HCG (4w0d)

Beta number 2 is in from 4w0d at 108!!!!  If you remember the first hcg count two days ago was 29!  That is a doubling time of 25.3 hours!!!!! Mommy is also getting her blood drawn one more time tonight!  But she finally has piece of mind that this is a healthy pregnancy!  The nurse set an appointment date of July 21st which will make you 7w3d at that time!!!!  Hopefully she gets to see your beautiful beating heart on an ultrasound at that appointment!  Update: Mommy moved the appointment to July 24 so Daddy could go!  You will be 7w6d (if Mommy ovulated one day late, like she did with Gracyn)....sadly, no ultrasound at this appointment, unless the OB is concerned.

4w3d- OBSESSED WITH HPTS!

Notice the picture below is over a 48 hour window .....Hcg continues to rise nicely. We get the second beta from Friday back today! We are hopeful the number is 58 or HIGHER! I forgot to mention that her progesterone was upped to 3 times per day rather than 2 given the fact that she miscarried the last time. The OB wants to be proactive this time.  The hard part is that the pills make Mommy dizzy with blurry vision for about an hour after taking them.  Luckily it is only during the first trimester and not the whole pregnancy!  Mommy is also watching her diet trying to prevent gestational diabetes like she had with Gracyn. The OB will monitor her more closely with this pregnancy!

4w2d- HPT

Today the pee line is darker than control at 4w2d!!! The picture is a 48 hour window to show comparisons. Looks like Hcg continues to rise appropriately!!!! Woot! 

4w1d

The obsession continues!  The 48 hour photo shows a big difference. The difference between the last 24 hours is not the deepness of the line but rather in the differece when line appeared. Yesterday the two lines developed around same time. Today the line appeared before the control line!!!!  POSITIVE VIBES!

2nd BETA DAY!

I am going with my gut of one day late with ovulation like with Gracyn, which makes this 4w0d! The second Beta is today, by the hpt tests, I'd say it is safe to assume the numbers are doubling like they should!  Prayers !

4w0d!!!!

3w6d- BETA

On 3w5d Caitlin got a positive test result with a test that can detect HCG as low as 15.....on 3w6d her HCG is 29.  The nurse said this is normal for such an early blood draw and by the chart below, she is in the normal range. The next blood draw is tomorrow (4w1d), which will include progesterone levels.  In looking back at Gracyn's tracking (which Mommy did down to the exact ovulation date), she ovulated on day 15, not 14...... If the same is true this time around, everything is one day off! So tomorrow's draw is either 4w0d or 4w1d. We won't get the results until Monday! :-(. So far, pregnancy symptoms include severe gas, constipation, sore boobs, nauseous at dinner time tonight and tiredness!!!! All positive signs that things are progressing normally. 

Fwd: GUESS WHAT!!!!!

 Ovulation was not tracked this month, but last period was on May 29th  so guessing ovulation was on June 12 which makes today 11dpo ....Thursdays should be the turn date, which means in two days, Mommy should be 4w0d with EDD on March 5, 2015!!!!!! We are cautiously optimistic.....Mommy has had TERRIBLE gas the last couple of days...just like she did with Gracyn.....now we pray for rock star HCG numbers! Mommy is also taking the same medication .....prenatal vitamins with extra frolic acid, low dose baby aspirin, and progesterone pills!!!!! PRAYERS! 

5w1d-SAD NEWS

Hcg levels down and spotting started this morning. :-(. 

5w0d

This is the day we have been waiting for!  Caitlin gets a blood draw today to confirm doubling hcg numbers. I am confident we will see strong numbers....based on last Thursday's hcg number here's what we are hoping for:

4wOd- 59 (actual)

4w2d- 118 (hopeful)

4w4d-236 (hopeful)

4w6d- 472 (hopeful)

5w0d- 708 (hopeful)

Once her numbers reach 1000, the OB will set her first doctor's visit. DOUBLING PRAYERS CONTINUE!

Progesterone Pills

Hmmmmmm the progesterone pills are giving Caitlin blurred vision and fogginess for about an hour after taking them. Hopefully this side effect is short lived because the progesterone suppositories used last pregnancy are no longer covered under her new insurance plan. A difference of a few hundred dollars!  Yikes!!!!

4w5d- PREGNANCY SYMPTOMS

So far, pregnancy symptoms are similar to the first pregnancy minus the spotting ......FINGERS CROSSED!  As a preventative measure, Caitlin started progesterone (pills) 200 mg 2x a day.  So far, she is constipated, has lots of gas and pees a lot!  She has only thrown up once so far.  Hopefully that stays under control.  Last pregnancy, weeks 6-8 were her hardest with morning sickness.

4w4d

Another pee stick this morning!  Caitlin is excited because the pregnancy line showed up before the control line today and is slightly darker than the control line!  I believe the doubling prayers are working!  Thursday seems soooo far away!

4w3d- HPTs

The line is nice and strong on the expensive HPT, the cheap stick fades over time. Caitlin called and said she had bad charlie horses in her calf muscles last night. So bad that she woke up with sore calf muscles this morning.   This happened last pregnancy too, just not this early. 

4w2d- MORNING SICKNESS

Caitlin bought the cheaper pee sticks and wished she hadn't!  When the pee dries it blurs out the line and then it is hard to compare from day to day. :-(.   The line is getting darker.... DOUBLE PRAYERS CONTINUE!!!!! Thursday seems soooo far away!  ......Update.... Caitlin just called and said her morning coffee did not agree with her.  She didn't get the whole cup down before it decided to come back up!  Even out of her nose!  YUCK!  Could be a combination of having a very bad cold as well and not being able to take cold meds. On a positive note, it is a reassuring sign of a healthy pregnancy!  

1st BETA

The first Beta came in at 59 (we think at 4w0d)..... But she may have ovulated late or the egg implanted late ....the nurse seems to think she is just early in pregnancy and not to worry. ....but doesn't want to repeat blood draw until next Thursday.! OMG what a LONG wait!  I'm sure Caitlin will pee on more sticks to watch the line get darker for piece  of mind!!!!  I know her tooooo well!  Looking online, many sites show 59 as a normal range.....PRAYERS FOR DOUBLING NUMBERS!!!!  Also prayers that she doesn't start spotting like she did with Gracyn at the end of her 4th week due to placenta previa! With Gracyn, she had to take off work for partial bed rest until the previa resolved at 20 weeks!

4w0d -BIG SISTER

The Big Sister job is hard work!!!!

3w6d!!!

GUESS WHAT?!

Mommy is pregnant with baby number two!  She has been trying for about 6 months.....tracking ovulation and waiting on a BFP.....after 5 months of BFNs she stopped tracking......AND......tonight she face timed me to share the wonderful news......I CRIED LIKE A BABY!!!!

Her last period started on January 23, 2014, which makes you 3w6d.....every Thursday will be the turn date, so tomorrow she will be 4 weeks pregnant with an EDD of October 30, 2014!!!  Mommy has been taking prenatal vitamins, extra frolic acid and a baby aspirin daily for the last 6 months of trying since she has a blood disorder MTHFR.  Hopefully she can see the doctor tomorrow for a blood draw for HCG levels and start progesterone!

Your older sister, Gracyn just turned 17 months old, and will turn Two years old the month before you are born!  First she says she wants a baby sissy and then she says a baby bruver!  Tooooo cute!  Mommy tried to take a picture of Gracyn with the pregnancy test, but she kept trying to put it in her mouth!  Not good!