Today was my lucky day to get my blood drawn.... another poke. It was time to see what my body did this cycle. Was it doing what is was suppose to? Only time would tell.

Time... which seemed to be standing still. Then I got an email.... my results were in. My heart started to race and I got nervous. I called the hubby, "You stay on the phone with me as I open it up." and open I did..... my hands were shaking.... I could barely move the mouse to open the results.....

hCG <5.... so you all want to know.... what does that mean? Well it means that we aren't pregnant. hCG or Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin is the most common test used to detect a pregnancy in the very early weeks. The hCG hormone starts to be released into the woman's blood stream soon after the baby implants into the lining of her uterus at about 8 to 12 days after conception. The hCG blood level will initially start off very low (5 mIU/ml), but then rapidly increase, doubling every 2 to 3 days, so that within a few days, to a week or so the hCG level becomes high enough to be detected in the woman's urine, at about 50 to 80 mIU/ml. Once this level is achieved, a urine pregnancy test will show as being 'positive'.

BUT... the good news.... I'm still hopeful. We're still waiting on one blood test to confirm that I ovulated this cycle. Also, as I read more and more articles on the internet hCG can rise anywhere from 7-12 days after implantation. So... since I didn't get a surge until Sunday I likely did ovulate until Monday (or maybe even Tues a.m.) which means it has only been say 7 days.... there is still hope..... right?