3rd beta

  I went in for my usual Monday labwork. Great news, my beta, (hcg, pregnancy hormone) continues to rise. Today's resulted @ 208! Such good news to hear.
Nice to know it's burried it's way into my lining and there for the long haul.

4 weeks and 3 days

Your Baby's Development at Week 4 of Pregnancy

The fourth week of pregnancy marks the beginning of the embryonic period, which is when the blastocyst begins to transform into an embryo. The embryonic period is when the baby's brain, spinal cord, heart, and other organs begin to form. Your baby is now about 1/25 of an inch long (0.04 inches).

 

The embryo is made of three layers:

 

• The top layer, the ectoderm, will give rise to a groove along the midline of your baby's body. This will become the neural tube, where your baby's brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves, and backbone will develop.
   
• Your baby's heart and a primitive circulatory system will form in the middle layer of cells, which is called the mesoderm. This layer of cells will also serve as the foundation for your baby's bones, muscles, kidneys, and much of the reproductive system.
   
• The inner layer of cells, the endoderm, will become a simple tube lined with mucous membranes. Your baby's lungs, intestines, and bladder will develop here.
   

The placenta has also started to form -- it is producing hCG, among other hormones, which is an important hormone in pregnancy.

 

It's amazing all that is going on inside of me.

so here is the details...

   I finally got the call that I/we have been waiting for. I had my second beta lab draw today at 8am after working all night. I came home and tried super hard to fall asleep and hope that the time would go by faster but I wasn't able to really sleep. I was dozing off and on but then the phone rang and I sprung out of bed.
   The clinic had only good things to say. My first beta was 6.34 (anything over 5 is considered pregnant) and my second beta was 26.1! They just want to see that it doubles between draws. It definately doubled, in fact it quadroupled and the clinic was estatic!
   So next thing is to continue on my meds and go in for another beta on Mon. am to continue to check to make sure it's doubling. After that is the ultrasound at approx 7 weeks pregnant to see if there is one or two sacs containing babies. I am approx 3 weeks and 6 days pregnant now, so not too far from now.
   I am beyond estatic for the IF's and can't express how much I am gonna do my best to grow a perfect little baby... or two.

the waiting is over!

IM PREGNANT!!!!!!

and the waiting continues!

   I am so tired of waiting. It is so hard and it's not even my baby! I just want to hear the news that we are pregnant. I can not even imagine how the IP's are dealing with this waiting period.
   I took a home pregnancy test on Monday and didn't get the birthday present that I wanted, a positive, but I am still thinking positive. It was only 5 days post transfer and still very early. I just couldn't help myself and now I know why the clinic wants you to avoid taking them. I got so upset following the negative result. I was afraid that it failed, that I had failed my IP's. But after taking a deep breath and talking to some proven surrogates and the clinic I felt much better and much more positive.
   Luckily tomorrow, or should I say today, since it is 1am, I have another beta lab test and following that we should be getting news. I had my first one on Tuesday and tomorrows value needs to be double the value that it was on Tuesday. So hopefully this waiting period is coming to an end. Hopefully today is the day that I get to scream that we are pregnant.
  So stay tuned... as soon as I know anything I will post more.
Positive thoughts for doubling numbers for today!

I hate waiting!

The waiting is the worst part. The shots, weekly or bi-weekly lab draws, meds, numerous vaginal ultrasounds, and  bed rest don't compare to the waiting period. I would do just about anything to get a positive result like yesterday. I find myself constantly thinking about how far along the embryos are, when I can take a home pregnancy test, get my HCG lab drawn and get the amazing news that we all want... a POSITIVE result to a pregnancy test. I even dreamt about taking a pregnancy test and it comes up positive. I woke this morning and had to ask my husband if it truly happened it was sooooo real. Maybe that is a good sign, maybe I am foreseeing the future.
All I want for my birthday (tomorrow) is a positive pregnancy test!!!!

Belly Love!

As my 48 hours of bedrest comes to an end I find myself thinking, praying, hoping and loving these babies in me.