God, I Need You Now...

Warning:  TMI for some!

Friday February 25, 2011 @ 1837
This afternoon I began to notice that my breasts are a little tender, I'm cramping some on the right side, and a while ago when I wiped, I noticed a tinge of brownish pink.  I don't know what this means.  Is AF (Aunt Flo) coming a week early and a week after my trigger????  Did nothing work for me at all this cycle???  God, I really need you right now.

Friday February 25, 2011 @ 1948
Well, I don't see any more tinge!  And I've learned it's not uncommon to have IB (Implantation Bleeding).  Here is some of the information I've been provided:
Implantation bleeding is vaginal discharge which usually contains a small amount of pinkish or brownish blood. Only about a third of pregnant women experience implantation bleeding.  It can happen at the time the fertilized egg implants in the uterus, on average between 6 to 12 days past ovulation.  Cramps with implantation bleeding can happen. You may even experience cramps with or without bleeding. The reason you may experience cramps with implantation bleeding is because as the fertilized egg buries into your womb, it caused the muscle of your womb to contract. These contractions press on nerve endings and may result in mild to moderate menstrual like pains for 24-48 hours.  Home pregnancy tests are based on a very simple principle. They work by through the detection of the hormone Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) in a woman’s urine. This hormone is a hormone secreted by the developing placenta shortly after a fertilized egg has been implanted in the uterine lining.  If a woman is pregnant, the amount of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) in her system should be around 25 mIU at 10 dpo (days past ovulation), 50 mIU at 12 dpo, 100 mIU at around two weeks dpo. Because of their high sensitivity factor ( 20 mIU/ml hCG ) in detecting human hCG, both the AimStrip pregnancy tests can confirm pregnancy as early as 6-8 days past ovulation though most women find that the test reports a positive at 9 or 10 days past ovulation.

So, for now, my husband has reassured me that nomatter what, it will be alright.  If my temp stays up tomorrow, that's great!  If not and AF comes, then we know we're moving on to IUI and God will help us through it.  We're going to keep praying.