Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The waiting game

I have some very mixed emotions. I'm grateful to be pregnant but I'm scared out of my mind. Nothing really seems to be going in my favor. Or, at least how I imagined it or how I want it. My RE informed me yesterday that they decide how far along I am based on when he did the transfer of the embryos not when he took out the eggs. That puts me 3 days behind where I thought I was. That's good, and that's bad. My number of 197 for my beta blood draw to me was on the low side for being two weeks after the transfer (in my mind I was 17 DPO but in actuality it was supposedly only 14 DPO). That would make my number look better (the higher the better). Anyway, the same goes for both the u/s's I had. I thought I was having one at exactly 5 weeks and then again at 6 but according to my RE I was only 4weeks 4 days and 5 weeks 4 days respectively. We weren't able to see a heartbeat (yes there is only ONE baby, not two) so I go back again next Monday (Jan 4). I'm in waiting HELL. I have VERY bad feelings and bad thoughts and I need to stop it but I can't. I just feel like things should have looked differently at my u/s yesterday even though my RE said things looked "great." Whatever. I can't bring myself to even walk by at the baby isle in Target or read anything pregnancy related. The waiting for a positive (or negative) pregnancy test was easier than this. I know God has it all figured out but this is killing me. I know that He can take this baby any time He wants but that doesn't mean it won't be hard if we go down that path again. I'm 0/2 in this and I'm out of my mind with fear that I will miscarry again.
I've tried my hardest to scan the u/s pictures but our printer won't do it! You'll have to settle for a pic of my preg test instead. :)

2 comments:

heatherann said...

Hi. You may think me odd, and yes maybe I am a bit. I found your blog who knows how or when and have been following ever since. I felt a connection with it and just haven't been able to shake it. I am so excited for you and scared as well. It's so scary when you are in that place you are in right now. Not wanting to get to excited but still feeling that way. I pray for you and your baby. I have been blessed with two beautiful babies but after a long struggle for each. But to answer you post about why I chose to be a mom: It's the most rewarding thing I have ever done. So hard but incredibly worth it. I will continue to pray for you and your family.
Best of luck
Heather

Angie said...

Thank you Heather. I appreciate your comments and encouragement. It means a lot...even if I don't know you. :)

Thank you for praying!!!