i started peeing on things 8 days past our 3-day transfer and i got a very, very faint positive. by day 12, the positive was definitely positive. today's quantitative HCG blood draw showed a level of 221. my progesterone is 187.
These numbers are GOOD...VERY good!!!!
we are super excited, yet we are still very cautious. in the world of IF, you usually do 3 quantitative HCG tests: one at 14 days past retrieval (fertilization day), another 48 hours after that, and another 48 hours after the 2nd test. at each of those 48-hour increments, we are looking for the HCG level to double, which indicates a healthy pregnancy that is growing at a good rate.
three cheers for doubling! more info on friday...
oh, one more thing, dr. v called me HIMSELF this afternoon to congratulate me and tell me how good things are looking. i was as nervous as a school girl getting her first call from a boy ;-p i'm in awe of dr. v, and i can't believe he actually makes the call himself! i think he might have done the same when we got our positive after the FET that brought us our DD, but i'm not sure...
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OK girl, so it has been KILLING me to not ask. I kinda figured that you must have had a positive HPT or two or three or twelve since you seemed conservatively "chipper". Hot damn and hallelujah!
I know you're being cautious but that's a great first number. And listen to me when I tell you this because it's very important. DO NOT freak out if your numbers don't double. With Victor, my HCG did not rise nearly like it did the first time and was doubling more like every 2 1/2 to 3 days and all was quite well. But I stewed and stewed and stewed when I didn't need to do so!
Love the Dr. V calls. Did he say "Hi, this is Tom Vaughn"? Like he's just some dude you know. He rocks so hard.
Um, congrats. I'll forgive you for holding out on me. Butt shots all around!
Hoorah! Congratulations on the good news!
*jumping for joy*
You have no idea how happy we are for you! I'm gonna go ahead and do the happy dance for you so you can stay cautious, and then I'll shut up and leave all fingers and toes crossed for the next 20 weeks.
Fair enough? ;)
P.S. Dr V calling himself? Damn you're like a celebrity now!
P.P.S. Please don't ask me to do the happy dance in public. It's not a pretty sight...
This is excellent news!!! And a personal call from the doc???? Can you guess if I got one of those??? :/
I think your number looks great and that progesterone number is fantastic!!! I'm so happy for you and have been waiting to hear the good news. :) :) :)
I'm keeping everything crossed for double plus numbers tomorrow!!!
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