January 2012 Chit Chat Thread for TTC Boy

[TTC5]

Ok 3rd and 4th Jan I got "highs". I had not tested before these dates either. Ran out of tests so assumed that on the 5th Jan I would have got a peak and then O'd on the next day being 6th jan. So I quite possibly am not 12dpo today at all, could be less. I could have O'd days after when I am guessing I would have "peaked".
The cramps the last 3 days could be from implantation hey? And if the reading was a 3 yesterday well maybe we were just lucky to have caught the numbers (and a super low faint hpt) on the beginning of the rise.

[Plum3]

If your levels were dropping than they would be lower in your blood than in your urine. So they might have been a 3 on your BT but they might be 10, for example, in your urine. It is a bit confusing.

Each pathology place is different so sometimes they are entered in by a person, sometimes it is via a collection/computer system.

[Plum3]

5, I really think that is a possibility! You just can't be sure when you O'd. Have you got any lower sensitivity tests? If you used a higher one and it was positive you would know that your levels were higher.

[TTC5]

I used FRER but the box does not say how sensitive it is? Wouldnt the hcg be leaving my urine from yesterday if it were not rising? Does that make sense? Hubby is getting more tests. Dr said not to bother with urine tests but meh I have to..

[love being a mummy]

Sending you lots of sticky vibes. I hope the levels are rising. I think they have somehow made an error.

[Plum3]

I think FRER has a sensitivity of 10, but I'm not 100% sure.

If it isn't a sticky one... Because hcg enters the blood first and then goes into the urine, it would have taken longer for the hcg to get in the urine. So the level in the blood *may* have initially been higher than a 3 but by the time you had your bloods test done it was down to a 3. Your urine may have been just getting hcg into it when you tested yesterday and then the rest of the hcg that was in your body might have come into your urine today. And then it would slowly leave your urine until there was none left.

Oh good, check with a lower sensitivity one and see what it shows. I said a higher sensitivity in the post above but I meant lower.

[TTC5]

But why would today be so dark????

Hubby has bought a FRER just a single test and a CB digital. Should I do the digital in a few hours?

[TTC5]

Actually I think I get what you mean now! Sorry x

[Princess of Pink]

If you had blood taken yesterday and results were a 3 and declining...your bfp was from approx the same time as the bloods. Overnight your test should not be darker...either the same or lighter. The HCG in your urine may be higher than your bloods...but it wouldn't be increasing!

[Princess of Pink]

Apparently the average woman has a hcg level of 5 when not pregnant!!