We dragged ourselves out of bed at 6 am on Saturday to get up to the lab in Tupelo, but it was all worth it! CCRM called me at 11:00am and let me know that my beta went up to 1200! It rose by 200%, so they are feeling good about my body accepting this pregnancy. No more betas needed. The next step will be testing my Estrogen and Progesterone levels on Thursday.
We got a congratulatory phone call from Dr. G on Friday, so that was nice. It still seems so surreal.
I am in disbelief that this actually worked for us. I am so conditioned for failure, it's hard to wrap my head around success. The next big hurdle will be the ultrasound and checking for a yolk sac and fetal pole. We had a blighted ovum in 2009, so once we get past the first u/s I think I will relax. But it seems there is always something to worry about. This weekend, I will celebrate making it this far. I am so thankful.
No real symptoms to speak of, just a little more winded, but that could be the fact that I have not done much exercise in the last month. No nausea yet, so I am going to try to enjoy food while I can! Hope everyone has a beautiful fall weekend -
So exciting! I know I will feel the same way about each step and someone finally telling me I'm pregnant. After everything we go through to get here it's so hard to just relax and accept it. We all know that with every hurdle we jump over there is another one waiting for us. You have made it this far and you will soon meet your little one in 2012! Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteHow many babies do you HAVE in there???? : D
ReplyDeleteGreat news! I am so happy for you turtle mama!
ReplyDeleteThose are some fantastic betas, sistah! I'm very excited for you! Dr G is a miracle worker!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lulu - you could have more than one in there with numbers like that! Congratulations!! When is your u/s?
ReplyDeletethose are very similar to my betas and i am 7.5 weeks pregnant with twins from ccrm : ) i bet you are having two!
ReplyDeleteHmmm, we transferred 1, so I think it is unlikely that we have twins. The only other time I was pregnant, my HCG numbers were so high that my doc thought I might be having molar pregnancy (I wasn't). I really think I may just be one of those people who has high HCG levels. I am anxious to see what the u/s tells us!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!! Excited to hear your next update!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Great news!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Glad everything is going so well!
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you!!! All three of us are doing the Happy Dance!!! Once I saw the heartbeats for the first time, I knew this pregnancy would stick. It was the most beautiful sight in the world. Can't wait for you to experience it too!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome news!!!
ReplyDeleteare you in tupelo ms? I am in memphis! we have been looking into ccrm. would love to talk sometime!Congrats on your pregnancy :)
ReplyDeleteThat's great news! And I totally know what you're saying -- it took me getting to the 2nd trimester before I really believed that this pregnancy was going to work. I did what you're doing -- celebrated getting "this" far (whatever "this" meant at the time--good beta, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, etc). It'll probably take a while for it to seem real. In the meantime, enjoy making it this far! I'm so happy for you!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG, I'm so late to see this, this is an incredible first and second beta. Congratulations!!! I would be over the moon with those numbers, so excited for you!!!
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