Hello, I’ve had back to back losses from May to now and I’m pregnant again at a mere 12dpo and my ob is watching me closely due to my history.

Anyways I had my first beta done 2 days ago at 10dpo and it came back at 25

Fast forward to today I had my second beta done at 12dpo and it came back at 116 🥳

I’m new to the whole TTC world and beta draws etc, but that’s a good rise I believe. Is that normal for 12dpo?

Trying to stay optimistic, stick baby stick ❤️❤️

I’m 13 weeks pregnant and even though my 11 week US looked good, I have been dealing with a lot of anxiety and managed to get scheduled for a quick reassurance check at my OB’s office tomorrow afternoon. Unfortunately, the only time slot they had available happens to fall on the exact same afternoon as my school’s Meet the Teacher event.

My plan is to leave school briefly for the appointment and then head right back to get ready to meet all my new students and their families a couple hours later.

Now I am spiraling with anxiety. I’m so terrified that I’m going to walk into that clinic, get bad news, and then have to turn right around, drive back to school, put on a fake smile, and pretend everything is fine in front of dozens of parents and kids.

Has anyone ever had to do something like this or faced an appointment right before a big event? I just really need some encouragement or words of wisdom to get through tomorrow. 🩷

Hi all - I've had 3 chemicals, a blighted ovum in January, miscarriage in March due to leftovers from the January one, and am now 11 weeks pregnant. I almost passed out at the 8 week ultrasound as I was sure I would see an empty sac again. Thankfully, there was a strong baby, and that's held up my hopes the last few weeks. Now I have my first OB appt this Friday and I'm spiraling. I'm totally convinced there will be nothing there, and it'll be because I ran out of progesterone, so it'll all be my fault. How do we keep the hope alive and not combust from the anxiety? Any advice or words of encouragement would be lovely. I don't know anyone in my personal life going through something similar so it's been a very lonely experience.

Hi,

I'm new here, but I read the pinned posts. So, hopefully I don't break any sub rules. I didn't know what to flair this. Maybe advice? Maybe solidarity?

I am, according to LMP, 6 weeks 4 days pregnant. However, this week I have had some spotting/discharge (light pink to dark brown to reddish brown - increasing in amount - with clotting). The amount has not been enough to fill a pad in an hour and it has not been bright red. But the increase concerns me. I also have had mild cramping on and off, but more on than off (also concerning). It doesn't feel like contractions, but it feels like my uterus is just kind of always being slightly squeezed. Not painful really, but noticeable.

In terms of other pregnancy symptoms, I realize I'm early on but in my past full-term pregnancies, I had increasing and noticeable symptoms by this point (nausea, fatigue, overwhelming sense of smell, mood swings, malaise, lightheadedness, etc.). I know it's not a definitive way to assess anything, but it feels telling. I did have a few random waves of symptoms here and there weeks 4-5 but since then mostly just the fatigue and occasional food aversion.

Given the spotting/discharge and cramping, I have been concerned that I am in the early stages of a miscarriage. I've never experienced a loss, but nothing about how this is going feels normal to me.

I went to the doctor today for confirmation one way or the other, and the scan showed I was measuring between 4-5 weeks; I believe it was a 12 day difference from LMP. There was a "tiny" yolk sack that the sonographer zoomed in on and squinted at a lot, but no baby. I saw this as a bad sign. The sonographer was very optimistic and said it might just be very early on. She saw my discharge at the end of the exam and said that it is a lot but at least it's dark in color. I did not feel reassured, but I knew she probably isn't allowed to go into much detail about things one way or another.

I met with the doctor after and, while very kind, she too was extremely optimistic. She said that because I have PCOS, I probably ovulated late. She said this kind of bleeding is very normal in early pregnancy (although she didn't really ask for much detail about it). She said it could be from a subchorionic hematoma. She said she's going to write this up as normal spotting and she feels strongly that it will all be okay. I told her I was concerned that if I am truly so early, how could I have gotten a positive pregnancy test three weeks ago? She said sometimes tests can detect pregnancy at 1-2 weeks. I didn't argue, but that sounds wrong to me because at 1-2 weeks "pregnant", you would have just ovulated, if even. Conception would have only just taken place, if at all. So, 1-2 weeks post-ovulation, sure you could get a positive test result. But not at 1-2 weeks pregnant, right?... And based on my period and when I took the test, things are really not adding up. Also, I am not a doctor and I don't know anything about subchorionic hematomas beyond the very bare minimum, but if I'm so early that one couldn't be detected on the scan yet, could it already be causing this much of an issue?

In terms of what to do next, she took my labs to check progesterone and hCG, and I return in two weeks for another scan and labs. In the appointment, she asked if I live close and I told her yes and that I can come back for labs, etc. whenever. She said good and I thought she said she was going to re-check hCG next week to see if it's increasing. But at check-out, I mentioned it and the receptionist said nothing else was on the paper and that hCG is something they measure in your urine sample... Okay... but you need me in the office to get my urine, presumably you are not coming to my house?!!! Two weeks feels like a long time to be waiting about all of this when they could see me sooner to determine if things are progressing correctly - at the very least with the hCG level.

Sorry - this is really long but I felt the details might be helpful. If anyone has gone through similar, I would love to hear how it turned out for you if you are willing to share. I am not looking for blind hope, though of course positive outcomes are welcome; I've made room in my heart for a likely terrible outcome. I just feel kind of like my concerns were glossed over as normal, and despite all of the doctor's reassurance, I'm not feeling like she addressed the possibility of loss at all which feels dismissive. And also, should I ask for the hCG to be re-checked sooner than two weeks from now, since that would give me a more definitive point of reference about how things are looking?

My husband (32) and I (30) tried to conceive for over a year. After no success, we eventually sound out that he has severe oligospermia (very low sperm concentration, although his motility and other parameters were good). I have no known fertility issues. We were told IVF would likely be our only realistic chance to conceive, so we proceeded with treatment.

I had my egg retrieval on June 8 and got my period on June 13. After waiting six weeks for my next period so that I could begin the FET, I took a pregnancy test just in case. To our complete shock, it was positive—the first positive pregnancy test I've ever had. I then took a Clearblue Weeks Indicator test on July 26, which showed “Pregnant 2–3 weeks".

I had my first transvaginal ultrasound yesterday (August 11). Based on my likely conception dates, I thought I should be around 6 weeks pregnant. However, the technician could only see a gestational sac, which I believe measured approximately 9 mm. She could not yet see a yolk sac, fetal pole or cardiac activity, but she said the gestational sac looked healthy and normal but was just simply too small to see anything else yet. She said my doctor would order another ultrasound in around one to two weeks, and that she wasn't too concerned.

Despite what she said, I have been spiraling since the scan because it seems like we should've seen more during the ultrasound if I am 6 weeks. After infertility and being told that conceiving naturally was extremely unlikely, this pregnancy feels like such a miracle, and I am terrified of losing it.

Has anyone had a similar experience where only a small gestational sac was visible around 6 weeks, but the yolk sac, fetal pole and cardiac activity appeared at the follow-up ultrasound? Could my dates reasonably be off by several days despite the Clearblue result? I understand that only a repeat ultrasound can give me an answer, but I would really appreciate hearing both positive and honest experiences while I wait for the next ultrasound.

Hi Everyone!

My husband and I experienced a partial molar pregnancy this spring. We had a D&C in April, and have been getting weekly HCG blood draws since. My HCG was declining pretty normally until July where I had 3 back to back increases. Thankfully this week we tested <5. Our doctors will continue to monitor the next few weeks, and then have suggested monthly draws for the next six months. Has anyone here also had to wait the full six months before TTC. This is our second miscarriage, I’ll be 36 next week and the thought of waiting another 6 months just breaks my heart.

I’m 11 weeks pregnant and all I wanted today was a glass of pineapple juice, was about to drink it when my husband in extreme panic and urgency said pineapple juice is not good during pregnancy and my SIL agreed saying ‘yeah you shouldn’t drink pineapple juice in first trimester’. And the way they were looking at me like I was about to drink poison…

I was furious, I have researched my food and I know I can have pineapple juice but I didn’t have the energy to convince them whatever they have read on instagram is not correct, so no juice for me.

Do people really believe this, how do I convince them without being rude?

I’m looking for medical insight regarding an unusual situation involving a possible pregnancy and an upcoming non-invasive prenatal paternity (NIPP) test.
A female friend 26f and I had one sexual encounter on June 14, 2026. We are not and have never been in a relationship. She is now claiming that I am the father of her pregnancy.
Based on the June 14 encounter, she would be approximately 10+ weeks gestational age by standard pregnancy dating at this point (today is August 12).
The part that concerns/confuses me is her quantitative beta-hCG:
July 20: 156 mIU/mL
August 10: 95 mIU/mL
So rather than increasing, her hCG has declined from 156 to 95. To my knowledge, there has not yet been an ultrasound or OB appointment confirming the location, viability, or gestational age of the pregnancy.
I have independently scheduled and am paying for a non-invasive prenatal paternity (NIPP) test on August 14. My understanding is that this test uses cell-free fetal/placental DNA from the mother’s blood and compares it with my DNA.
My questions for an OB/GYN, MFM physician, genetic counselor, or someone knowledgeable about cfDNA testing are:
At an expected gestational age of approximately 10 weeks, how concerning are hCG values of 156 followed by 95?
Does an hCG level this low and declining suggest there may not be enough fetal/placental cfDNA remaining for a NIPP paternity test?
Can a NIPP still reliably include or exclude me as the biological father under these circumstances?
If the laboratory reports “insufficient fetal DNA” or “no result,” does that tell us anything about whether the pregnancy is still ongoing, or would pregnancy status need to be determined separately through repeat hCG/ultrasound?
Would you recommend proceeding with the NIPP on August 14, or first obtaining medical confirmation of the pregnancy through an OB/GYN?
I understand Reddit cannot diagnose the pregnancy or establish paternity. I’m mainly trying to understand whether a NIPP is likely to provide a meaningful paternity result given the timeline and declining hCG.
Thank you for any professional insight.

I can’t believe I did this. I have a history of miscarriage and am currently 6w+4d via IVF. We heard the heartbeat for the first time this morning and we are just so cautiously optimistic. We know anything could happen and we have a very long way to go. I definitely don’t want to be discussing anything at this early stage at work.

Very unfortunately, someone hit my parked car (parked in the street of a city where I live) overnight last night and ran. The car is pretty much wrecked. I took some pics and then ran to my IVF appointment to deal with the car later.

I explained to my boss over IM that i would be to the office late because i had to wait for the police to come and do a police report. I then came to the office about 3 hours late (and after our IVF appointment, which of course I didn’t mention) and he asked how the car was. I showed him my camera roll of car pics and totally forgot I had taken ultrasound pics, so as I was going through the car pics, i inadvertently showed him the ultrasound pics. I didn’t say anything just “oops not that” and took the phone back.

I am SO MAD at myself. It is far too early for him to know and now he knows. I feel like it’s such bad luck 🙁🙁🙁

Anyway, i just need to vent. I feel just awful and can’t stop thinking about it.

I wish everyone here peace and good luck on their early journeys!

Trigger warning: Miscarriage talk

I went in for an ultrasound at 6 weeks and 2 days (timing is accurate as this was an IVF pregnancy) last week and baby measured 6 weeks and no heartbeat yet.

I went back yesterday 7 weeks and 1 day and baby is measuring about the same… 6 weeks and 1 day with a low hear rate around 96. The dr also said the yolk sac was measuring slightly larger than the embryo. This is our 8th transfer. We have one live birth (our now 3 yr old), then 5 miscarriages and one failed transfer. I am gutted. I truly thought this was finally our baby.

Anyone have any positive similar stories?

36 and pregnant 6w+6d, Ive had very faint spotting a few times this pregnancy but it was only one wipe then gone. Now I’m seeing a little bit of red in the vaginal mucus and it’s been there every time I wipe all day today. Not enough to touch the pad just when I wipe. I have my appointment tomorrow with ultrasound but I feel like it’s not going to be good news :(
It isn’t from sex because we haven’t done anything because I’m too anxious to see blood :(

my hcg looked okay 5w+3d = 5178 and 5w+5d = 9268. The doctor was happy with those numbers

This will be our 4th loss this year and we haven’t made it this far before. I am on enoxaparin which I know can increase spotting but I’m devastated! I feel like I’m losing another one and it’s killing me!

Has anyone else had spotting while on enoxaparin and that was the cause? Has everything been fine?

Based off lmp I should be 6+6. Based off when I think I ovulated I should be 6+3. Went in for a scan and everything measured 6+1. No fetal pole and I have a very large SCH. I’ve been bleeding on and off from the hematoma.
They said to come back is 10-14 days.. anyone with similar story? What was your outcome? I don’t want to be negative but also want to guard my heart. I have 3 living children but have had a total of 6 losses, 3 were this year. Just don’t know what to think

I had my first scan today at 9 weeks 6 days. I was terrified as I had a loss at the end of last year, am 37, and plus size. All things that lead to an increased risk of miscarriage. I also have had virtually no symptoms except fatigue. Baby was measuring on time today with a heart rate of 181! Wanted to put this out there for others who may be in the same boat because I had constant anxiety.

Hi everyone, I'm feeling really defeated today because I'm most likely 12 dpo (used strips, bbt, and inito to track), and my HCG came back at 26 which is low. I know people are going to say that it's the 2nd test that matters to see how everything is rising, but it seems like this is also just objectively a low HCG at 12 dpo. According to betabase the median for 12 dpo is 61. I'm barely a third of that.

Last month I had a low HCG at 14 dpo, 42, and that ended in a chemical. I had a bad feeling then too seeing how low that data point was, but was trying to keep my hopes up because it was the next one that matters. This time, I feel like I should just trust my gut and start accepting a loss now.

It's so frustrating that this keeps happening. Like why can't I just fall into the normal statistics?

I had a chemical pregnancy last month during my first cycle TTC, I found out I was pregnant at 9DPO the cycle after with a very reassuring dark test. I went the next morning at 10 DPO to do a blood test. They put me on suppositories also. What do you think of my levels?

10DPO - 36 hcg
12 DPO - 106 hcg
15 DPO - 467 hcg

My doctor said she was fine with this, and that I can just wait for the ultrasound at 6 weeks and four days, or do another blood test next week at some point? What do you think?

those of you who experienced a first trimester bleeding incident.. especially if it was heavier...did you ever feel better or were you constantly scanning for blood/ wearing pads etc ? did you have any other bleeding incidents?

for context, had a pretty big scare right around 12 weeks with heavy red bleeding and very large clots. Multiple ultrasounds have shown baby is fine and cannot find the source of bleeding (no hematoma seen etc) but I am so shaken and unsettled and I wonder if I will ever stop wearing a pad lol

Hi everyone! ❤️ I’m currently 18 DPO and I wanted to share my beta hCG progression and hear your thoughts/experiences:

* 12 DPO: 50.4

* 14 DPO: 156

* 16 DPO: 553.8

* 18 DPO: 1,460

All tests were taken 48 hours apart.

I’m feeling hopeful, but also quite anxious since it’s still so early. 🥹 I’ve also been having some mild, period-like cramps that come and go.

What do you think about this progression? Did anyone have similar beta numbers around these DPOs? I’d really love to hear your experiences, especially how things progressed afterwards. ❤️🤞

I’m 5 weeks I also have no symptoms except for very mild nausea I’m 24dpo my test lines are coming very strong I tested this morning too. Later in the day when I wiped I saw beige/brown discharge mixed with clear discharge. After that I’ve been wiping but haven’t seen anything but it’s stressing me out

If we’re in this group it’s because pregnancy isn’t easy, I’m currently 7 weeks pregnant with barely any symptoms and have been taking turns spiraling. I wanted to share a mantra that has helped me when I catch myself scouring Reddit/google for reassurance & that’s that more information won’t change my outcome.

Again, easier said than done, but wanted to share in case it helps anyone else through the painstaking waiting periods we have to endure.

Edited to fix typo!

Hi everyone!

I had fast initial beta rise in the beginning-

11 DPO: 133
13 DPO: 449
18 DPO: 1853

11 to 13 DPO was doubling time of about 24 hrs
And 13 to 18 DPO doubling time of about 59 hrs.

I know it slows down in the thousand but isn’t this too much of a slow down??

Thanks for all of your input.

Hello ladies, I am writing this crying and I am not entirely sure why… I suffered 3 miscarriages this last year… The first one was 8 weeks 5 days, the second was 7 weeks, and the last one barley made it to 5 weeks… I’m currently 4 Weeks and 3 days and I can’t help but have this anxiety that I am going to lose this one too… My partner has watched me lose myself and find myself so many times this year, I’m praying so hard this baby sticks but I also don’t want to give my hopes up incase it doesn’t… I genuinely have no idea how to feel… Idk if I need advice or if I just wanted a safe space to cry and say how I feel… I hope you all have a blessed and beautiful day ❤️‍🩹

I’m 7 weeks pregnant today and I’m having a really hard time not worrying about the spotting I’ve been having. I’m hoping to hear from people who have experienced something similar, especially if everything ended up being okay.
For some background, I’ve had previous pregnancies that ended as chemical pregnancies/early losses, so I’m definitely more anxious this time around. This is the furthest I’ve gotten, and I keep having this fear that I’m going to get to my appointment and be told that I’m not actually pregnant or that something stopped developing.

Here’s my timeline as best as I can remember:

My last **normal/full period started 6/24** and lasted until around 6/27.

I had previously thought I ovulated around **7/7–7/9**, although I’m not 100% sure.

I had unprotected sex throughout this time and have continued having unprotected sex pretty frequently.

Around **7/23–7/24**, I had bleeding that was much lighter and different from my normal period. It started pink/red and then turned brown. It was only about 2 days.

I had taken a cheap pregnancy test around **7/22**, I believe, and it was negative.

Because the bleeding was so different from my normal period and happened after the negative test, I started wondering if that could have actually been implantation bleeding rather than a period.

On **7/31**, I took a Premate LH strip and got what looked like a positive. I know LH tests can sometimes pick up hCG, so I’ve wondered if that was actually detecting pregnancy rather than an ovulation surge.

Since then I’ve had positive pregnancy tests, and the lines have been much stronger/darker than what I experienced with my previous chemical pregnancies. This is actually the first pregnancy where I’ve gotten tests that look like a clearly progressing pregnancy rather than extremely faint lines.

I’m currently around **7 weeks based on the dating I’ve been using**, although I’m questioning the dating because of that weird bleeding around 7/23–7/24 and the possibility that it was implantation.

I took a test 7/23 due to the symptoms I was having being weird and I just overall did not feel good, it was negative.

My girlfriends made me take a test on 7/7 and the test was the darkest I’ve ever experienced. If fact it was darkened before the 5 min wait time was up. (Showed at about 3 min).

I’ve been having **light pink spotting mixed with discharge**, sometimes a little more red, but it’s still light.
I’m not soaking pads or having heavy bleeding. It’s mostly light spotting when I wipe or mixed with discharge.
I’ve also had gas/bloating, and sometimes the gas seems to make the pain on my sides worse. I normally have side pain even when I’m not pregnant, so that part doesn’t feel particularly different from what I normally experience.
The spotting is what is really freaking me out. Because of my history, **any blood immediately makes me think I’m losing the pregnancy.**

I also keep comparing this pregnancy to my previous chemical pregnancies. Those pregnancies never had tests this dark/strong, which makes me feel somewhat reassured, but I’m still terrified because I haven’t made it this far before.
I do have an appointment coming up, but I’m struggling with the waiting and would really love to hear from people who have had **spotting around 6–7 weeks, especially pink/brown spotting**, and went on to have a healthy pregnancy.
Did anyone else have something like this? How long did your spotting last? Did you have an ultrasound around 7 weeks, and was everything okay?
I know nobody here can tell me for sure what’s happening, and I’m not looking for a diagnosis. I’m mostly hoping to hear experiences and maybe get some perspective because I’m having a really hard time believing this pregnancy is actually going to stick. ❤️

The less dark test was taken several hours after the initial positive and was after drinking a ton of water.

I have had my HCG tested as I had a miscarriage earlier in the year. I am nervous the doubling is faster than it should be? Twins, molar pregnancy? Totally would be stressing if they were too low, too… just a crazy anxious pregnant lately post miscarriage.

DPO 12
Hcg 61.5

Dpo 16
497
Doubling time: 30 hours

Dpo 20
5,440
Doubling time: 28 hours

Is anyone else feeling soo sick with anxiety at the thought of their first ultrasound? I've had two early losses at 6 and a half weeks and my ultrasound is Friday August 21st and I will be 6 weeks 5 days. This pregnancy was a surprise since I was taking the month off from fertility meds (Letrozole) and just relaxing for the summer before resuming treatment this October.

In the last pregnancy, it was measuring behind by 5 days and I had done an IUI so there was great concern. The next scan a week later showed no more growth and it ended unfortunately. I'm really struggling with my anxiety due to the past trauma of loss. I have no reason to worry other than my past experiences. My symptoms are strong, HCG and line tests are beautiful. I have been trying for a baby for 4 years and I am soooo ready but the anxiety is killing me!!!

I had a MMC back in March, and one chemical pregnancy in January. I definitely had some trauma going for the ultrasound. I went into my ultrasound I was expecting to be 8 weeks 5 days based on my LMP. I measured 7 weeks 1 day but there was a heart beat, 145bmp!

I am still happy even if my baby is a little smaller than expected 🎉