ok, so yesterday around 3 ish I went pee and had a little brown spot on the tp. didn't think too much of it then about 5:30 I went again and it was in my underwear, and quite a bit. I started to have really bad cramping...so bad it kept me up for a few hours that night...went to the Dr. today at 10:45 and she did an U/S and the baby was in my uterus!!! and projected by the size and no heartbeat that I was about 6 weeks pregnant. She then sent me for blood work to check HCG..well I went home and it was a few hours later that I had clotting in my u/w and I called and she told me that my HCG levels were 5000 and that for my HCG levels being that high I should be further along than 6 weeks. She went on and told me that this pregnancy doesn't look like it's going to be easy or good...I go back in 2 days to check HCG again and in a week I go to get another U/S to check for a heartbeat. I am so confused and so sad that this might not end up the way we had imagined. We tried for 6 months and then this! Does anyone know what could possibly be going on? Am I going to have a m/c or does it appear that way? Something in me tells me this isn't going to end up good! I need some feedback please!!!

Well I'm not a doctor and am new to the pregnancy thing, so I can't offer you any help in that regard. But I will say how much I hope everything turns out ok, and try (just try) not to worry too much about the unknown. My heart is with you! 

To me your HCG levels sound great. Bleeding in the first couple of weeks is sooooooo much more common then you might think. I don't want to get your hopes up because there is a chance that it's leading in that direction all I can say is stay off your feet and relax. At six weeks the Dr. shouldn't be able to hear or see a heartbeat yet so i wouldn't let it worry you. Right now your baby is still just the yolk sac. I think they say they don't tend to worry unless they haven't heard it by 8-10 weeks. I really hope it turns out for the good I know how devastating it can be to lose a baby, I've been there. I hope this helps you  a little.

Beth

Thank you so much for your help and insight! I just found out today my progesterone level is 6.1 and it should be around 15?! she's got me on a med to help it go up so hopefully this is maybe what's causing me to bleed! I'm so thankful that you ladies out there are so supportive! She called me today to check and see how I was doing and the bleeding has SLOWED way down! i was soaking a pad every 3 hours and now i have changed it twice today cuz there isn't hardly any blood!!! is that a good sign or a bad one? i guess it all depends on the person right?! Thanks again for your support and opinions!

While I can't offer you any bit of advice or information, I can tell you that I am here hoping and praying all the best for you.  We're here to listen.  Keep us posted on how it's going.

My situation was similar but a little different.  I am 39 and it's my first and it is rammed donw my throat to expect the worse every time i have a visit....I had spotting at 5wks, but it was very light and beige/pinkish brown.  I was told brown was old blood and if it was red to see the dr immediately..but it never was red and it I never needed a pad, but it was always on the tp.  They did an u/s at 5wks, just a yolk sac.  my hcg levels were around 5500.  Went back at 6wks to verify it was not a blighted ovum and things were progressing.  I was still having the spotting.  They told me that the good hcg level could be false...that the levels can remain high for a few weeks even after something has happened.  They had me so stressed out I want to shoot someone, but at the 6wk ultra sound they found the heartbeat.  Not much more than a dot for a baby, but things "seemed" good.  At 7wks, everything seemed to just stop.  At 10wks they had me back to find a heart beat with the doppler and again they could not locate it...so they wanted an u/s right away.  They could not fit me and were making all these phone calls to fit me in somewhere...it had to be done that minute and they really made me think OMG what is going to happen now....Well, they did an u/s and there was a little baby kicking and moving around with a heart rate of 171.  All the stressing they seem to put you thru makes it so much worse.  If they tell me the risks and problems being over 35 one more time I might use their tie to strangle them.  It's so much easier said than done, but relax and do take it easy....no bending over and reaching for things.  It really may be old blood  or blood not needed and it will come out for a week or two.  If things are tapering off, that is good and keeps us posted.  Your HCG levels should double and triple now and It is early on and bleeding is sooo common.  They may find everything is fine on your next visit.  I wish you the best and happy thoughts only.

Kim