April/May/June 2021

[hakrueg]

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[Disneylover]

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Here's my ultrasound pic! This is a terrible picture but we got to see the tiny baby and a heartbeat. I believe when I go back on the 20th is when I do my NIPT. I'm so excited but also nervous but I feel very confident about it. It's hard not calling the baby 'her' on here because it just feels right. My due date is officially May 22nd.

I love all the announcements, we're def going to wait until we know the gender because we want the announcement to include her name. The idea is to a do a letter board saying Winter is coming... May 2021. It's a joke from game of thrones, because her name will be Winter. I love all the halloween ones though, I may have to do that for our families. It's been so hard not telling my family! I want to tell them in person so badly but it's getting so tough.

[BunnyGirl19]

A nurse called me with my latest HCG numbers. At 16DPO my level was 439. My level approximately 50 hours later was 1272. The nurse told me that was really low for my gestation. Umm......no it’s not. It’s fully within the normal range. *facepalm*

[atomic sagebrush]

A nurse called me with my latest HCG numbers. At 16DPO my level was 439. My level approximately 50 hours later was 1272. The nurse told me that was really low for my gestation. Umm......no it’s not. It’s fully within the normal range. *facepalm*

This keeps happening. Remember guys, it's the doubling that counts and not the levels. And if you have a "low for gestation" result the vast majority of the time you ovulated later than you think or you just started with a low HCG level. You can start off with anywhere from 0-5 hcg at conception, then it doubles. This can end up with wildly different levels which is why we watch for doubling and NOT the levels themselves:

0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320

These people are the same distance along in their pregnancy and one of them has 10x the HCG of the other yet both are normal pregnancies!

[Flowergirl]

This keeps happening. Remember guys, it's the doubling that counts and not the levels. And if you have a "low for gestation" result the vast majority of the time you ovulated later than you think or you just started with a low HCG level. You can start off with anywhere from 0-5 hcg at conception, then it doubles. This can end up with wildly different levels which is why we watch for doubling and NOT the levels themselves:

0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320

These people are the same distance along in their pregnancy and one of them has 10x the HCG of the other yet both are normal pregnancies!

Thank you Atomic, as you know this is so relevant to me at the moment too. How often should it be doubling? I had my last text on day 30 of my cycle and today will be day 36 when I have a test again, just wondering what I’d be hoping for if day 30 was Hcg level ‘83’?

[Flowergirl]

A nurse called me with my latest HCG numbers. At 16DPO my level was 439. My level approximately 50 hours later was 1272. The nurse told me that was really low for my gestation. Umm......no it’s not. It’s fully within the normal range. *facepalm*

Gosh I’d hate for her to see my levels then! Very strange/unnecessary thing to say to you.

[BunnyGirl19]

I’ve had enough pregnancies to know better. LOL! It’s just so aggravating that someone “official” doesn’t know any better nor has the manners to keep the negatives to themselves. I was given an EDD of 6/7 by my perinatology office, but if I go by ovulation it’s 6/9. They’ll leave it at 6/7 unless baby measures off by more than four days.

[g.pooja812]

Hey girls!

So happy and excited to join this journey with you all! Took a pregnancy today , periods due tomorrow. Due date as per the calendar 14th June 2021. Please keep me in your prayers for a healthy and full term pregnancy. I am really in a state of shock at the same time nervous due to previous 2 back to back losses.


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[Flowergirl]

I’ve had enough pregnancies to know better. LOL! It’s just so aggravating that someone “official” doesn’t know any better nor has the manners to keep the negatives to themselves. I was given an EDD of 6/7 by my perinatology office, but if I go by ovulation it’s 6/9. They’ll leave it at 6/7 unless baby measures off by more than four days.

For sure! It’s really fortunate that you knew better but what if it was someone like me who’s had a recent loss and is worried and sensitive about information like that? It would just create huge anxiety and stress that something is wrong. Especially given her comment was completely incorrect and unwarranted! I don’t blame you for feeling aggravated but at the same time glad everything ACTUALLY is fine!

[Flowergirl]

Hey girls!

So happy and excited to join this journey with you all! Took a pregnancy today , periods due tomorrow. Due date as per the calendar 14th June 2021. Please keep me in your prayers for a healthy and full term pregnancy. I am really in a state of shock at the same time nervous due to previous 2 back to back losses.


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Ohhh biggest congrats! I’m also praying for our rainbow baby so understand your fear but sending you all the positive, sticky vibes I can