Beta HCG test three

My HCG level today were 4400, so not quite doubled from Friday's 2500. It is supposed to approximately double every three days. So we are a little nervous that it didn't increase more, but I guess the important thing is that it is still increasing. Based on the chart I posted a few days ago, this sounds more like a single baby instead of twins.

I have an ultrasound scheduled for a week from Friday. So that will be 7 weeks and we'll find out everything.

The nurse said they didn't need me to take any more blood tests between now and then, but that if I want confirmation that the numbers are still growing, I am welcome to call and come in. She said this two week wait is almost as stressful as the wait between transfer and test for some women. So I may go this Friday or next Monday, just to be sure the levels are still increasing. Especially as the number wasn't quite as high as expected today.

Miran's week-end

In other news, we woke up yesterday morning to a neighbor ringing our doorbell because a big branch had fallen from our tree and was blocking the road. The guy managed to pull it out of the road but left it across our driveway. So Miran spent the first hour or so yesterday morning chopping it up. Even though its a city owned tree, we decided not to call and to just take care of it ourselves because we didn't want them deciding to take the whole tree down.

And today he practiced fathering a little bit by playing with Ava, the daughter of our friends Angela and Sri, with whom we had brunch. She loved him and cried a little when he finally handed her back to her mother.

More confirmation! Yay again!

I returned to the doctor this morning to test my HCG levels in my blood again. My number was 700 on Tuesday and today it was 2500. So it definitely doubled (really quadrupled) so everything is progressing as it should. I go again on Monday for a third test to make sure the HCG levels are still increasing on schedule. Assuming it is, we will schedule an ultrasound as the next step - probably fairly soon as they said they like to do it the middle of the 6th week.

I asked the nurse if my numbers suggested the possibility of twins and she said maybe, but numbers vary so greatly from woman to woman that they don't say anything until the ultrasound. Of course I've been looking at averages online and found the interesting chart below.

My numbers, especially today's 2500, certainly indicate that it is highly possible. I'm not sure exactly what day I should be considered right now, but its been 15 days since the transfer, at which the point the blasts were 6 days past conception - so if we add 14 days to that (assuming conception is 2 weeks after the last period), that puts me at day 35. So I'm in the twin range on this chart for day 36, but the very low end.

Of course this is also some chart I found on the internet so may not even be highly accurate. I guess we'll know more next week after I take another blood test.

Confirmation! Yay!

The blood test today confirmed that I am pregnant. I did another home test this morning before I went just to make sure there weren't any changes. I go back on Friday morning for another blood test to confirm that the HcG levels in my blood are increasing at expected rates. So this is really happening!

Good news, everyone!

We had decided not to test today, so I didn't do it this morning. But then around 3?30 in the afternoon Miran said we should do it just for fun. So I did. And it was positive. We were in such disbelief we went to CVS and bought another test. I took it when I got home and it was also positive.  So I guess it worked. We are very excited and looking forward to official blood confirmation on Tuesday.