6 weeks.

This week is my six week mark.  Still not feeling much in terms of symptoms so starting to get worried.  I'm not even sure if I'm pregnant anymore.  I hope I am but when you don't have any symptoms you start to loose hope.  I am still tired and my boobs feel "full" but I am also taking progesterone supplements so I am pretty sure that the medication would cause those symptoms too.  It's so confusing.  My first ultrasound is scheduled for Monday, March 3rd and I can't tell if I'm excited about it or more scared about it.  I just can't picture them saying everything is normal.  I keep hearing there is no sac, or there is no heartbeat or the heartbeat is measuring behind.  This is just nerve wrecking.  My pure excitement from last Thursday has now changed to complete worry.  I know that I just need to just keep moving forward at this point and what will be will be.

5 Weeks

Today is Monday, February 10th and I am 5 weeks today. 

Symptoms:  Nothing really.  I wouldn't even have known I was pregnant if the test didn't tell me.  When my period was due I felt period symptoms but my period never came.  My boobs are uncomfortable, like I would get my period, but not painful like so many people describe.  They just feel full.  I am a little tired during the day and feel like going to bed early everynight like around 9 pm.  I am also having about two hours of insomnia every night.  My appetite is also not really there. Feel like I could go hours without really wanting to eat.   I am also thristy alot, not dying of thirst but noticible like I need something to drink.  I had heartburn earlier in the week alot but it has seemed to tapper off a little.  I also got a cold sore....but that is totally it.  Maybe I will be lucky and totally miss morning sickness?

Blood Test #2

Well the results can back.  My progesterone went up from 19.2 on Tuesday to 32.8.  Not bad and I am on the progesterone supplements so I am not worried about that.  My HCG is now at 3784 (25 dpo).  So basically it did't double in 48 hours but it is doubling every 50 hours.  Now this is where I'm a little nervous.  Most websites I read say that your HCG should double every 48 hours.  When I talked to the nurse she said the numbers were fine.  So of course I didn't believe her and I called my friendly best friend of an OBGYN and she said that she likes to see her patients come in with at least a 60% increase and my increased by 90%.  Then after going crazy on the web I found that most websites actually state that your HCG should double in 48-72 hours.  So according to Arin and the last websites, , and of course my doctor's office, I'm doing good.  I guess my doctor isn't worried because the next step is scheduling me for a ultrasound on Monday, March 3rd which is my 8 weeks mark.  They will be looking for a heart beat at that appointment and once I see that....maybe, I can actually breathe.  I guess they figure if I make it to that point without any bleeding or anything then I should be good to go.  I'm hoping my symptoms start to increase and my belly starts to pop to actually convince me that I am pregnant.

Shut the front door!

Are you ready for this.....I'm Pregnant (completely naturally).  I have no idea how that happened, but it did.  I would have had no idea except for the fact that I was a week late.  It was due around Sunday, February 3^rd.  I knew the I ovulated the weekend of January 18^th/19^th.  I have been tracking my ovulation for the past seven month with an ovulation machine.  The ovulation machine continues to show that I don’t ovulate on the 14^th day but I ovulate more on the 15^th day of my cycle.  My period was due on February 3^rd but I usually give it until the next day to have me consider my period late (since I usually ovulate a day later).  After I got to the Thursday after my period was due, I started to worry.  I still didn’t even consider me being pregnant.  The thought did pass my mind but I just couldn’t picture it being a possibility.  I had so many discouragements in my effort to get pregnant that I didn’t even want to be positive.  I didn’t want that disappointment again.  I didn’t want to get my hopes up and to have them crushed….again.  The weekend went by and I even mentioned to my mom and sister that I was late.  No one really got excited as I really think we all didn’t have bery high hopes.  Then on Monday I texted my friend Arin and let her know that I was late and asked her what it could be…could I have a tumor, could I be going through menopause?  She told me to go take a test ASAP.  She didn’t say anything to me but later she thought I was definitely pregnant.  I told her I was not going to take a test at work, I didn’t want that disappointment and I promised her that I would probably take it the next morning.   

So Tuesday morning I work up and decided I had to find out either way.  I was getting ready to take my shower and usually when I would take a test I would pee in a cup and leave the test to collaborate while I was taking a shower so I could see the results when I was done with my shower.  But this time I decided to dip the test and watch.  As I watched the liquid make its way through the viewing square I waited.  I held my eyes to the part of the test where the line would pop up it I was pregnant.  Literally, within seconds I could see a faint second line that continued to quickly get darker.  I immediately dropped to my knees in the bathroom and the tears began to fall.  I was in shock.  I couldn’t believe it and I was shaking from pure excitement.  I finally got up enough courage to take a test and it came back positive.  I went to the doctor today and my levels are pretty good.  My HCG level is 2001.5 (23dpo) and my progesterone is 19.2.  I am scheduled to go in for another round of blood work on Thursday to make sure my numbers are rising.  That appointment will basically tell us if the baby is developing normally or if there is something wrong with the development of the baby.  Hoping for the best but trying to enjoy the good news that I hear at this point in time.