Intro and PGAL Brain in Overdrive today

kitty1215 · June 2014

Hi!

I've been active on TTC for over a year and recently got my BFP and joined F15. I have a 4 1/2 year old DS and we've been trying for #2 since last April. I had a chemical in June 2013, a Blighted Ovum with D and C in Aug/Sept 2013, and another chemical in December 2013. Had repeat loss testing done and saw an RE in March. She discovered PCOS and started me on Metformin.

Since my BFP I've had 3 betas run and all my numbers look good. 19dpo=1386, 21dpo=3101 and 25dpo=9,400. My last one was Sunday and we scheduled my first ultrasound for this Friday. When I had the Blighted Ovum, my numbers only got to around 3,000, but it was right around this time. My boobs had been very sore, the exhaustion was crazy and I had a few times of feeling sick.... all up until yesterday. Yesterday I felt pretty good, and same thing today. My boobs don't really feel sore and I'm not noticing the extreme fatigue.

I hate PGAL brain and all these thoughts. I wish I could just believe that I'm really pregnant and this one was going to stick. Like a crazy person, I called my RE's office and asked if I could come in today for one more Beta. The NP explained that at this point, becuase my numbers are high, it doesn't really double anymore and won't really tell us much. She said they best thing to do is just wait until Friday for the ultrasound. She reassured me that everything looked good, but I can't help these thoughts.

Ugh! I'm praying that everything is okay and we will get to see our little rainbow baby this Friday on the ultrasound.

jess123456 · June 2014

Congrats!! Your betas look awesome. I hope Friday comes super fast for you. Thinking positive thoughts.

lorifromwi · June 2014

Happy to have you here! T&P are with you. We all can understand the PgAL thinking that you're going through.

kitty1215 · June 2014

Thanks for the welcome ladies and the positive thoughts and prayers. It's nice to know there are others who understand how I'm feeling.

SamanthaLaura16 · June 2014

Welcome & Congrats!

megbmeg · June 2014

Wishing you a healthy pregnancy! And fx for reassuring news on Friday. Waiting is so hard, I know. Hang in there!!

2redtulips · June 2014

Welcome and congrats on great betas!

Waiting is by far the hardest part. What helped me was to take any and all good news and hang onto it for dear life until my next appointment. Hang onto those betas, because they are awesome.

Also, symptoms come and go. I never really had strong or severe symptoms. Plenty of pregnancies progress and are healthy without a bunch of symptoms, so try not to let that get into your brain too much.

Sending good thoughts for your u/s on Friday!

KJsbabe · June 2014

Welcome and congrats! It's normal for symptoms to come and go. I know we all like to think lots of symptoms = healthy pregnancy, but lots of women have little to no symptoms and still go on to have healthy babies. I know it's hard, but hang in there! I hope you have a great scan on Friday!