I’ve suspected since 4dp5dt that I was pregnant. That’s the night I wrote the post freaking out that it didn’t work, and that’s when the cramps started. I’ve been pregnant now 4 times, and each time I’ve had these persistent nagging cramps starting on 9dpo.
I didn’t say anything because I was afraid to even think it, let alone tell anybody.
I also conducted a little experiment. I wanted to see how long it would take a hcg booster to leave my system. I figured if I compared the darkness of a test with the booster to a test just looking to see if I was pregnant, I might be able to tell something based on the darkness of the test.
By Friday, I was starting to think I was seeing a true BFP.
By Saturday afternoon, I felt good enough about the darkness of the line to use a digital test. There’s something more clear and comforting about seeing the word “PREGNANT.”
So my friend Kerry wasn’t totally right when she commented here that I had probably peed on 10 sticks–at that point I had only peed on 8 :p (The final total is now 13, btw)
So if one test didn’t convince me,
maybe 2?
maybe 11?
Maybe a beta of 309 at 9dp5dt?
(Check out the beta base to see how that measures up. )
Maybe a beta of 911 at 12dp5dt?
So sorry if I held out on you, but I wanted to know that thing were looking good before I let myself get excited. That meant not letting everybody else get excited too!
But for now things are looking good, so we are cautiously optimistic that this pregnancy will stick around!
Oh, and the IVF nurse said “Higher numbers make us suspicious of more than one baby.” Eeeeek!
speechless happy ecstatic overjoyed goosebumps ohmygod this is awesome
YAY YAY YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My tummy is in all sorts of knots of happiness for you. I know so much about the cautiously optimistic part, but I’m going to be over-the-moon-excited for you!!!!!!!!! Huge hugs!!!!!!!!
OMG!!! yay congrats – yay congrats – yay congrats
π π π
You, my friend, may end up with three kids. I swear, I honestly believe for some of us harder cases, we need two embees together to get them to grow. It’s like nothing will stick without moral support.
When’s the first U/S
Congratulations! So exciting…and that is a lot of tests, but your beta numbers agree with them! I have to admit to stalking this blog a bit today. π
-Sarah
Hip hip hooray! So excited for you. Praying for a successful pregnancy. Hugs from AZ!!!
YAY!!!!
YAY! stick baby(s) !
HAHAHAHAHAHA, I knew it!!!! Thanks for letting me be excited for you this whole time – Jeff and I couldn’t be any more excited for you guys! Congrats a million times over!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY! Cathy this is the best news! CONGRATS!
omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omgomgomgomgogmogmoggmogmogmgogmogmgogmgmogmogmgogmogm!!!!!!
YAY CATHY!!!!!!!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lots and lots of sticky babu juju! Congratulations again!
Congrats!!! I am so excited for you!!!
Exactly what I wanted to read π Yay!
So extraordinarily happy for you!!! Sending hopeful and happy baby vibes to you!
OMG!!! That is soooooo wonderful I’ve been thinking about it all week I’m so happy for you!!!
This was 100% what I wanted to read, even the obsessive testing part. I am happy for you guys.
CONGRATS!!!
fwiw, I had super high #’s too & only one baby π
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!! I might actually be crying a little bit- tears of joy!!
HUGE Congrats!!! SO happy for you!
yay! would it be silly to say I was so suspicious these past few days? I just KNEW it…and KNEW that you KNEW…but that you weren’t sure…and were scared…but I felt it in my bones…I am so thrilled for you!
I am all goosebumpy all over happy happy happy!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!
I want to know how many hits this blog got today π
Christine, about 800 right now. BIZARRE! I wish I knew how many were “refresh,” LOL!
I’m so happy for all of you!!! xoxo
Yayyy! So happy for you! Congrats!!!
Congratulations!! I too am pregnant and with very similar HCG #s: 298 on 07/05 and 894 today. Little freaked about the possibility of twins. Wishing the best for you and curious to see if our paths continue to mirror one another… Where are you located?
Yeah, definitely a little freaked about the twin possibility here! I mean we knew what we were getting in to, but eeek! I’m in CO
I’m also in CO…CCRM patient?
Nope, Conceptions.
Oh Jesus, Cathy!!! That is incredible. LMAO at all the sticks!!!
Are you prepared for more than one???
Are you EVER prepared for more than one? I’m more accustomed to the idea than I was a few days ago!
No, you’re never prepared. π
I meant mentally, because I remember that being a HUGE fear last time around.
It’s not raising twins that scares me as much. I figure that you get used to. (Though I guess I’d need a minivan or something for 3 carseats) It’s the twin pregnancy and higher chance of preemies and complications that scares me. A week in the NICU with O freaked me out enough for a lifetime! Watching what Kerry went through with the bedrest and extended NICU stay terrifies me! I’m trying not to worry about that yet, though.
woooot! such great news!
I say TRIPLETS!!! WOOT! Congratulations!!!!
This is perfectly fantastic! Congratulations!
I hope everythinbng works out perfectly for you!! Multiples would be great, but healthy would be better!!!
It’s amazing how nervous you can be for another person you’ve never even met! But it’s even more amazing how FREAKING ecstatic you can be when you read those three little letters. B.F.P. Congrats, Congrats, Congrats!
Congrats!
Congratulations! Magnificent. Absolutely magnificent.
Show us how it is done Big Momma!
Here is to saltine crackers and Tummy Time tea….
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