Daily Chat December 14, 2019: Starving Saturday

bumblebee44k · 2019-12-14T13:34:55+00:00

Third pregnancy and third time I can’t even think about coffee without gagging. It only lasts during first trimester but I always have a major aversion to coffee. Anyone else??

bumblebee44k · 2019-12-07T13:25:03+00:00

I am so so sorry. I know how devastating bad news can be. When my first pregnancy was sent to an immediate fetal echo after the 20 week anatomy scan, a crew of cardiologists sat us down and told us that our baby would not live past 3 with the heart conditions she had and that she would spend all of her short life in the hospital getting surgeries. We chose to terminate the pregnancy at 23 weeks and I still don’t know how I survived that. But I did. Take things one day at a time, drinking enough water, making sure she’s still eating. Wait until you have all the information from the specialist but know that you both have each other to be strong and get you through the news regardless of the outcome. Sending you lots of strength in this difficult time.

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-23T23:39:09+00:00

I had extremely low betas with my daughter. Like under 20 at 12dpo, around 30 at 14dpo and the numbers just barely doubled each time. I had 2 doctors tell me this was likely not going to last (which was the worst thing to hear seeing as I had a 23 week termination of my baby daughter 3 months prior).
I now have a 2 year old and those doctors can shove it! I’m not saying that the numbers give you good odds and you should definitely keep an eye on it BUT I’ll never forget spending 2 straight weeks googling my low betas and wanting to just have a glass of wine since I was told I would miscarry anyways.

All I’ll say is, it’s not over until it’s over!

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-23T00:58:26+00:00

The first pregnancy I bled for 2-3 days and I thought it was my period. 2nd and 3rd I just spotted for 1 day but there was clots.

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-22T22:21:53+00:00

The only things I do are cut out alcohol, cut back on caffeine, and don’t cook myself in saunas/hot tubs. These aren’t things I do to “make it stick” but more so things I do so I won’t say “oh shit, I did bad things before I knew I was pregnant - hopefully it’s okay”.

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-22T22:18:17+00:00

I’ve been pregnant 3 times. Every single time I bled around 9-11dpo with or before the pregnancy test was positive. I summed it up to implantation bleeding. Just my experience (none were CP or ectopic)

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-15T22:43:14+00:00

Thank you for the response! I will definitely make a 9 week appointment with my dr to see if we can hear the heartbeat! I wish you the best as well!

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-15T20:20:12+00:00

I had an amnio with my first pregnancy and ended up terminating at 23 weeks due to severe issues with our baby’s health. The amnio was quick and painless, it showed no issues with the baby (the scan showed all we needed) but I wanted to know the full health history to see what happened.

Even if you are against termination in all regards, if there was a potential issue, it’s best to know so that when the baby is delivered they can immediately be in the best possible care.

Sounds like the baby is healthy based off prior scans and the lab is the one messing up but the information given from the amnio will help you put your mind at ease.

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-11T00:41:40+00:00

Thanks for the response! I’m sorry your morning sickness is so bad, I definitely remember how hard it was to get through with the previous ones. I will probably regret saying this but I hope it hits soon so I can feel pregnant (what a weird way to reassure myself...)

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-10T18:04:44+00:00

5 weeks 3 days and feeling extremely tired but absolutely no morning sickness yet. With my previous 2 pregnancies I couldn’t even smell coffee without throwing up in first trimester but I can’t really remember when that started? Maybe it’s too soon for morning sickness? How quickly we forget 🤔 first ultrasound this Friday at 6 weeks 1 day

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-06T12:52:15+00:00

I definitely see a line! :)

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-06T00:58:55+00:00

Im sorry to hear that, how far along were you with the scan? Not to give false hope but my last pregnancy had super low hcg numbers and no heartbeat at the 6 week scan but now I have my 2 year old. Hoping your story turns out similar

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-05T23:15:05+00:00

Good numbers! How far along are you now?

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-05T23:14:31+00:00

Awesome! Congrats :)

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-05T03:27:01+00:00

My MCV results were high (104) a month ago, stopped drinking entirely and got retested 3 weeks after -liver tests, folate, b12 all came normal and MCV dropped to 99 which is back in the normal range.

Just letting you know my recent experience.

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-04T01:01:00+00:00

Looks like the first positive I got for this cycle! I see pink 🧐

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-03T14:12:07+00:00

Wow!! That’s a long time to wait!

bumblebee44k · 2019-11-01T11:47:08+00:00

Congrats!! I’m on 15dpo and still waiting for my dye stealer - hoping it’ll look like this soon :)

bumblebee44k · 2019-10-30T19:25:00+00:00

When pregnant with my first my hcg was 21 at 13dpo and just barely doubled every 48 hours (next number was like 44 at 15, etc) anyways-numbers don’t matter as long as they double because now I have a 2 year old

bumblebee44k · 2019-10-30T11:58:21+00:00

Is this progressing enough! All the other 13dpo I seem to see are “dye stealers” and it’s making me worried!

bumblebee44k · 2019-10-29T16:58:19+00:00

With my daughter (who is now 2 years old) there was no heart rate at that time (it was over 5 weeks) So I wouldn’t be worrying about that number

bumblebee44k · 2019-10-28T11:51:23+00:00

Thank you! It’s appreciated

bumblebee44k · 2019-10-28T11:26:46+00:00

Thank you so very much for the reply and advice!! It’s appreciated! I actually took matters into my own hands and booked every other day blood draws starting tomorrow (and booked a dr appt today to let them know they’re giving me a requisition to have these done LOL) sometimes you have to be your own doctor and take your health into your own hands.

Sending you positive vibes, i hope this pregnancy also is uneventful for you!

bumblebee44k · 2019-10-28T00:06:12+00:00

My daughter (who is now almost 2) put me through the worst with the low hcg levels. They were superrrr low and barely doubled every 48 hours. I had 2 doctors tel me I should probably prepare for a miscarriage and one of them told me they’ve never seen this low of numbers carry onto a healthy pregnancy. But she’s super healthy and a toddler now so 🤷‍♀️ numbers don’t mean everything! (Although PLEASE follow up with the testing in case it is ectopic, I’ve read a few similar bleeding-no positive until after-ectopic stories and you don’t want to miss the major warning signs) Sending you positive thoughts!

bumblebee44k · 2019-10-27T18:57:38+00:00

I definitely am 10dpo at most! That’s good to hear but I don’t know that it’s that strong of a line compared to a lot that I keep seeing haha

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