HCG still looking good 12-20-10

I went in for my second blood test today. My HCG level came back at 2247. They had just wanted to make sure it doubled since the last test (which it obviously did), and said there was nothing negative about the fact that it was that much higher. The nurse who called me thinks it's an indicator of 2, but doesn't want to get my hopes up in case it isn't. Another interesting thing about this number...last time on day 16 (same day as this test), my HCG was only 255.

Positive Blood Test! 12-17-10

The blood test confirmed the home test! It came back positive. My HCG was 381 (and today was one day short of two weeks after the transfer). Last time around, my HCG was only 89 on the two week marker after the transfer, so they were very happy with this number. They also told me it could indicate more than one baby, or just one very healthy pregnancy. Either way, I am thrilled!!

I cheated 12-14-10

It's very light, but I'm optimistic!

Embryo Transfer Date 12-4-10

Well as usual I'm a little behind on posting. I actually got a call on Thursday, two days before the transfer. They had opened the incubator and were giving me status on the embryos so that we could decide how many we wanted to put in and how many we wanted to freeze (if they were to the stage they could be frozen). Remember the scale is 1 is the best and 4 is the worst. On Thursday we had 4 level 2's, 4 level 3's, and 1 level 4. After talking to Dr. Kristiansen, we decided to put in the best 4 again.

We got to the office Saturday morning, and at that point, the embryos had not been doing as well as they had on Thursday. At that point there was just 1 level 2, and 8 level 3's (the only one that actually improved was surprisingly the level 4). Anyway, we did the transfer and headed home. At that point the remaining 5 embryos were not to the blastocyst stage, so they could not be frozen yet. The lab would continue to watch and they would either stop growing or make it to that stage and be able to be frozen. I just heard from the office that they did not make it, so again we were not able to freeze any embryos. So...the pressure is really on and it is going to be a long two weeks. Last sperm sample and still no frozen embryos. We're pulling for the 4 guys that got transferred Saturday morning :)