*lool* Chelle!! That would be wonderful if you could float through your maths test
Well, as you all know, I am not one for POAS and only once allowed myself to test previously, that was when the numbers were so low, that it was over before it even started and the HPT said "not pregnant".
These past days, I just had a feeling that perhaps it would be OK to start hoping again. I have been religiously doing hypnotherapy, am feeling very calm .. and did think that perhaps the flaring up of the OHSS again might be a good sign. Also - and this is funny - the friend who referred me to the clinic I go to said that one sign for her was sweet-smelling wee (pee) and the past couple of days, I have noticed that too. My temperatures have been doing the right thing and fertility friend even indicated that it might be triphasic ...
Anyway, DH kept going on about how bloated I am and so I made up my mind - "what the hell" - the tests are not sensitive, >25mIU, so even if it has worked, it might come up negative ... and if it is positive, then I can go in with a smile
DH had commented this morning upon seeing my swollen belly that he was concerned. He had left by the time I POAS-d. I was brushing my teeth when the timer disappeared and the words appeared... I couldn't believe it, promptly threw my toothbrush in the sink and grabbed the phone to call DH.
When he answered, I said to him "I know the reason, why I am bloated .... I am pregnant" - he then asked me, how I knew - and I told him, that I had done a test. Snapped the picture and sent it to him
Since I haven't seen him yet, I can only say that he sounds happy, but unsure (since we had the chemicals the last two times) ... but I did tell him that the numbers from the previous tries are nothing compared to these - he also wanted to know what the feedback from you ladies is about the numbers
I didn't see my doctor today, but I did tell the nurse who was drawing my blood
I first asked her, what numbers they like to see at the first Beta - and she said anything above 12 can be promising. I said that I guessed it would definitely be above that, because for the first time, I decided to use the test at home and since it reacted with a positive and is > 25 mIU, I guess my blood will be too
She asked me, whether I had just known and if that was why I had tested and I told her that I did have a feeling that this time would be
I rang my Grandma from home (the one who is 101, who lost her daughter, my Mother, last year) - she had just lit a candle, because we lost another family member ... on January 31st - like an Auntie to me. It was her cremation / funeral today and if I hadn't had my blood test today, I would have gone to be there and to pay my respects and be there for the family. In fact, when I was driving to the clinic all happy, I suddenly thought of her and tears filled my eyes - I thought, how crazy and unfair life is, on a day, when my family is so sad, that I am filled with so much joy about this news...
Anyway, Grandma was of course not in the best state of mind - but was of course unbelievably moved by the news I had for her. I did tell her, that we still need to see how everything develops, but that for the time being, it is looking good. We chatted for a bit, she said that the good news couldn't have come at a better time and thanked me
Thank you and good luck for your test - spread your wings and fly through it
xxx
Looking forward to your update - hope you're both doing well!
