BETA BETA did you double? BETA #2

So it has been 2 day and I had to go back to the lab for a second blood test.

hCG levels should double every 48-72 hours so I was hoping for at least 1200, well 1204 to be exact. I have read that anything over 35% increase  is good but I knew I would feel more comfortable with at least double just to be safe. Especially after googling what high hCG could mean and unfortunately having to learn about molar pregnancies!

I got to the lab first thing in the morning and had to wait a bit. The ladies were not quite as friendly as two days ago but they were pretty busy. Then the wait began. I received the call two days ago at 12:30 so I anxiously watched the clock until 1:30 then decided to call the lab. Of course they could not give me my own results (grrrr) so I kindly asked that they fax the results to the clinic asap since they had not done so yet even though the results were in shortly after I left the hospital (double grrrr!)

And within a couple of minutes I got the email, thank you Mo! The number was 1681, which means the level doubled in 32 hours.

We are in the clear and the babies, yes I am just going to assume there are two, seem to be growing right on track.

Now the 2 week wait begins. On the 17th I head back into the clinic to see how many babies are in there and hear those little heart beats.

Weight: 157
Symptoms: baseline nausea that gets better with light snacking, some times are a little worse
Cravings: fresh fruit

Baby/babies: 3 weeks, about the size of a (slightly  larger) poppy seed

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