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6DP3DT

12 May 2008
Written by: Amy Posted under Baby Batter

For those of you not in the “fertility know” that means 6 days post 3 day transfer.  The embryos were transferred back 3 days after retrieval - and it has been 6 days since then.  That would make me officially 9 DPO (days past ovulation).  There are all kinds of crazy acronyms and abbreviations you pick up when reading fertility blogs and forums. 

All quiet on the western front so far.  I don’t feel at all pregnant, but in reality most implantation’s don’t occur until days 8-9, and then it takes a few days for hcg to build up in your system. It’s really too early to know anything.  I’m supposed to get my beta blood test next Tuesday, and I’m sure time will move in slow motion until then.  I’m tempted to start peeing on sticks, but that’s a dicey proposition.  Too many people do it too early and end up with negatives - or get a positive only to be followed by a negative a few days later.  Many, many early pregnancies end up as “miscarriages” without the women ever knowing they were pregnant.  The tests these days have such a high sensitivity to any hcg in your system that you can detect pregnancies that aren’t necessarily viable. The older tests never would have detected such a low level of hcg and would have spared a lot of heartache. 

I got some tests from Costco over the weekend but I’m on the fence as to whether I’ll use them early or not.  I can make an argument either way, but every day is different.  The longer I hold out the better chance we have at accuracy, and the more time we can hold on to hope.
 


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  1. babyplease said,

    on May 14th, 2008 at 11:33 am

    How are you doing during the 2ww? Any symptoms? Have you decided to jump off the fence and poas?

  2. Amy said,

    on May 14th, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    Other than PMS from the Progesterone shots I don’t feel any different. I seem to have constant mild cramps vs the infrequent gut-wrenching cramps I usually have, but other then that nothing. Nada. Zippo.

    As for POAS, it’s still a tough decision…

  3. Poppy said,

    on May 15th, 2008 at 7:59 am

    just found you through babyplease. Good luck, do you think you’ll just wait for beta?

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