Friday, August 31, 2012

Not sure what to think today.  I had tested at home the past 2 days and those tests have been completely negative.  Was so upset thinking this one didn't work either.  But I went for the blood test this AM and just got an email from the nurse.  The level they measure is HCG.  Anything over 5 is technically pregnant and mine is 33 today.  At this point they like it to be over 50, so mine is low.  But really what matters is not so much the starting point but how well the HCG rises.  For it to be a healthy pregnancy the HCG level should double every 48 hours.  So I have to have the level repeated Sunday.  I've scrambled to find a lab that can do this early on a Sunday morning in a holiday weekend and "think" I've found one.  I can only hope that what the woman there told me today is true and this can be done.  I'll be there at the crack of dawn Sunday as I have to be at work at 8 AM.  I'm trying to celebrate the fact that today I'm pregnant, but am also well aware that this could go either way.  As always, prayers welcome and appreciated!!