Hi all,

A little background info; I am 32 years old, married and have a 14 year old and 10 year old. I am currently 7 weeks, 6 days pregnant. This is my 4th pregnancy, as I miscarried in November 2020.

When I miscarried, my hcg levels were still showing high, I was suppose to be about 9 weeks pregnant at my first ultrasound and I was showing as 4-5 weeks. My doctor wanted to send me for hcg tests every week for 3 weeks to see if they were dropping and instead I drove to the emergency room, told them I think I am having a miscarriage and they were able to confirm it within 5 hours and prescribe me the misoprostol that induced the miscarriage at home. Worst experience of my life.

This time around, I had my first scan at 6 weeks and 3 days, saw the heartbeat. This was reassuring. Than 4 days later I started spotting. Had mild cramps one day, but nothing unusual. My OB’s office sent me a requisition for bloodwork to again test my hcg levels. They came back at over 15 000 and she told me they were right on track and that sometimes women just spot during pregnancy and there’s really no explanation. I asked if there was anything I could do to follow up and confirm everything was okay and she told me it wasn’t necessary. I asked for a 2nd blood test to be done the following week to confirm the levels were rising and she told me that wasn’t necessary. I asked if maybe I should come in to be examined and she told me no because even if I am having a miscarriage there is nothing they can do to stop it. Now I have a routine ultrasound March 5th that they booked for me during my first appointment that I am unable to move any closer to today and I am worried. I have had 8 days of spotting pink or brown... not a huge amount but enough to need a panty-liner and it’s mostly when I pee. Has anyone else had a similar experience? I know spotting is common, but the duration has be puzzled as I keep reading 2-3 days at a time or off and on for a longer period of time... not 8 consecutive days. Thanks in advance!

Update: I called yesterday around 10:30 asking for more to be done. The lady told me that she isn’t even allowed to issue another hcg test because my next step is ultrasound on March 5th and there’s nothing they can do for me until they get a better look at that ultrasound. She told my my hcg numbers were great last time so to try and stay positive. My next step was to contact my family doctor and get an hcg requisition but I didn’t get that far...5 minutes later she called me back and told me if I wanted to call and get an earlier ultrasound to call the number on the paper she gave me but I can only go a maximum of 4 days earlier than scheduled. I thanked her and got off the phone. My family doctor only answers phones during certain times and work got busier so I decided I would call during the afternoon. Around 2:30 this lady called again saying the dr reviewed my file and wants me in for an ultrasound at 9am tomorrow morning (which was today). At the ultrasound, he did it abdominally and vaginally and he couldn’t find a heartbeat. I was measuring at exactly where I should be at this point, (8 weeks 2 days) just no heartbeat. I was sent to another place for a 2nd vaginal ultrasound where she wasn’t able to share any information with me. She told me whether she finds something or doesn’t she legally isn’t allowed to say anything. I tried reading her expressions during the process with no luck. She than told me all results are faxed within 5 minutes by her to the OB’s office, so call in 5-10 minutes. I called no answer. I called again before 1pm and left a message for her to call me at 2 and tell me that the dr has left for the day but again no cardiac activity was found and he will likely prescribe me medication tomorrow if that is the route I want to take. I told her I had the refill from last time (he had given 2 doses just in vase) and that I’m not willing to wait yet another day to pass this... I need it to be over with it’s been on my mind for almost 2 weeks now. She understood, read me the instructions and added the note to my file so that he is aware I am taking the medication to finish the process. Hopefully one day this will work out but my god..... prayers to everyone who is going through such an uncertain time. Praying for everyone to have healthy babies 👶 🌈.