A trip to Limbo

Since the bfp, DH and I are both super excited, but a little reluctant to celebrate until after we see a little baby bouncing around in there on ultrasound.

I have basically have all the same symptoms as last time, and no morning sickness as of yet (7weeks, 2 days).

I got my first beta done at 13dpo, and it was a healthy 135, so the doctor said she didn't want me to come back for anymore blood work, and just to make an appt for sometime after 8 weeks. It feels like an eternity! I am so anxious! I just want that little bean in there to grow!

So, my first appt is for Oct 7th. This is also our 2 year anniversary, so I am really hoping we have a lot to celebrate that night! I haven't been able to confirm that I will get an u/s, but Dh is coming with me just in case, and if the doctor declines, I really might have to resort to crying and begging!

In the meantime tho, I did go have my OB Intake appointment with the OB educator. I just loved her! When she came and got me in the waiting room, she apologized for it taking so long, explaining that she was reviewing my charts. And then she said "First things first, How are you feeling? Are you doing alright? What can we do to relieve your anxiety?"

Yeah! Someone who cared! It felt so nice! Of course, I tried to hint towards getting an u/s done, but she explained that sometimes this early (I was 6 weeks, 6 days) the babies development can vary so much, that it can cause even more anxiety if things aren't progressed as far as the mother thinks they should be. So what she suggested was to do another HCG draw. She said that she expected the number to be thousands and thousands, and that would make me feel better.

I was a little disappointed, but I didn't really want to have an u/s without DH there anyways, so I gratefully took the bloodwork she offered me (it was more than I arrived thinking I would get!) Then we went on to chat all about family medical history, and different things I should know about being pg. It wasn't a very informational session, because I knew so much already. She told me it was a good thing everyone didn't know as much as I did or she would be out of a job! Lol, thanks for all the info I've learned from my fellow nesties :)

So, I went off for my blood draw (where I learned I just need to give them my left arm off the bat- they always try the right first, and it never works!) And went on to work, trying to wait patiently for the phone call the next day with my results. To my surprise, she called me 5 hours later! It was sooo nice not to have to wait! and at 34 dpo/6 weeks, 6 days, my hcg was... drumroll please...

113,460!!!

I was so happy to hear that number! I think it seems pretty high! I checked americanpregnancy.org for the list of average hcg levels and it said:

* 3 weeks LMP: 5 - 50 mIU/ml
* 4 weeks LMP: 5 - 426 mIU/ml
* 5 weeks LMP: 18 - 7,340 mIU/ml
* 6 weeks LMP: 1,080 - 56,500 mIU/ml
* 7 - 8 weeks LMP: 7,650 - 229,000 mIU/ml
* 9 - 12 weeks LMP: 25,700 - 288,000 mIU/ml
* 13 - 16 weeks LMP: 13,300 - 254,000 mIU/ml
* 17 - 24 weeks LMP: 4,060 - 165,400 mIU/ml
* 25 - 40 weeks LMP: 3,640 - 117,000 mIU/ml

So I was definitely in the 7-8 week level, even tho I was just shy of 7 weeks :)

The ob educator was right, it did make me feel better! My level when I was in the ER last time was only 1408, so I have surpassed that by far! Yay for milestones!. Now, if only Oct 7th would just get here!