Ultrasound Update

Sorry I've been so silent! I've just returned home from two days of meetings with various people around town with my main consulting client (well, I guess, my only active consulting client at the moment.)

Mr.Right and I went to our clinic for bloodwork and ultrasound at 7:15 a.m. yesterday morning and then I was in meetings all day yesterday and into the evening culminating in dinner with my client and Mr.Right. Meetings again today from 9 until 1 p.m.

So.....ultrasound yesterday revealed one intrauterine sac and we saw yolk sac as well. Of course, no heartbeat seen yet. (Yesterday would be 5w1d from LMP). HCG level yesterday was 2,988. That's not quite the 2/3 rise they wanted to see, but the voicemail from my nurse didn't sound one way or the other about it. They want me to come in for an OB ultrasound next week.

The beta HCG calculators tell me that between beta #1 and #2 we had a 2.68 day doubling time. Between #2 and #3 it was 3.07 days. I guess at 4 weeks (last week) that's a little under the typical 2 day doubling time they like to see. But I did read that by week 6, days to doubling are sometimes 3.5. So, to be a bit optimistic, it could be that I ovulated early and I'm really more like 5.5-6 weeks already. Hopefully.

Anyhow, there's nothing we're going to do about it at this point. It either it will be or not be.

And we're not even close yet to understanding whether this is a genetically normal pregnancy. As I said before, we're assuming it's genetically abnormal until proven otherwise (with a CVS test.)

So, the saga continues at least.

Feeling tired and cranky today. Sick of the Lovenox shots already. The evil progesterone is starting to take its toll. Big fight with Mr.Right this morning who wanted me to make sure and call the pre-screening coordinator today for my sister so we can get moving with the other tests she (and her husband, and Mr.Right) need to get done. Yes, certainly, in all my spare time today I'll call the freaking pre-screening coordinator!!! (Who should be calling me, frankly.)

Oh well, off to Colorado tomorrow for the non-skiing visit. At least it's warmer here today. Am going to enjoy being outside for an hour-long walk with our dog this afternoon.