Rough start

Update: I ended up having a miscarriage on April 7 :(

I'm 41.5 and pregnant with second baby. I have had a very strange beginning to this pregnancy I track my periods and ovulation and when I went in for HCG blood tests, the levels didnt increase as expected over 5 days so I was scheduled for an ultrasound. I went at presumably 6 weeks to find an empty gestational sac. The fill-in Dr called me with results and gave me options of a D&C, medication to "speed up my miscarriage" or do another ultrasound in 10 days to "make sure". Since she was doubtful and without any empathy, I opted for the wait & see. I had cramping every night for the 10 days and waited with anxiety for a miscarriage to happen. It was awful. I walked around with a pad on just in case.

I had my second ultrasound on April 2, alone since Covid19 means no guests allowed, and I went in depressed, anxious and without hope. To my surprise, the tech told me she sees a yolk sac and fetal pole and I'm only now measuring 5w 5d! My Dr said it's possible my ovulation was way off when I conceived and my first tests were too early. However, I need a third ultrasound in 2 more weeks to confirm the pregnancy is viable.

So here I am, not celebrating, feeling like I'm still waiting on a miscarriage or fear having to go through a traumatic procedure. I've had a miscarriage before just a day after confirming a pregnancy so I don't get excited anymore this early on.

Fingers crossed for good news on April 17. Tentative due date Nov 28.