Journaling and Beta Results:

Dec 18:  I had four vials of blood drawn at noon today.  They are watching my blood clotting timing so it had to be done exactly four hours from my Lovenox dose/injection.  Uneventful really.  I have to go back in to the lab tomorrow and do a fasting blood sugar test because I'm on a decently high dose of Prednisone (40mg).  Blah.  I'm doing fine with the Prednisone but I'm very thankful they are watching my sugars/numbers closely.  Other than waking several times a night to pee from the Pred (and then not being able to fall back to sleep) all is fine.  The hormones I'm taking mimic pregnancy hormones/symptoms so I can't really rely on it as a way to gauge things.  Progesterone in oil will always be my nemesis but after a week into it, I'm just sore. No real knots or terrible bruising as before.  I've been taking a homeopathic histamine blocker and I think it's helping with the swelling and itching.

I've been testing out my trigger shot and it's pretty much all but gone now.  Now we're just waiting to see if the HCG comes back.  Come on babies!

Dec 20: I spoke too soon about the PIO and the Prednisone. They are not my favorite but of course are worth it if this works. But...I’m hurting.

Dec 21: Today I’m 8 days past my 3 day transfer. This is the point when I tested positive with Skittle. Aaaannnddddd...I did. It’s light, but it’s there.

Here is my progression of tests: 

And my bruised belly from Lovenox-because it’s funny! 

Dec 23: Beta blood test was this morning. Results are in! HCG-69 (over 5 is pregnant) Estrogen-223 (over 100 is good) and progesterone is 39 (over 25 is good!) I’m officially pregnant and hormones look great. 

We know that things can change very quickly but I haven’t seen these results since Skittle 10 years ago. I go back in for more blood work on Monday and if things still look good, I will have an ultrasound in 2 weeks to make sure everything is where it should be (and not in my tube).  We’ve lost a lot of babies over the years but this is a big step in the right direction. I’m nervous to accept any congratulations right now but I wanted all my followers to know what’s going on. 

I can’t thank you all enough for loving on us through this and praying your guts out. They have been felt. I will update again next week. Please continue praying that the baby (babies?) grow and stay with us. Much love to you all!