HCG Thread

Re: HCG Thread

• marfi236 member

  December 2019

  I've only had my first beta so far (I have to wait a week until my second).
  
  8dp5dt - 102
  
  Now I'm obsessively POAS every morning until my second beta on 12/26!

  Infertility Journey (in spoiler because it's way too long and child/loss mentioned)
  

  Married: 08/09/2013; TTC #2
  Me: 31, possible PCOS and Septate Uterus (Septum removed in November 2017)
  DH: 31, MFI (Low Count and Low Motility)
  July 2017 - IUI #1 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN
  August 2017 - IUI #2 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN
  September 2017 - IUI #3 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN
  November 2017 - Uterine Septum removed
  December 2017 - IVF Consultation
  January 2018 - IVF #1 - Retrieval 1/24 - 2 Day 3 embryos (1 transferred fresh, 1 frozen) and 2 Day 5 embryos frozen
  February 2018 - Fresh Transfer - Transfer 1/27 (1 day 3 embryo) - BFN
  March 2018 - FET #1 - Transfer 3/2 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFP!  1st beta (10dp5dt) - 101; 2nd beta (17dp5dt) - 3061! Due 11/18/2018
  March 2018 - Remaining embryos lost in malfunction.
  
  October 8, 2018 - Son born at 34 weeks and a day due to preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome.  Spent 13 days in the NICU.
  
  
  June 2019 - IVF #2 - Cancelled - Cyst on Ovary
  July 2019 - IVF #2 Take 2 - Retrieval 8/1 - 5 Day 5 embryos frozen
  August 2019 - FET #1 - Cancelled - No Trilaminar Lining
  September 2019 - FET #1 - Transfer 9/25 (1 day 5 embryo) - Chemical Pregnancy - 1st beta (9dp5dt): 110; 2nd beta (14dp5dt): 357; 3rd beta (16dp5dt): 188; 4th beta (23dp5dt): 7
  November 2019 - FET #2 - Transfer 11/6 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFN
  December 2019 - FET #3 - Transfer 12/11 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFP! - 1st beta (8dp5dt): 102; 2nd beta (15dp5dt): 2636! Due 08/28/2020
  
  August 13, 2020 - Son born at 37 weeks an 6 days due to failed BPP (Gestational Diabetes).
  

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• tyrion_ member

  December 2019

  I opted not to do betas because I thought they’d make my anxiety even worse. 

  
  

  Turns out I just formed an addiction to POAS. And I still have anxiety 😂 
  
  Hope everyone gets perfectly rising betas! 

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• wellok member

  December 2019

  I don’t know how many dpo I was when I had mine done. My last cycle was a chemical in September. I got my bfp on 3 Dec. Then:
  
  7 Dec - 813 (unplanned visit to the hospital for a bad uti)
  16 Dec - 36,645 (scheduled visit) 
  
  I’m not 100% sure how far along I am. Based on those numbers 7-8 weeks.

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• fitandnerdy member

  December 2019

  I ordered my own betas yesterday because my doctor wouldn’t and I felt like I was stressing too much about if my HPT were progressing enough etc. and I wanted something a bit more quantitative to ease my mind until my first appointment.  At 21DPO they were just under 1800. 

  
  

  I know I need to get a repeat to see growth, but I won’t be able to get it until 24DPO the day after Christmas. So for people with beta experience, does 1800 at 21DPO sound “good”? According to betabase it’s right under the median, but not sure if there are other sources to look at for good ranges. Also I read that after HCG reaches 1200, doubling time slows from 48-72 hours to 72-96 hours. Is that accurate? Trying to figure out what a good second beta number would look like 3 days later. 

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• wildrainbow member

  December 2019

  @fitandnerdy doubling times will slow after you reach a 1,000. I think you want to see about a 50% increase, IRC. The first number is pretty much pointless without the second. The big thing is, did you confirm O with temping? If you didnt, you may not be 21dpo. You may have implanted later, etc. 

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• fitandnerdy member

  December 2019

  @wildrainbow I did confirm with temping so I’m fairly confident on the DPO

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• wildrainbow member

  December 2019

  @fitandnerdy Ok. Your numbers aren't awful. Honestly, I don't do betas anymore because of the stress they cause. There is such a wide range of normal that it just causes so much stress to make sure you had a proper increase, etc. The best thing is just wait and see what your next set of numbers say. I'm sorry I don't have more answers, but once they get up in the 1,000s it's hard because they don't necessarily double so it causes stress. I say if you get a 50% or higher increase, then you are sitting pretty. 

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• 5unflowr22 member

  December 2019

  I'm at 5w6d today, and I think I'm 27 dpo. I also have been POAS every so often to watch the line get darker and I want to share with everyone how this can backfire and just to take those things with a HUGE grain of salt.
  So, hcg went from 87 to 451 in three days (that last was day 19). Then a week later, yesterday, I go and pee on a stick and see that the line is not as dark as it was getting, where the control was lighter than the test line. These were looking pretty even. I start to worry and I use the whole box and freak out some more. I call up my endocrinologist who is on vacation but responds anyway and she orders me an hcg and TSH. I go in, and you know what? TSH normal, HCG 4597. All is right with the world and we let a home pregnancy test get us worried. Just saying this to say, the urine tests are not going to be as helpful as the blood and it is crazy to me how much variation there is, and I'm going to call out FRER because I think everyone holds that as the gold standard. A test from 450 looked exactly the same as a test at 4600. So don't panic with these things. Listen more to how your body feels. I felt fine the whole time... it's just with our history I haven't been able to relax yet.

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• marfi236 member

  December 2019

  I had my second beta this morning!  Level today at 15dp5dt was 2636!

  Infertility Journey (in spoiler because it's way too long and child/loss mentioned)
  

  Married: 08/09/2013; TTC #2
  Me: 31, possible PCOS and Septate Uterus (Septum removed in November 2017)
  DH: 31, MFI (Low Count and Low Motility)
  July 2017 - IUI #1 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN
  August 2017 - IUI #2 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN
  September 2017 - IUI #3 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN
  November 2017 - Uterine Septum removed
  December 2017 - IVF Consultation
  January 2018 - IVF #1 - Retrieval 1/24 - 2 Day 3 embryos (1 transferred fresh, 1 frozen) and 2 Day 5 embryos frozen
  February 2018 - Fresh Transfer - Transfer 1/27 (1 day 3 embryo) - BFN
  March 2018 - FET #1 - Transfer 3/2 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFP!  1st beta (10dp5dt) - 101; 2nd beta (17dp5dt) - 3061! Due 11/18/2018
  March 2018 - Remaining embryos lost in malfunction.
  
  October 8, 2018 - Son born at 34 weeks and a day due to preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome.  Spent 13 days in the NICU.
  
  
  June 2019 - IVF #2 - Cancelled - Cyst on Ovary
  July 2019 - IVF #2 Take 2 - Retrieval 8/1 - 5 Day 5 embryos frozen
  August 2019 - FET #1 - Cancelled - No Trilaminar Lining
  September 2019 - FET #1 - Transfer 9/25 (1 day 5 embryo) - Chemical Pregnancy - 1st beta (9dp5dt): 110; 2nd beta (14dp5dt): 357; 3rd beta (16dp5dt): 188; 4th beta (23dp5dt): 7
  November 2019 - FET #2 - Transfer 11/6 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFN
  December 2019 - FET #3 - Transfer 12/11 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFP! - 1st beta (8dp5dt): 102; 2nd beta (15dp5dt): 2636! Due 08/28/2020
  
  August 13, 2020 - Son born at 37 weeks an 6 days due to failed BPP (Gestational Diabetes).
  

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• [Deleted User] member

  December 2019

  Omg @marfi236 Sounds great!  What a brutally long wait for a second beta!!! 😧

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• kimberlyevan member

  January 2020

  6 weeks from LMP 57,791
  7 weeks 1 d from LMP 114,000 😳
  Seems high to me but doc says normal! 

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