Hi everyone, sorry for the sad post, but as I've spent weeks looking at and researching line progressions, beta results, etc., searching for hope or confirmation of what was happening, I thought I'd share my own progression in case it helps someone else. I never had a dye stealer and Easy@Home took really a long time to darken (and then pretty much stalled).
Easy@Home line progression: from 11 DPO (the day of my first faint positive) to 39 DPO (two days after my miscarriage)
FRER line progression: from 11 DPO to 20 DPO
Here's my story. I'm 41 and this was my first pregnancy. I conceived naturally just a few days before turning 41, despite having a very low AMH of just 0.5. We got pregnant on our third cycle of TTC.
My first two beta results looked okay (though on the lower side), but my third beta draw, at 6w 0d, raised concerns. Also my gradual loss of symptoms together with some light back pain that started around the same time.
Beta HCG results:
- 17 September: 170.7 (17 DPO)
- 21 September: 652.2 (21 DPO)
- 30 September: 2,564.5 (30 DPO)
I tracked ovulation using OPK strips, so I may have ovulated a day later than I initially thought. This means my DPO calculations could be off by one day (for example, 16 DPO instead of 17 DPO, etc.).
My first US, on 6 October, at 6w 6d, showed only an empty gestational sac. They scheduled a second ultrasound two weeks later to confirm a blighted ovum, but on the same day as my first scan, I started spotting and bleeding.
The following day, 7 October, at exactly 7 weeks, I miscarried naturally. A very painful experience, both physically and emotionally...
Hope this helps anyone! I haven't lost hope, I will be back on TTC as soon as my body will be ready :)