Due in June/July/August 2015

[Junie]

tarasue: I had insomnia with my first- mainly because I was just super excited LOL. Ever since having kids I have always been able to fall asleep instantly LOL.

Christi: Oh OK I understand now. Well I hope you have a little girl in there and that the ultrasound confirms it!

[Nahri]

Christi- This is our last child so I have been telling myself its a boy for weeks. I am expecting to hear boy at the 15 week ultrasound on the 21st etc etc that way if it does come out girl in our favor the "shock" of the boy will be less.

[Adia]

Why can I not sleep??? I haven't got more than 4 hours a night for the last two weeks. Completely opposite of my last pregnancies, I couldn't stay awake with them. It's worry some and I'm exhausted....

Tara...I am a total insomniac too. I keep chalking it up to my final exams this week but its driving me nuts. I have always been so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open in the first trimester.

I have been taking the Vit B6 which really helps with nausea, maybe I will throw in some unisom because nothing is more aggravating than not sleeping when you have the chance to sleep!

I am as hungry as a horse too. I can eat constantly. Even though I eat a night snack, I still get up around 4am to eat more. I was never this hungry this early in pregnancy!!

[missxo143]

My HCG beta levels came back and they were 95, I was either 10 or 11 DPO is that normal my Doctor said it was low ??? :/ I am going tomorrow to test again. Kinda freaking out..

[Junie]

I thought the important thing about Betas is doubling time? Plus you're so early on and they can't know when you implanted.

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[missxo143]

Im kinda upset for the nurse saying my numbers are low when she didnt even ask how far along I can be :/ I just hope it doesnt take almost another week for the new results.
Thanks for your reply Junie

[Junie]

Oh I bet the nurse is just an idiot- no disrespect to nurses many are fantastic! But it really doesn't sound like she knew what she was talking about.

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[missxo143]

Yeah now she stressed me out, i googled and it seems like my beta number is above average for how far along I was at the time.

[Nahri]

And betas go in ranges which is what most of them dont tell you. Because everyone's body is different you would fit into a range somewhere and then the big thing is did they go up like they were supposed to. One beta test can only tell you something if it is seriously low but without a comparison afterwards they can't even call it fully accurate. Usually the recommended is test again in 2-3 days if they are concerned so they can see how it changed. If it stayed the same or dropped then you've got a problem. And without knowing how far along you are?! NO accuracy there.

Ladies that are taking Unisom is it a really hard knock out or just enough to let you sleep? I don't want to take something that is going to kick me so hard I don't hear if my 2 year old gets up in the middle of the night.

[Christi]

Nahri, for me, the unisom puts me out, but it doesn't prevent me from waking up to go to the bathroom or respond to my son (21 months) if necessary. However, my son sleeps through the night, so I don't really have to get up with him (yay!). Personally, I think taking unisom if I knew I had to get up in the middle of the night would be miserable because it is hard to get up with the unisom if it has been less than 7 hours. I find that if I take it at bedtime (around 9pm), it wears off around 4 or 5am. Since I get up at 6:30 or 7 most days, I'm not groggy when I get up. I only take 1/2 tablet at night.

As for the beta numbers, I agree with everyone else, it's all about the doubling, not the specific number. Plus, most people aren't probably in to see their doctor at 10-11 dpo, so it was probably low for what the nurse is used to seeing for women who are further along. At this point, I wouldn't worry about it. The nurse just sounds like she wasn't paying attention to the details.


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