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Dear Cate: Thanks for keeping us posted. Hey, listen, now...if it were me and the number was 9000, in and of itself, I would be pretty hopeful. The range at 6 weeks is about 1080-56,500, so your number is fine. Remember, the next time it doubles you'll be at 18,000 and a few days after that, 28,000, and then 56,000 which is at the top of normal range into your 7th week (where the range is 7,750-229,000)...think of the glass half full, not empty. Once you get into the double digets, those number soar pretty quickly, so I would just relax, take a deep breath, and stay on the postive side. If you're numbers were like mine, in the 1400 range, well...then, I'd say you have some worry (although, again, my husband, who happens to be a doctor, was not all that discouraged). We are just so scared because we've already bonded with this being inside...it's like from the moment the pregnacy test is postive, something happens and we go into overprotective mode, no? Friday will come when it does, but in the mean time, I would really just enjoy some qualtiy time w/your baby, if you can. I think with those numbers, you can be sure that your little one is progressing just fine. If something does happen at 10 weeks (God forbid), then, it happens then, but right now, I would be optomistic, if you can, and try to remain peaceful and calm (easier said than done, I know). I'll be thinking about you, let us know,,,,{BIG HUG}

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