Someone please tell me...

that at 5 weeks your hCG was low (result today 2160 - Dr not happy) and you had brown-sish discharge (TMI sorry!) and went on to have a healthy baby...
Or perhaps someone needs to bring me down to earth and confirm my worst fears.
Although I'm a firm believer in nature taking its course this is still quite upseting...

I don't have any experience either but wishing you all the best!!
I actually think that there has been a similar thread in here relatively recently but can't remember who/what exactly it was as I don't spend too much time in here.

A stand alone hCG level isn't a good indicator of viability, I wish medical professionals would stop making comments like "oh, it's a bit low" coz there is a HUGE variation in what is normal and all it does is freak women out! At any given stage, the important thing is not the levels themselves but that they double every 24-48 hours for the first 6 weeks, then every 48-72 hours until around 10 weeks when they drop to a plateau and stay at that level for the duration.

When I had my first level done with Chiara it was 30-something and the nurse that gave me the result said "it's not very high" and wouldn't tell me the number, I gave her a right lecture once she told me what it was coz it was completely normal for 15dpo! And lil miss was most definitely OK, she's currently screaming her lungs out to prove it!

With this pregnancy at 5w1d my hcg was at 7360...but I was having serial testing too.
I also had brownish discharge up until about a week and a half ago and we have seen a heartbeat on 2 scans now.

With my last pregnancy which was a blighted ovum and ended in a d&c (was also doing serial testing), at 5w2d my levels were 1718.

As maya said, you really need to get more than one test done as you can tell from my 2 different pregnancies there was a vast difference.

Good luck :)

Oh hun, I'll be praying for you that the levels double over the next couple of days. I too think that's a bit harsh of the doc to say anything about it, until they have a few days worth how do they honestly know? Definitely a good opportunity to get a scan done though as they'll be able to see a heartbeat soon.

HI Everyone,
Thanks for your positive vibes, hugs and prayers.
Overnight everything *down there* seems to have stopped...so that's good.
Feeling a little under the weather today as well which I'm taking as a good sign.
Next blood test Thursday.
I'm really just hoping i have my dates wrong and that i'm not as preganant as I thought I was, this would explain the low hCG.
Anyhow, just sitting here letting nature take its course!
Thanks again!

My levels this pregnancy was low according to the nurses at my Docs office...Doc didnt seem tooo worried! As long at it went up with every test.

I also started to have brownish blood around the same time and I am 26 weeks today!

So dont worry about the first result, it could be that you are not yet 5 weeks but only 3 or 2 even. Wait and see what the result of the next bloods are...if it is going up then its all good!

Best of luck!

It's back!
So, I've bitten the bullet and gone to the Drs and requested another blood test.
Results at 2pm ish today.
I just really want to know either way...

Hey sufergirl I never got my HCG levels done but I did have brown discharge on and off for about two weeks. I got a scan done at 6w1d because my nausea had gone also. I saw a heartbeat and two days later my vomiting was back. My bubs is fine as you can see and will be arriving next week. Fingers crossed for you

OK - update...levels today are 3,450 which is up, but not double.
Nurse at the surgery said come back Friday for some more...but certainly no wine tonight!
She thinks that the fact it's early days and that 1st lot were taken late monday night and these ones were early this morning that it's not bad news...but...well, you know...
Legs crossed!!!