5 Weeks

Tomorrow we start our sixth week of pregnancy.  Sort of still in shock over it all, but our numbers are way better than they have ever been!  Our first hcg was 169!  The progesterone was 12.1, which is on the lower end of average, but compared to 4, hey, we will take it!!!  Because of all the troubles we have had, we are on progesterone until week 12 where we will go onto shots.  Tomorrow is  another blood draw to check the beta’s again, and I know they are going to be great!!  I am still getting acupuncture, and will throughout the first trimester, as well as take the vitex.  The pregnancy symptoms are getting more pronounced, and I am tired pretty much all of the time.  I have eaten enchilada’s at least once every day for the past week……and watermelon!!! 

For the most part, I feel really good, very ‘normal’.  The One hates the word normal, but when you have so many issues in pregnancy, to feel normal is a good thing!!!  That is really all I have to say as far as what is going on, but we have a sonogram at the end of the month, and I will know the beta results on Tuesday, so I will be sure to report back!!

 

All Things Are Possible

There are a million things that I am thinking, and yet I can not seem to find the right sentence to open this post.  Most of you that have been following this blog know that we have been ttc for two years.  We have had pregnancies that have ended quickly, and many months of frustration because no matter what we would do, nothing worked.  As posted, we started accupuncture and vitex last month.  The acupuncturist recommended that we start coq10 also, because it improves egg quality.  On Oct 9 we were home napping and I had a dream that I took a pregnancy test and it was positive, but with a double positive line. (twins?)  I woke up and said to the one “Babe, I just had the best dream ever, and I am so sad because I woke up and its not true”.  I got up to pee and said let me see what happens, I have nothing to lose right?  So I poas, and wouldnt you know it???  BFP!!!  It was a squinter, but it was undeniably positive.  I just kept saying “I dont believe it!” and we had acupuncture that night and I could not wait to go!

So, here we are.  Pregnant.  There is zero sign of AF, and I feel 100% pregnant!  Also, I feel SO GREAT about this.  I KNOW that this is our time, this is when it is supposed to happen.

I am not at all a medical professional, but I am going to say this.  If you are TTC and it just is not working for you, go to a fertility acupuncturist.  I am beyond sure that is what did it for us, although The One says it was just us…..but with nothing to lose except $60 and everything to gain, I strongly recommend that to all ttc’ers. 

There is a link to my chart on an earlier post, so take a look if you want.  I will be sure to keep you updated!!!!