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Calm me about my betas

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in May 2012 Moms

During my first pregnancy, I was with a different doc/office, and they didn't do beta testing. For this pregnancy, however, I am with a new doc/office, and it's apparently their policy. So, at 3 weeks 5 days I had my first beta test. It was 42. At 4 weeks 6 days I had my second beta, and it was 2050. Now the nurse said that was fine; it's raising like it should, however, a friend of mine is also pregnant. She had betas drawn at 4 weeks. It was 41, and a week later, when she was retested, her was 4000.

Since I'm new to the beta thing, I don't know if I should be freaked about this or not. The nurse said it's fine, and she didn't anticipate the doc wanting another one done. But I'm still worried about it.

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  • PurpleSnapDragonsPurpleSnapDragons member
    There is a huge rang of normal so I wouldn't worry if the nurse says you are fine.  Guideline to hCG levels during pregnancy:hCG levels in weeks from LMP (gestational age)* :3 weeks LMP: 5 - 50 mIU/ml4 weeks LMP: 5 - 426 mIU/ml5 weeks LMP: 18 - 7,340 mIU/ml6 weeks LMP: 1,080 - 56,500 mIU/ml7 - 8 weeks LMP: 7, 650 - 229,000 mIU/ml9 - 12 weeks LMP: 25,700 - 288,000 mIU/ml13 - 16 weeks LMP: 13,300 - 254,000 mIU/ml17 - 24 weeks LMP: 4,060 - 165,400 mIU/ml25 - 40 weeks LMP: 3,640 - 117,000 mIU/mlNon-pregnant females: <5.0 mIU/mlPostmenopausal females: <9.5 mIU/mlhttps://www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/hcglevels.htmlhttps://www.justmommies.com/articles/hcg-levels.shtml 


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  • hopefulmom81hopefulmom81 member

    If your nurse said they are fine, she has probably seen a huge range of betas and knows.  Even if your doctor wants another it isn't necessarily bad, he might just be following them up.

    As far as comparing to a friend's pregnancy, every single pregnancy is different.  That is why there is such a huge range for "good" betas.

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  • elviebirdelviebird member
    If you go to Betabase.com, you'll see that the range for "normal" is ridiculously huge. I wouldn't worry.
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  • easjer05easjer05 member
    Between 3w3d and 5w you look for betas to double every 48 to 72 hours (ideally doubling every 48 hours).  Your doubling rate is about 33 hours.  You are fine!  Listen to your doc/nurse on this one.  You can't compare betas to other women, there are too many factors.  Betas rising in a  normal pattern is the only important thing.

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  • lcross8412lcross8412

    I dealt with beta levels with my past two pregnancies.  I was told to never compare the numbers with other women because they are never the same that is why there is a chart with a big spread on it.  It sounds like your numbers are rising appropriately and that?s what matters. 

     

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  • TerraCotta210TerraCotta210 member
    imagelcross8412:

    I dealt with beta levels with my past two pregnancies.  I was told to never compare the numbers with other women because they are never the same that is why there is a chart with a big spread on it.  It sounds like your numbers are rising appropriately and that?s what matters. 

     

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