The results came in, but they are mixed.
The nurse said I am pregnant, but my HCG hormone number is low, indicating this may or may not be a viable pregnancy (50-50% at this point).
A little HCG lesson:
When the embryo implants, it begins creating a hormone called HCG. As it continues to grow, the HCG number increases. Today (the 14th day after my embryo transfer) they expected to see HCG at 100. Mine was only 46.
I have to go back in Monday morning to see if my HCG levels have gone up. If they haven't, it is not a viable pregnancy. If they have gone up the way they're supposed to (I think doubled every day), it is a real pregnancy.
After having my melt down and talking to my family, I'm feeling more hopeful. In my mind, there are two theories that are possible.
This is the theory I'm sticking with until I know anything else on Monday!!
1. The timeline the doctor is following is not what my body followed. They based today's numbers on the embryo implanting on a certain day. I happen to think that based on the timing of my spotting and cramping, that my embryo implanted a couple days later than their timeline. Therefore, my HCG levels wouldn't have had time to get to 100 yet.
The other theory I'm really not going to think about...
2. The embryo implanted and began to multiply, but stopped. Thus, it did produce the HCG hormone, but only to a point. It still showed up, but the pregnancy did not continue.
I know you've already prayed so much for us and you know how much we appreciate it. If you could please continue to remember us, we would be forever grateful. We are so hopeful this will turn out to be a real, healthy pregnancy but as is everything else, it's out of our hands. We pray it will happen for us.
I will post again on Monday once I get the results back.
5 comments:
i just got off the phone with jeremy to see if he had heard anything. Shannon, i'm defnitely sticking with theory #1. it makes complete sense to me. we will keep you and your little one in our prayers!!
Cast my vote for theory #1 also! We will definitely continue praying and hoping the best for you!
i've been thinking about you all day. we will definitely keep you in our prayers. i think your first theory totally makes sense to me.
ditto to everything that was said. I've been on pins and needles all day and I'm right there with theory #1 all the way! We'll be praying for you and the little one(s) that you carry!!!
Hi Shannon and Rod, my name is Debbie, my husband Michael and I are in the same boat. We tried IVF several years ago to no avail and on Mon found out we're preggnant, surprise!!! I'm 41 and my numbers from Mon and Thurs are low, so we're waiting again until Monday, and then will do another ultrasound. I agree w/ your theory #1. We too are very early on the timeline and are taking faith that w/ time over the weekend they'll go up. All my recent readings online indicate that the HCG numbers can be all over the place, no two pregnancies are the same, and low numbers can be viable. Best wishes to you both, we'll keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
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