Friday 22 January 2016

18 weeks pregnant tomorrow.

Well, it's been a long time, but things turned out well for us.  I will be 18 weeks pregnant tomorrow after a natural frozen IVF cycle.  Here's how it all went down...


  • We got one embryo transferred on October 8th, 2015.  I was given a lab req. for my beta-HCG for October 19th and 21st.
  • I avoided the internet for the 2ww.  
  • I kept myself as busy as possible. 
  • I tried to forget that I had one dollar store pregnancy test left from the last cycle.
  • I started falling asleep really early every evening
  • My boobs started hurting
  • I tried to put my tiredness and boobs at the back of my mind but Lance was getting suspicious!
  • October 18th came and I could no longer forget that I had that test sitting there in the bathroom...
Lance and I were making breakfast and I had to go to the bathroom, so I excused myself.  I'd already managed to get rid of my "first morning pee", but I just couldn't help myself.  I grabbed that test out and pee'd!  

Then I waited.

Nothing happened.  

I tried to hide my emotions as I hid the test deep at the back of the cupboard and came back out to the kitchen, shaking.  

I was so upset.  Why did I take the test?  Why didn't I just wait until the next day when I could go to the lab and at least Lance would be able to support me then, but I'm going to have to live with this horrible secret all day. 

Then I thought "What if I just didn't wait long enough?"  Three minutes is a long time, especially when you're trying to be secretive.  I ran back to the bathroom, ripped the cupboard apart to find the test and to my surprise, it showed two lines.  

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!  No way!  

I ran out to the kitchen and blabbed to a very surprised Lance "I'm pregnant".  

And that's pretty much how the rest of that day went.  It seems like forever ago already.  

I had the lab test the next morning which confirmed that I was indeed pregnant, and the follow up two days later confirmed that the Beta-HCG levels were indeed doubling, and thus starts this new transition from "trying" to "achieving".  

Stay tuned! :D