Brrrrrrrr.....

It's 8F outside right now and I'm a little chilly!

This will be a quick post. I have to start dinner and then I just want to go to bed! The husband and I have been watching Dexter every night and we just finished Season 3. Something tells me that he won't just let me go to sleep instead of starting Season 4 though!

So other than the pregnancy there's really not much of an update since the last time I blogged. That Monday my HCG levels were at 870. On Wednesday they were up to 2019. My progesterone was 16.7 (on the low side but too concerning).  Things were going well but I was still spotting quite a bit. The following Sunday I starting spotting even more so I went into the ER. They did an ultrasound and were concerned because at 5w3d they only saw a gestational sac. My HCG levels came back at 6700 and they prepared me for another miscarriage.

Devastated, I went back to the doctor on Wednesday for another ultrasound and blood draw. I watched the screen anxiously praying for a miracle and by the grace of God they found a heartbeat! It was a very slow heartbeat (97bpm) but it had probably only just started beating that morning. The doctor said she was a little concerned at how slow it was but that we could be a little encouraged by it but wouldn't know more until the HCG numbers came back.

That night she called me with the HCG numbers. 15,675. Still not doubling but not bad at all! But my progesterone numbers had dipped to 12.6. I started on the progesterone supplements that night.

I haven't had any spotting since starting the progesterone. I have another ultrasound first thing Thursday morning. I'm praying that I see a little heartbeat beating around 150bpm!! Otherwise she'll tell me that my little gummy bear is gone. It honestly could go either way and I'm scared.  For now I'll just keep trying to stay positive!