Help! Hcg Doubling times???

[~Stoked~]

Thanks Girls,

NaeNae: Thats what DH said! I know I should only take it as a rough guide but, as you would know, it is so hard to keep positive after m/c's
I got my forms for the u/s yesterday but wanted to wait til 7-8 weeks so they can definately see the bubba. I think I'll go for another b/t tomorrow! Thankyou x

Hollye: Thanks.. That does make me feel a bit more positive! x

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[NaeNae]

NaeNae: Thats what DH said! I know I should only take it as a rough guide but, as you would know, it is so hard to keep positive after m/c's

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Oh I know, I am so paranoid that I am going to become completely neurotic over my pregnancy but then at the same time I know logically I have no control over what happens I just have to ride it as it comes.

I will be keeping an eye out so keep us informed on how things are going. Will for you and your growing bub.

Nae x

[Rommy'sMummy]

Kimmy and Nae,

This is what is posted as a sticky in the first trimester general discussion thingo;

For those of you who are interested, or are having HCG monitoring, here are the suggested reference ranges:

Weeks Post LMP / Approximate HCG

3 - 4w: 9 - 130
4 - 5w: 75 - 2,600
5 - 6w: 850 - 20,800
6 - 7w: 4,000 - 100,200
7 - 12w: 11,500 - 289,000
12 - 16w: 18,300 - 137,000
16 - 29w: 1,400 - 53,000
29 - 41w: 940 - 60,000

You can see that the range is huge! This means that between 4 and 5 weeks it is normal to be anywhere between 75 and 2600! That is a big range. So looks to me like you are both doing well.

The "doubling every 2 days" is also a guide. I didnt double every 2 days with this baby, we had BT's every week for a few weeks and I am now happily 15wk 4days.

I have no idea what I my hcg levels were doing with my first child as we werent testing for it so who knows?

The first trimester is hard. Lots of worry and waiting. I wish you joy and a H@H long pregnancy!

[~Stoked~]

Thanks girls.. I am feeling a bit better. I have been doing researce and most of it says not to look to closely at your levels as it is so easy to misinterpret them.

One of the sites reads:

"Within the first 2-4 weeks after fertilization, HCG usually doubles every 48-72 hours. That usually corresponds to HCG levels below 1200 IU. From 1200-6000, the HCG usually takes 72-96 hours to double. Above 6000 IU, the hCG often takes over four days to double."

So according to this my levels are just fine. So I am trying hard to be positive once again!!!

Thankyou all so much! I will keep you all posted. I will probably go for another test either tomorrow morning or Monday (If I can hold out that long!)
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