(44) Little Presents - Due in December 2013

[Mom2Hope]

it could just be your hcg levels leveling out...it happens to some women earlier than others...or it could just be the cheapie tests...i wouldn't worry about it...

 

[brit3435]

Hi all. I have a question.... Have cheap internet tests at home and every so often I do one (just cause!) I did one yesterday and the test line was lighter than the control. They had gotten to the stage where the two lines were the same. I did another today and the same thing.

My nausea has really kicked in. Yesterday was awful,I took ginger and wore sea bands today so it wasnt so bad. I have back ache and tiredness too.

You think the test is anything to worry about???

I think it's normal for the tests to start getting lighter at some point when your hcg is crazy high. If you are worried about it dilute your pee with some water and i bet it will be darker.

 

[luz]

heard my baby's heart beating away yesterday with my doppler - what an amazing thing!!

 

[diamondlove33]

heard my baby's heart beating away yesterday with my doppler - what an amazing thing!!

Congratulations!!!! I want a doppler!!

 

[Lara310809]

I feel you ladies, I work at a computer all day everyday and my goodness I am going to slam my head on the keyboard from falling asleep if I don't get some relief fast - whats worse is it seems like even when I get a TON of sleep, It doesn't matter! Still exhausted. ugh!!

i hear you on the exhaustion. When I was pg with my first I worked, and I came home and went straight to bed for the entire first trimester. It's harder now because I have two young children running around all day; my youngest only naps once, and my eldest doesn't nap at all when 7pm comes I can't get them into bed quick enough, but lately my youngest has been refusing to sleep until 9pm!



Ready2Bmum, have you heard of the hook effect? It might be what you're describing with the tests. I haven't used a line test in ages, but mine never got as dark as the control line I wouldn't worry; as long as you're not visibly miscarrying then I think baby's doing just fine

 

[luz]

heard my baby's heart beating away yesterday with my doppler - what an amazing thing!!

Congratulations!!!! I want a doppler!!

i love mine! With my first pregnancy i bought the angel sounds doppler but it's a little tricky to use because of the shape - and you have to have headphones to hear anything. So i upgraded to to the sonoline b and it's much better. DH and i can listen easily and it tells you how fast the heart rate is. worth the money, in my opinion.

 

[SugarBeth]

Ready2bamom- they recommend stopping taking tests after a few weeks, because the tests are only to detect hCG. Once your levels get so high, it overwhelms the test. You can actually begin getting false negatives because the test can't read the hCG over a certain point. I'm sure that's probably what's happening with you and there's no need to worry.

I have every symptom and a lot of it! I've been really sick every day, almost all day. I'm tired all the time, I have to take a nap with my toddler now. I have such severe cravings. I'm thinking about walking the 12 blocks to the store and back just to grab some craving foods!

 

[ready2Bmum]

Thanks ladies. I'm not massively worried as I have symptoms I just wanted opinions. I finally have a scan on Saturday morning. I haven't even had bloods done yet so I just can't wait to get real confirmation.
Thanks for the reassurance

Il definitely get a Doppler too but not for a while yet as il drive myself nuts trying to find a beat when its too early!

 

[diamondlove33]

I feel you ladies, I work at a computer all day everyday and my goodness I am going to slam my head on the keyboard from falling asleep if I don't get some relief fast - whats worse is it seems like even when I get a TON of sleep, It doesn't matter! Still exhausted. ugh!!

i hear you on the exhaustion. When I was pg with my first I worked, and I came home and went straight to bed for the entire first trimester. It's harder now because I have two young children running around all day; my youngest only naps once, and my eldest doesn't nap at all when 7pm comes I can't get them into bed quick enough, but lately my youngest has been refusing to sleep until 9pm!

Exactly - I have a 3yr old stepdaughter and I swear she has so much energy, I would kill for even a small percentage of it!
I'm off on wkds but DH works so i'm at home w/ our little girl - so needless to say, no rest for me. I feel selfish even saying that But this is what I wanted so I suppose I better just suck it up!

 

[DHBH0930]

I want to put my head down sooo bad right now but I share my room with someone else, if I didn't I'd take a 10 minute nap..nobody would know I can't get motivated to do ANYTHING I'm so lethargic recently... I've even stopped with my photography for now cuz I just can't seem to find the energy.

 

[ready2Bmum]

I feel you ladies, I work at a computer all day everyday and my goodness I am going to slam my head on the keyboard from falling asleep if I don't get some relief fast - whats worse is it seems like even when I get a TON of sleep, It doesn't matter! Still exhausted. ugh!!

i hear you on the exhaustion. When I was pg with my first I worked, and I came home and went straight to bed for the entire first trimester. It's harder now because I have two young children running around all day; my youngest only naps once, and my eldest doesn't nap at all when 7pm comes I can't get them into bed quick enough, but lately my youngest has been refusing to sleep until 9pm!



Ready2Bmum, have you heard of the hook effect? It might be what you're describing with the tests. I haven't used a line test in ages, but mine never got as dark as the control line I wouldn't worry; as long as you're not visibly miscarrying then I think baby's doing just fine

So I looked up the hook effect, and decided to test to see if that's whats happening. I diluted my urine a lot, and now my test line is darker again!!! amazing!!! Also reassuring..my hcg levels must be high!

 

[DrGomps]

Yeah def sounds like the hook effect.

 

[DrGomps]

I am exhausted too. hopefully acupuncture will help today!

 

[diamondlove33]

I am exhausted too. hopefully acupuncture will help today!

Acupuncuture??? will that help w/ exhaustion?

 

[elleff]

I just bought a Doppler!! Im so excited! It should be here Saturday

 

[Lara310809]

Got my appointment for the midwife FINALLY! Next Friday at 10am; ill be 8w6d, but since they go by LMP they think ill be 9.5w

I feel you ladies, I work at a computer all day everyday and my goodness I am going to slam my head on the keyboard from falling asleep if I don't get some relief fast - whats worse is it seems like even when I get a TON of sleep, It doesn't matter! Still exhausted. ugh!!

i hear you on the exhaustion. When I was pg with my first I worked, and I came home and went straight to bed for the entire first trimester. It's harder now because I have two young children running around all day; my youngest only naps once, and my eldest doesn't nap at all when 7pm comes I can't get them into bed quick enough, but lately my youngest has been refusing to sleep until 9pm!



Ready2Bmum, have you heard of the hook effect? It might be what you're describing with the tests. I haven't used a line test in ages, but mine never got as dark as the control line I wouldn't worry; as long as you're not visibly miscarrying then I think baby's doing just fine

So I looked up the hook effect, and decided to test to see if that's whats happening. I diluted my urine a lot, and now my test line is darker again!!! amazing!!! Also reassuring..my hcg levels must be high!

i had a similar test this morning. The first test was at 19DPO and the second was this morning at 41DPO, both using FMU

 

[elleff]

Same thing happened to me yesterday with the tests. For some reason I decided to do one mid afternoon, I havent done one for a while! It was quite pale and rather than stress over it I threw it in the bin. It was clearly positive but not as dark as it had been!
I read this thread at night and decided to do another test with diluted urine and low and behold a brilliant line appeared!!! so reassuring!!! I really diluted it aswell so my HCG must be through the roof now! wahey!

 

[ready2Bmum]

Fantastic ladies. Its obviously just something that happens! Elleff I was thinking the same. I diluted mine so much and got a big dark line again. I conceived on Clomid so I'm wondering twins?!! Lol
Il know at 11.15am tomorrow. First scan....it can't come quick enough!!

 

[brit3435]

Fantastic ladies. Its obviously just something that happens! Elleff I was thinking the same. I diluted mine so much and got a big dark line again. I conceived on Clomid so I'm wondering twins?!! Lol
Il know at 11.15am tomorrow. First scan....it can't come quick enough!!

Can't wait to hear how your ultrasound goes!

 

[Kaiecee]

Readying b mum
I conceived my second in the highest dose if clomid but my dr said there is less than a10% chance for twins on clomid if u have twins in ur family I think she said ignores up just a little bit it's not like ivf where ur chances are 40% to have twins