HCG increasing but not doubling
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Anonymous
2 days after implantation, hCG was 10. At 4w6d, 2859; 5w2d (yesterday), 5227. Not a single pregnancy "symptom", beyond being a bit sleepy and weepy. Any thoughts... Is this a slow climb, indicative of (yet another) m/c? First ultrasound is one week from today. Dr says take it one day at a time and "not to google the hell out of the numbers", so thought I'd check in here for thoughts and experiences 
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Anonymous
| What do you mean by two days after implantation - e.g. 2dp5dt, 2dpIUI? When the 10 was is rather important, and keep in mind that your numbers do stop doubling every 48 hours at a certain point. Did you have any tests in between the 10 and the 2,000+? |
Anonymous
| Oh hell, I don't know what I'm writing...I'm new to all this. HCG of 10 was 7 dpo. I was getting thee bloodwork done, so asked them to test since I had signs of implantation 2 days prior. |
Anonymous
| ( not "thee bloodwork", "other bloodwork") |
Anonymous
| PP here. Well, if you were 7 dpo, you were about 3 weeks pregnant. If you did bloodwork 13 days after that, my handy calculator says you're well within the 48-hour doubling window at that point. The second test is more concerning, but it could just be slowing down because you were over 5 weeks. Not helpful, but you definitely aren't doomed to miscarry with those numbers and you will just have to wait and see - could go either way. |
Anonymous
| I think once you hit 1000 things double in the 48-72 hour range and you are within that. |
Anonymous
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While HCG usually doubles within 48-72 hours, sometimes it does not and things are still fine. My doubling time was 85 hours between 16dpo and 19dpo; next beta at 21dpo it increased to 42 hours. Your level of hydration can affect the numbers, too.
Your numbers look fine. Try to relax until your u/s--easier said than done, I know. 
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Anonymous
| Those numbers look normal for your date ranges. You're in good shape. I know it's hard, but for now, just trust the beta and take it one day at a time. |
Anonymous
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Those numbers are totally fine. As for the symptoms, it's too early. Most women just feel like they have PMS and then BAM 6 weeks hits. That's when the nausea and fatigue kick in. Personally, I never had any nausea with either pregnancy.
Hang in there. You're pregnant. |
Anonymous
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Can you list all of the betas if they were two days apart. 10 seems ok for dpo.
They also stop doubling at some point, and you should be able to see something on ultrasound when beta hits 2000, which you are past. Get your ultrasound, and hopefully there will be a nice, string heartbeat. I wouldn't worry with the numbers you have. Good luck. |
Anonymous
| Being sleepy is a pregnancy symptom. |
Anonymous
Yes, you can see something if you have an ultrasound when the beta hits 2000, but it will not be the heartbeat. A heartbeat isn't typically seen until the HCG level is at 10,000. This is around 6 weeks. OP needs to wait another week. |
Anonymous
what  For me it's a regular day! 
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