please share your HIGH beta numbers for 10 DPO

MamaFantastic · July 2013

i tested two VERY strong positives this morning at 10 DPO (i feel pretty confident that i'm actually 10 DPO based on my OPKs and my typical cycle schedule).

went in for bloodwork... betas were 265 (that explains the dark lines!)

betabase.info tells me i'm technically within the reported range for beta levels, but i'm about 10 times the median value for 10 DPO.

who else had really high numbers this early in the pregnancy? can you share your values and corresponding DPOs? i know this could possibly indicate a higher chance of multiples, and i'll cross that bridge in a few weeks when i have my first u/s... but for now i'm just looking for anyone else who had crazy high early numbers like this. thanks!

MamaFantastic · July 2013

i should add this was a natural cycle for us after a 3 month break following a string of losses in the past year. other than progesterone suppositories, i was not medically aided in any way, so the high numbers can't be attributed to trigger shots or anything of that nature.

Madelyn0713 · July 2013

Around 10DPO this pregnancy I had a beta of 1496.8.

MamaFantastic · July 2013

holy crap, madelyn! my number seems piddly compared to yours

did they give you any additional info about why it was so high? do you know if this is a singleton or multiples?

Madelyn0713 · July 2013

spasticfantastic:
holy crap, madelyn! my number seems piddly compared to yours did they give you any additional info about why it was so high? do you know if this is a singleton or multiples?

Nope, no additional info. Definitely a singleton. I've already had 7 ultrasounds. Only one baby.

mommatotwo2 · July 2013

Your number is not exceptionally high for 10DPO and dark lines just mean darker dye in your test, it's not reflective of how healthy your pregnancy is or how high your HCG is. Additionally, a single number means nothing, it's how quickly the number doubles that reflects whether or not the baby is healthy and numbers that double more quickly than the typical 48-72 hours can possibly indicate multiples.

Congrats on your pregnancy!

ufsandra85 · July 2013

the person who has had 7 ultrasounds is further along in her pregnancy

ufsandra85 · July 2013

i think i was around 687 at 11 dpo and i have one baby

YouMe&Bax · July 2013

spasticfantastic:
holy crap, madelyn! my number seems piddly compared to yours did they give you any additional info about why it was so high? do you know if this is a singleton or multiples?

The size of the number (big vs little) has no correlation to whether or not you are having a singelton/multiple pregnancy. The most important thing about the numbers is that they double as an indication of a viable pregnancy.

Only an u/s can tell you how many babies are in your belly My betas are living proof of that - the first was a 49 and the nurse said I needed to be "cautiously optimistic" b/c it was a low number; turns out the low number turned into twins!

Soap1 · July 2013

YouMe&Bax:
spasticfantastic:
holy crap, madelyn! my number seems piddly compared to yours did they give you any additional info about why it was so high? do you know if this is a singleton or multiples?

The size of the number (big vs little) has no correlation to whether or not you are having a singelton/multiple pregnancy. The most important thing about the numbers is that they double as an indication of a viable pregnancy.
Only an u/s can tell you how many babies are in your belly My betas are living proof of that - the first was a 49 and the nurse said I needed to be "cautiously optimistic" b/c it was a low number; turns out the low number turned into twins!

There is SOME correlation between hcg levels and presence of multiples. Women with multiples are somewhat more likely to have high hcg levels, and levels that triple or quadruple instead of double. But the relationship is far from perfect.

But it is true that the only way to know is through an ultrasound. My levels with my 2nd pregnancy were quadrupling and it was still just one!

YouMe&Bax · July 2013

Soap1:
YouMe&Bax:
spasticfantastic:
holy crap, madelyn! my number seems piddly compared to yours did they give you any additional info about why it was so high? do you know if this is a singleton or multiples?

The size of the number (big vs little) has no correlation to whether or not you are having a singelton/multiple pregnancy. The most important thing about the numbers is that they double as an indication of a viable pregnancy.
Only an u/s can tell you how many babies are in your belly My betas are living proof of that - the first was a 49 and the nurse said I needed to be "cautiously optimistic" b/c it was a low number; turns out the low number turned into twins!
There is SOME correlation between hcg levels and presence of multiples. Women with multiples are somewhat more likely to have high hcg levels, and levels that triple or quadruple instead of double. But the relationship is far from perfect.
But it is true that the only way to know is through an ultrasound. My levels with my 2nd pregnancy were quadrupling and it was still just one!

You're just as likely to have high numbers and have a singleton. According to my doctor, and just about every twin book I've read - there an no studies showing that there is a correlation between the high/low numbers and a twin pregnancy.

Also, if you link over to the Multiples board - you'll see this question is asked almost weekly - not once has a MoMs replied, "yep, there's a correlation" - b/c there's not. There are MoMs over there w/ high numbers, low numbers, regular doubling, tripling etc.

MamaFantastic · July 2013

thanks for all the replies everyone! i'm really not used to seeing high betas (with my unsuccessful pregnancy this past spring, my hcG was a 10 at the exact same point in the cycle) so that 265 totally freaked me out. we typically worry about low numbers, so it's ironic that i was stressing about high numbers too. i guess the doubting is all part and parcel with pregnancy after multiple losses... i'm just not ready to believe this is it and everything is fine quite yet. i'll be able to start exhaling if i see good betas tomorrow and again on tuesday when they check to make sure i'm doubling appropriately... and then certainly if the early u/s looks good at 6 weeks too.

as far as the multiples... that's obviously something only an u/s can determine, and for now i really just want a healthy and viable pregnancy no matter what's inside

Soap1 · July 2013

YouMe&Bax:
Soap1:
YouMe&Bax:
spasticfantastic:
holy crap, madelyn! my number seems piddly compared to yours did they give you any additional info about why it was so high? do you know if this is a singleton or multiples?

The size of the number (big vs little) has no correlation to whether or not you are having a singelton/multiple pregnancy. The most important thing about the numbers is that they double as an indication of a viable pregnancy.
Only an u/s can tell you how many babies are in your belly My betas are living proof of that - the first was a 49 and the nurse said I needed to be "cautiously optimistic" b/c it was a low number; turns out the low number turned into twins!
There is SOME correlation between hcg levels and presence of multiples. Women with multiples are somewhat more likely to have high hcg levels, and levels that triple or quadruple instead of double. But the relationship is far from perfect.
But it is true that the only way to know is through an ultrasound. My levels with my 2nd pregnancy were quadrupling and it was still just one!
You're just as likely to have high numbers and have a singleton. According to my doctor, and just about every twin book I've read - there an no studies showing that there is a correlation between the high/low numbers and a twin pregnancy.
Also, if you link over to the Multiples board - you'll see this question is asked almost weekly - not once has a MoMs replied, "yep, there's a correlation" - b/c there's not. There are MoMs over there w/ high numbers, low numbers, regular doubling, tripling etc.

I agree that the numbers are all over the place both for moms of multiples and singles, but on average, multiples do tend to have higher or more rapidly rising numbers. There used to be a really great site that had compiled all sorts of data on hcg levels in women who were pregnant with singles, twins, and triplets but the link seems to be broken now - what a bummer! Their data showed that the normal ranges for all three types of pregnancies overlapped significantly but statistically multiples were generally a bit higher.

I wish the link still worked - I loved that site. It was called Beta Base if anyone knows what happened to it!

MamaFantastic · July 2013

soap, here's the most recent archive of the betabase.info website (which is invaluable, i totally agree!)

https://classic-web.archive.org/web/20130509205503/https://www.betabase.info/showBasicChart.php?type=Single

ETA: in the upper left hand corner, there's a drop down menu to switch to multiples info.

MamaFantastic · July 2013

PHEW! Levels today at 12 DPO were 697!

Miraclebebe · August 2013

My first beta level 9pt5dt was 378, second beta level 11dp5dt 844. First ultrasound today 8/2 revealed that we are expecting twins! I could not be more excited! I did ask my nurse if they had an idea it may be twins and she said although they do not always go by beta's to indicate twins because my eggs were top quality and my initial hcg was pretty high very early, they did think it was twins. I am so glad it is! We could not be more excited!

MamaFantastic · August 2013

yay, that's fabulous Mbebe!! congratulations!

FWIW, my third beta at 14 DPO ended up being 2.023 and i have 5 days to wait until i see what's growing inside my belly via 6w u/s

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