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Jenn's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 2/2/07 -------------------- 3/20/02 2/18/02 2/7/02 1/30/02 1/28/02 1/22/02 1/4/02 12/14/01 11/19/01 11/8/01 10/22/01 10/17/01 9/28/01 9/27/01 9/26/01 9/12/01 9/11/01 9/6/01 8/30/01 8/28/01 8/27/01 8/10/01 8/2/01 7/25/01 7/16/01 6/29/01 6/15/01 5/22/01 5/11/01 4/27/01 4/20/01 4/12/01 3/30/01 3/20/01 3/9/01 3/6/01 3/2/01 2/19/01 2/16/01 2/14/01 2/9/01 1/30/01 1/25/01 1/24/01 1/22/01 1/9/01 12/29/00 12/21/00 12/5/00 11/28/00 11/21/00 11/13/00 11/6/00 10/30/00 10/24/00 10/18/00 10/11/00 10/4/00 9/27/00 9/20/00 9/13/00 8/30/00 8/22/00 8/16/00 8/8/00 8/2/00 7/27/00 7/19/00 6/20/00 6/13/00 6/9/00 6/5/00 5/22/00 5/17/00 5/9/00 5/8/00 5/1/00 4/24/00 -------------------- Jenn's Introduction

November 13, 2000

Hi ladies. Well, I have had a tough past week. On Nov. 9 I tested ++ with a HPT. Then on Nov. 10 I also tested ++. So I called my cousin who works for my OB and she told me I needed to go in and have my hCG levels checked and my progesterone. So I went in and did that Saturday morning. Well, then on Saturday afternoon I started bleeding. I called her and she said to keep it easy and drink lots of water. So I did that for a while. Then that night after sleeping for a while, I knew it was AF making her appearance. I was pissed and sad. I had thought here for a few days that I was actually PG again. So yesterday morning I took another test and it was --. I called my cousin again and told her that I thought the tests were just wrong. She told me to still call her today and find out what my levels were and then go from there. So she is supposed to call me soon cause when I called her she didn't know what they were yet.

It has been hard. I had my hopes up and was thinking of how we were gonna tell the family and all that good stuff. I am hoping that my levels were fine and the tests were just flukes. I am trying to stay positive. I know it will happen soon but I really wanted to be PG when I saw that first ++. I'm sure some of you know how this is. It was soo hard thinking one minute that I was PG and then the next I wasn't. So on to next cycle.

Jenn

Well, my cousin called and said that the tests were -- and that my hCG was only 5. And 5 and below is considered negative. I'm glad I wasn't really PG and going through a miscarriage now but isn't a chemical pregnancy just about the same as an early miscarriage? I guess I'm a little confused. Any help would be helpful.

Thanks,
Jenn