Monday, May 28, 2007

Waiting

I'm waiting. So far I only have sore breasts as a pregnancy symptom. Oh and heartburn but that's from not taking my prescription medicine. I'm trying to not taking much medicine during the first trimester.I'm glad that I don't have morning sickness yet. That might get fun while driving. :(Hopefully I'll be one of those that don't get it.I'm trying to drink 64 ounces of water a day. I only drink one cup of coffee a day. No sugar subsitutes. I cut out diet soda completely. I've had maybe 3 sodas since I got pregnant. I don't miss it so far.

Friday, May 25, 2007

Friday 05.25.07

Friday, May 25, 2007
Dr S calls me at 9:30 am. He had promised that someone would call me before the long weekend.First thing out of his mouth is, "Congratulations, you are officially pregnant." My beta number had doubled from 337 to 712. I was a little concerned that it wasn't higher since the draws were more than 48 hours apart. When I asked, Dr S said,"Stop worrying. It's perfect!" :)He transferred me to the front desk to make my next appointment. They will see me June 11. I'll be 7 weeks. They would have gotten me in a week earlier but I wanted to make sure that if we did an ultrasound, the heart beat should be visible. At just 6 weeks even it might not have been. They didn't promise an u/s but just in case, I'm going to plan and plot!Once you see the heart beat on the u/s the miscarriage rate drops to about 5%. I'd really like to see the heartbeat. It can't be heard on a doppler until sometime after 10 weeks.

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Second Beta Draw

Thursday, May 24, 2007
We had to take a day off from work to get my levels checked. Dr S really wanted me to do this.Chris went with me this time. I think being in the office freaked him out a little. At least he saw other dads to be there too.While the tech took my blood she let me look over the previous levels. Progesterone 49.4HCG 337Progesterone level is high according to her. The HCG level looks good to my untrained eye. But it really matters if it doubles or not.Chris and I are getting ready to go back to work. I hear his phone ring upstairs. Next thing I know he's running down the stairs saying, "She's right here. Do you want to talk to her?"It's Dr S on the phone. He told me that my hormone levels looked good. That normally when the progesterone levels are that high, the pregnancy is successful. He sounds very happy for us but there's some caution as we need today's bloodwork to come back. He's excited that he got to make a "good" call. Normally he gets stuck with the sad calls and the nurses take the easy ones. I really like this doctor :) He tells me to listen to my voicemail. I had my phone off since I went to the appointment earlier. Lesson learned: Keep the phone on at all times! This is important stuff.Chris and I listen to the voicemail. Dr S doesn't give specifics but he says over and over that he has good news for us. Yes, indeed. GOOD NEWS!

Monday, May 21, 2007

Doctor Appointment 05.21.07

Monday, May 21, 2007
I had to prep for this one. They are going to weigh me and make me pee in a cup. I need concentrated urine just in case they do a pregnancy test. Ok light breakfast and no peeing or drinking after 10 am. My appointment is at 2:30.Do you know how hard it is to take a shower when you need to pee? Fun times.The doctor's office staff was very nice. Dr S had to run out for a delivery. Luckily his office is in the medical building that is connected to the hospital. He was back pretty quick. I peed, bleed, and weighed. I'm being very nice to the lab person since she'll be taking my blood a lot.They decided to try an ultra sound even though I was only exactly 4 weeks pregnant. The tech said it was probably too early to see anything but while we were waiting for the Doctor to come back, we might as have a look-see.She didn't find anything in my uterus as expected but she did find a cyst on each ovary. A cyst is normal as it controls the progesterone hormone that is needed to sustain the pregancy until the placenta develops around 6 weeks. The placenta takes over then and the cyst goes away.The tech stumbled a bit explaining the two cysts. Maybe one cyst was just left over from the month before. Could be. Yeah that's a reasonable explaination.OR, it could be that both ovaries ovulated. That would be two eggs coming out to play with the sperm. Yeah, that could/would be twins.We'll have to wait and see. It's too early to speculate about anything. Even if the pregnancy is a good one. At my age the miscarriage rate is 1 in every 3 pregnancies.Some of the blood that they took is to measure the pregnancy hormone hcg and progesterone. The progesterone needs to be over 20 to sustain the pregnancy. The hcg needs to double the next time I have it drawn. Waiting...

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Another day, another test


Today I peed on a Clear Blue Easy. Positive sign=pregnant.

Yeah, Chris is starting to believe.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Dollar Tree 05.19.07




Saturday, May 19, 2007
I admit when I bought the tests from Dollar Tree that I asked for 5. (Yes, they are behind the counter and you have to ask for them. The cashier didn't blink an eye though. I have a feeling the word about these tests has been spreading via the internet.)So I still have more tests and I always have more pee. Another line a little darker this time!

Friday, May 18, 2007

Testing 05.18.07


Friday, May 18, 2007


What good is just one test when there's more first morning urine available? This time I used a First Response Early Response test. Definitely a second line. It's still faint but the line is there. I'm starting to believe that I really am pregnant.



I decide to call the doctor's office. It's time to make this public in some way. Chris is still hesitant about me being pregnant. He wants to believe but really, what's a line on a stick? They want to see me soon because I had some spotting.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Line is a line... 05.17.07


Thursday, May 17, 2007
At 2:00 AM in Ormond Beach, FL I used a Dollar Tree home pregnancy test. Yes, they only cost a dollar. (It's hard when you are a POAS addict. Pee On A Stick Addict)Tests are expensive.
I watched the test go into action. I didn't think it was going to do anything exciting. BUT there was the faintest of lines in the test spot.
I took it out to Chris right away. "Do you see the second line? Use the flashlight to shine more light on it!"
He replied, "Yeah I see the line and it's pink. What does that mean?" "A line is a line no matter how faint it is. It means I'm pregnant!" :)
"A line is a line" is the mantra of the baby message board that I belong to. I know it and have said it to others. But it's hard to believe a line that faint when it's your test. Seriously faint.