I went to the er last night. I thought I was 6 weeks but my hcg was 260,000! She said it was just one baby but that I am actually 9 weeks but those numbers were still quite high. I'm hoping to get more information and actually get to see the ultrasound at my appointment next Tuesday.
The only time I got my numbers (because I never asked) was at 8 weeks. They were over 190 and I have just one. High levels doesn't indicate multiples unless you went through fertility treatments, so don't get your hopes up.
HCG numbers have no bearing on whether you're having twins or not, there is massive variability in what is considered "normal" for HCG levels. Twin pregnancies can have normal-for-a-singleton levels, and singleton pregnancies can have super heigh levels, only an ultrasound can tell you how many babies you are pregnant with. From americanpregnancy.org:
hCG levels in weeks from LMP (gestational age)* :
3 weeks LMP: 5 – 50 mIU/ml
4 weeks LMP: 5 – 426 mIU/ml
5 weeks LMP: 18 – 7,340 mIU/ml
6 weeks LMP: 1,080 – 56,500 mIU/ml
7 – 8 weeks LMP: 7, 650 – 229,000 mIU/ml
9 – 12 weeks LMP: 25,700 – 288,000 mIU/ml
13 – 16 weeks LMP: 13,300 – 254,000 mIU/ml
17 – 24 weeks LMP: 4,060 – 165,400 mIU/ml
25 – 40 weeks LMP: 3,640 – 117,000 mIU/ml
So as you can see, you're well within the norm for eight weeks.
I only got my betas drawn at 4 weeks but assuming that they only doubled every 72 hrs since then, I would be at the higher end of the hcg range above. I'm only expecting one. While your numbers seem really high, they are not really that high for 8 weeks. But if you want twins, fx tht's what you get.
Me: 38 DH: 36 Married 8/27/2011 BFP #1 9/28/2011 DS born 5/22/2012 BFP #2 4/24/2013 m/c 4/25/2013 at 4w BFP #3 1/31/2014 DD born 10/14/2014 BFP #4 1/20/2016 m/c 2/12/2014 at 7w2d BFP #5 8/19/2016 DS2 born 4/29/2017 BFP #6 3/7/2018 EDD 11/18/2018
Re: What were your HCG levels around week 8?
hCG levels in weeks from LMP (gestational age)* :
Married 8/27/2011
BFP #1 9/28/2011 DS born 5/22/2012
BFP #2 4/24/2013 m/c 4/25/2013 at 4w
BFP #3 1/31/2014 DD born 10/14/2014
BFP #4 1/20/2016 m/c 2/12/2014 at 7w2d
BFP #5 8/19/2016 DS2 born 4/29/2017
BFP #6 3/7/2018 EDD 11/18/2018