Well, the beta this afternoon confirmed what we already suspected. It went from 21 back down to 8 and the RE told us to stop meds.
After the news that it was positive last Sunday, I took a home pregnancy test just to see the double line. It was very obviously positive. I took another one this morning, and had to squint to see the line, so I knew my numbers had gone down.
It’s been a rough 48 hours, but I’m feeling a little better now. Our RE was optimistic for our chances on the next cycle. If I have a beta that’s at 2 or below and bleed by April 8th, I’ll be able to do another IVF cycle in May. If not, I’ll have to wait until July since our RE only does IVF every other month. I’d love to try again in May, but I’m not getting my hopes up. It took me 10 days to bleed after stopping meds for all four of our IUIs, so I doubt I’ll be ready in 5 days this time.
I deeply appreciate all of the comments, emails, and tweets I’ve received from all of you. While this experience was a new low, it also gave us a new appreciation and empathy for those of you who have gone through this numerous times. I know that I’m not the only one who received bad news in the past few days, so please continue keep everyone in your thoughts and prayers.
“…We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.”- 2 Corinthians 4:9-11
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