Joy

The results of our beta for IUI #3 came yesterday at 3:00 pm. I was in a management training class, so I wasn't at my desk to receive the call. I saw the voicemail message show up on my blackberry, and after waiting an agonizing few minutes as we watched the end of a video, I made a beeline for the door.

The results, without further ado: I AM PREGNANT!

I could scarcely believe it when I heard the nurse say that our beta was positive. I played the message over again just to make sure I heard it right. Then I stood in the hall crying happy tears until I could compose myself enough to go back to class.

My hCG level at 12dpo was 31. I was initially quite worried that it wasn't over 50, but when I was able to speak to the nurse she reminded me that while they do like to see first betas over 50, it is still early and (as she put it) "there is a wide range of 'normal.'" I also looked up the singleton pregnancy beta chart over at Betabase, and the median hCG level for successful pregnancies is 36 at 12dpo, which I found quite reassuring.

Our next beta is Monday. The end of the weekend has never felt so far away! Sylvia and I are both awash in love and joy, and praying for great numbers on Monday.