3/28/12 3w6d preggers!
So I did go to the doctor yesterday and got my hcg test done. The lab tech was the one that called me and she says that my hcg was at 13. Anything over a 5 means pregnant. So I am pregnant. But she said 13 is low? But I don't know if she knew or not that I was 5 days before my missed period. Some women don't even get a positive test that early! But I'm trying to stay hopeful. I googled it on the internet and found stories of women having a 9 hcg at 9dpo, or a 10 hcg at 9dpo, and both are very pregnant right now. I have to go back Friday morning to repeat and see how my numbers are increasing. I guess that's the part that's more important. The tests are getting darker, but not as dark as I would like, still very faint so it's making me nervous. I think the average hcg at 4 wks is a 48, so I'm hoping my numbers get close to that by Friday. Other than that, I went and bought some prenatals and started taking them. I've been feeling kinda sick to my stomach but like a bug or something, cause I've been having loose stools (tmi). I had a headache yesterday, but it felt like those headaches you get when you need to wear your glasses. Then also I've been feeling hot all the time! My bbt's are in the 98's now. And of course, I've been cramping a little bit. Oh, and the big trend of them all.... BRAIN FARTS! Yes, I caught my self talking and then in the middle of the sentence, I forget what I was going to say! Or I would ask the same question twice and not realize it. Dang, I hope everything turns out ok. My boyfriend is ecstatic so I don't want to let him down again. Please pray for me :(
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I will always pray for you! congrats to the moon and back! :D and she must not have known you were that early because that certainly sounds legit for being so early on. and my first reading at 4w1d was 38 (lower than where yours should be by then) and then was 248 at 4w4d meaning that it more than quadrupled in four days. So you should def take what she said with a grain of salt because it sounds fine to me. and signs like that are good things and indicate a rising level.
as far as cramping go, i had pretty severe cramping the whole first week but it eventually went away and i\'ve had very little cramping since, so just try to not worry about that, if anything, cramping (without bleeding obviously) is a good thing at this point. bean is just digging in deep :)
Thanks so much... I haven\'t been so stressed out this pregnancy like I was with the last one. The whole time that I was pregnant the last time I just had a feeling that the pregnancy was \"doomed\", you know? and it did end up in m/c, but for some reason I\'ve been feeling very hopeful about this one. The nurse called me today and told me the same that the lab tech said yesterday. She says it is low, but being I am soooo early, that it may be the right number at that time. Will just have to wait till Friday to see what my 2nd beta is. She says that is suppose to double EVERY day... so what should it be by friday??? do you know?
Congrats, I wish the best for you and your baby
Congratulations, im so happy for you! Hope everything goes to plan :)