On Friday May 17th, I woke up and went to the restroom. Its so regular for me now to have to go pee about 3 times a night. I hate nothing more than having to get up in the middle of my sleep for something so trivial as to pee. This part bugs me, why can't it wait, lol.
Well when I was wiping, I saw light pink blood. Eric came into the bathroom a few minutes later and I told him. My heart was broken. I didn't want to see blood, I didn't want to loose this baby, this is not fair!
I called my RE's office and the nurse I don't like was there - There was no way I wanted to talk to her and be left on a horrible bad note for another weekend! However one of my good nurses was due to come in at noon so I waited and called back. By then I had some more blood that was a dark red, almost brown, which I had read is not a bad sign. I was still worried and the nurse did tell me that with IVF, spotting is common and as long as I was not having heavy bleeding or clots or cramping, that I should be ok and to take it easy. She was so nice and I felt so good and comfortable with a little spotting. By the end of the day it stopped.
I decided to take it easy all weekend. I was almost afraid to move and disrupt anything. On Saturday I was walking in the kitchen and felt a gush and found that I was now bleeding. It slowed down to just spotting, the then the same thing happened again on Sunday. This time I was very lightly bleeding for the rest of the night and the next day I was spotting. I still didn't have cramps or clots, I felt good about that, but what if I missed something or what if I was bleeding too much? Where is this blood coming from, what's going on? What did I do wrong.
I called the office on Monday morning and the nurse said that even bleeding can be ok and normal in an IVF pregnancy. I read tons of stories on-line where lots of women went through this and had good pregnancies, but they were also able to go in and be checked to make sure everything was okay. The soonest I was able to get an appointment and make that 2.5 hour drive was over a week away! I didn't know if I could stand the unknown that long!!
I called my local OBGYN and him and his staff was so wonderful to fit me in for a very quick appointment that day, right after I go off work! I was so excited and very nervous. I was still expecting bad news, so I went alone to be able to deal with it.
The wait was killing me! It was so hard and I was so worried.
Finally Im laying on the table and he starts the sonogram. Right away he was able to find our baby and I could clearly see the little fluttering of his heart beating! It was like Christmas! I was so relieved to see his or her heart just beating away. The doctor started moving the probe around and we saw another sac come onto the screen and he said "Oh you have two". I saw something and he said he saw the heartbeat, but I didn't so he pointed it out and I started to clearly see our twin baby's heart beat too! I really was expecting bad news and we found double good news. Two little growing babies with hearts beating.
I read tons of posts earlier that morning about bleeding at 6 weeks, most of the girls were saying that they had lots of bleeding and they had twins. I didn't think that was possible for me because my HCG levels didn't grow properly at first so I was told that only one embryo made it, which was great for me. Having twins was the farthest from my mind.
Here I sit 24 hours later and my own heart is still beating fast, I am a ball of nerves for a whole new reason. How can we afford two babies? I have to keep two growing babies in me for 9 months, I have to eat better and focus on their health twice as much. Where are we going to put two? What is the next few months, next few years going to be like? Am I ready? This is crazy, and exciting all at the same time. Im sure me and my family will be happy as can be in 8-9 months when these little new people come into the world.
Keep growing my little ones. Mommy, daddy. brother and sister love you. (And we better work on getting ready for you both!)
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
HCG counts driving me crazy!
HCG tests:
5/1/13 Beta #1 =165
5/3/13 Beta #2 = 265
5/5/13 Beta #3 = 530!
Because I live far away from the RE's office I was given lab slips to get my blood work done in my hometown without having to make a long drive to the office.
I chose to go directly to the hospital, because after some research I found out that not only were the tests cheaper, but all the blood from the other clinics are analyzed at the hospital and about 45 minutes after each test I could go into the records department and get my results. I thought waiting 3 minutes to see a pink line was a long wait, waiting for the blood work results made me near-crazy!
I took the 1st one and I was pretty excited, because anything over 5 HCG is pregnant, but the doctor wants to see the count over 50, so I was feeling good and made Eric call his mom that night to let her know that there is a bun in the oven. Part of me is still in shock that this IVF worked the 1st time! Its amazing that we got such great results!
I took the 2nd test and the goal is to see the HCG level double in 2 days. My heart sunk when I saw that my count only went up by 100. I was worried and waiting for my nurse to call. Meanwhile I hopped on the Internet to quickly search the details of HCG levels rising. I found that most women have a rise in 48 hours but HCG should double in 48-72 hours and the pregnancy is still on track. Right as I read that, the nurse called. She was not my regular nurse that I always talk to and she said that she was concerned. She gave me a possible scenario: because we transferred 2 embryos that it was possible that they both implanted and then I got the 1st high count, and then right after that one stopped progressing which is why my count continued to raise, but not with-in 48 hours.
This news came to me on Friday. The nurse suggested another blood test on Sunday to double check. She said "We will wait and see" ..... Easy for her to say! I now have to wait 2 days to see if my baby is growing right :( If one stopped progressing, what if the other stops too? I was freaking out!
I went to the hospital on Sunday and waited 45 minutes to go down and get my results, but because it was the weekend they didn't have them. I had to wait another day to call my nurse. I talked with her at 8am on Monday and she said that she didn't get my blood work yet and she had been on the phone with the hospital and they lost my results! LOST THEM??? Are you kidding me?? What about my count, what about my baby, am I still pregnant, how will I know what my count is now?
I was happy that the nurse dealing with this was my regular one, whom I love. She was dealing with the hospital while I was freaking out and wishing that I could get off work to kick some ass at the hospital!. The nurse called a few hours later to tell me that they had to re-run my sample to get my count again and it was at 530. It doubled in 24 hours! Great! She also said it was possible that one of the embryos that implanted had stopped progressing, she said that sometimes counts don't always double every 48 hours, she also explained that because I have OHSS that my counts could be off. Why couldn't I hear all these things on Friday, instead of having to stress all weekend?
Long story short is that I am pregnant, everything so far is good and we are a happy family who is ready for a little baby in 9 months :)
My 1st ultrasound where I will be able to see the baby's heartbeat is on the 28th. Another 3 long week wait!
Meanwhile, I have a hard time eating because I feel so full from the bloating. However at times I feel starving and could eat the house. I am also the most tired person in America. I am in bed by 8pm, although I wish it was earlier.
I'm pretty sure the kiddos are ready for this and as excited as I am. Last night Bash and Eric had fun tormenting me with every silly name they could think of!
5/1/13 Beta #1 =165
5/3/13 Beta #2 = 265
5/5/13 Beta #3 = 530!
Because I live far away from the RE's office I was given lab slips to get my blood work done in my hometown without having to make a long drive to the office.
I chose to go directly to the hospital, because after some research I found out that not only were the tests cheaper, but all the blood from the other clinics are analyzed at the hospital and about 45 minutes after each test I could go into the records department and get my results. I thought waiting 3 minutes to see a pink line was a long wait, waiting for the blood work results made me near-crazy!
I took the 1st one and I was pretty excited, because anything over 5 HCG is pregnant, but the doctor wants to see the count over 50, so I was feeling good and made Eric call his mom that night to let her know that there is a bun in the oven. Part of me is still in shock that this IVF worked the 1st time! Its amazing that we got such great results!
I took the 2nd test and the goal is to see the HCG level double in 2 days. My heart sunk when I saw that my count only went up by 100. I was worried and waiting for my nurse to call. Meanwhile I hopped on the Internet to quickly search the details of HCG levels rising. I found that most women have a rise in 48 hours but HCG should double in 48-72 hours and the pregnancy is still on track. Right as I read that, the nurse called. She was not my regular nurse that I always talk to and she said that she was concerned. She gave me a possible scenario: because we transferred 2 embryos that it was possible that they both implanted and then I got the 1st high count, and then right after that one stopped progressing which is why my count continued to raise, but not with-in 48 hours.
This news came to me on Friday. The nurse suggested another blood test on Sunday to double check. She said "We will wait and see" ..... Easy for her to say! I now have to wait 2 days to see if my baby is growing right :( If one stopped progressing, what if the other stops too? I was freaking out!
I went to the hospital on Sunday and waited 45 minutes to go down and get my results, but because it was the weekend they didn't have them. I had to wait another day to call my nurse. I talked with her at 8am on Monday and she said that she didn't get my blood work yet and she had been on the phone with the hospital and they lost my results! LOST THEM??? Are you kidding me?? What about my count, what about my baby, am I still pregnant, how will I know what my count is now?
I was happy that the nurse dealing with this was my regular one, whom I love. She was dealing with the hospital while I was freaking out and wishing that I could get off work to kick some ass at the hospital!. The nurse called a few hours later to tell me that they had to re-run my sample to get my count again and it was at 530. It doubled in 24 hours! Great! She also said it was possible that one of the embryos that implanted had stopped progressing, she said that sometimes counts don't always double every 48 hours, she also explained that because I have OHSS that my counts could be off. Why couldn't I hear all these things on Friday, instead of having to stress all weekend?
Long story short is that I am pregnant, everything so far is good and we are a happy family who is ready for a little baby in 9 months :)
My 1st ultrasound where I will be able to see the baby's heartbeat is on the 28th. Another 3 long week wait!
Meanwhile, I have a hard time eating because I feel so full from the bloating. However at times I feel starving and could eat the house. I am also the most tired person in America. I am in bed by 8pm, although I wish it was earlier.
I'm pretty sure the kiddos are ready for this and as excited as I am. Last night Bash and Eric had fun tormenting me with every silly name they could think of!
6 Days Past 5 Day Transfer
I took my home pregnancy test..... I swear waiting 3 minutes can take FOREVER!
There is a faint pink line. I had to go into the front room where the sun was shining brighter.
Two days later I took another test and the little pink line was a little darker and easier to read.
There is a faint pink line. I had to go into the front room where the sun was shining brighter.
Two days later I took another test and the little pink line was a little darker and easier to read.
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