretty much the last of the blood coming out because I was sent for an ultrasound and the blood clot was mostly gone. A subchorionic haematoma is more common than people might think, and it depends on where it is in relation to the forming placenta as to how it affects the baby. How can it affect the baby? My midwife made it sound like everything would pretty much be finem if this was the correct diagnosis... Thanks, Melody |
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New HCG result Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
"Ilse Witch" wrote in message news Forgot in my previous reply, maybe reading this will help you: http://tinyurl.com/3yaky Wow, yes, that was extremely helpful. Thanks to EVERYONE who replied. You ladies are truly wonderful! Melody |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum...Questions (m/c ment.)
Jamie Clark wrote:
Bo, I'm so sorry that your doctor didn't prepare you better for what was to come. So much of someone's experience of an expected miscarriage naturally, is influenced by their knowledge and expectations. For you to think that your body had reabsorbed, and then to be surprised by the miscarriage is just sad. I'm so sorry that you didn't know what to expect with your choices, and didn't feel like you had a choice in the matter. Thanks Jamie, thats very kind of you. I switched doctors afterwards. My first blighted ovum, I had D&C. It was physically painless, and the recovery was quick. My second blighted ovum 4 years later came on the heals of 8 other losses (including a late term loss via L&D at 24 weeks, the first blighted ovum, and 5 chemical pregnancies, and 3 straight years of IF treatments), and was the result of a donor egg IVF cycle. I am so very sorry to hear of your losses, Jamie. That is a lot for someone to deal with, your attitude is amazing! I've seen your website with your precious little girl and hopes for another and wish you all the best with your new journey |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
"Ilse Witch" wrote in message news Melody, I am in the middle of dealing with blighted ovum. I'm so sorry (((hugs))). I hope everything works out for you. Here's my hCG levels: 5/11 1004 (5w5d), 5/13 1390 (6w), 5/17 1914 (6w3d). It is rising, but not nearly as fast as yours. If you still don't feel confident, try to sit it out until you are almost 8 weeks along. At that point, the u/s will definitely show everything, including a heartbeat, if all is well. If you go earlier, there is still a big chance they cannot find the embryo and you will have to come back for another, plus you'll have to deal with a lot of stress. Yeah, that's one thing I'm afraid of but my midwife is pretty insistant on this date so I'm going to go ahead with it. We should, hopefully, at least be able to see *something*. Melody (driving myself crazy) Stop, please! I know how scary it can be, believe me. I was like that in my first pregnancy, and it never changes... Do yourself a favour, and try to relax. I'm not meaning to sound harsh, but really, things for you are looking so well! With my first pregnancy I spotted brown blood for weeks and delivered a healthy son. With my first m/c I didn't spot at all, and things went wrong anyway (also blighted ovum, but no hCG values). I'm trying!!! I really am! Here's some relaxation exercise that always helps me a big deal. Go and lie flat on your back, arms to your sides, hands on your lower abdomen. Take deep breaths, in through your nose, out through your mouth. With each breath, imagine the life force flowing in with the air and illuminating yourself from the inside, each breath adding a little more shine. Relax all your muscles one by one. Think about the life growing inside you, imagine the little baby, who will be healthy and fine. Think of your body providing the best possible protection and nutrition. Do this every evening for 10-15 minutes, or when you feel very anxious, I'm sure it will make you feel a lot better. Thank you, I will definitely try this. May have to let DH try it too, hehe... Thanks again, your help & support has been amazing. Melody |
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