Anyone with an initial 26 for 1st Beta Hcg but still ended up doubling and successfull?? Feeling sad

Re: Anyone with an initial 26 for 1st Beta Hcg but still ended up doubling and successfull?? Feeling sad

• mnj05 member

  November 2014

  I don't have personal experience but I have seen low betas double and end with a healthy pregnancy and baby. I hope that's the case for you and I imagine that has to be so hard.

   
  
  TTC #1 since 3/2011
  DX: anovulatory and severe MFI
  DH is a testicular cancer survivor
  IVF#1 w/ICSI lupron, gonal f, ovidrel
  ER 6/15/12 6R 6M 6F! ET 6/20/12
  Beta #1: 154 Beta #2: 509 Beta #3: 7326
  Baby Boy born 3/1/2013
  

  TTC#2: 6/2014 all testing came back normal

  IVF#2 (#1 for LO#2) 9/2014 - 17R 10M 10F 4 blasts frozen on day 6.

  FET #1 10/15/14 - Beta #1: 216  Beta #2: 823

  
  Baby Boy born 7/10/2015

  
  

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• Julie21613 member

  November 2014

  I do know that @stl34 had an extremely low first beta, I mean like a 3.  She went on to have a healthy baby.  Hopefully she will chime in!  Good luck to you!  Sending you mega doubling vibes!

  Me 35, DH 36
  TTC summer 2008
  Diagnose me. DOR, DH perfect
  IUI # 1 6/2010, BFN
  IUI # 2 8/2010, BFN
  IVF # 1 10/2010 Canceled poor response
  IVF 1.2 12/2010 BFP! mc 6 weeks 2 days
  Mental health break for 10 months
  IVF # 2 10/2011 BFN
  IVF # 3 5/2012 BFP! 10 eggs retrieved (best ever)
  7 fertilized transferred 3
  Beta #1 14dpo - 72, Beta #2 17dpo 145 Beta 3 20dpo 521
  First u/s June 15 saw HB 126 bpm missed m/c 7/5/12 10 weeks D&C 7/6/12
  IVF#4 ER 9/30 ET 10/3 Beta 10/16 BFFN. IVF #5 final with o/e. ER 1/21 only 1 retrieved, hoping my lonestar is the one. Beta #1 2/6/13 = 209.... please let this be it! Keep growing lonestar! Beta #2 2/8/13 - 586! , Beta #3 2/10/13 = 1898. First u/s perfect little heart beat at 116 bpm. Measure 6 weeks 1 day. EDD 10/14/13
  3/4/13 measuring right on track beautiful heartbeat 171 bpm, graduated from RE to OB... bittersweet.
  PAIF/SAIF always welcome! Its a girl! 

  
  

  Maggie Grace is here!  10/5/13... 8lbs 6 ounces of pure joy!

  
  TTC#2  No birth control since DD was born.  Getting ready to jump back in the saddle.  Weaning this month. RE
  appt scheduled 5/8.   Here we go again!
  
  

  IFV# 6.  10/27  6 retrieved 4 mature 3 fertilized.  2 made it to 3dt 10/30. 1"very pretty 8 cell" and 1 6 cell.  Beta

  11/13.   Please stick embies!!!!  We love you so much already! 11/12/14  POAS, BFP... beta tomorrow!
  11/13 beta #1  924!!!  2nd bet 11/15 1906, one more on 11/17 3rd & final beta 3430.  First u/s 12/5, 7w4d, 2 heartbeats,

  both measuring right on track....2nd u/s... all is well... both beans measuring right on track... released from RE... first

  appointment with MFM 1/5.  Looks like this is really happening!
  
  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

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• luvboston member

  November 2014

  I have never had a beta above 16 to start. My LO was from a beta that started at 13. Good luck!

  6 m/c
  Anovulatory cycles, increased Synthroid Diagnosed Sep 2010

  Natural cycle Dec 2010 BFP M/C 6 1/2 Weeks, D&E Jan 2011
  1 Clomid/Ovidrel BFN May 2011
  Natural cycle Aug 2011 BFP M/C 4 Weeks
  1 IUI Sept 2011 BFP M/c 7 weeks
  Provera Dec 2011 BFP M/C 3 Weeks

  DQ ALPHA HLA MATCH, High NK Cells Diagnosed Dec 2011
  IVF March 2012 BFP m/c 4weeks 5 days (IL, Prednisone)
  IVF#2w/DS July 2012 MEGA FAILURE BFN (IL, Dexamethasone)
  Diagnosed No real HLA Match, DQ Beta Triad, High TNF, Low NK Cells
  Oct 2012 Natural Cycle m/c 4wks (Lovenox, Prednisone) 
  Went to Beer Center- high tnf, low lad, implantation failure

  Nov/Dec 2012 LIT Treatment

  Dec 12 Humira
  Jan 2013 BFP
  Humira,LIT,Prednisone, Lovenox, IVIG, Baby Aspirin
  Miracle Born August 2013 Premature
  
  Yours doesn't have to be a sad story
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  

  
  

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• GigiNas member

  November 2014

  was yours a 9dp5dt? what were your betas each time initially?
  
  Thanks you for the input, it helps to get me through this miserable
   time
  

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• luvboston member

  November 2014

  7dp5dt 16,16,16,14,9,13

  6 m/c
  Anovulatory cycles, increased Synthroid Diagnosed Sep 2010

  Natural cycle Dec 2010 BFP M/C 6 1/2 Weeks, D&E Jan 2011
  1 Clomid/Ovidrel BFN May 2011
  Natural cycle Aug 2011 BFP M/C 4 Weeks
  1 IUI Sept 2011 BFP M/c 7 weeks
  Provera Dec 2011 BFP M/C 3 Weeks

  DQ ALPHA HLA MATCH, High NK Cells Diagnosed Dec 2011
  IVF March 2012 BFP m/c 4weeks 5 days (IL, Prednisone)
  IVF#2w/DS July 2012 MEGA FAILURE BFN (IL, Dexamethasone)
  Diagnosed No real HLA Match, DQ Beta Triad, High TNF, Low NK Cells
  Oct 2012 Natural Cycle m/c 4wks (Lovenox, Prednisone) 
  Went to Beer Center- high tnf, low lad, implantation failure

  Nov/Dec 2012 LIT Treatment

  Dec 12 Humira
  Jan 2013 BFP
  Humira,LIT,Prednisone, Lovenox, IVIG, Baby Aspirin
  Miracle Born August 2013 Premature
  
  Yours doesn't have to be a sad story
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  

  
  

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• Lferr417 member

  November 2014

  Just wanted to send lots of love and doubling vibes your way.. Fingers crossed it's just a slow start!

  
  
  
  

  Me and DH - 26years old; IF DX: PCOS, Hypothyroid/Hashimotos(me)
  IVF #1 April 2012- 15 ER (4/13), 13 Fertilized, 1 transfered (4/16), 3 frozen
  Beta #1(4/28)-127 Beta #2(4/30)-301 Beta #3(5/7)-5570!!
  First ultrasound showed 1 strong little heart beat! (5/25) 7/16.. ITS A BOY!
  Brayden Nicholas Born Dec 29 2012 - 7 lbs 10 oz 20 in
  
  

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• STL34 member

  November 2014

  My first beta was earlier than yours but technically negative at 3 (must be higher than 5 to qualify as pregnant).  My second was at 13dp2dt (so a day later than yours) and was 29.  My clinic wasn't too hopeful for me at that point but gave me a 50-50 shot.  The rest of my betas are in my signature.  I did a total of 4 betas and when I broke 100 we schedule my ultrasound.  I now have a 2.5 year old.  

  
  

  I will say that while my RE's office only gave me a 50-50 shot after my second beta, the RI I was working with was super hopeful for me and provided me with some much needed encouragement and support.  He called me when he read my email freaking out about my betas and helped to calm me down and encouraged me to embrace being pregnant. He told me that as long as my HCG was going up, there was much to be hopeful about and that I should not worry about my initial betas being too low because that did not matter.  

  
  
  
  ~SAIF/PAIF/Everyone Welcome~ 
  
  

  Me= 37 and DH = 41 
  
  Dx: DOR, Endo, APA+ (really high beta 2 glycoprotein antibody and high everything else tested), heterozygous MTHFR mutation, positive for lupus anticoagulant, high FSH, low AMH and both tubes blocked (per HSG on 3/8/11)
  
  IVF #1 - long lupron (with HGH, intralipids, lovenox and BA); 4 retrieved, 3 fertilized; ET 2 blasts and 1 frozen = BFN
  
  IVF #2 - a version of antagonist with EPP (with HGH, intralipids, lovenox and BA); 6 retrieved, 4 mature, 3 fertilized, 2 blasts and 1 frozen blast transferred on day 5 = BFN.
  
  IVF #3 April was postponed to May, May was canceled. June/July was canceled. Had a cyst aspiration and then began IVF #3 in August. ER on 8/22; ET on 8/24 with AH. +HPT on 9/5. Beta #1 (11dpo) = 3; Beta #2 (15dpo) = 29; Beta #3 (17dpo) = 60; Beta #4 (19 dpo) = 118. Heartbeat at 6 weeks 6 days =132.  Lil is here!
  

  TTC#2:  Trigger + TI = BFN; Clomid + Trigger + IUI = BFN.

  IVF #4:  BCP + MDLF + Lovenox = 7R, 1F = Transferred 1 6-cell embryo on day 3 = BFN

  IVF #5:  MDLF + Lovenox = 4R, 1F = Transferred 1 10-cell compacting embryo on day 3 = BFN

  IVF #6:  (New RE):  Long Antagonist November 2014 (transferred two 8 cell grade 1 embryos and froze one blast) = BFN
  

  FET#1:  BFN

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• GigiNas member

  November 2014

  You had an awesome Dr. unfortunately my Dr is more on the negative side...........thank you everyone for your wonderful posts, it has helped me so much in this difficult time in my life.......
  
  

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• chicagobride_07 member

  November 2014

  My betas with DD are in my siggy, 10dp5dt, I was at 21. RE likes to see anything over 20. Not too many folks (outside of my RE and his nurse) were positive about my situation, but it did work out. Hang in there!

  
  DOR and AMA
  2/12-5/12: 4 IUI cycles = all BFN;
  7/12: DE IVF # 1 (with ICSI)- 20R, 16M, 14F, 5DT of 2 blasts; 6 frosties = BFN;
  Lupus anticoagulant initially high, then found to be normal on hematology consult;
  Follow up testing in September all clear;
  Started synthroid for "high normal" TSH;
  FET # 1- late October 2012- BFP on FRER; beta # 1- 21(low), beta # 2- 48 (still low), beta # 3- 132, beta # 4- 1,293; beta # 5- 5,606; last beta- over 100,000. First u/s 11/21- heard heartbeat
  12/12- Officially an OB patient!
  Level 2 ultrasound at 20 weeks shows vasa previa and VCI
  Referral to MFM and mandatory c section for delivery
  Beautiful baby girl born at 34 weeks
  Finally home after 15 day NICU stay!
  Trying for sibling: FET # 2- May 2014; beta 5/31, BFN
  FET #3, early July 2014; beta 7/14, BFN
  DE IVF # 2- August 2014; 14R, 13M, 11F, 5dt of 2 blasts (3 AA), 5 frosties = BFN
  FET #4- December 2014, yet another BFN

  Dr. KK work up shows borderline uterine blood flow, elevated NK cells, and MTHFR mutation (homozygous for c677t)

  Added baby aspirin, prednisone, supplements, Metanx, and intralipids

  Switched to large clinic for final attempt; had endometrial receptivity testing in January; FET March 2015 = yet another BFN

  Likely OAD- NBC

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• GigiNas member

  November 2014

  How many days post transfer were you? I was 9dp5dt
  

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• babybrown715 member

  November 2014

  We are pregnant again after two losses. I opted out for the blood test and I go back November 20 to see the heart beat. A friend of mine was told she was going to lose because of her levels and her daughter is 2 years old and healthy

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• GigiNas member

  November 2014 edited November 2014

  Just got my result for 2nd beta, it came back at 10 and it dropped. Dr told me to stop meds......so, so , so disappointed.......third failed FET and totally lost about what to do.....we have 1 6d embryo left, any encouragement appreciated......wish all of you the best of luck through this infertility hell
  
  

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• jesselayne8 member

  November 2014

  I'm sorry.

  
  
  TTC#1 for 19 months with PCOS and MFI IUI#3 + injectables = BFP!!!!  Beta#1-134(13dpiui) Beta #2-392(15dpiui) 
  #1 born December 2011
  TTC#2 - Beta #1 -51@10dpo Beta#2 -1353 @16dpo
  #2 born May 2013
  TTC # 3 June 2014 BFP 12-1-14
  #3 born August 2015 
  #4!!!!!!! due June 2017 

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• mnj05 member

  November 2014

  I'm sorry to hear this.

   
  
  TTC #1 since 3/2011
  DX: anovulatory and severe MFI
  DH is a testicular cancer survivor
  IVF#1 w/ICSI lupron, gonal f, ovidrel
  ER 6/15/12 6R 6M 6F! ET 6/20/12
  Beta #1: 154 Beta #2: 509 Beta #3: 7326
  Baby Boy born 3/1/2013
  

  TTC#2: 6/2014 all testing came back normal

  IVF#2 (#1 for LO#2) 9/2014 - 17R 10M 10F 4 blasts frozen on day 6.

  FET #1 10/15/14 - Beta #1: 216  Beta #2: 823

  
  Baby Boy born 7/10/2015

  
  

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• Julie21613 member

  November 2014

  I'm so very sorry to hear this.  Be kind to yourself.  Take the time you need to grieve.  This journey that we all find ourselves on is not a pleasant one.  But success DOES happen.  It took my 5 fresh (never had any frosties) and 2 m/c before we got our DD....  a rough road traveled but one I would do again in a second.  Sending you lots of hugs.
  

  Me 35, DH 36
  TTC summer 2008
  Diagnose me. DOR, DH perfect
  IUI # 1 6/2010, BFN
  IUI # 2 8/2010, BFN
  IVF # 1 10/2010 Canceled poor response
  IVF 1.2 12/2010 BFP! mc 6 weeks 2 days
  Mental health break for 10 months
  IVF # 2 10/2011 BFN
  IVF # 3 5/2012 BFP! 10 eggs retrieved (best ever)
  7 fertilized transferred 3
  Beta #1 14dpo - 72, Beta #2 17dpo 145 Beta 3 20dpo 521
  First u/s June 15 saw HB 126 bpm missed m/c 7/5/12 10 weeks D&C 7/6/12
  IVF#4 ER 9/30 ET 10/3 Beta 10/16 BFFN. IVF #5 final with o/e. ER 1/21 only 1 retrieved, hoping my lonestar is the one. Beta #1 2/6/13 = 209.... please let this be it! Keep growing lonestar! Beta #2 2/8/13 - 586! , Beta #3 2/10/13 = 1898. First u/s perfect little heart beat at 116 bpm. Measure 6 weeks 1 day. EDD 10/14/13
  3/4/13 measuring right on track beautiful heartbeat 171 bpm, graduated from RE to OB... bittersweet.
  PAIF/SAIF always welcome! Its a girl! 

  
  

  Maggie Grace is here!  10/5/13... 8lbs 6 ounces of pure joy!

  
  TTC#2  No birth control since DD was born.  Getting ready to jump back in the saddle.  Weaning this month. RE
  appt scheduled 5/8.   Here we go again!
  
  

  IFV# 6.  10/27  6 retrieved 4 mature 3 fertilized.  2 made it to 3dt 10/30. 1"very pretty 8 cell" and 1 6 cell.  Beta

  11/13.   Please stick embies!!!!  We love you so much already! 11/12/14  POAS, BFP... beta tomorrow!
  11/13 beta #1  924!!!  2nd bet 11/15 1906, one more on 11/17 3rd & final beta 3430.  First u/s 12/5, 7w4d, 2 heartbeats,

  both measuring right on track....2nd u/s... all is well... both beans measuring right on track... released from RE... first

  appointment with MFM 1/5.  Looks like this is really happening!
  
  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

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