Just curious, how many betas did you do before U/S?

Melicakes · March 2011

I have to go in for #4 next week. And according to the nurse if that one goes well, then they'll talk about scheduling an U/S because that right now at 5 weeks ( according to her) there wouldn't be much to see.

But I know other posters have had maybe 2 or 3 betas with U/S shortly thereafter.

Wouldn't they want to ( and shouldn't they be able to) see at least a sac and a fetal pole by now?

Is there a rhyme or reason to this ? Is it because I did an IUI and not IVF?

Just trying to understand the mechanics and logistics better so I can relax a little bit more between betas and waiting for a U/S.

zdinakwardwedding · March 2011

3 betas then first u/s at 7 weeks.

September2007 · March 2011

We did IVF. Two betas: 9dp5dt and 11dp5dt. First u/s was at 6w5d. (they wanted it at 7w, but DH was traveling for work that week, so they let us come a few days earlier...) We saw the two sacs and two heartbeats at our first u/s...

Good Luck!!

Mrs. Mo · March 2011

I had 4 but only b/c they were not doubling properly. If they were ok, I would have stopped at #3. We didn't have our 1st u/s until I was 6 weeks then came back the following week to check for growth.

June0609 · March 2011

3 betas. First u/s was at 5 weeks.

hep01 · March 2011

With IVF #1 I had 4 or 5 but w/ the FET I had 2, 13dp3dt & 15dp3dt then had to wait until I was almost 7 weeks for the u/s.

MrsRich0226 · March 2011

I had 2 betas and they would do the 1st u/s at 6 weeks but due to scheduling with the RE, we're not going in until 8 weeks. If something opens up with the schedule, they will call us so we can come in sooner.

Melicakes · March 2011

Interesting. Well I guess I just have to go to the store and buy myself about 2 more weeks worth of patience ! Stick out tongue

njohnson1972 · March 2011

I had 4.

4w0d, 4w2d, 4w4d and then at 6w0d which was also my first u/s.

kbeach82 · March 2011

We did IVF, had 2 betas (would have had a third if the rise hadn't been what my RE was looking for), and our first u/s was at 6w2d (which is the earliest my RE will do an u/s).

Blessed1010 · March 2011

2 betas, ultrasound at 6w1d.

MSaksa · March 2011

I only had two betas and had to wait until i was 6 weeks before u/s because thy wanted to be able to see a heartbeat. All REs seem to be different

diego299 · March 2011

2 betas then first u/s at 7wks. I only get 1u/s until I go to my regular OB at 10wks.

MyShellyBelly · March 2011

IVF with ICSI here and we did 3 betas (6dp5dt, 8dp5dt and 18dp5dt).

stillwaiting12 · March 2011

I had 3 betas and 1st ultrasound was at 6wk 4days and that's only because I called freaking out with spotting. It was originally scheduled for 6wk 6days

brody8336 · March 2011

We did IVF, had 4 betas and didn't get our first ultrasound until 7 1/2 weeks. While at the time, it was torture, now I am glad I didn't get earlier u/s to stress over prior to seeing the heartbeats. Good luck and hang in there!

AmberB75 · March 2011

zdinakwardwedding:
3 betas then first u/s at 7 weeks.

same for me exactly...still waiting for my u/s.

ColleenS629 · March 2011

I had 2 betas (9dp5dt and 11dp5dt). My first u/s is Sunday at 5w2d but they are only looking for a gestational sac at this point to see how many babies are in there and to make sure that they are in the uterus. I'll have a u/s every 7-10 days until I'm released.

Sunshine05 · March 2011

I only had 3 betas drawn, but they were really far apart. So just because you see that 3 betas were drawn, some are a week apart... not just the typical 2 days. I had them drawn at 13dpo, 17dpo, and 24dpo.

My clinic wants to do an ultrasound after your levels are above 5000 since they say that will equate to seeing something on the u/s. I had my first u/s at 6w and we were able to see sac, yolk sac, and heartbeat.

Stuckinthemiddle · March 2011

I had my first u/s at 5 weeks, but only because my beta's were not rising nearly as fast as yours are, and they wanted to see if I was having an ectopic pregnancy. All they saw was a black dot with a halo around it, and they thought it was a gestational sac - but even then they couldn't be sure. Trust me, this u/s was far from re-assuring. Typically, they don't expect to see anything definitive until your beta is over 1,500.

I know this is hard. Most people go through this part of pregnancy being completely clueless as to what is happening, but us IF gals get to shoulder the extra burden of knowing too much. Hang in there!

sissyroo · March 2011

just 2 betas, that never got above 100 and u/s at 6 weeks and another at 7 weeks and another at 9

I've had 6 ultrasounds so far and it still doesn't seem real!

kthappy76 · March 2011

Every clinic is different, but for my IVF mine did two betas (I asked for the third) and the 1st u/s @ 7wks, so they can see the HB, then you are graduated. Many others have earlier u/s's, but as you said there isn't much to see and they can often lead to more worry than real answers on what's happening, since development varies by pregnancy. GL!

esperanza123 · March 2011

My clinic does betas late. My first one was 13dp5dt and the second one at 15dp5dt. They wanted to see me at 5w5d for an u/s since my betas were high just to see how many we had in there (though we only transferred one). I wish they just waited until their usual 6 1/2 weeks u/s because the heartbeat was slow and my RE was a little doom and gloom.

Melicakes · March 2011

Thanks ladies, for all the replies and reassurance. I guess I just have to sit back and relax and let things happen as they will happen . And in time I will get proof positive that things are ok in there

patchen30 · March 2011

What you can see on an u/s when depends a lot on how high the betas are. You would never see a fetal pole at 5 weeks - maybe a gestational sac, MAYBE a yolk sac. Usually you can't see a gestational sac til betas reach 1500-2000, and you usually can't see a yolk sac until betas reach about 4000ish. A heartbeat doesn't usually appear until betas reach about 12000ish. My RE did 2 betas initially, then did one every time I came back for an u/s. That was info overload for me and the last one I asked not to be told what it was b/c I just overanalyze.

+jenjen+ · March 2011

We did 3 betas and the first u/s at 6w

Jessie*J · March 2011

We did IVF and only had 2 betas. First u/s was at 5 weeks 6 days and we got to see the hb!!

QE2 · March 2011

My RE monitors b/w (P4, E2 and hCG) 2 times a week the entire time I'm under his care. First u/s is at 5.5 weeks to check for # of sacs and location to make sure it's not ectopic. Second u/s is at 6.5 weeks to check for hb's. Once you get a hb, he releases you to your OB. I think every RE has a different system.

JenCW · March 2011

With our IVF we did four betas and the u/s was at 7 weeks.

It is torture, but once you see the heartbeat you'll forget about the hell of waiting.

Melicakes · March 2011

patchen30:
What you can see on an u/s when depends a lot on how high the betas are. You would never see a fetal pole at 5 weeks - maybe a gestational sac, MAYBE a yolk sac. Usually you can't see a gestational sac til betas reach 1500-2000, and you usually can't see a yolk sac until betas reach about 4000ish. A heartbeat doesn't usually appear until betas reach about 12000ish. My RE did 2 betas initially, then did one every time I came back for an u/s. That was info overload for me and the last one I asked not to be told what it was b/c I just overanalyze.

This post helps me so much! See if they'd told me that I would definitely have relaxed more. Thanks for this!

etoyama · March 2011

4. My RE does them until they see a hb.

CarrieB. · March 2011

I had 2 betas, but my numbers were really high. My first ultrasound with the RE was at 7 weeks.

NicoleeBonsai · March 2011

we did IVF and i had 2 betas before my u/s. first u/s was at 5w4d coupled with a beta.

after that, i had 2 more u/s+betas each week, and graduated at 7w4d.

i have seen lots of different u/s+beta schedules on here. i think some REs don't do u/s until past 6w so you can see a h/b.

good luck! i hope the time flies until your u/s!

cbubbles2 · March 2011

IVF, 2 betas, first u/s at 6w1d.

k827 · March 2011

I had two beta's and then and u/s at 5w6d due to bleeding. I think it was originally scheduled for 6w3d. GL! Then I had another u/s at 7sih weeks and was released to an OB.

trytryagain · March 2011

We did IVF. had 3 betas and ultrasound at 6w5 days. Saw all 3 hearbeats

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