Due in January, February & March 2019

[Throwaway_panther]

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!

[ABC.2606]

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...

[Throwaway_panther]

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.

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!

[ABC.2606]

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.

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!!!

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...

[ABC.2606]

Oh and my next beta (RE's office wants to do 3 draws) is on Monday and scan is next Friday!

[Throwaway_panther]

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!!!

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...

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!
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!

[ABC.2606]

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!

[Cassidy4]

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!

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!

[Cassidy4]

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. :/

[Pbn3]

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?