Beta the second

Second beta is 4090 - doubling time is somewhere between 40.7 and 43.5 hours.

I think I'm pregnant.

Wow.

No more betas for now. The ultrasound will be booked for 2 weeks from today or tomorrow, July 23 or 24. I will be holding my breath for that, to be sure. And thereafter. As you know, even a heartbeat does not mean you get to have a baby. But it often does. I'm holding on to that.

Lots of thoughts and feelings to share, but this is where I'll stop for today. I need to try and get work done (ha!).

Thank you for your encouragements. You have been amazing, dear women.

Beta

Pardon my silence since Saturday, but admittedly, I've been entirely speechless since seeing those little pee sticks. When people ask me how I feel, I just start crying. Better than having to find the right words to use. How the hell am I feeling, anyway? Does ecstatic even begin to describe it?

So the beta result is in.

18dp3dt = 1210

I somehow was expecting a number in the 300-400 range, but I must have misunderstood during my consult with Dr. Google. Anyway, all I know is that's a VERY handsome number we've got here. Our beloved nurse called it strong. She said that I was pregnant. I can still hear it sounding in my ears. It might take me a little while to say it out loud, but bear with me. We are not doing a second beta, as they didn't feel we needed one. Our ultrasound is booked for April 26.

I called Sattva right after we read the pee sticks and we cried together. Couldn't say much more but how amazing it all is.

I loved all your comments on my last post. I've read them again and again (because I also have to check the picture (and the actual pee sticks) to make sure it's for reals). Thank you, women. I think that the support I've received from all of you has made an incredible contribution to our success. Like I said to Mr. A at supper, I always took these lovely women with me to each appointment. I felt held in their care.

I need to rest. My regularly scheduled commenting will resume tomorrow.