The moment we have all been waiting for, the official test results! A hcG level of at least 25 is needed to be considered pregnant. My hcG level was 959, so we are PREGNANT! Of course it is still quite early and I will have to go back for more blood tests on Monday and again on Thursday to make sure that those hormone levels keep rising indicating a healthy pregnancy. The next big step is October 17th, this is the "pregnancy confirmation" ultrasound where we will hopefully get to hear the heart beat for the first time!
Now as I mentioned before I did take a home pregnancy test 4 days after the transfer and got a VERY faint positive. I had mixed feelings about that. Last time I got a similar faint positive, but not until 7 days after the transfer. So of course, I had to continue to test daily to make sure that the line kept getting stronger..... AND IT DID! At 5 days I thought I would try a digital test, it came back saying that I was pregnant!
Now to the fun part, how have I been feeling? Pretty good. I am pretty tired, since I am doing my practicum 3-4 days a week, going to school 3 nights a week and taking care of my kids and now pregnant, being tired is not a surprise. As expected my boobs are super sore, and I have had a few headaches. I also have my pregnancy "super nose" where I smell everything and most of it is gross! I have started in the last few days getting some morning sickness. Now I am not running to puke all of the time, but there is a daily debate of if I take my medicines on an empty stomach I will feel like I am going to puke BUT if I eat I will also be nauseated. I got some protein shakes in hopes that they will be easier to stomach. It is pretty consistent that if I eat any sort of big meal, or anything with too strong of flavoring, no matter what time of day I will be feeling it. I am also getting some pretty big knots from all of the injections. After every shot I apply heat and massage the injection site for a few minutes but every couple of days I have to have George REALLY rub it HARD. This hurts a bit but it seems to help loosen up the knots. None of the symptoms are too bad or so disturbing that I am not able to go on with my day to day activities, I am just a little slower!
I am excited that we are finally pregnant and my IPs are on their way to becoming parents. I am hopeful that the high hormone levels are going to be a good sign that we will remain pregnant and that there will be no more complications. This is such an amazing journey and I have been very blessed with so much support from friends, family and my IPs. My mom, kids and husband have been so much help. They are really trying to pick up the slack and help with the things that I am unable to do right now. The dr told me to take things easy and not to pick up anything! That is harder than it sounds, probably one of the hardest restriction (besides the pelvic rest). Someone else has to lift Noah into his car seat and he really doesn't get why mommy can't pick him up. There are tons of daily things that require lifting too. Like carrying in groceries or taking laundry baskets to and from the washer. Little things that I never considered, but I am figuring it out. My family has had to do some adjusting with their dinners too! I am gone 3 nights a week and I am tired so they have had easy meals! I'm thinking tonight is grilled cheese!
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