Hi everyone

Thank you all so much for your support and reassuring replies over the last 24 hours. It has been a scary time made so much worse by the sudden loss of DP's brother.

An update on the cramps though:

I have just left A&E where I have been since early-ish this morning. The cramps got so bad this morning I could have sworn I was about to start bleding and miscarry.

To cut a long story short, at this stage I am fine and bubs is fine. Naughty, but fine!  

My HCG levels have more than tripled in the last 48 hours and as there is no bleeding and actually no tenderness in my tummy when it's pressed, the Dr's think at this stage the pg is 'viable'. So that is good news at a very very dark time.

Dr advised for my peace of mind to re-check HCG levels in a few days or a week and that he would get an early scan referral sent out to me next week so I can get to see bubba sooner rather thanlater. They were all very kind and didn't think badly of this crazy lady (who genuinally was in a lot of pain! ).

I am still tender and having intermittent cramping and appreciate bubs and I are not out of the woods yet but at this stage he/she is hanging on for dear life and so I have to hang onto that.

Hi all

Thank you so much for your good wishes, I will tell DP as he is so upset and grieving.  It is just a horrble time right now but yes it seems for now anyway we have a sticky weebean who is just trying to bury nice and deep (I hope!).

We have a very early scan tomorrow- honestly not expcecting to see that much but with any luck we can at least conclude there is a viable pg there. I think there is and so do the Doctors but a scan will help. I wasn't expecting it so soon. Have been so impressed and touched by the excellent service I have had by the public health system so far! I am definately more reassured although it was hard tonight sitting with my MIL, she was so upset adn I could just feel the cramping starting again...

It seems to me my wee bean is highly attuned already to his/her Mummies feelings. Hmmm I am gonna have to really watch the stress levels and yes, it will be feet up and resting as practical as possible with a job, study and 5 year old lol. But seriously I will be dropping all non essentials and giving this bubba every fighting chance.

Hi ladies

Well I had my scan this morning, and even with the typical pessimestic cautiousness of the medical profession lol...everything looks good and bang on for dates. 

There was a little sac (although the sonographer said it *looked* like a pg sac, she didn't want to lay her head on the block for anyone at this stage of pg)....and when she measured it, it came up saying 4wks 6days...which is exactly what I thought I was! So as good a news as is possible for any woman having a scan so early. And my endometrium is nice and thick, another good sign. And my ovaries looked good (WTF?! lol) and no sign of ectopic so woohoo.  That was the best response I could have hoped for.

The cramps have well and truely died down today; I need to go back to A&E if they return that bad or if I start bleeding, but I *think* we'll be ok (fingers tightly tightly crossed).

From here I have another HCG test next week to make sure levels rising and another scan in 1-2 weeks time to see a heartbeat.

And then I will have had enough of testing and scanning I think, what will be will be but at this point things are looking hopeful.