@Kimberley hi Kimberley. Thanks for your message. So Iāve been given one for 6+5 days but it just completely threw me that sheās telling me I could not be pregnant but these are my tests and my period hasnāt came so my anxiety went through the roof and I just couldnāt really understand what she was trying to get at so wondered if anyone else had experienced similar or knew something I didnāt!
I have never heard that! Crazy š well firstly congratulations because you're pregnant! I wonder if she is referring to the chance of a chemical pregnancy? They can happen before 5 weeks and sometimes don't even get noticed because they are very early and the subsequent bleed is often just recognised as a period but even a chemical pregnancy is a pregnancy so not sure what she means. I wouldn't worry about it being a chemical pregnancy either because those tests look very strong ā¤ļø I had a chemical in April and my tests didn't get darker over the course of the week so I knew it was coming, yours look really good. Maybe speak to your GP? Wishing you all the best xx
Thanks so much Katie . Appreciate you taking the time to reply . Yeah I understand chemical pregnancies, but she was basically saying that a can get an HCG spike of up to 30 before my period arrives so it could be thatā¦. And it totally threw me cause Iād never heard of it!
@Katie also, so sorry to hear about your chemical, been through a few losses myself and they never get easier and anxiety just gets worse surrounding it! Fingers and toes crossed for your rainbow bubba xx
@Natalie you can't get an Hcg spike of up to 30 unless you're pregnant (or have a serious medical condition that would cause Hcg). Anything above 5 is positive for pregnancy. LH spokes before period but HCG does not, it is only produced by a developing embryo (or in cases of serious medical conditions as I said earlier)
@Charley okay thanks. This is what a MIDWIFE told me. Which is just insane. She brought me so much anxiety from that but also just a lot of confusion!
@Natalie unfortunately even medical professionals are wrong or have certain misconceptions! I've had IVF and they said anything above 5 is positive, whether it rises quick enough or to a suitable number is another matter entirely, but still.
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If epu aren't gonna give you one. Call your doctors and express your concern the doctors can then phone EPU to get you a scan x