To find out if my hcg levels have been going up or not!! And I go for another ultra sound on Thursday! Wish me luck!

I'm sorry if I upset you, I was only telling you what I've experienced, I'm not an expert, just a mom and a woman who has experienced a very horrific miscarriage. I have heard about people who spot throughout their entire pregnancy and have absolutely no problems. Some women even continue to get their periods regularly while pregnant. I certainly hope that everything goes well with your pregnancy, you obviously want this baby very much, I wish you the best of luck.

I would make an appointment to see the doctor straight away to be on the safe side but it could be nothing but its best to be safe!
Good luck honey xx

I am pregnant right now.. I also don't want to scare you but I don't know who told you some people have light bleeding.. you shouldn't.. I would go to the doctors as soon as you can pick the phone up and make an Apt.

I would get to the doctors as soon as you can, today would be best... even if some people do spot.. if you are cramping as well I wouldn't wait till Thursday! I am 16wks right now and I would be at the hospital ASAP. Not trying to scare you but to keep your mind at ease... see the doc.

Some spotting and cramping is normal as early as you are in pregnancy. The cramping is usually caused by your uterus stretching. If the cramping is coupled with bright red blood, this is a sign of a potential problem.

Either way, if you are concerned, only a doctor's visit is going to be able to give you an accurate diagnosis.

I need some help.. my doctor told me that my hcg levels were 32000 and something so how far along would that put me at does anyone no?? If u do please help!!

Okay, I had to look this up. And from what I found you could be anywhere from 5 weeks to 12 weeks with a level of 32,000. I don't know if this helps at all. :)

Is there a good site that I can look at that u no of??

I am not sure, to be honest. I googled HCG levels and a bunch of stuff poped up.

Are you sure it was 32,000? Or could it have been 3,200?

The normal hCG level for non-pregnant women is less than 5mlU/ml.

Here is the scale

Less than 1 week pregnant = 5-50
2 weeks = 50 - 500
3 weeks 100 - 10,000
4 weeks 1,000 - 30,000
5 weeks 3,500 - 115,000
6 - 8 weeks 12,000 - 270,000
12 weeks 15,000 - 220,000

32 000

Okay then, it really could be a few things when your hCG level is that high at this point in your pregnancy.

You could be further along than previously thought, between 6 - 8 weeks

You could be carrying twins

Or, something very rare, called a Molar Pregnancy or Hyaditaform mole. This is so very rare, that I don't really want to consider it a possibility.

You should phone your doctor in the morning for an explanation of his/her findings.

I no there's nothing wrong with the baby all I was asking was how far along would I be if the levels were 32 000!!

Then, most likely you may be further along than previously thought.

Yah I guess that's what it might be!!

I was just a little concerned because you mentioned in another post (please forgive me if I am wrong, it's finals time at school) that the doctor did not see the fetal pole at your last ultrasound.

Yah he did!! But I went for the blood work and the baby seems to be fine!! So I go on Thursday for another u/s to c if there is a fetal pole!! I would just say that I was realli early when I went for my 1st u/s so that's the reason why I wasn't able to c the fetal pole so I'm not worring too much!!

I really don't want to put stress on the baby so I try not to worry about it!!

I'm just sort of confused with the dates and how far along I am I hured that sometimes the u/s can be of like a week or a couple of days!! But they said I was 4 to 5 weeks at the u/s which was on the 29th of November!! and now that I look at my levels it tells me I should be around 6-8 weeks!! I just wish I was so confused!! I guess a lot of people get confused about there dates I guess its to early to really find out how far along so I shouldn't worri so much as long as the baby is growing and its healthy then I should be fine and same with the baby!!

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Originally Posted by macksmom

Some spotting and cramping is normal as early as you are in pregnancy.

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It's not normal, but it is not unusual either. Spotting can be caused from placenta previa, but cramping is a sign that you need to report to your doctor as soon as possible. You have already had one miscarriage and this can be a symptom of a threatened miscarriage.

It may be nothing at all, but you need to have it checked out with your personal doctor rather than relying on the internet.

Well maybe I shouldn't have used the word "normal", but it is very common to have both of these syptoms early in pregnancy, more so the cramping... and nothing be wrong. But IMO no issue should be left unquestioned to your doctor.

Again, only a doctor is going to be able to correctly diagnosis.

How to deal with stress while pregnant!?

The same way you would when you're not pregnant... do what ever you would to calm yourself down. Go for a walk... do a hobbie you enjoy... talk about your feelings to a friend.
I don't think dealing with stress changes much when you're pregnant.

Welll when your realli stressed out likt me I just got kicked out yesterday out of my b.f's if you c the other post for family law they called the cops but I'm with my b.f

I just read the post, but I still don't understand... yes there are things that can help with stress, but no, we can't make your problems go away.
Like I said go for a walk to get your mind off things, go be with your friends...

Do you remember when you last period was? Usually that is a good indicator of how far along you might be.

Yah I do but some how it doesn't match up with my dates I have tried that!! It would make me about 8w2d but really I'm 6w2d!!

Gestational age is usually considered to be the age of an embryo or fetus (or newborn infant) from the first day of the woman's last menstrual period. This standard system of counting the progression of pregnancy starts approximately two weeks before fertilization takes place;
The gestational age should not be confused with the fertilization age, (also called conceptional age or developmental age) of an embryo or fetus; the fertilization age is always counted from fertilization, and the gestational age is usually greater by about two weeks.

I did a little research, does this make sense to why you are 2 weeks off on your dates?

What I was told from my family doctor and what it could be because I was bleeding after I had the implantation bleeding so they think it was possible that I got pregnant but the baby it was so early and it got termanated so then I got pregnant again they said!! Because my dates realli don't match up!! So they said it could be a possibility that that could have happened!! And that's y I was bleeding at the time!!

For some reason I think it could be twins I feel big at already at 7 weeks today and I feel big!! I have been eating a lot and gaining a bit of wait but when I went for my 1st u/s it was around my 4th to 5th week of pregnancy but I couldn't c no fetal pole and there was only one sac!! I go for my next u/s tomorrow could there be a possible chance or could I have seen 2 sacs rite away? Could it be possible 2 have twins but only seen one sac so far?

Can some please help me out!! If you went threw the same thing where you found out you were having twins but they were in only one sac!! Because my last pregnancy ended in a miscarriage I was 12 weeks!! And I feel big now at 7 weeks more bigger then I felt when I was 12 weeks?? Could it be a possibility please give some helpful advise could it be??

Chill out a bit hun... I just got home from taking my OB and Pediatric finals. Remember, we don't work here, we do this for free in our spare time.

Now, you don't always need 2 placentas or 2 "sacs" with twins. Identical twins will carry just one placenta and one "sac"

Sometimes twins lay directly behind one another, so some times the doctor will see only one fetus.

Now, it's your hCG level that concerns me. It is quite high, which may indicate twins, or possibly a Hyaditaform Mole, or a molar pregnancy.

Thank you my doctor never gave me any bad news about the baby either then I didn't c a fetal pole at 4 an half weeks so!! Could it be a big possibillity even though there are no twins in my family!!

My aunt was expecting twins and there are no twins in both there family!! So I think that there could be a chance of maybe twins!!

It's always possible. Twins to HAVE to run in families.

Well they don't always have to like I said previously my aunt was having twins and there were no other people on there sides who had twins...

Identical twins do not run in families --though of course several can be in one family. Identical twins result when a single egg splits in two, which is a sporatic event and not prone to genetic predisposition.

Fraternal twins can run in families because they result from two eggs being fertilized at once. Some women have a condition where more than one egg is released during ovulation, making the chance of fraternal twins higher (and genetically predisposed)

Its possible you could have twins but until there is another ultrasound you won't know. Just try to relax for now and enjoy your pregnancy.

Are your blood levels very high?
Most women at one time or another in their pregnancy think that's it's twins, I know I did and to be honest with you those who do get pregnant with twins usually don't know until a later ultrasound.

Yes, crystal, her blood levels are VERY high for her gestational date. 32,000 to be exact.

Well in that case it could be twins or even a molar pregnancy like you said.
Most likely unless your doctor does another scan you want know till a later scan.
How many weeks are you?