And here starts my wait for the day.
Funny thing too - at the REs, they said since this is beta #2, it will be sent out instead of doing it in house, so I ~may~ get a call back today, but it'll probably be tomorrow. Are you freaking out of your mind??? I can not wait that long. No way. I asked if I could just pay for them to do it in house and they agreed. Yay! So I should get a call back anytime after 1pm like usual. Sometimes it's much later and every once in awhile, it's earlier. We'll see.
I honestly don't know if I'll see the numbers I want now. I'm second guessing everything. Even with nice BFP pee sticks. If I already lost the baby, the sticks could of still been + and the blood will already be lower. Ugh. Panic panic panic.
I also am spotting a bit. Apparently I'm supposed to be on 'pelvic rest' (= no sex) for the first trimester. The spotting started immediately after sex, so I'm sure that was why it happened. And as Katie pointed out, the progesterone can make my cervix even more sensitive. Here's to hoping everything is okay.
Except I can't seem to get myself to believe it.
... Once (and still) Infertile, but still Schnarky as hell. This blog is dedicated to the daily ramblings from the mind of Nancy. It isn't about anything profound in the grand scheme of things, but it ~is~ about things in my life, schnarkiness always included. I have a second blog, listed in my profile, but the blogs will continue to remain separate.
"I'm aiming for heaven, but I'll probably wind up down in hell"
About Me
- nancy
- I am a 39 year old woman. I am the mother of two beautiful daughters and a handsome son. I am a career woman. As for my TTC world, it certainly doesn't seem like I am "infertile", but I fought for my pregnancies and my TTC/IF history is on the sidebar. I have two blogs, which are both listed in my profile. One focuses on my daily life - including IF, TTC, pregnancy, delivery and even some "children mentioned" posts. The second blog is ~soley~ posts directly about being the mother to my three children.
Belly Pics for #3 only.
Click stick figure to see the consecutive pictures from this pregnancy only.
My TTC History
- Jul 01 ~ married
- Jan 02 ~ First cycle off bcps and opk shows ovulation!
- Dec 02 ~ Went to pcp for RE referral
- Jan 03 ~ Testing commences. S/A perfect. HSG clear.
- Feb 03 ~ Lap #1. All clear.
- Apr 03 ~ Clomid cycle #1. BFN.
- May 03 ~ Clomid cycle #2. BFN.
- Jun 03 ~ Clomid cycle #3. BFN.
- Jul 03 ~ Supposed to be IUI#1, but we missed cd3 so natural cycle
- Aug 03 ~ BFP on C18.
- Apr 04 ~ Ella born.
- Oct 04 ~ decided to ttc #2 and went off minipill to see if I am ovulating. I am. Will start next month.
- Nov 04 ~ TTC#2 starts. BFP. Holy Crap. No freaking way. No way.
- Aug 05 ~ Allison born
- Oct 06 ~ IUD removed. TTC#3
- Jan 07 ~ Large cysts found.
- Feb 07 ~ Femara cyle #1
- Mar 07 ~ Started w/ RE. HSG #2 showed R tube blocked. S/A normal.
- Mar 07 ~ more cysts, up to 9cms.
- Apr 07 ~ more cysts, 3 @ 7-9cms.
- May 07 ~ IUI #1 cancelled due to more cysts
- Jun 07 ~ IUI #1 (take two) w/ Clomid. BFN.
- Jul 07 ~ HSS showed scar tissue in 70% of uterus. Diagnosed with Asherman's Syndrome. Uterine surgery #2
- Aug 07 ~ HSG #3 showed clear tubes.
- Aug 07 ~ IUI #2 w/ Femara. BFN.
- Sept 07 ~ Monitored w/ hCG trigger. BFN.
- Oct 07 ~ HSS #2 showed scar tissue in 30% of uterus. Uterine surgery #3.
- Dec 07 ~ HSS #3 showed tiny amount of scar tissue. Uterine surgery #4.
- Jan 08 ~ HSS #4 showed clear uterus.
- Jan 08 ~ IUI #3, C16. BFN.
- Mar 08 ~ IVF #1, Transfer Cancelled due to lining. Out of 15 eggs, 9 were mature and all 9 fertilized. I have named my 9 embryos "The Mod Squad" and they are in the freezer, waiting for mommy to be ready.
- Apr/May 08 ~ FET #1. C20. 4 embryos "The Fab Four" transferred on 5/05. BFP!!! Very Low Beta (15 at 11dp3dt) but the numers continued to double every 48 hours. Told it was "most likely not viable" and later "most likely ectopic" but we beat all the odds.
- May 16, 08 ~ 11dp3dt (4w0d), beta #1: 15
- May 19, 08 ~ 14dp3dt (4w3d), beta #2: 43
- May 23, 08 ~ 18dp3dt (5w0d), beta#3: 213
- May 27, 22dp3dt (5w4d), beta #4: 1,073
- Jun 08 - Ultrasound showed one heartbeat at 7 weeks.
- Jul 08 - Had CVS testing. Chromosomes are normal and it's a BOY!! EDD: 1/23
- Aug 08 - Jan 09 ~ High risk due to: 1) Velamentous Cord Insertion, deemed biggest risk 2) Previous Placenta Accreta 3) Previous rapid degraged placenta 4) IVF alone can create weak placenta 5) AMA - Advanced Maternal Age. -- All resulting in almost 30 u/s and lots of testing, which ended up saving my life.
- Jan 09 (38w0d) ~ Karl is born! -- Crazy 3 days in hospital. Manual version to flip baby from breech to head down, Labor, Delivery, Emergency surgery due to cord detaching from placenta, Scary heart issues from losing over 40% of my blood supply, and then a blood transfusion due to the extreme loss of blood. Whew!
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- Holy Schnikees.
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23 comments:
Agh, we're all on pins and needles along with you, Nancy! I'm keeping everything crossed for you - I can't wait to hear the results (because I know deep-down that they're going to be great!)
I'm sure everything is fine. Today your goal is to distract yourself so you quit second-guessing everything!
We should have another "Ask Nancy" session.
BTW, I had spotting @ 16 dpo and again a few days later. I POAS just to make sure and the line was super dark by then. Then I think I had another one to use up so I think I was 6 weeks by the time I peed on that one! It calmed me down a bit...
i hope you manage to find some wonderful distractions today. i'm holding out for a wonderfully doubled number for you!!! (and an earlier call as opposed to later)
Uhm you need to tell the docs that you have a ton of women waiting on these results and we just might get a little crazy, lol.
HUGS Hope u hear something soon.
Yeah, I'm a basket case with you (and everyone) too.
I knew there would be no waiting with you, (or long waiting). I would have paid for quick results too. I worked in a lab, and it’s not hard to spin the blood and drop the serum in a test, the only thing we waited for was enough tubes of blood to run the spinner. I remember thinking (before working in a lab) that there was some sort of Magic some fancy scientist had to perform, looking through a microscopic lenses that would tell all. But when I did phlebotomy and saw all these anxious women getting their blood drawn, anticipating hours or a day of waiting for results, only because we didn’t want to close the lid and turn on the spinner for one or two tubes of b/w, we even used regular HPT tests to put the serum in. (you probably already know this) but still, crazy that they send it out, Yeah, we'd send out b/w sometimes too. But it seams like it was only for people who were being tested for things we didn’t have the equipment to test for. Never a Pregnancy test.
Ok, I'm just talking to kill time, I have to log in my Journal Entries before I loose my job.
Good luck with the last few hours of the wait. I'm glad you were able to get them to do it in house. Waiting until tomorrow would be unbearable. I'm sending all the doubling vibes I can muster in your direction!
hi nancy- congratulations! I've been following you ttc story and we 1st "met"on web md when our firsts were born. i know how you are feeling. our 3rd was conceived through ivf. i had alot of spottingnwith him and today he is a very healthy 7 month old. from what my docs told me, spotting with ivf babies is more common than we think - due yo all the meds and stuff.
sending you great big sticky vibes! looking forward to seeing those numbers go through the roof. when will you stop testing? i litterally tested everyday for 13 weeks- sometimes 2x a day- even after i sawand heard his heartbeat- i couldn't get enough of the bfp
Nancy,
The power of private pay! Will be keeping an eye out for good numbers! I know it's hard to not think negatively, but just try to keep it positive. We're all here for you!!
Tori
P.S. You have my original EDD if my cycle would have worked. :-)
This is torture! I'm wishing you all the best!
Now I'm holding my breath. Hope they hurry...I pass out easy.
keeping everything crossed for you!!! cant wait to here those big numbers!! i am sure there is nothing to worry about! :) and your KU'd girl!! YAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hoping this sticks and the #'s are growing.
Crossing everything for you!!!! The wait is SO hard! Glad you didn't have to make it till tomorrow though!
hoping for good numbers!
It's nearing on 1 p.m. your time so I'm sending out extra thoughts of good luck right now.
Um.
When are our phones going to ring?
With GOOD news plllleeease.
Jesus, why won't it ring?????(Staring at the phone, much like the watched pot boiling, doesn't help.)
Pam
Congrats Nancy and hoping for good numbers. It insteresting that your beta #2 would be out of house. For me its always been the opposite - first beta was sent to the lab, second beta was always stat and done that day. I also always spot at the beginning of my pg - so I am thinking those numbers are going to come back more than doubled!
The last thing you want is another lab to do the beta tests, b/c different lab have different results based on the calibration of their equipment.
Thinking of you Nancy and anxiously waiting for your beta results.
Alicia @ the KC
c'mon what's takin them so long? I want to see that #!! limited internet access, but will check back again later.
hoping for good news.
I'm dying to know!! :-)
I'm so praying that it is good news for you!
nancy...i can't wait to hear what you find out!!! i can't imagine how you must be feeling!! (((HUGS)))
amanda:)
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