Let's Try This Again

I'm trying out blogging during my pregnancy again. But this time this blog shall remain secret for a few more months. Here's a recap for those who don't know the whole story. I found I was pregnant March 2008. In May 2008 i went to my 12 week appointment and was told that I had lost the baby. Two weeks later my doctor called to inform me that I had a partial molar pregnany, I had to be monitored weekly/monthly because the tissue that was in me could grow back and turn into cancer and that I couldn't try again for 6-8 months. You can visit this site for more information on partial molar pregnancies: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/molar_pregnancy/hic_partial_molar_pregnancy.aspx

I had to have weekly blood tests for about 3 weeks. Because my HCG levels were dropping quickly I was able to start having monthy testing done. In September 2008 I found an article online about partial moles that indicated I only had to wait 3 months before I started trying again instead of the 6-8 months my doctor had said. I called my doctor the next day to discuss this. I told her about the article and that it's already been three months and I didn't want to wait any longer. She told me to get one more blood test and if it was negative I could start trying again. I did as she instructed and got the negative test result I was so desperate for. One month later I was pregnant. I had to have two blood tests done the last week in October to make sure that the HCG levels were rising normally and last week I had my first prenatal exam. In two weeks (at 7 weeks/5 days preg) I'm having an ultrasound to make sure the pregnancy is progressing normally and if so I'll go back in four weeks. So far so good!