I found out last week that I'm pregnant. I'm about 5 weeks along. Last week I had a gut feeling something was wrong when I started spotting on 11/8. I have a 4 year old and I've been pregnant a few times, so I know that usually, this is normal. In all my other pregnancies, I felt either exhausted or sick, usually both. Other than the occasional cramping and contractions, I do not feel pregnant at all. No sickness, no fatigue (except for today) and no migraines. I have a lot of risk factors and symptoms of ectopic pregnancy.
I didn't think much of my spotting until I started experiencing moderate (not severe) cramping, pelvic pain (sharp stabbing pains in my vag, uncomfortable but not severe), and lower back pain. I also felt some contractions. The next day, I experienced more mild lower abdominal and lower back pain. The cramps and lower back pain continued, and I started having some pain in my shoulder, which is what got me thinking that maybe my pregnancy is ectopic. Over the past few days, the pain in my abdomen has been more focalized near my left ovary. I've had spotting the last two mornings. It's subsided by mid-morning, though. Last night, I experienced contractions in my uterus and what felt like my left ovary, which was totally bizarre. I woke up this morning with a fever of 101.4 and I've been fatigued all day.
I contacted the OB/GYN at my clinic last Thursday when I had spotting. They had me come in on Friday morning to check my HCG levels. They are about 3,000, which puts me at about 5 weeks pregnant. I'm going back tomorrow to recheck my HCG levels. If it hasn't doubled, something is obviously wrong.
Has anyone else had an ectopic pregnancy? If so, did you experience any of the symptoms I have? Did you recover quickly?
Thanks ladies, I'm kind of worried here.




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