After my beta yesterday, ALS rang for the results at around 1:30pm. I didn't get to finish work until 3pm so the poor guy had to wait again to break the news. When he picked me up, I got in the car and this was waiting on the seat for me:
I didn't realise at first that the number on the balloon was actually my beta HCG level - it's so high! Some people are already speculating that it's twins. Mostly I'm just speculating that it will lead to horrendous morning sickness - which I will, quite honestly, welcome. I intend to treasure every pregnancy symptom, good and bad!
Needless to say, when I got home I had to pee on a stick - just to see those double lines. It was a naff, cheap test that we were given from the hospital but it still had the desired effect:
For anyone who is going through IVF at the moment, here are the symptoms I had whilst on the 2 week wait:
- Very mild cramping.
- Tiredness - a lot more than normal, bordering on exhaustion.
- Nausea.
- Sciatica - I have had problems with sciatica all year but it's been well under control recently, until the last few days.
As you well know, these symptoms could all be caused by the progesterone (aside from the sciatica, which always flares up when I stop my intense exercise regime). They could also be signs of my period showing up. However, this time, they turned out to actually be signs of pregnancy!
Since the positive beta, I've felt pretty much nothing to be honest. I am exactly 4 weeks and 1 day today, with a due date of 1st November. I have a scan on 14th March to check everything is okay and, all being well, I will then graduate from the fertility clinic to normal obstetric care at my local hospital.
Aside from being ecstatic, I'm VERY nervous right now. This is the best feeling in the world and I desperately do not want it to go away. Keep your fingers crossed for me! For those on the journey, I wish you all the luck and baby dust in the world - although my journey is far from over, I do appreciate that it has, so far, been a LOT shorter than most and I am incredibly grateful for that.
Please note, that this blog was never intended to be an infertility blog (as you know, that's not our reason for doing IVF) and was always intended to the whole journey to a family; conception, pregnancy and beyond.
When it's sunk in a little bit I will post about the rest of our evening, telling our nearest and dearest and how we're feeling...
Peace out!
