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[hopeful23456]

morning! pip - those look adorable!

puppy - i've had those mornings too but then it's all back again or i weigh the same even though i feel thinner

davies - how is the tooth?

davies, croy, heart - ok, we are cantaloupes this week! it just sounds so big
i looked and pip is a cauliflower, going to be rutabaga!

lou is maybe a coconut? that is 36 wks...can't remember which week you are up to!

 

[daviess3]

Wow that is big! I feel bigger some mornings compared to others!!
Thanks pip im new to this movement lark! X
Hopeful I'm going to dentist tommorow it's not constant but definitely there! So booked an appointment, got headaches at the moment! X

 

[hopeful23456]

lou - you are 38 wks! bigger than a watermelon, you have a pumpkin!

 

[ttclou25]

lou - you are 38 wks! bigger than a watermelon, you have a pumpkin!

i had a curry last night and i started to get all sorts of weird feelings last night thought id started something

I feel like i have a couple of pumpkins in my tummy lol

 

[heart tree]

Puppy my bump looks smaller sometimes too. Especially after I’ve had a poo. I think some of it is just bloat that goes down once it’s released. Don’t worry, your baby is still doing great. And not long now until your scan. You’ve waited soooo long to see your little bub.

Davies, glad you made a dentist appointment. I can’t wait to wake up on Wednesday! I imagine you’ll allow us to guess what the gender is, right? I can’t wait to see your new pics!!! I have Croy’s 12 week pics I’ll post if she says it’s ok. The baby wasn’t cooperating so they aren’t the best shots to try and guess gender. Believe me, I’ve looked at them more than once! LOL! Exciting you felt the tapping. Like Pip said, you’ll feel tapping and hear the hb in different places. Don’t forget, baby is about 6 inches now from crown to rump. That doesn’t include the legs and arms. Baby could be stretched out and kicking with its foot in one place and the heart is in another place.

OMG cantaloupes sound soooo much bigger than mangos. Now I’m getting nervous! LOL!

Lou, I can’t believe you’re a pumpkin. That’s the scariest of them all! I hope those twinges are your little man getting ready to come out for a swim in the pool.

 

[heart tree]

Check out this sweet little video that was posted on my local online newspaper:

https://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2012/03/12/watch-a-woman-have-a-baby-in-about-90-seconds/?tsp=1

It's a fast forward of a woman's bump. Super cute. Though she didn't look like she had a pumpkin in her belly at the very end, maybe a cantaloupe! I have a feeling I'm going to be a lot bigger than her.

 

[bumpyplease]

hi ladies,

hope everyone is well today!

charmer sorry to read about your troubles over the weekend, hope things are better now, or you are at least feeling a bit better about things. you dont want to stress yourself out when you are pregnant, take it easy sweetie.

davies hope your toothache is easing

loving all the bumpage shots, you are all looking fabulous!!!! im very jealous!!

fili - are you off to vegas the end of this week? its come by quickly! you are gonna have a blast!

AFM - i have my first midwife apptmt tomorrow. A little bit excited as ive never actually got the this apptmt before, usually i have to cancel
I cant wait though!!!!!
Lots of scans on wed for lots of you - how exciting!!!!!

 

[heart tree]

Bumpy, I know what you mean. We don't have midwives, but we do have prenatal appointments. I finally made it to my first one with this pregnancy. I was so excited, but was let down as it wasn't very exciting. Oh well! It's another milestone. Good luck tomorrow.

 

[filipenko32]

Davies, sorry you've got headaches that can't be nice or the dentist either! You should ask the dentist for a sticker since LO is going too!
Heart you are so nearly 20 weeks! it's going so fast you're going to have her in your arms so soon
Bumps that's so brilliant that you're going to the midwife's at last, I know what you mean about cancelling the appointments and I also have about 5 of those maternity NHS cards so I gave 4 to my nephew to play shop with (I noticed that kiddies' shop tills have card swiping sections & scanners now - made me feel old!)#
Lou you're going to have a little pal in that pool with you soon!!

 

[hopeful23456]

fili - is your trip coming up soon? it will be so much fun! i love the desert and palm trees.

pip - we avoid those drop down side cribs like the plague here, or so I've read I keep going back and forth on a crib in the bedroom or some co sleeper, i think with my dogs i might just put a crib in there for awhile.

 

[filipenko32]

Yes I am off to Vegas next week on Monday!! Then we are hiring a car and driving down the West coast of californIA!

 

[jenny25]

Sorry not been about I'm rather excited we are first on the bidding system for a place I'm so excited we just hope no one takes over we find out at midnight if we get t we have been first since Friday xxx


Davies your not far from me do you know anyone with a van xxx

 

[heart tree]

Good luck Jen! I hope you get it!

Fili, you are coming to California too? You'll still be hours away from me unfortunately. Are you going to drive down Highway 1? It's also called the Pacific Coast Highway. It's a beautiful drive, though you veer off of the coast when you go through Los Angeles. Not as pretty. I drove the Pacific Coast Highway from San Francisco all the way to Mexico. It took a couple of days, but it was gorgeous.

 

[bumpyplease]

Good luck Jen! How exciting about your holiday fili!!!

 

[Mom2mmcjg]

Fili- How exciting! Not long now! You'll have a fabulous trip, I'm sure!

Charmer- How are you dear? I hope things are going well. You and hubby to get to talk a bit yet? Scan's almost here.

AFM- I spent the day out and about between doctor's offices. My regular doctor diagnosed my sinus infection and gave me some antibiotics along with a squeeze bottle type thing to stick up my nose and flush out my sinuses. What a weird feeling that is! Then I got my D3 level, my HCG level, and my progesterone level checked again. I won't have the D3 results for awhile, but my progesterone was great at 26.2! My HCG level is making me nervous though. It was only 63,448. Didn't even double in a week.
So tell me all the things I need to hear, ladies. I keep telling them to myself, but somehow its not the same.

 

[heart tree]

Well, that was just downright mean of them to turn off B&B all day! The nerve!

Good thing they didn't pull that trick on Wednesday when we have all of the scans! That would have been torture!

 

[Mom2mmcjg]

Fili- How exciting! Not long now! You'll have a fabulous trip, I'm sure!

Charmer- How are you dear? I hope things are going well. You and hubby to get to talk a bit yet? Scan's almost here.

AFM- I spent the day out and about between doctor's offices. My regular doctor diagnosed my sinus infection and gave me some antibiotics along with a squeeze bottle type thing to stick up my nose and flush out my sinuses. What a weird feeling that is! Then I got my D3 level, my HCG level, and my progesterone level checked again. I won't have the D3 results for awhile, but my progesterone was great at 26.2! My HCG level is making me nervous though. It was only 63,448. Didn't even double in a week.
So tell me all the things I need to hear, ladies. I keep telling them to myself, but somehow its not the same.

 

[heart tree]

Well, that was just downright mean of them to turn off B&B all day! The nerve!

Good thing they didn't pull that trick on Wednesday when we have all of the scans! That would have been torture!

 

[Mom2mmcjg]

Fili- How exciting! Not long now! You'll have a fabulous trip, I'm sure!

Charmer- How are you dear? I hope things are going well. You and hubby to get to talk a bit yet? Scan's almost here.

Heart- I totally agree!

AFM- I spent the day out and about between doctor's offices. My regular doctor diagnosed my sinus infection and gave me some antibiotics along with a squeeze bottle type thing to stick up my nose and flush out my sinuses. What a weird feeling that is! Then I got my D3 level, my HCG level, and my progesterone level checked again. I won't have the D3 results for awhile, but my progesterone was great at 26.2! My HCG level is making me nervous though. It was only 63,448. Didn't even double in a week.
So tell me all the things I need to hear, ladies. I keep telling them to myself, but somehow its not the same.

 

[heart tree]

This is one of my favorite sites to reference: https://www.babymed.com/tools/hcg-calculator


NORMAL HCG DOUBLING TIMES

HCG Level DOUBLING TIME EXPECTED
Under 1,200 mIU/ml Between 30 and 72 Hours
1200-6000 mIU/ml Between 72 and 96 Hours
Over 6,000 mIU/ml Over 96 Hours

hCG levels rise during the first 6 to 10 weeks of pregnancy then decline slowly during the second and third trimesters.

As your pregnancy develops, the increase slows down significantly. Between 1,200 and 6,000 mIU/ml serum, the hCG usually takes about 72-96 hours to double, and above 6,000 mIU/ml, the hCG often takes over four or more days to double. It makes little sense to follow the hCG values above 6,000 mIU/ml as at this point the increase is normally slower and not related to how well the pregnancy is doing.

After two to three months the increase will slow even further and eventually hCG levels even decline before reaching a plateau for the duration of the pregnancy. Doctors will often use the quantitative blood test if they are closely monitoring the development of a pregnancy but above a level of about 6,000 mIU/ml that makes no sense because at this point a sonogram provides better information about the pregnancy.

One single hCG value does not tell you much about the viability of the pregnancy and there is a wide range of normal hCG levels in pregnancy. A normal hCG rise over several days prior to 6 weeks of the pregnancy usually indicates a viable pregnancy. In general, the best indication of a healthy pregnancy other than a normal rise of hCG is a good fetal heartbeat after 6-7 weeks.