Anxious!

It’s unlikely you’ll see a heartbeat before 7 weeks, that’ll be why they’ll make you wait until then. Again, that doesn’t mean your pregnancy isn’t progressing perfectly normally, just that it’s hard to see before that. Which makes a scan any earlier quite pointless because they can confirm the presence of something but it doesn’t mean much until you see it has a heartbeat. HCG levels don’t drop until about 10 weeks so if you need reassurance then get some cheapie pregnancy tests and just do one every day, cheap price to pay to reduce your worries. I hope that your blood results help with your anxiety a little. In the mean time, a problem shared is a problem halved and all that 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Gaby Thank you! Yeah you’re right about not being able to see something. I’m just frustrated that they won’t test my HCG or even Progesterone levels (which is something they’ve been doing at almost every scan I’ve had with them so far) unless I pay them £150 😑 Feels a bit icky! Oh girl, I’ve been testing every day since the bleed. I’m like a crazy woman. Tests are still looking very strong. A clued in friend of mine has even said that my HCG is rising quite fast - hope that isn’t too much of a cause for concern 🤞🏻 I have been reading almost every similar story, not to scare myself, but just so can understand how common this is. Seeing if there are any patterns!

Hmmmmm yeah I wouldn’t pay that for a blood test either 🤣 but your home tests are checking for HCG and confirming it’s present so I suppose you just have to try and take some comfort from that. Easier said than done when it’s been a long journey for you I’m sure. But relax, look after yourself and think positive. Maybe buy a book and read about what your body is going through to distract you from worrying and give you another focus. Siobhan Miller has a really good one about hypnobirthing that is full of some amazing affirmations.

Hey @Hannah I had my FET 16th July, Saturday morning I had a flash of blood and a smaller one later in the day too and then nothing. I called EPAS at my local hospital (I dealt with them when I had an early miscarriage with my first transfer) they contacted my clinics out of hours contact and got a referral from them. I went for an early scan Sunday. They confirmed there was a yolk and sac which is all that you’d expect to see at 5weeks. I took comfort in knowing it was going how it should. Last time due to me being 4 weeks EPAS did the hcg blood test for me instead. All of this has been free of charge, are you sure your clinic can’t refer you? I know how stressful it is and hope you get some comfort like I did. I now have my heartbeat scan in 2 weeks with EPAS instead of my clinic they’ve been amazing. Sorry for the literal book of a story 🤣

Absolutely losing my mind at the moment! Had my blood test this morning and the nurses assured me that they will try and have the results with me by this evening. I got an email from Patients Know Best to say my results were ready. I RAN to my NHS app, open it, and it’s there but I can’t see the results until 😡September 3rd!!!😡 I immediately called my GP before they shut to ask them to look into it. Receptionist did her best impression of Little Britain’s “Computer Says No” and told me to call tomorrow after 2pm 🤬 I’m booking another test with the hospital tomorrow. I need a second one anyway and maybe they’ll have some urgency in all this. I’m a stressed out, hormonal, pregnant lady!! I need to know wth is going on! 😅

It’s extremely tough those first few weeks cos there’s really nothing you can do except wait and hope and pray. The time goes agonisingly slowly , but it will pass and once the time is passed (if all is good), it will soon be a distant memory. The wait for my scan at 7 weeks was agony, I remember the wait well 😖 but it’s a distant memory now (I’m 25w now, just saw your post pop up) The only thing I could do in that time was do tests every few days to check the line was still strong. Tbh a few times the line looked weaker which freaked me out! But obvs all is good regardless

@Elle Thank you for your reassuring words! The whole process of TTC (and in my case IVF) is all a waiting game. Takes a LOT of patience, think they’re preparing us for toddlers 😉 I had a message from the doctor when I went on my lunch break today that said my HCG is reading normal levels and that is reassuring. Whilst it’s relaxed me loads, still not sure how I feel about it because it’s still a bit vague. Maybe he doesn’t want me seeing this numbers in case I obsess 🤔 All I can do now is wait for my early scan on the 27th (I’ll be almost 8 weeks!). I feel better with it all after today though. Starting to allow some excitedness to leak in. Had my invitation through for Badger Notes so I’m on my way to midwife! I have vowed that I will now only test weekly and just RELAXXX! 🧘‍♀️

@Hannah yup all you can do is wait. It’s so painful!! But once that wait is over time really speeds up and resumes it’s normal pace !! So glad your HCG levels are fine , try to relax as much as poss but I know how hard that is! (We didn’t do ivf but we were about to, so I knew if I lost the pregnancy it would be so gutting - makes it so much more anxiety inducing 😣)