The weekend flew by so quickly and here we are at Sunday night.... Beta Test Day Eve. :) As of today I'm officially 4 Weeks PUPO (pregnant until proven otherwise). Tomorrow morning I will go to the lab at 8AM for my 1st Beta hCG test of this cycle. It is the first official test of pregnancy following the transfer. A positive test means that we get to move forward with more tests to confirm my hcg levels continue to rise appropriately. Even with a positive result, it's still really early in the pregnancy (only 4 weeks) - so anything could happen, but hopefully we make a step in the right direction. A negative test means that we aren't pregnant and even though they will have me do the 2nd test on Wednesday, the results will not change. The range of hCG levels at this point in a pregnancy could range from 5 to 426, according to one website. Everyone is different and multiples typically have higher hCG levels - though there's no set number that indicates multi With our IVF cycle, my 1st beta test result was less than 1. So for tomorrow, the higher the better!
With all of the excitement celebrating Oliver's new life and Granny's longevity this weekend, I haven't had too much time to let the doubt creep in. So if it's bad news for us tomorrow, I have a feeling that we're going to fall and fall hard. I actually thought that this time around I might be more negative and guarded about the results this time, but I'm feeling very hopeful and praying that I will get to stay in the PUPO (pregnant until proven otherwise) status for awhile. Last time, I was spotting/bleeding a few days before my beta test. Of course I read online about ladies that spotted and got the BFP (Big Fat Positive) and ladies that spotted and got the BFN (Big Fat Negative). But since I got the BFN after spotting, I'm considering that a bad sign for me - so I'm happy to report that I haven't had any signs of spotting. I don't think that I'm so hopeful because I'm really that sure that I am pregnant - it's just that I don't want to let myself get upset until the Big Fat Negative lady sings! Here's to hoping and praying that we make it to 5 Weeks PUPO!