Covered » pregnant http://www.ryanbarr.com Options, Economics, Futures, Politics and a bit of the Barr Family scattered in between Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:57:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 One Step in the Right Direction http://www.ryanbarr.com/article/one-step-in-the-right-direction http://www.ryanbarr.com/article/one-step-in-the-right-direction#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:15:16 +0000 Megan http://www.ryanbarr.com/uncategorized/one-step-in-the-right-direction ]]>

So I had my Intake appointment with the nurse on Thursday… it’s the one where they review all your medical history (again!). They ordered the normal blood panels and other tests that all pregnant ladies get, plus a quantitative hcg test. In the past, this means I’ve had to take one blood test, and then go back two days later to take another one so they can compare the results to make sure my hcg’s are rising properly. This time, however, she only ordered one. They said that based on my history w/ molar pregnancies, they should be able to tell if we’ve got another one by the first test. Then, if there’s a problem, they can order the second one to double-check.

Five and a half vials of blood later, my test came back within the normal range… So we’re off to a good start so far. Please keep those prayers comin’!

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Yesterday morning, I decided I should take a pregnancy test (I was a day late). I followed the instructions, and waited while the little hour glass flashed on the screen to tell me it was working. After about a minute, I thought I saw it flash “Pregnant”. But when I reached down to pick it up, the screen went blank. I called the helpline number on the box (I know, it’s absurd to need help with something like this, but I had to know if I was seeing things or not), and the gal said I could take another one in a couple of hours as long as I didn’t drink anything.

So… I did. This time it worked, and it turned out that I hadn’t been hallucinating with the first one. I’m pregnant!

If you’re reading this, you most likely already know our tragic pregnancy history… so we’d appreciate any prayers you’re willing to make for a safe, healthy pregnancy and a perfectly healthy baby in September.

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