Countdown to Daddyhood!: 31 Week Doctor Appointment

Saturday, March 3, 2012

31 Week Doctor Appointment

Yesterday we headed up to Thousand Oaks to meet Kira for our 31 Week checkup and ultrasound. Everything looks great. Kiki is tracking a little on the bigger side. Her estimate weigt is 3 pounds 9 ounces. Kira says she is starting to get a little more active, especially at night.

We stll have not gotten a great ultrasound photo of Kiki. This was my favorite from yesterday. You can see her chunky cheeks. I can't wait to meet her!

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Home Pregnancy Tests (HPTs)

Well, lots of people in the surrogacy industry (doctors, & agencies) don't like HPTs. There is a chance that a HPT can indicate a false positive so blood tests are the best means of verifying pregnancy. That said, the 2 week wait between the embryo transfer and the blood test, is excruciating so many IPs (intended parents) and surrogates rely on HPTs to get some clue as to whether they are pregnant or not. HPTs can detect HCG (the pregnancy hormone) fairly early on, often several days before the surrogates missed period. 4 days after the transfer of our 6-day old embryos, our surrogate took a HPT and got a positive. As she has gone further along, the tests have gotten darker (that's good!). In the pictures, the control line is on the right and the pregnancy indicator line is on the left.