Gestational Surrogacy ~ Beta Number One Update!

5dp5dt

I am so excited that we have GREAT news to share for this cycle! I am ecstatic for my IPs and I know they are thrilled as well!

6dp5dt

 I started getting VERY faint positives at 4 days past transfer, but they were "super squinters" and were driving me NUTS. By Wednesday it was much easier to see, and the lines have continued to get darker, and darker!

Taken 9dp5dt PM - evening before beta

The night before our first beta (which was yesterday) I took my first weeks estimator digital test and got 2 - 3 weeks (which is the estimate of how many weeks since ovulation). We were exactly 4 weeks pregnant that day.

Here are some other beta numbers from other surrogates for 10 days past a 5-day transfer:

10dp5dt
SINGLETON: 35, 35, 38.1, 41, 42.2, 49, 54, 67.7, 68, 86, 87, 105, 106, 112, 127, 129, 163, 163, 171, 181, 194, 196, 217, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 234, 236, 240, 273, 353, 375, 379, 388, 472, 489, 752
TWINS: 141, 145, 152, 157, 160, 171, 174, 193, 201, 222, 232, 240, 252, 262, 255, 257, 282, 283, 284, 286, 288, 294, 297, 326, 339, 357, 365, 365, 371, 372, 377, 378.6, 393, 405, 406, 421, 510, 594, 611, 636, 707, 760, 804, 969, 1416
TRIPS: 449, 471, 617
QUADS: 503

Our beta hcg level yesterday at 10dp5dt was 469! Definitely high for a singleton, but we only put one in, and yes I know splitters happen but they are rare, so we're all just hoping that means a very healthy, happy, snuggly over achieving embryo!

Our repeat beta is on Thursday, and I can't wait to hear what our doubling time is and make sure everything seems on track. If all goes well after the repeat beta I think we'll get scheduled for our first ultrasound sometime around the end of April. Fingers and toes crossed for a healthy, happy and full term pregnancy!

Date: 4/7/15
How many weeks: 4w2d
How am I feeling: Queasy off and on, most of the time I'm just fine and then I'll get hit with an upset stomach, or I'll eat something and think I'm fine and then feel bad afterwards. I'm crampy off and on, a little more tired then normal, and have already had a couple leg cramps.
Cravings / aversions: Fish is both a craving and an aversion right now. I want to eat fish, it sounds good, but it's been hit or miss. I had lunch late last week where the first bite of fish I took made me feel ill for over 2 hours afterwards. But then we had baked breaded fish fillets over the weekend that tasted great and settled fine.
Baby: Size of a poppy seed