Hi Ladies,

So as the title reads this is my first pregnancy. Me and my husband have been trying to conceive for 3 1/2 years. Well about 3 weeks ago we found out that we are FINALLY pregnant!! We cried tears of joy. So many tears! So at first they thought I was only 2-3 weeks according to blood work. Then my OB’s office said they believed I was more like 6 weeks so they scheduled an ultrasound for my 8 week mark. I went on Monday to have a transvaginal US, and all they could see was a yolk sac. So my OB said she believes I could be more like 5 weeks, and wanted to do blood work to measure my HCG levels. So 1st test was okay, 2 days later we did another blood test and those results came back and they said my levels should have doubled in 48 hrs but didn’t. So I went for a 3rd blood test and the levels barely changed. So now she’s concerned I may be trying to miscarry. I’m reaching out to see if anybody else has experienced something like this? Is it normal? How did this situation end because at this point I’m so confused and worried. I will add that I do have type 2 diabetes (but very much controlled, have never had any issues whatsoever) and I’m overweight, which I know is a concern to most doctors anyways but I know many women same size as me that have several children. So again any advice or stories to share would so helpful. Thank you! 🙏🏻👶🏼