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Gosh hon, I'm so sorry, I've been there too...
If my numbers only double every 3 days, and everything stays ok, my numbers will be still higher than yours..
To be honest I'm pretty worried about something being wrong besides twins....
I dont know what, as most times the numbers get lower, but i just feel funny about it...
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Jodie - maybe they are so high cos its triplets...
hehehehehe
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Oh god, just imagine!!!
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lol triplets, that's just cruel!
Re the HCG doubling, this can vary massively, and my understanding it's quite non-linear. So you can't just plug it into a spreadsheet and "chart" what it will go up to.. as partic after 8 weeks the rate of increase will really vary - but also I've read (does that make it true haha?) it that it can vary a lot before the 7-8 week mark tho too. Plus from what i saw, the studies that predicted those change rates were pretty small, and there's a bit of "disagreement" about it. Plus that's for 85% of women. For 15% of women, their rate of change might be slower or faster at a certain point (this was me s-slower - which freaked me out, but turned out to be fine).
So you might find your levels change in their increase quite drastically depending on when it is. I do agree that if you're only 4 wks 2 days, they're on the high side though.
From my perspective, I ended up having 5 serial HCG's (which nearly did my head in) and NONE of it seemed to really correspond to what it should. So honestly, IMHO take it with a grain of salt... main thing being that it's a great HCG level, and it all sounds pretty good so far! Looking forward to hearing the next instalment in your adventures!
Take care
P.S. I think my brain must be s-s-s-slower!
Last edited by belfie; May 13th, 2008 at 10:03 PM. : spotting the typo!
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I seriously have too much time to think of this....
Didispunk had 381 at 19dpo, and I have 850 at 18dpo!!! Thats heaps!!
Cant wait to see the doc on Thur, and see if we can get another blood test!!
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Jodes you can google HCG charts for singletons and twins and compare the different ranges...
I found one not long ago...
Do you want me to have a look?
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Sorry purple.. I didnt mean to worry you.. Just i remember looking online like a mad women trying to see if mine were ok or not or? what was going on.. I was soo stressed about it!!!
Cant wait to hear your great news after seeing doc.. as all will be fine!
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Thanks Ash, that would be great, if you get a chance!!!
By most charts I can find, I am double for the average numbers at 18 dpo, and still over 100 higher for the range, in singletons.
I am over averge for the twin numbers as well, but still around the middle, so I guess I have no more idea than before!!!
Off to the doc tommorrow, and I'll ask for another HCG level blood test. I am dying to know how this going!!!
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I'm totally confused - and this could be a totally stupid question. But did you say yours was taken at 4 weeks 2 days - meaning that timeframe from LMP? Or did you mean 4 weeks 2 days after ovulation? because if it was from LMP, wouldn't that mean you shouldn't be comparing with 18 dpo from didispunk?
Sorry - happy to be called stupid if I'm barking up totally the wrong tree here? I'll just blame preggi brain
EDIT:I just added up what your days dpo would be... quite right you are... might just shut-up now! Can't wait to hear the next results. Erm... for some reason I think I was thinking there were 4 days in a week! HAHAHA!
Last edited by belfie; May 14th, 2008 at 09:03 AM. : I DO have preggi brain!
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Hi Purplemumma,
I just read on another website a post just like yours and she was worried about a molar pregnancy, a lot of girls came on and reassured her if it was a molar it would be more like 180,000hcg and your nothing like that. This girl went on to have a scan and there was only one bub. Hcg is individual to each woman, some get a really high one and it is only one bub. You would be suprised how many came and posted they also had a very high hcg and there was only one bub. Dont stress, the scan will tell you soon if one or two but it is a possibility like you said that you already have been expecting twins before so perhaps you are again. But just letting you know it can also be just one bub.
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