Beta #3: 401.5!

Wow - I am sitting here in complete shock.

I really never thought I'd be here - especially after being told to consider donor eggs at my last WTF. Yes, I saw the 2 beautiful lines below, but I'm not even sure this has completely sunk in.

I have gone from 16.2 to 35 to 401.5. Wow. If my 35 had just doubled, it would have only been max 210 (assuming the fastest 48 hour doubling period). But nope! My procrastinator has turned into an overachiever!!

And this cycle would not have even been possible without the help of so many people. You here encouraging me, the support for you and others on the boards, my mom for helping to finance, the RE for reducing the price and so importantly - all the girls who helped with the OOP meds - there's no way we could have afforded this without their help!

My first ultrasound is this Friday to determine the number (I'm thinking one based on the quality of the embies transferred). I am officially 5 weeks today and am due October 12th.

I am just sitting here in shock - I can't believe it. I'm PREGNANT!

Beta #2!

Happy Wednesday everyone! I just got the call -- and it's great news!

My hCG went from 16.2 to 35 - that's more than doubled in just 48 hours!

And my Progesterone went from 15 to 41 - so that looks like the meds are doing their trick!

I guess that explains the continued achy/crampy-ish uterus, feeling like I want to cry (although that could easily be the stress!) and why I'm so darn thirsty. ;-) And the 2nd HPT this morning with 2 lines. Such a beautiful sight! ;-)

My 3rd Beta will be Monday morning - I can't wait. My DH's birthday is tomorrow and it's all such an awesome birthday present for him. Yay! I wish I would have told him the appointment was tomorrow instead of today so I could have made it an even better surprise, but hey - I'll take this news today with NOOOOO complaints!

I called my mom yesterday asking her to call me back. She sounded so disappointed when all it was was to give her directions for my dad for Saturday - oops! She knows we're doing IVF#3 right now, but we're definitely not ready to tell anyone else yet.

so - it looks like we may just have a little procrastinator in there - just like it's mommy and daddy!

Thank you so much, to everyone - your support and positive thoughts mean so much to both of us!

IVF #3 - Beta

Some of you already know the results since I posted it on the boards. But, for the others, here goes.

So - as you probably guessed, I broke down and tested this weekend - Saturday, Sunday, and again this morning. And BFN's for all 3. As I mentioned before, I just had to know so I could prepare myself for when I get the news at work.

I went in this morning for the official blood draw and she asked me if I had a feeling and I told her - yup - it's going to be negative - and explained why and she said I cheated! LOL

I didn't really want to go in there and pay the lovely copay just to find out what I already knew. But I did anyway, just like other 2 times. And apparently my veins didn't want to either because my normal regular vein would not let her needle in - and let me tell you - she tried! And it's a HUGE vein! lol She then poked my other arm, told me not to count everything out and off I went.

So now - on to the news you waded through the above babble to get to. She called me just before my 1:00 meeting and told me the news - 16.2.

So, technically I am pregnant! I know it's not a huge number and everyone has graciously reminded me it's not the number that counts, it's that it doubles withing the 48-72 hours. And that there have been lots of low beta success stories. So back I go on Wednesday for Beta #2! =

One girl on my local also made a point I'd like to stick in my arsenal of positive thoughts (thank you, Melissa!). That since I have been getting only BFN's on my HPT's, my number has most likely at least been going up, and not down. It's not like I got 2 lines Sunday and today just one, right?!

And really, if you knew both of us, we have been known to procrastinate. So really, it would make sense that our little one would be a procrastinator as well and just be a late implanter, right? LOL ;-)

The nurse mentioned my progesterone was only at a 15. So kind of on the low side for a medicated cycle and depending on the outcome Wednesday will determine what they'll have me do. As of now, I am going to continue on my PIO and Lovenox and hope my number doubles for Wednesday!

As a side note, it would be even more awesome if it did double since DH's birthday is Thursday - it'd be a great birthday present, right?!

Thank you so much to everyone who has been so supportive and positive. It means so much!

Not Pregnant

Nope. Not at all.

10d3pt - Beta in 47 minutes!

Aaaah!! I made it without POAS. I am very proud of myself. Now I just need to make it 47 minutes to have them draw that blood and then however much longer for them to actually call me back with the number.

I'm off work today so I'm hoping to get some errands done to get my/our minds off it.

Oh! Now it's only 45 minutes away - wish us luck!

8dp3dt

Well, one day closer to the beta. We are so tempted to just pee on a stick to see if we are pregnant, but we are scared to do so. We're afraid if we see the 2nd line, that it will still just be the trigger since we didn't test it out. And we're afraid we'll see just the one line - and would that be a BFN, or just too early for the 2nd line? Aaaahhhh!!! haha

So as of now, we're trying to just hold out until the beta on Friday. 11:00. Seems so far away, doesn't it? Well, it does if you're the one waiting! Still the only "signs" I've been feeling are on-and off-again cramps. And am tired. But who knows what those really mean.

I suppose there's still hope, right?!