Due In May :)

[Starry Night]

So I called the hospital and they said they don't have the results yet! They said to call back tomorrow!!!

Forget that noise! I'm pregnant and that's just how it is. I'm going out of province for the week. I'm flying out tonight! I guess I'll have to call my doctor's office long distance tomorrow.

 

[Hann12]

Starry don't they have all afternoon to get the results for you?? It seems mad that they can't get them today! I'm so frustrated for you!

 

[Jary]

Well ladies I've gone to the town of pukesville yuck, but I feel a bit better after it.

Right when I'm due to start a nightshift, yay! Lol

 

[AerisandAlex]

I couldn't wait until then, Starry lol I'd be asking them what their end of day time is and call them then or before you leave, I'm too impatient! lol

On a side note, again me being a constant worrier, I called up my local ER that I went to when I was around 5 weeks and asked them for my medical records. I wanted to see them myself, hoped maybe I'd feel better about it if I could see the numbers but I'm still lost! lol

Blood work said my HCG was 2182 yet they were only able to find a gestational sac and no obvious yolk They mention later that their possible is a yolk inside the sac but they never say definate. I got excited about the HCG levels until I googled it (probably a bad idea) maybe my due date is off by a week, that's what I'm hanging on really. lol

Even worse, I saw my right ovary is twice as big as my left! After speaking with my mother (masters in nursing) she told me it was okay, especially when I was freaking out about the possible corpus luteum cyst they mentioned inside my right ovary, I was a little calm after all that lol but still, I didn't think my right ovary was suppose to be bigger then my left by that much lol

 

[libbyam2003]

cgav- Good luck at your scan today! Can't wait to see pictures

ariesandalex- I told them that my dog jumped on my stomach that AM and I just wanted to make sure everything was okay. They asked about cramps and bleeding, I told them only normal feeling cramps with no bleeding. They weren't concerned about the baby. They did an US tho and sent me home. The hospitals by where I live pretty much always do an US if you're pregnant and come into the ER.

prolifer- i wonder why your doc even asked you that? seems like a weird thing to ask!

starry night- good luck on your results today!! keep us updated

libbyam- just curious but how do you know that your doc wouldn't change your due date unless there's a week difference or more..if today is your first appointment?

that being said...the US tech at the hospital told me that the FIRST scan is the most accurate. And the nurse told me to adjust my due date. I think i'll go with what the US tech said because she knows more about what she's talking about (til I can get back in with my OB of course).

Oh my first pregnancy the dr told me that... this is my second pregnancy. At one point I was measuring bigger by 5 days and dr wouldn't move my date.

 

[Hann12]

I couldn't wait until Starry, I'd be asking them what their end of day time is and call them then or before you leave, I'm too impatient! lol

On a side note, again me being a constant worrier, I called up my local ER that I went to when I was around 5 weeks and asked them for my medical records. I wanted to see them myself, hoped maybe I'd feel better about it if I could see the numbers but I'm still lost! lol

Blood work said my HCG was 2182 yet they were only able to find a gestational sac and no obvious yolk They mention later that their possible is a yolk inside the sac but they never say definate. I got excited about the HCG levels until I googled it (probably a bad idea) maybe my due date is off by a week, that's what I'm hanging on really. lol

Even worse, I saw my right ovary is twice as big as my left! After speaking with my mother (masters in nursing) she told me it was okay, especially when I was freaking out about the possible corpus luteum cyst they mentioned inside my right ovary, I was a little calm after all that lol but still, I didn't think my right ovary was suppose to be bigger then my left by that much lol

AerisandAlex - my right ovary is bigger than my left too, it can definitely happen and be normal. I don't really get why it happens but it can so rest assured on that. I have no idea about hcg numbers so can't comment but when are you due to have your next scan? Hopefully all is fine

cgav1424 - how has the scan gone?

I've been really nauseous today too, think as soon as 8 weeks started I have been hit even harder!

 

[Starry Night]

My hcg was over 5000 when I got a 5 week scan with DS and they only saw a gestational sac. This time I was probably over 10 000 and they didn't see a fetal pole. My second scan still hasn't given official results but the tech said she saw something. So I really don't think you should compare hcg results to what you see on the scan. I don't even know where that comes from.

I leave for the airport in a hour so it looks like I'll have to call them tomorrow. Blah.

 

[Powell130]

cgav- Good luck at your scan today! Can't wait to see pictures

ariesandalex- I told them that my dog jumped on my stomach that AM and I just wanted to make sure everything was okay. They asked about cramps and bleeding, I told them only normal feeling cramps with no bleeding. They weren't concerned about the baby. They did an US tho and sent me home. The hospitals by where I live pretty much always do an US if you're pregnant and come into the ER.

prolifer- i wonder why your doc even asked you that? seems like a weird thing to ask!

starry night- good luck on your results today!! keep us updated

libbyam- just curious but how do you know that your doc wouldn't change your due date unless there's a week difference or more..if today is your first appointment?

that being said...the US tech at the hospital told me that the FIRST scan is the most accurate. And the nurse told me to adjust my due date. I think i'll go with what the US tech said because she knows more about what she's talking about (til I can get back in with my OB of course).

Oh my first pregnancy the dr told me that... this is my second pregnancy. At one point I was measuring bigger by 5 days and dr wouldn't move my date.

Oh okay! I have been wondering if I should change my ticker back. What do you think? lol

 

[Hann12]

Powell I would wait until your 12 week scan to change dates, then see then what the date is. If there is a big difference then go with the new date but if you know when you ovulated then I would go with that date because I can promise you that if you move it by 5 days forwards (or whatever) you'll be sat there on your DD praying to go into labour and will be annoyed when it doesn't happen. Also they will give you an induction date normally of 12 days after your DD, if your DD is wrong then your induction date will be too. Beleiev me if you can avoid induction you want to, even if you do wait an extra day or two. Its much better (unless there is a medical reason for the baby to come out earlier) for the baby to be born when its ready. I hope that makes sense!

 

[sunnysun]

Good luck starry!

According to the scans, I'm about 2 days behind and I've had 2 scans so far because of my previous miscarriages and also cause I'm spotting but as beany is growing they told me to go back at 12th week now.
I'm going to wait to change my ticker later.. At this stage they're not 100% accurate plus or less few days they say.

 

[Powell130]

Powell I would wait until your 12 week scan to change dates, then see then what the date is. If there is a big difference then go with the new date but if you know when you ovulated then I would go with that date because I can promise you that if you move it by 5 days forwards (or whatever) you'll be sat there on your DD praying to go into labour and will be annoyed when it doesn't happen. Also they will give you an induction date normally of 12 days after your DD, if your DD is wrong then your induction date will be too. Beleiev me if you can avoid induction you want to, even if you do wait an extra day or two. Its much better (unless there is a medical reason for the baby to come out earlier) for the baby to be born when its ready. I hope that makes sense!

I agree. I'm going to change my ticker back to the due date I had before. The ER nurse had me wondering, since she said to adjust my due date lol I suppose baby had a growth spurt btwn U/S's. I'm going to ask my OB when I go back what date the have for me and that's the one I'm going to go with unless THEY tell me otherwise lol

 

[AerisandAlex]

Hann12 - My scan is going to be this Thursday (the 11th) with my first appt

Starry - Yea, that's why I was probably sooo confused with the HCG ranges, I found one that said "If your HCG falls between 1,000 to 7,500, then you're within normal range on week 5" and I was like WHOA! That's a HUGE difference I think lol. Have fun on your trip!

Powell130 - I wouldn't change it until you get the official word from your doc, and even then, it's not like it's a DEFINATE due date lol, I mean, if my doc says I'm off by a day or two, I'm not going to change mine lol in my experience, my kids are never born even close to their due date anyway lol

 

[Powell130]

Hann12 - My scan is going to be this Thursday (the 11th) with my first appt

Starry - Yea, that's why I was probably sooo confused with the HCG ranges, I found one that said "If your HCG falls between 1,000 to 7,500, then you're within normal range on week 5" and I was like WHOA! That's a HUGE difference I think lol. Have fun on your trip!

Powell130 - I wouldn't change it until you get the official word from your doc, and even then, it's not like it's a DEFINATE due date lol, I mean, if my doc says I'm off by a day or two, I'm not going to change mine lol in my experience, my kids are never born even close to their due date anyway lol

The HCG isn't really about 1 single result, it's about the progression of the numbers. That's why the "normal" range is so broad. And also, some ultra sound machines can't pick up anything until you're at least at a 5,000. When I was a little over 16,000 that was when they BARELY saw a little flicker of a jelly bean looking bebe. It took the tech a little while to hold it steady enough to get a picture of it. I wouldn't worry if I were you!

I'm only asking about the due date and ticker situation situation because I'm not sure what I should put my ticker at lol not worried about the birth or anything yet as I know it varies and chances are that I WONT have Baby Powell on his/her due date. I think I may put the fruit one at where baby is measuring and the other at my actual due date that OB told me.

 

[Sass827]

Ok so here's my ditz question for the day: how do they know what your hcg is? Is it a blood test?

 

[AerisandAlex]

Yep, it is a blood test. I thought maybe there was another way too because I hear people talk about it so often yet my docs NEVER told my HCG levels at all before, I had to get this information from my medical records in the form that would be handed off to another doctor. Took some deciphering for the rest of the info lol but the HCG 2182 level they wrote was pretty clear

 

[Sass827]

They've never mentioned it to me either. I think I'll ask next time. So this morning, I took the intellegender test. I know it's "just for fun" but I got a boy and I am so happy!

 

[prolifer]

Hey all

I'm not sure why he asked either, I hope it wasn't a medical reason. I was induced for my last two bubs and only had 4 hours of labour both times. I will see him when I am around 11 weeks +3 I think, hoping to bring back a nice picture ^^

Trying not to puke is made much harder when you've got a kid who is throwing up, my little girl refuses to eat and hasn't had anything but water and juice for two days now. She keeps throwing up, but not much comes out.

 

[libbyam2003]

Ok I'm having a June baby... date changed.. so I am leaving this thread so I don't get anxious when everyone starts having their babies in MAy and mine is still cookin a bit longer! H&H 9 months to you all!

 

[BDownmommie]

In Canada most people are only offered the 20 week scan. Obviously, if you go to the ER or have a high risk pregnancy you will get more. In my old province we got a 12 week scan IF we went for the NT testing. Also, my OBYN in that province had a scanner in his office he used only for your first visit (at about 10 weeks) to date the pregnancy. Because my pregnancy with DS was unofficially high risk I had a lot of scans. I counted 14 in all.

But in my new province the only standard scan is the 20 week. The rest are for emergency purposes. There is a place to get private scans in the big city but I think they specialize in gender scans. The hospitals here tend not to tell you but it depends on who is giving you the scan (or so I've been told). DH and I agreed that if we can't find out the regular way we will pay to have the private gender scan because we really want to know.

It does seem though that they start using a doppler to check for hb at about 12 weeks. In my old province they wouldn't even try until about 14 to 16 weeks.

If having a normal pregnancy means having to wait until 20 weeks to see the baby then I will take it.

What province are you in? Im Canadian too, and i have already had 4 scans at 9 weeks.

So, I have been afk for a few days (Canadian Thanksgiving) and had a few days to relax. I went in for US #4 yesterday, and finally there is definate 'baby' shape happening here.... i guess we can say 'hello' to the kids

 

[Hann12]

Bdownmommie thats great news, I have a scan on Sat at 9+1 and wondered whether I would see a baby shape!

Just looked at the intelligender test, really don't see how it could work but it sounds like fun!