So our two week wait ended on Tuesday. We received a call mid-afternoon on Tuesday from the clinic, advising us the test had in fact been conducted on Monday and they had a result. "Oh good," I thought, "at least we have avoided waiting an extra day for the news."
Alas, we hadn't avoided a wait at all. In fact, what we were confronting was a longer wait. I assume you're probably scratching your head now! The long and short of it is that our beta HCG result was equivocal - right on the lower threshold of pregnant but not enough to be sure. As such, we must wait for the results from the repeat test (to be done today, Wednesday), which we would receive on Thursday.
I know that, if positive, the next 8 months will seem like one looooong wait, but it would have been amazing to have had a definitive result from the first test. Then again, a 'tending toward positive' result is much more gratifying than a definite 'negative', so I guess the maxim 'Be careful what you wish for' probably applies fairly squarely to our situation!
Anyway, the bottom line is that some extra patience is required. Despite the fact this virtue isn't one that I would say I have in great quantities, there isn't much more we can do right now! We will cross our fingers for another day and see what news comes our way tomorrow. Here's hoping for a celebratory Thursday night dinner which includes that bottle of Veuve Cliquot we've had in the fridge for months!
GBLC
Alas, we hadn't avoided a wait at all. In fact, what we were confronting was a longer wait. I assume you're probably scratching your head now! The long and short of it is that our beta HCG result was equivocal - right on the lower threshold of pregnant but not enough to be sure. As such, we must wait for the results from the repeat test (to be done today, Wednesday), which we would receive on Thursday.
I know that, if positive, the next 8 months will seem like one looooong wait, but it would have been amazing to have had a definitive result from the first test. Then again, a 'tending toward positive' result is much more gratifying than a definite 'negative', so I guess the maxim 'Be careful what you wish for' probably applies fairly squarely to our situation!
Anyway, the bottom line is that some extra patience is required. Despite the fact this virtue isn't one that I would say I have in great quantities, there isn't much more we can do right now! We will cross our fingers for another day and see what news comes our way tomorrow. Here's hoping for a celebratory Thursday night dinner which includes that bottle of Veuve Cliquot we've had in the fridge for months!
GBLC
Good luck! Waiting sucks, especially after you JUST waited exactly as long as you were SUPPOSED to wait!
ReplyDeleteGood luck guys! Hope you get to break out the bubbly!
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