Could I be Pregnant???

[JennyLeigh]

ok, so here's my summary:

2nd D&C 9 weeks ago
at 7 weeks, my HCG was at 6
took a Walgreens pg test ~4 wks ago, negative
been having brown discharge (and it's picking up) for the last 2 weeks
driving home today, felt sick
took pg test today and it was immediately dark line positive
took second test, immediate positive

I called the nurse and she said it could be residual hormone levels or I could be pg. I find it hard to believe I'm pg, I think my hormones are just screwed up.

Anyone experience this before?????????

[Mrish100]

Seems odd, especially since you are having the dischange . . .

[jlbroyles]

wow jenny! I hope you are pg!!! I don't know though, I don't have any experience with that, all my tests are coming up negative.

[Nannars]

OH MY GOODNESS!! I CERTAINLY HOPE THIS IS IT FOR YOU.!!! AND NO AT 6 YOU WOULDN'T BE TRIGGERING THE MOST SENSITIVE OF TESTS! THE VERY MOST SENSITIVE I EVER FOUND WAS 25ML. KEEP POSTING

[Jada]

I think you could be. Keep us posted!!! Woohoo!!

[JennyLeigh]

oh my gosh, I'm totally freaking out. I am trying to not get excited (am totally playing it down to DH so as not to get his hopes up). But, I just hung up w/ a friend who is a high-risk preg nurse and she said:
- not likely that my levels would start going back up if they hit 6
- if there was anything "left over" from the prior pregnancy, it would've come out by now, that it wouldn't continue to grow and put off hormones
- she thinks it sounds like I'm pg

:shock: :shock: WOAH. I keep reliving how fast that line came up. It didn't do that w/ my last pg until I was like 6 wks (yeah, I admit, I took a hpt after I knew I was pg just to see the line, hehe).

Nannars - so the hpt starts at 25??? oh my gosh, oh my gosh. I have to go bed now so the morning will hurry up and get here so I can go to the doctor!!!!!!!!!!

I promise I'll post as soon as I get to the office after my doc appt (I'm going in at 8:00am EDT).

...oh, I hope this isn't some cruel joke.

P.S. I took a 2nd hpt and it came up just as fast. OMG!

[Nannars]

See this, it lists pg test and their sensitivity. Hopefully your test you bought is listed. Happy healthy stickiness to you!!

http://www.babyhopes.com/pregnancy-test-sensitivity.html

[ldpTammy]

Jenny - OMG :shock: I think this may be it for you. If you had 1 negative test 4 weeks ago - I would think that a "line is a line". Good luck today - can't wait to hear your results. You'll be in my thoughts all night (working right now) and all day. I think that would put us around the same due date? A Christmas baby for you also!!!! :D

Did you get any sleep?

[meg1976]

Jenny- It sound very promising!!! How exciting! Let us know as soon as you hear anything!!!! I'm keeping everything crossed for you!!!

[melfab15]

You are my hero!!! That is so awesome! Sending you lots of baby dust and happiness. Good luck, I am waiting for your post!

[wantingbabynumber2]

If your levels were down and you had a neg hpt and now a month later it is high enough to make a bfp then I would say you are pregnant. Hormones being out of whack has nothing to do with hcg. Only way that is in your system is by being pregnant. Let us know how your dr appt goes. baby dust.

[Nannars]

jenny- we are on pins and needles. as i suppose you are too, but it is all about us isn't it? tee hee. good luck to you, i will unfortunately be out of town so i won't find out whether we have a new one among us for a couple of days. good luck and best wishes to you and yours. you are in my prayers!!!

[kells22]

Yay another grad huh?! Oh well i know it's not a definate but i recon soo!!! Keep the bfp's comin gals!! :D :D

[JennyLeigh]

Ok... here's the scoop:

I'm pregnant! My HCG was 37,906.

Here's the problem: they said for my HCG level, I should be about 7 weeks, but all we could see today was a gestational sac and yolk sac. And, there's a placenta polyp which the doc says won't cause me to lose the baby, but nonetheless, something to be watched for.

The big issue is that they think I'm having a repeat Trisomy 16 pregnancy (chromosone) like last time. They said that by now (according to the HCG level), they should see a fetal pole and even a heartbeat. I go back next Thursday for another ultrasound.

You can't imagine the emotions I've experienced today. I went from anticipation to excitement to complete let down and now just blahhh. I want to be so happy, but I think they're setting me up for a miscarriage again.

The first time DH and I BD after my second D&C was around 2/23 so if I got pg then, that would explain my HCG, but definitely mean the pg isn't going anywhere.

So, girls, I just can't get excited about my news, despite wanting to so bad.

The nurse told me today that after this, I should not try to get pg again on my own. They will have to do IVF to make sure we get my good eggs, assuming I have some. :cry:

[melfab15]

jenny, I do not know how to react, I want so badly to be happy for you!!! So congrats, but I also want to be sympethetic to your feelings of concern so i just want to let you know I am thinking about you and you will be in my prayers. Send some of your baby dust my way please; you are on a roll! Congrats and keep us updated!

[ldpTammy]

Jenny - my heart is with you. I will be keeping you and your dh in my prayers. I don't know what else to say. Hang in there and we are here for you.

[JennyLeigh]

Thanks Tammy and Mel. I'm so glad I have a support system here.

I've decided to *enjoy* being pregnant until my ultrasound next Thursday. I can either worry for the next 6 days and stress myself out which isn't good for the baby or just pray and hope that it's meant to be.

I'm taking it easy this weekend. DH is playing golf and I had to call him to tell him to stop on the way home to bring me bread and butter pickles and McIntosh apples. :P

I called my trainer yesterday to tell her I'm pg and to alert that as of Monday, we'll need to modify my weight lifting, but that I definitely want to continue. I think it's good for my stress relief and body and the baby.

So, I'll just keep a positive mind set and not worry until we know more Thursday.

[wantingbabynumber2]

Jenny congrats hugs and lots of sticky dust. Is it possible you BD later and conceived then? Maybe you have more than one baby in that sac and they aren't large enough yet to see? not sure what type of US you had. Plus some women even with one baby have high hcg. Not sure but did you ask doc if numbers are so high would it be a blighted ovum or not developing? There are jsut so many what ifs I don't think you should give up hope at all!!! Good for you to remain positive. I always say prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

[JennyLeigh]

I asked about the blighted ovum and they said it wasn't since there's a yolk sac. They just seemed concerned that the HCG was really high for where I showed (they did a vaginal ultrasound). And, with my prior miscarriage, they think it might be a repeat.

But, before they got my bloodwork back, the doc said everything looked great, right on schedule for a 4 or 5 week pregnancy. Then, the HCG comes back and they're warning me that I'm not where I should be based on how high the numbers are.

We did BD a few times that could put me around 5 or 6 weeks.

I would love to think I'm either having multiples or just really high hormone levels.

[Mrish100]

Good lcuk Jenny! Enjoy this week, and what ever happens, know that we are here for you.

[kells22]

Jen- I am keeping my fingers crossed for you and your little bean! x

[Nannars]

Jen- I am praying for you. I am wishing you all the best and dearly hope you and your husband are being blessed. I agree with you that you should enjoy every second. I spent so much time with pg#1 worrying that now I wish I would have spent more time being thankful. Anywho not about me, but for you yes I am excited and hopeful! Prayers are with you!

[JennyLeigh]

Thank you girls for your support. I feel like things could be different this time. I've been sick a lot and my bbs are sore. I haven't stopped working out.... I'm still meeting with the personal trainer, she's just modified my workouts to be "pregnancy friendly." I think it is good for me, plus it makes me feel better.

Oh, I really hope I get good news Thursday.

Something did cross my mind - is it possible that my HCG levels are extra high because I just came off being pregnant. There were only ~3 wks where I wasn't pregnant after my 2nd D&C. And, I know my HCG was 6 2 weeks after my 2nd D&C so if I got preg a week after that, I mean wouldn't make sense that my hormones could shoot back up faster?

What do you think?