March 07, 2013

Double Time

One week after our original beta test, I went in for a second blood test. As I said the important thing to look at is doubling time. So you need at least two points of reference to determine if your numbers are good. Our second number was.....

Yes, you read that correctly 12,441 at 5 weeks since LMP

Generally doctors are looking for your hCG to double every 48-72 hours. My doubling time is at  43.32! So my doubling time looks fantastic! This is great news. The next big hurdle is an ultrasound to take a look and see if there is a heartbeat. 

And of course I am still taking these every day:

                    - Progesterone lozenge: 3x a day
                    - Endometrin insert: 3x a day
                    - Estradiol tablet: 3x a day
                    - Vivelle Dot patch: time to stick on a new one every 3rd day
                    - Prenatal vitamin
                    - Folic Acid
                    - DHEA
                    - Fish Oil
                    - Baby Asprin

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