Hi ladies! I'm posting from first IF (my info is in my siggy) and now PAIF and April Moms 2012. I go in for my third beta and first ultrasound on Monday,the 27th (Can't wait. Feeling so anxious and nervous).
I'm wondering what your first, second, and third betas were and at what point were you given the news that you were having multiples? I had 2 blastocysts transferred and my nurse kept reminding me about the chances of having twins. She told me by my 2nd ultrasound, September 4, that we would be able to hear the heartbeat but can they tell on the first ultrasound? This is so new to me and still a miracle that I am here. Would love to read your responses.
Re: Multiples, Betas, & Ultrasounds
I really do not remember what my betas were. I know it's different for everyone though. But I remember looking at some chart online and DH asked where normal was and I pointed it out and then he asked what mine was and I said "um, it's off the charts" and he looked very worried when I told him that could mean more than one baby.
At six weeks we saw two sacs - but could only see a heartbeat in one sac and the RE pointed out that it could be a vanishing twin. At 8 weeks they confirmed heartbeats in both sacs.
*Siggy Warning*
About me 2007: Started TTC. 2008: OB prescribed clomid, went to RE and was Dx with PCOS. 2009: IUI #1 w/follitsim and trigger = BFP. B/G Twins born at 33 weeks. 2012: TTC #3, Round 2 of Letrozole w/TI = BFP, missed m/c at 8 1/2 wks. Currently on the bench as we make plans for a new home. Anxious to start TTC #3 within the next year!
#2 11dp5dt 643
#3 16dp5dt over 5000
TTC since 2004
DX: Azoospermia
3 unmedicated IUI's, 1 with Clomid - all unsuccessful. Moving on to DIVF #1-BFP 5dp5dt!!! 1st Beta 1/23- 269!! Beta #2 1/26 - 882!!! Beta #3 1/30- 4,250!!! 1st ultrasound 2/10 showed TWINS!!! Found out on May 2nd we are having BOYS!
Congrats! My beta #1 was 360ish for my first twin pregnancy and 490ish for this pregnancy.
I had an ultrasound around 5 weeks the first time (due to OHSS) and my RE confirmed twins, the second time at 6 weeks. Both times she saw yolk sacs and heartbeats.
Good luck to you!
12dp5dt: 765; 15dp5dt: 1979; 17dp5dt: 3379...TWINS!!!!!
Our perfect baby boys were born at 36w1d!!
Dx: MFI- 3% morph
IUIs: Gonal-F + Ovidrel + b2b IUI= BFNs
IVF with ICSI= BFP! EDD 11/25/11
3/18- Beta #1 452! 3/20- Beta #2 1,026!! 3/27- First u/s- TWINS!
Our twin boys arrived at 36w5d due to IUGR and a growth discordance
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
I agree that betas aren't a good indicator--I was pregnant with triplets (lost one in the first tri), and my first beta was "only" 81. My betas did more than double during each 48 hour period, but I'm not sure if that's an indicator either. We saw 2gestational sacs with 3 yolk sacs at my 5 week ultrasound (also due to severe OHSS) and heartbeats at my 7 week.
Congratulations I wish you a happy and healthy 9 months!
IUI#3 - Jan 6 IVF#1 -5/18 - stims start (225 gonal f, 75 menopur, 5 lupron) ER 5/29 - 14R, 11M, 7F. 6/1 - Transferred 2 8cell embryos (grade 1 and 2). 8dp3dt +HPT, Beta#1 - 92, Beta #2 - 174, Beta#3 - 614, Beta#4 - 2010. 6wk u/s - TWINS! Baby A 114bpm, Baby B 112 bpm
Me: 32 - Stage II Endo / DH: 36 - Low count and morphology (1%)
IUIs 1-3 BFN, lap Dec. 2010, IUIs 4-6 BFN
IVF w/ICSI #1 - ER 2/8: 24R 19M 9F ET 2/13 2-5 day blasts (no frosties) = BFP - b/g twins!
E & C Born 10/19/2012
14dpo - 403
16dpo - 885
Progesterone - 40.6
We saw 2 sacs and 2 heartbeats at 5w6d.
My betas were actually higher with my singleton...
Beta 1 at 14dpo 122
Beta 2 at 16dpo 998
Beta 3 at 28do 43,290
The dpo is based on when I got a positive opk, but I think that I actually must have surged for two days and o'd on the later side of the 24-48 hrs.
I found out we were expecting twins 2 nights ago when we did an emergency visit to the ER.
TTC #1 since May 2010. BFP #1 - 5/31/10; m/c on 7/22/10
Started seeing RE in August 2011
5 IUIs: BFN; IVF #1 - Success! BFP - 7/25/12