I called the OB's office anxiously when I hadn't heard anything by three o'clock ... the very nice nurse said "Oh yes, the doctor just hasn't seen it yet but it did go up". And I asked for numbers, of course.
The first beta (14dpo or so) was 93.
The second beta (18 dpo or so) is ...
551
Yowza.
I am not naive enough to think that we are smooth-sailing from here but I'd say doubling definitely occurred. I'm waiting for a phone call from the doctor to discuss our next step. Considering that I am 41, had a tough pregnancy last time, complicated with GD and a dance on the outskirts of HELLP ... I just want to make sure we're ok.
Did I mention that the OB who did the u/s the other day was the notorious Dr Shitty?And that she was really nice? Empathetic, even? Wow. Maybe I just caught her on a bad day that once. Hey, if a subfertile, hypothyroid-and-other-autoimmune-issues-41 year old woman, with one blocked tube and who had almost NO sex for an entire month, can get pregnant without trying, anything is possible. I wouldn't be the first Jewish woman to get pregnant under seemingly miraculous circumstances ...
13 comments:
All smiles! Great news!
Congrats and may the rest of the pg go as smoothly! *knock on wood*
What wonderful news, I am keeping everything crossed for smooth sailing!
maggie~
I'm so glad for you. I hope all continues to be well.
Lovely news!
Yay! Good news.
Delurking to say Congratualtions!!
Sounds great, Kinneret. Keep up the good work!! :)
Well it's about time another immaculate conception came about. Does this put a lot of pressure on your name choice? ;D
Yay! Very good second hcg. Hoping everything continues to be peachy.
Oh, oh!!!
Kinneret, this is wonderful!! Congratuations! That beta is stellar, and dare I mention: more in the twins range??
Oh I've got the warm fuzzies for you. Such happy news.
Just now I appreciated the aptness of your blog's name--that's your life for sure right now.
Best wishes.
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