3rd time IVF - worried about low HCG

**max** · July 10th, 2007, 09:10 AM

Hi All,

I am new member on Belly Belly. As they say "3rd time lucky", I have been through 2 unsucessful IVF treatments in Sydney, and am on my 3rd one. With only 3 fertilized eggs, and to find out on the day of the transfer (5th day) that 2 were very slow growing and no good and the only lucky one left was at morula stage (day 4) instead of blastocyst stage (day 5). I had this one egg transferred and had my first blood test on Sunday (16 DPO) and my HCG was only 58. The nurse had advised that a count of 100 HCG is considered as good. So I have to go in for a blood test tomorrow. I am feeling very scared and nervous as I am thinking very negative as the count will not have doubled. I have had a miscarriage last year where I fell pregnant naturally, but my HCG level were doubling very 2nd to 3rd day.

Has anyone gone through a similar HCG count and had success and is pregnant now? Any encouragement would help. I am praying day and night that tomorrow I have good news about my blood test.

After reading some stories on this forum, my heart goes out to all women who are trying so hard to have babies. It brings tears to my eyes reading some of the stories.

Best regards

**Jaycee** · July 10th, 2007, 09:54 AM

Hi Max
I have no advice to offer but just wanted to offer you my support and big hugs.
I have everything crossed that this is it for you!
Take care
xxx

**max** · July 10th, 2007, 10:22 AM

Hi Adkins_81,

Thankyou so much for your kind words. Fingers and toes crossed for tomorrow. I cannot stop thinking about it. I need a glass of wine, and I cannot even drink...funny that hey....hubby and I love wine

I just keep wishing that I don't bleed, otherwise that will get me more worried.

I have found that all the women in this Forum are so lovely and full of kind words. Will keep you posted.

Kind regards

**Leemar** · July 10th, 2007, 10:30 AM

Max,

I hope you have good results today. Good Luck and I am thinking of you.

**joralyd** · July 10th, 2007, 11:25 AM

will keep my fingers and toes crossed for you Max

it's a high count. Will they give you the results today?

**max** · July 10th, 2007, 11:36 AM

I know you ladies might think I am crazy, but my name is Tina - (Max is what I want to name my baby if I have a boy and Emilly if I have a girl)...crazy hah...have already got the names picked...just have to have this baby now...

Thanks for your lovely thoughts Leanne and Tiff. I go for my blood test tomorrow, not today. Will let you know how I go tomorrow...if I am suceeding towards being a mummy or not...

xx
Tina

**Inanna** · July 10th, 2007, 11:38 AM

My thoughts are with you. I have seen those numbers turn into pudgy babies - keep the faith and know we are all thinking of you...

**max** · July 10th, 2007, 11:45 AM

Thanks for that Flowerchild. A big kiss & hugs goes out to all you women for being so considerate and caring. I am so glad that I joined this Forum and you all are giving me such encouragement. I am feeling much better now.
xx

Tina

**traceyvon** · July 10th, 2007, 11:55 AM

Hi Max,

I had a blood test done when i was 4 weeks 2 days and the HCG level came back as 59. I am now 10 weeks pregnant and all is going well so far....so don't give up hope yet! I was not doing IVF but I was on medication to help fall pregnant due to POCS.

Hope all goes well tomorrow and I will check in to see how you went.

Tracey

**max** · July 10th, 2007, 12:33 PM

Hi Tracey,

Your reply made me feel a lot better. There is hope.

xx
Tina

**sushee** · July 10th, 2007, 12:47 PM

Hi max,

blastocyst transfers historically present with lower HCG levels. While most embryos implant 5-7 days after fertilisation, embryos transferred at blastocyst stage generally don't implant until 6-9 days after fertilsation. If your little morula was lagging a bit too, that would also likely mean it would implant later as it developed slower, therefore your HCG levels are 16dpo would of course be lower than most natural pgs.

I would definitely wait for your next BT, and I personally think it's as likely to have doubled as anything. Good luck.

**max** · July 10th, 2007, 12:57 PM

Hi Sushee,

Thanks so much for the advise. Your son Charlie is such a cute boy, very adorable. And the balck & white photo of you...what a stunner...
xx
Tina

**sushee** · July 10th, 2007, 01:02 PM

<blush>

Thank you, Tina.

Charlie is a blast transfer baby, from our 8th cycle (we did 5 IVF stim and 3 FETs) My BT at 13dpo was 73, and that was considered a pg. Anything over 50 for a blast tranfer, they said. There are many ex-IVFers on this board who started with low HCGs (50-70) who are now ex-IVFers because they went on to have viable pgs.

I know tomorrow will be nerve-racking, I've been in that situation too too, but don't lose hope.

**max** · July 10th, 2007, 01:17 PM

Hi Sushee,

I have done 3 IVF stims so far and have no frozen eggs. My problem is I don't produce enough follicles, even when on a high dosage of FSH. But wow.....5 IVF stim...that is alot....I feel for you. But your bundle of joy Charlie is worth it I bet...
Will let you know how I go tomorrow.
xx
Tina

**sushee** · July 10th, 2007, 01:23 PM

I look forward to your news tomorrow.

**max** · July 11th, 2007, 02:18 PM

Hi ladies,

Sorry for not emailing any earlier....I have just found out from the nurse my HCG count. Count on Sunday was 58, and today it is 205.....I am soooooooooo excited....I was so worried yesterday and all you lovley ladies gave me hope. Thanks so much for all your prayers and kind words. It truely does help.

You guys are the best.....

I am floating on air at the moment.....wooooooo-hoooooooo