OMG. My HCG is 967. Progesterone is 36. I'm exactly 4 weeks today.
Not even sure how to react!
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OMG. My HCG is 967. Progesterone is 36. I'm exactly 4 weeks today.
Not even sure how to react!
Oh ABC!! I love this so much for you!
I felt the lord was answering this prayer!! Eek I could just hug you!! [emoji8]
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Thanks Mommy!! I hope that it's a good thing and that baby (or babies? It's hard not to wonder with that HCG number!) is healthy!! I didn't expect it to be THAT high - I thought it would maybe be in the 500's or so!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mommy2apples
They thought my HCG and progesterone was good at a third of that... I'm calling it now! You're having two girls!
It’s great! I’m excited!!
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LOL DH is honestly a bit freaked out about that possibility right now! I don't know - we'll see!! Still hoping it's not something terrible like a molar or something (I know, I know...). Going to be a looooooong 2 weeks until I can have a scan! Heck it's going to be a long two days until I go back for the next beta on Friday (I guess they do them every 72 hours).Quote:
Originally Posted by Throwaway_panther
Hi guys! Popping in to say I guess I should be here. I'm super awkward about posting here, but I should PROBABLY stop posting in the TWW.
I'm 4 weeks today according to LMP but Fertility Friend has me at 4 w 2 d based on early O. Probably easiest to use LMP?? What did you guys use?
As some of you know I'm in the middle of a 3,000 mile move, so I'm not sure when my appointment would be which is SO NERVEWRACKING> i've had several friends with losses recently and it's definitely made me anxious.
Yay I'm glad you finally got over here! And wow, 3,000 miles - are you guys military?!Quote:
Originally Posted by kikurose
I for sure use my O because it seems to be nearly a week off of what LMP would put me. DD it was 6 days off, and this one has been 5 days, so I fudge my LMP lol. Yours are so close though that LMP would rarely be an issue!
Yes TP! We are military. Moving from overseas back to the states!Quote:
Originally Posted by Throwaway_panther
Yes close enough, you're right. But I always like those two days in the first trimester hahahaha. I'll probably do LMP because easy to remember.
Kiku - YAY you're here!!! And hey, as you've seen I still post in the TWW, so no worries! :) I feel like I forever belong there as I've been on that board for sooooooooo long!!!!
When will you actually be moved??? Hopefully it's not too much longer - I can't imagine the state of limbo you are in right now with all of this!! Hopefully you're able to get settled quickly - and are able to find a great doc and get an appointment booked!!!
Yea I wouldn't worry about the two day difference - I doubt a doctor would adjust your due date anyways if the dating scan was a couple of days off.
Thanks ABC!!!!! I know I’ve been there since Dec only but it feels like home 😂
We fly out this weekend and then move in next Thursday!! I really hope our stuff is there!!!!! It shipped out end of April so we have been living like nomads for a while. We moved out of our house last week and are now in a hotel room. It’s an adventure but I’m ready to settle!
I’ll definitely keep my due date, but I’m secretly going to use my two day O earlier one just during the first tri lmao. Just a little mental boost 😂😂😂
I have the sonoline b fetal doppler as well, it works really great for me. TP I would recommend starting to use it the day after you saw your baby's heartbeat during an ultrasound appointment. That way it's clear that baby is fine even if you don't find the heartbeat immediately.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mommy2apples
Good luck for your appointment on friday!!!
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Huge congrats kikurose! [emoji2]
ABC wow, THAT is a high number indeed! I had betas taken at 15 dpo with DS2 and it was about 1/3 of your value. Do you have values of your DS1 or 2 to compare this value to? Maybe you're just a high beta producer ;-) or like the others suggested, there's more than just one bean inside of you. I'm sure everything will turn out just perfect for you! [emoji813]️
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Thanks Verena! No I didn't have betas done with either DS. With DS1 I didn't test until 13 dpo and got a clear but light positive on a FRER, and didn't have any symptoms until 7-8 weeks. With DS2 my guess is that my HCG levels were a lot higher - I tested at 9 or 10 dpo, got a light positive, and was vomiting by about 5 1/2 weeks!! But, I really have no idea since I wasn't tested. I'm hoping that this one being so high is really just a sign that this is a healthy pregnancy, and that like you said maybe I'm a high HCG producer when the bean is healthy (as my numbers with my 3 m/c's were very low). Who knows though :) :)
How are you feeling? I can't remember if you said whether you've had much sickness this pregnancy.... How many weeks are you now?
I love that I’m seeing some familiar names in here!! So exciting. I need to get my thyroid numbers checked out and I’m actually secretly wanting to check hcg as well. I know I just need to wait until that first scan. But so hard!
I’m going by O date for due date too. I feel like they always change my due date my about 6 days anyway on that first scan. I’m guessing it’s because I have a consistent 31 day cycle with O on the 18/21. So that would put me at 5 1/2 weeks. Occasionally nausea feeling and I’ve thrown up a couple of times. Burger and sugar. Baby Bee does NOT like those things. So I’m filling up daily on sonic ice water. The best ever.
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Hi! I guess it’s time I join here! Hope it’s ok, even though I didn’t sway at all. I have a feeling I’m going to need to talk to others who understand gender disappointment. My SO tries to be supportive, but I don’t think he understands fully. I’m trying to not think about gender though because this is my last pregnancy and I want to soak it all in! I love being pregnant and babies and can’t imagine never going through it again! Congrats to everyone on their bfps!!!
I'm joining too girls! Got my bfp yesterday at 9dpo and it's darker again today at 10dpo so I'm feeling cautiously optimistic!
So glad to have this forum to chat with people so openly. We aren't telling anyone until 12 weeks this time so it's going to be a long first trimester trying to hide it from everyone!
Cassidy this is our last also so I'm feeling at peace with gender as I know I can't change it now and I have no more chances so I think I'm best to just enjoy every moment I can xx every now and then my mind drifts to that magical place where I get my dd but I'm trying to just think that I'll get the baby that's meant for us and that helps.
Looking forward to flowing all you ladies on here and fx for sticky healthy babes for us all xx
I am trying to think of it as a boy already and if it ends up a girl I’m pleasantly surprised lol! This baby really wanted to be here so whatever it is, I know it was meant to be in our family :) Having a place like this to talk it out is great!
We won’t be telling anyone except a few friends probably for awhile either. My family thinks I should have stopped at two kids, and well this is #6 lol!
WOW this board has gotten busy all of the sudden!!! I told DH this morning, "5 GIRLS have gotten their BFPs on our TWW board in the past week!!" (I think it's 5? Kiku, Cassidy, Kitten, Jgojah, me - am I missing anyone?) Anyways - even he seemed pretty impressed LOL!!
Cassidy I understand - my side of the family has not been overly supportive of us adding a 3rd. They know we've been trying, as they know about my three miscarriages over the past year. It's been very hard because their lack of excitement about us having another child has made my going through the miscarriages even harder - and they weren't overly supportive during those losses either. Oh well. It is what it is!
Even stranger, I had several BFP this morning and yesterday among the Custom Swayers many of whom don't post in the forums so add that many people again who are Custom Swayers only!Quote:
Originally Posted by ABC.2606
We do often get runs like this! I wish I had the ability to be testing everyone's hormones every month to unravel the magic!
Interesting - apparently something was in the air this month making us all extra fertile!!Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
Hi everyone!!! SO happy to see you guys!!
TP - Praying for you tonight that your scan will go well tomorrow!!! Can't wait to hear how little bean is doing :)
Thank you ABC!
Just got out, and things were good I guess. HB was strong but was measuring 2 days behind. Midwife assured me that's totally normal and within range, but DD always measured ahead so I'm already panicking that this is early indications of a problem. And they said NIPT is really hard to preauthorize under 35, even with our history of loss :( They literally said $5,000 USD!
Ugh, I was hoping I'd feel better from this scan and I don't! Plus she estimated HB in 150s, plus baby measuring small, makes me think this has to be a girl.
So much dumb stress. I wish I could have a drink!!!
TP - None of that sounds bad to me! (Except for the NIPT thing - that sucks!) As far as health, a HB in the 150s seems really, really strong so that's great! I don't think 2 days behind is a big deal - is she measuring based on your LMP or when you think you O'd? Because you O'd later than CD14 right? And as I recall you aren't 100% sure what day it was? But either way I think 2 days is probably very normal.
As far gender the heartbeat thing I think is crap - girls apparently do have higher heart rates but only after birth, not in pregnancy! I do wonder if there is more to the size thing but probably not - my boys always measured ahead, but so did your DD!! And lots of babies of both genders measure behind!
Hugs!!! It'll be ok!!!! I'm with you about the drink though - I already miss my wine so much LOL!!!
She was going by O! And I'm 100% sure when I did, especially after first two scans! But she even called me after the appointment because I think she could tell how anxious i still was and reassured me that all is promising. I'm trying to take heart too that their machines are terrible lol -- their machines are so old! So maybe it really was just a matter of the technology? Plus baby was flipping and dancing a ton, which she also said is a good sign.Quote:
Originally Posted by ABC.2606
And I should know better about the heartbeats, but I think I am just incapable of enjoying this pregnancy. I'm almost glad the NIPT won't work out because it carries just as much stress as no doing it!
But yeah, DD always was ahead! My favorite anecdote was at my last scan at 39w and some days, her legs were measured at "43+ weeks" gestation lol. I remember sitting up and going, "excuse me?" It certainly explained the kicks!!
Just wanted to throw this your way, DS2 measured behind and had a HB in the 160’s early on (I feel your stress!). DS1 was consistently in the 150’s throughout my entire pregnancy, his never dropped. So glad baby had a strong HB! Fingers crossed and lots of blue dust!! [emoji6][emoji170][emoji92]Quote:
Originally Posted by Throwaway_panther
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That's great that she called you!! She really must think things are going well if she followed up to reassure you!
In my last pregnancy in February when I measured 11 days behind at my 7 week scan I spent hours Googling, trying to find women who had had the same and had happy endings (spoiler alert: there aren't many happy ending stories when baby is THAT far behind it seems). But in doing so I saw lots and lots of women say they measured 3, 4, 5 days behind and everything was fine and most of the time baby was right on track by 12 weeks or so!! Also - my OBGYN told me at the time that while their ultrasound machines are good they still aren't perfect and can always be a little off! Those machines - whether old or new - are definitely not perfect!
Also babies grow at different rates. Both my DS's measured up to a few weeks ahead for much of the pregnancies... DS1 was 8 lbs 12 oz at birth, so when DS2 was measuring weeks ahead I was terrified he'd turn out to be like 10 lbs!! He was born at 7 lbs, 10 oz! :) I think he grew fast in the beginning and then slowed down at the end. I think babies just don't usually do things exactly how we expect them to, even in the womb :) :)
My first scan is next Friday... AHHHH!! She wants to see me earlier than 6 weeks because of my losses. And my 2nd beta should be back by the end of the day.
I am bursting for you and TP to find out gender ABC!!! TP you are killing me going team green!! (I understand tho, I did last time too) I will be stalking like a nutter for both of your 12 week scans too! Cant wait, it's actual torture!!!
Haha yea I'm not ready to find out gender BBB! Not prepared yet to hear "it's a boy" again which I really feel is what will happen. But right now I'm still more worried about whether this one is going to stick or not!Quote:
Originally Posted by Babybeaublue
Haha BBB, I know I'm going to drive people crazy. Everyone keeps saying I must be strong to do it, and I say 'No, just a coward!" lol!
ABC, I am so glad they're scanning you earlier!! I hope you'll get a nice reassuring scan! And excited for your beta -- I'm telling you, twin girls!!
Taytum, thank you SO much for constantly reassuring me! I swear I've read your whole post history to compare myself too haha. I will take all that blue dust and then some!
Welp - I'm really bummed. HCG only went to 2500-something (I already forgot the exact number because once I heard it was only in the 2000's I was upset). That was over 72 hours - not 48 - so doubling time is like every 52 hours.
I was really, really hoping it was over 3,000...
Don't be bummed! This is why I hate repeat betas! Your numbers totally increased in a normal amount in a normal time. You also don't know that they increased in 52 hours -- HCG tends to spike rather than gradually go up, so you could have hit those numbers sooner and are now in the next upswing. Plus like a third of women just won't have the doubling and will still have healthy pregnancies.Quote:
Originally Posted by ABC.2606
I totally understand when we set these thresholds and get so disappointed when they're not met! But your numbers DID double and did so in under 72 hours and are increasing. When is your scan?? I'm anxious for you to get there now to hopefully get some reassurance!
Thanks - I know I think I hate betas now too!!!! I've had too many bad experiences with them before this and I just wanted this time for the numbers to be what I wanted them to be haha!!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Throwaway_panther
Yea I guess the number is OK. My RE's office uses the 72 hour standard for doubling rather than 48 hours so they are happy with the number. I just really thought it would be higher.
Have you read/seen things that doubling time slows after the level reaches 1,200? That's what I'm reading now. If that's the case maybe after I surpassed 1,200 (probably on Wednesday since it was 967 on Tuesday morning), things slowed down?
And you're going to love this (because as we've already determined, we seem to think the same way!) but after the nurse called I was like "Welp, doubling time is slow so it must be a boy!" LOL. Oh the things we put ourselves through...
Oh and my next beta (RE's office wants to do 3 draws) is on Monday and scan is next Friday!
Omg we are the same person. I was just telling my therapist how it's my great skill to take any information and make it negative!Quote:
Originally Posted by ABC.2606
But yes, I have definitely read that HCG slows down after 1,000! And you're well above that! And I've never seen anything to indicate gender and doubling time :P (though J swear I don't see as many boys have that high of early HCG)! I hope your third draw helps your mind rest more -- though I think you're so like me that it's impossible to rest easy at all!
LOL well if we're the same person it seems appropriate that the day started with me trying to calm you down about baby's health & gender and ended with you trying to calm me down about baby's health & gender!!!!
Hope all the other ladies on this board are doing well today! As TP and I are panicking about everything! :) :)
I find family to be worse then anyone! They can be so rude! My so and I tend to make jokes around them to make them all worked up, like telling my dad we are going to keep going until we get a girl lol! It shuts him up pretty quick!Quote:
Originally Posted by ABC.2606
I am a little stressed. I know it’s early but anyone due in February not have many symptoms at all? I’m just emotional and hungry. Usually I’m not overly emotional and beginning of pregnancy I have food aversion/too nauseous to eat. Also, anyone never get a dark positive on wondfro pregnancy tests? Mine don’t seem to want to get dark. :/
Tp and Abc I can so relate to you both and the stresses you are feeling right now and the frustration of feeling more stressed than comforted after getting a scan/betas. I measured 2 days behind with dd at dating scan and her hb was lower than your bubs TP, the tech took it twice as I think she seen how freaked out I was initially. I was convinced after that scan I was going to miscarry for the 4th (and last) time. My beta results weren't comforting either Abc. My first number was far lower than yours and mine only just doubled in 48 hours. I remember clearly thinking that I shouldn't have got them [emoji52] But all was well, by the 12w scan I was still pregnant and the scan went really well. It did help to get the nipt results though as I think that's what comforted me most in the end?