Title says it all! I’m pregnant – IVF worked! I’m still
shocked that I can actually say I’m pregnant!
Our beta bloodtest was Monday. I wanted to test the day
before so that I knew. They were going to call me at work with the results and if
it was negative, I wanted to get my crying out on Sunday rather than at work. I
got up at 5am to go pee. I have been getting up to pee A LOT in the past couple
weeks. I took a dollar store brand test and I didn’t see anything really come
up. I was bumming and was really trying to think of a way to break the news to
John that it didn’t work. I went to let the dog out and I came back to the bathroom
and I think I see something. I’m pretty sure I see a second faint line. I start
pacing. I go out of the bathroom where I meet John in the hallway. I showed him
the test and said I think I see something. So I took another dollar test and it
came up the same. Now I’m freaking! I told John that I needed to go out and buy
some real legit tests. He said ok, assuming I meant later in the day. Are you
kidding?! I could be pregnant right now and I need to know RIGHT NOW! So I hop
in my car at 5:30am to head to the nearest 24 hours CVS on snow covered roads.
I was going a little faster than I should praying to God that this worked and
that I wasn’t just losing my mind. I’m assuming the CVS lady who checked me out
has seen someone like me coming in the wee hours in the morning to pick up a
pack of pregnancy tests…right? I mean, I can’t be the only crazy out there…I
make it home and tear that box open like a 5 year old dives into a new box of
cereal. It actually was pissing me off because the wrap around the test is so
thick and difficult. So I take the test and stare at it…I see a second line
emerge immediately. NO WAY!! I run down the hall to John where he is playing
video games (I’m sure to take his mind of my craziness) and I showed it to him
and said “It’s real, It’s legit!”. He smiled and gave me a high five LOL….so
romantic, I know. Be jealous. I did get a hug and kiss later.
Our reactions were not near as what I thought they would be
when we found out we were pregnant after this long road. We have been hurt so
much in the past 3 years, I guess we have had this guard up. We both are very
cautiously optimistic. I spent the whole day staring at my test and googling
stuff about pregnancy tests, beta numbers and all sorts of pregnancy related
things. We went grocery shopping and I threw 2 more boxes of tests in the cart
and John asked why I needed those. I told him to not ask any questions. He was
smart to comply. We came home and I took
a digital test. One that comes up with the word “pregnant”. It came up right
away!
Next morning I head into the clinic for my official
pregnancy bloodtest. I got a call around noon from the fabulous nurse Kris. She
is amazing. She said “Congratulations! You’re pregnant!”. Wow…to hear someone
else say it and confirm felt wonderful. My beta number was 151. She said it’s a
good number and to come back Wednesday morning for a repeat test to make sure
my levels are rising. My number should double in 48 hours. We came home and
told friends and family who knew we were going through IVF. Of course the
reactions were incredible. The feeling of support throughout this journey has
been overwhelming. Even in the hardest times, we had people to talk to and vent
to.
I went back on Wednesday morning for my repeat bloodtest and
that number was 311. It doubled…but barely. The want me to return one more time
on Friday for a repeat test. So now we are going to be looking for a number of
622 or better yet, higher. At this point, I’m thinking twins are out of the
question. These numbers are very consistent with a singleton pregnancy. But
nothing is for sure until an ultrasound which they said should be mid to late
next week! So exciting!
So today I’m 4 weeks and 5 days pregnant and I’m due 8/3/13.
Six days before Morgan’s 10th birthday! Morgan is thrilled to have
another sibling. She can’t wait to start telling her friends that her mama is
pregnant. I just want to wait til at least after the ultrasound to make sure
all is good. I can’t wait to hear a heartbeat.
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