Third blood draw. The waiting is complete agony. My results came back from Thursday and Saturday’s draw, and the doctor isn’t happy with the hCG progression (not increasing 50-60%). Though I am reading that it can take three days to increase that much after you are past the 1,200 mark, which I am.
Here are my numbers for reference:
Progesterone: 18.70 ng/mL (falls into 1st trimester range of 6.57-40.3)
Thursday: 2413.8 mIU/mL
Saturday: 3106.8 mIU/mL
Increased by 693 mL or 29%
The numbers fall in the “normal range” for a week 5 pregnancy. And the sac seen last week was estimated to be a week 4 pregnancy. They want to schedule me an ultrasound for tomorrow. I first hung up on the nurse, because I just didn’t want to deal with it. Ha! She mentioned it might be a slow progressing pregnancy, based on my very long cycle, or it could be a …duh duh duh… blighted ovum. There.Is.THAT.word again! How can you just THROW it around? Especially around a pregnant woman. Not.Cool.Doc. Not Cool.
Looks like the ultrasound is tomorrow. I get to see my sac again! I’m excited for that. I have also been told to drink 3 8oz glasses of water and hold it before I go in. OH god. I believe I went to the restroom yesterday about every 30-45 mins. Tomorrow is going to suck.
Oh! Also, I am rH negative. Looks like I got a shot in my future. 🙂
A Portrait of a Pregnancy 
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