Just hanging on...

Barely hanging on but none the less we are hanging on.  We have been having regular HCG checks but they are not going as well as they were. I had one done Thursday, which was 3 days since my last one, and it was only 859. up from 526.7. So it did not double. It did go up at least 60% so I was trying to stay positive. Then today I went and had labs drawn again ( boy am I getting all black and blue!!) and it had only risen to 1074. BUT that was only 40 hrs after the last one so I don't know if that other 8 hours makes a big difference. I have to go either Monday or Tuesday and have them drawn again. I am terrified that something is wrong but I just keep telling my self, it is rising, I still feel pregnant(horrible morning (all day) sickness) and I'm not bleeding. This baby is a fighter I have to have faith that everything will be okay.
Oh and on another note I quit smoking 3 days ago. Amazingly its gone well, but I chalk that up to the fact that the smell of cigarettes makes me practically gag....
So please pray for this little baby. If we lose it I'm not sure I can go thru this again!
Sara

Surprise!

That is exactly how we felt. I've had three hcg checks and they were 84 218.4 and today was 526.7...we are still in shock but at this point we r confident that this will end with a baby! Thank you to anyone who has been praying for us!

Hello!

Please if u can, please pray for my sanity and my family as we travel some bumpy roads....
Thanks!

Discouraging...

Its day 22 today. Still no positive test. It's nerve-racking..Tomorrow I go for blood work. Day 23 bloodwork apparently LOL. She wanted day 22 but that's today and the lab is closed. I really don't know what she is checking in my blood work but I'm sure they will let me know if they find something we need to discuss.
What if I'm really not ovulating. I know that the only true way to tell if I am ovulating is to temp. But temping is hard for me because I don't get up at the same time everyday..I donno.
The other day Hayley announced that she would like a baby brother or sister. It was so sweet but yet so sad. I know she wants a sibling...She has never been quiet about it. Shes already 10...and yet she still wants that little sibling to play with. Its adorable. Sad too, because we've been trying for so long to have a baby.
I have to go for more labwork on day 3 of my next cycle. I don't know what she is checking then either. I guess I should have paid more attention at my appointment. Opps.
I've hit a wall. I'll be back in a little bit!

Day 18..

Still negative but thats the darkest one yet..maybe soon...

Day 14?

I guess is what today is. The pic is my first 3 ovulation predictor tests. All negative right? I really dont know but ill keep testing until like the end of the week..maybe the 15th. *sigh* this getting pregnant stuff is hard work LOL

Ouch!

Today I saw my doctor for a follow up on my carpel tunnel. He suggested an injection in the wrist to help with the pain. Okay, I say, even though I'm a big baby were needles and pain is concerned. I did ask if it would hurt and he said yes it would burn. Great...
So he comes in and does the injection and instantly it burns and my entire hand goes numb! Not normal according to him. But once the lidocaine in the injection wore off all I was left with was intense wrist pain! So thats where I am at now. Trying to type this so no one thinks I fell off the planet.
Be back when I can type again!
S