Well, it's official! My beta at 11dpt was 909!! This was almost as high as my 1st beta with Georgia at 11dpt which was 967. As some of you may know, I never POAS because for me I'd rather just enjoy being pregnant as long as possible. I think I'm one of the only ones in our vast community that does not test early. For most people the wait just kills them & they need to know as soon as possible, but for me it's better for me to wait until beta.
My first test was scheduled for Monday the 15th. I always go really early to the lab at our local hospital right before work so I can make sure I get my results same day. I emailed my clinic and told my IVF coordinator that I had gone for bloodwork. A few hours later she responded saying she'd be on the lookout for them. My clinic is an hour ahead of us here in Illinois and their office closes for lunch around 11am our time. The last several betas I had done I was getting back right around 11 so I was highly anticipating to get them at the same time. I heard nothing so I tried to relax a little bit because I knew their office was closing for an entire hour and I wouldn't be hearing back any time soon. 12:30pm our time rolled around & still nothing so I emailed her again, no response. My donor had texted asking for an update & she suggested calling the lab to see if they had even processed the labs yet. I called & they said the HCG had been completed, however the progesterone & estrogen had to be sent out to another lab which is fine because those aren't as important as that BETA! I emailed my nurse again around 2:30pm, still NOTHING. I was sooo anxious and nervous and stressed out.
I got off work at 3:30 and still hadn't heard from them so I headed to Target where I needed diapers and bought a HPT to take right there in the Target bathroom. There was no way I could wait til I got home because I still had to pick up Georgia from my parents & then drive home, I needed to know NOW. I went in the bathroom with a practically empty bladder and got probably less than the required 5 second stream needed onto the test. It was a 1 minute result test. I cleaned up the packaging that I had literally thrown on the floor and looked up at the test and saw that my test line was 10x darker than the control line! It looked JUST like the first test I had taken with Georgia. I knew instantly that my beta was going to be high. 2 of my close friends just happened to be shopping at Target & I ran into them as I was running through Target to grab tests. They saw me before the test & I told them I had to leave. Once I got my result I messaged them and told them to come to the bathroom ASAP. I also sent out a few text messages to Joe, my family members, & our donor who were anxiously awaiting our first results. I decided right away that I didn't want to share our test dates with more than our close family because of how our tests went last time. It was confusing, stressful, and frustrating to tell people that I was pregnant just to have to turn around a week later and tell them it was a loss.
The next morning I figured I would have an email bright & early from my clinic but I didn't so I started blowing up their phones in both Augusta and in Atlanta. Neither clinic answered and I left a message, gave them about an hour, then called back. The receptionist told me that the lab hadn't sent the results, but I'm not sure if that actually happened or not. She put me through to the nurses line right away where the nurse delivered the news! I also had her change me from the awful vaginal progesterone Endometrin to an oral version since I have to take it for about 8 more weeks. I also continue with PIO til 12 weeks and baby aspirin until 18 weeks.
My clinic actually requires 3 beta's total if you're getting positives so I went back Wednesday at 13dpt and my beta came back more than double at 2044. They wanted me to have one more but they wanted me to wait an entire WEEK so I knew my beta needed to be roughly over 10,000. I went in again early Wednesday morning & by lunch time I had received my email. Our 3rd beta came back at 32,103! I seriously couldn't believe how close these numbers were to Georgia's betas, she was 3215 at 13dpt and 40,344 at 21dpt. It was so amazing and relieving to hear how good my rises were. I was able to schedule an ultrasound for Monday 11/5, I will be 7w2d so we should definitely be able to see everything we need to and also hear a heartbeat.
We are so very excited that we have made such amazing progress so far. The next big step will be our scan. As always, we appreciate everyone's love, support, prayers, and good vibes that were sent our way as we continue to journey down this path of growing our family.
The next morning I figured I would have an email bright & early from my clinic but I didn't so I started blowing up their phones in both Augusta and in Atlanta. Neither clinic answered and I left a message, gave them about an hour, then called back. The receptionist told me that the lab hadn't sent the results, but I'm not sure if that actually happened or not. She put me through to the nurses line right away where the nurse delivered the news! I also had her change me from the awful vaginal progesterone Endometrin to an oral version since I have to take it for about 8 more weeks. I also continue with PIO til 12 weeks and baby aspirin until 18 weeks.
My clinic actually requires 3 beta's total if you're getting positives so I went back Wednesday at 13dpt and my beta came back more than double at 2044. They wanted me to have one more but they wanted me to wait an entire WEEK so I knew my beta needed to be roughly over 10,000. I went in again early Wednesday morning & by lunch time I had received my email. Our 3rd beta came back at 32,103! I seriously couldn't believe how close these numbers were to Georgia's betas, she was 3215 at 13dpt and 40,344 at 21dpt. It was so amazing and relieving to hear how good my rises were. I was able to schedule an ultrasound for Monday 11/5, I will be 7w2d so we should definitely be able to see everything we need to and also hear a heartbeat.
We are so very excited that we have made such amazing progress so far. The next big step will be our scan. As always, we appreciate everyone's love, support, prayers, and good vibes that were sent our way as we continue to journey down this path of growing our family.