I went to the doctor today to find out for sure if I am pregnant. Even though I have had four positive tests I was still nervous. Turns out I had good reason to be nervous - the pee test at the clinic came back negative...twice. They did a blood test and just called me with the result. She said my HCG is 15 - and congratulated me. Isn't this bad news? I assume she was giving me my beta. My beta at 18 dpo when I miscarried was 14. My beta at 14 dpiui with Grace was 211. I have no idea when I ovulated, but I still don't think a 15 sounds like reason to celebrate.
This was not my ob/gyn office, it was our crappy military clinic that I have to go in order to get a referral to my ob/gyn. I was pretty upset when I got the negative at the clinic, and given my history they were nice enough to give me a referral to see my regular dr this afternoon. The ob/gyn office also took bloodwork which won't be back until Monday. I am not feeling optimistic.
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My journey of trying to conceive … and now pregnancy
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- My husband, B, and I tried to conceive for two years. Our journey included one miscarriage, countless rounds of medicated cycles, and one IUI. The IUI succeeded and we now have a beautiful little girl born September 24, 2008.
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2 comments:
Most people have no clue what infertile couples go through.
The hunger and longing for a baby – and the frustration and pain of having to deal with failed IVF cycles is something which most infertile couples learn to deal with in the privacy of their bedrooms.
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It's so hard to say whether a 15 is bad news when you have no idea how far along you are. My miscarriage beta was 16.5, but I was at a point where it should have been been 40+. Are they going to retest you to see if it doubles in 48 hours?
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