Hi everybody! Those of you who were super active about 2 years ago might remember me, since I practically lived here. I had two miscarriages in 2006 and no pregnancies for two whole years until now! I'm 4 weeks today, so it's very early and I'm doing my best not to let myself get too excited yet. People ask me "why?" when they hear me say that, but I know you ladies understand my reluctance. It's not that I'm being negative, because I'm not, but I think it's important for me to take things one day at a time and not get worked up until I really have a reason to do so. I had my BFP on sunday (so early!) but I had spotting friday before that, so I'm cautious. It's hard to say exactly how far along I am though. I had laperoscopy/hysteroscopy performed on Oct 3rd and I haven't had a period since, but I chart my temperatures, so I think I know when things "happened". The surgery found and removed endomitreosis and a polyp in my uterus. It's safe to say those issues were keeping me from conceiving the last two years. And, BAM, I immediately got pregnant around Nov 11th. Also in the last year, I've been seeing a fertility specialist who discovered I have MTHFR (one copy) and Factor V Leiden. There's a good chance these conditions caused my previous miscarriages. The treatment is prenatal vitamins, baby asprin, Folgard, and Lovenox. Which equals five pills and one injection in my tummy every single day. Those shots are no fun, but if that's what it takes to get my baby here, I'll just have to get over it! I had my first labs drawn Monday. My hcg was 242 and my progesterone was 34. I'm going back Wednesday morning (two days later) to repeat those and make sure they're going up, up, up! I have a tentative ultrasound scheduled for Dec 15th, when I'll be about 6 1/2 weeks, we think. At that appointment, we should see that the baby is in the right spot and that it has a heartbeat. I might feel safer then, but I'm aiming to start the relaxing and planning in January. Wish me luck! And happy Thanksgiving!
