Okay, there’s been a lot going on since that positive, or BFP as we call it in the world of infertility treatments. I’ve had 3 beta tests – that’s where they draw your blood and see if the baby’s growing as it should. My first beta was at day 15 past retrieval, and it was at 272! 2 days later, it was somewhere around 650. Yesterday, on day 21 past retrieval, it was at 3,604! So, it’s quite high, although it could still be a singleton. I don’t know how I’m going to get through these next ten days until the ultrasound without losing my mind! I just have to know!!! 1 or 2? Omigosh, I’m just so darn excited either way.
I also actually FEEL pregnant now. What does that feel like, you ask? Well, I have hints of morning sickness. Light abdominal pain, frequently – and I’m completely STARVING all the time. Everyone keeps telling me obvious things, like to eat protein to stave off hunger. I’m telling you, I can eat a ribeye and be hungry 30 minutes later. I’m trying here.
This may be TMI for those not going through IVF – so I apologize in advance, but my doc said my progesterone was high enough that I could switch from the nightly intramuscular injections to an…ahem… alternate method. You ladies know what I’m talking about, right? I said, no thanks – I’ll stick to the injections. One and done. If my hips get too bruised I might change my mind. But, you know what? I only have to do them another 5 weeks, and I think if I’ve held off this long, I can make it. BRING IT ON!!!
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