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Question about hcg levels...

wekahnwekahn
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Hi everyone--

I am an uber-paranoid 1st time mom-to-be and called the doc last week because I was having really bad cramps (I have been cramping w/ no spotting since I was about 4 weeks and cramping has gotten worse.) So they had me come in and do blood work to test my hcg levels. They just called me back today... and I am kind of freaking out because from everything I have read they sound SUPER high.

On Thursday, 12/17 at 5w4d pg they were 16,119

and on Saturday, 12/19 almost 6 weeks pg they were 25,298!!

Doesnt that seem awfully high?? I called back to ask if I should be alarmed and she said no, its a sign of a strong pregnancy. But then on the internet I find all kinds of horror stories. She is going to try to squeeze me in on Wednesday for an u/s if there is a cancellation. Any thoughts you experts have... I would love to hear about.

Thanks!

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Re: Question about hcg levels...

  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    i don't recall my betas that far into my pregnancy - only the first few really mattered to me- those were at 14dpo (4w pg)...

    betas mean nothing re: multiples --- listen to your doc and don't worry... and what kind of horror stories are you thinking of?  Multiples? Because if so- this is not the place to call a multiple pregnancy a "horror story".... yes- high betas can be an issue... but multiples, while risky, are far from "horror stories"

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  • kimarino13kimarino13 member
    I didn't get betas that far into my pregnancy, either.

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  • jacobandcrystaljacobandcrystal member

    I think my SIL's around the same time were about 42,000 (I remember because she had an u/s due to the high # and spotting).  She had one healthy baby boy a few weeks ago!

    Don't worry about it, beta numbers have a large range of "normal".

    The only thing I thought was weird about my own beta #'s this pregnancy was that they actually tripled in 2 days the first time I had them checked.

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  • wekahnwekahn
    The "horror" stories were molar pregnancies. Sounds awful. But thanks for getting back to me. I feel better! :)
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  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member
    ok- i figured you were talking about molar pgs - but we get so many people who come on here with stupid comments about multiples- it's hard to know :)
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  • sunnybrook.sunnybrook. member
    My betas are in my siggy. I have no brain power to figure out how many weeks I was at 26dpo but I think it was in the 5 week range.
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