So today is the 6 1/2 week ultrasound....it is at 3:15 pm ,the last appointment of the day. Bill gets to leave work a bit early to kick of the Presidents Day and Valentines Day weekend and come for the show.
On Wednesday they decreased my progesterone shot to every-other day, so basically, I skipped yesterday, and I reduced the estrogen patch to one instead of two. They will retest my Progesterone and Estrogen today. The goal is to wean me off, so my body produces the full
amount of both. These hormones supplements are one of the ways "fertility assistance" helps maintain early pregnancy.
I don't think they they will retest the HCG, I heard numbers get up in to the 60,000 and beyond.
My love handles are both so bruised from the progesterone shots for over the last 3 weeks in the same general area. Remember these are the 1 1/2 inch long needles put directly into muscle, versus the fatty later of skin in the belly (which we all have, not matter how skinny your are). Really puts into perspective how much more area you have to work with on your belly, especially when all the meds don't cause bruises. I think the elastic on my PJ's bottoms are agitating the issue, because when I get up in the morning, the sleep marks from the elastic are itchy on top of the bruises, a bad combination. A good time to divert my attention to drinking my daily glass of prune juice!
So it is now later in the day...Good News! There were two black dots in the ultrasound each with a heartbeat. The heart rates were 115 and 118.
Next step is to get weaned off the Progesterone and Estrogen then go to my OB at 8 to weeks. Looking good! I am off to eat and kick my feet up, isn't that what all mom's of twins should do?
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