Tuesday morning I was back in the clinic for the revealing beta blood draw. I wanted to share my happy news with the nurse, but when I told her I had tested, she said I shouldn't have because I could have gotten a false positive. Now, if she was drawing my blood for a test, couldn't she get a false positive too? Ahem.
The nurse called and said the number was "really good." What I really wanted was the quantitative report, which she gave to me at 304! With my last IVF, I had my beta on the same day, and it was 235, so this looks even better! I thought twins until I got home and checked out betabase.info and concluded that I'm higher than average for a singleton and lower than average for twins. Personally, I think I've got one strong little babe in there, and while it's a tad disappointing, I'm also a tad relieved.
Today was my 2nd beta where they look for the numbers to at least double. My HCG was up to 672, which is double plus a little bit, so everything looks great (last IVF, my 2nd beta was 614)! I don't have to return to the clinic until 10/2 which will be my first ultrasound! I'm super-excited that it's only a little over a week away! I promise I'm practically holding my breath at every bit of cigarette smoke, exhaust, and other noxious fume I pass by to contribute to perfect organogenesis! I can't wait to hear your little bitty heart beat. Keep going little babe -- double, double!
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