Comments on: hCG levels are up! http://knockmeup.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/hcg-levels-are-up/ Lessons on infertility Fri, 29 May 2009 18:47:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: pvedmom http://knockmeup.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/hcg-levels-are-up/#comment-36 pvedmom Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:59:07 +0000 http://knockmeup.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-36 Okay so let's breathe a bit -- and talk about IVF pregnancy 101. While bleeding isn't normal it's VERY common with IVF pregnancies. There's just something about the nature of the beast that causes oodles of women to bleed. I bled for 25 weeks and my son is going on 8. Brown blood is old implantation blood. Don't sweat it. Pink blood means you probably have irritated your cervix. Bright red is what we call "Frank Bleeding" or "Active Bleeding" - and yes *sometimes* this is a cause for concern. So your RE is right -- you had a perfect doubling. We like to see doubling at least by 66% every 48-72 hours. You are well within that window. What's your progesterone (p4) level? that needs to be above 25. Low P4 levels can cause spotting. What kind of P4 support are you using? Injections? Suppositories? Pills? Are you drinking at least 96 ounces of water a day? If not you really need to be. Dehydration can cause spotting. There are many reasons for bleeding -- you could have a little tear in the placenta as it has attached to the uterus, those typically resolve. You could have developed a subchorionic-hematoma which resolve in time. You will know more once you have your first ultrasound and see that wonderful little heart beat. Hang in there:) Okay so let’s breathe a bit — and talk about IVF pregnancy 101. While bleeding isn’t normal it’s VERY common with IVF pregnancies. There’s just something about the nature of the beast that causes oodles of women to bleed. I bled for 25 weeks and my son is going on 8.

Brown blood is old implantation blood. Don’t sweat it. Pink blood means you probably have irritated your cervix. Bright red is what we call “Frank Bleeding” or “Active Bleeding” – and yes *sometimes* this is a cause for concern.

So your RE is right — you had a perfect doubling. We like to see doubling at least by 66% every 48-72 hours. You are well within that window. What’s your progesterone (p4) level? that needs to be above 25. Low P4 levels can cause spotting. What kind of P4 support are you using? Injections? Suppositories? Pills?

Are you drinking at least 96 ounces of water a day? If not you really need to be. Dehydration can cause spotting.

There are many reasons for bleeding — you could have a little tear in the placenta as it has attached to the uterus, those typically resolve. You could have developed a subchorionic-hematoma which resolve in time.

You will know more once you have your first ultrasound and see that wonderful little heart beat. Hang in there:)

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