BFP with low beta / HCG levels -- Anyone else have low ##s ?

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BFP with low beta / HCG levels -- Anyone else have low ##s ?

Post by amh6967 »

i got a BFP!
my 1st beta was only 7.6, and 2nd one was only 14.5 (2 days apart).
i am told these numbers are very low, and i should remain cautiously optimistic. i have beta's scheduled every 48 hrs for the next couple weeks or so. i guess that as long as the #s continue to double/grow, that this could be a viable pregnancy!
im so damned nervous, and excited!
anyone else out there experienced such low betas?
angela
PCOS
Type 1 Diabetes
I don't ovulate at all
DH mildly lower sperm count
Clomid x 8 months, no ovulation
1st IVF 5/07...
BFP 5/25
Low beta's though. . .
Miscarried @ 3 weeks : (
Awaited 2nd round. . .
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Post by Ghost »

Looking over your previous posts, you seem to be 12 days past a day 3 transfer? This info is important when trying to assess an early hCG reading.

I think your nurse stated it correctly.
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Post by cheekskuss »

amh6967

congrads and the main thing is to stay positive and i know they say as long as they double you are ok.
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Post by amh6967 »

cheekskuss wrote:amh6967

congrads and the main thing is to stay positive and i know they say as long as they double you are ok.
yes, thats right. its so hard to decipher all the info on the net about Beta's. Some things I read make me feel hopeless, and others hopeful. There is so much contradictory info out there...
PCOS
Type 1 Diabetes
I don't ovulate at all
DH mildly lower sperm count
Clomid x 8 months, no ovulation
1st IVF 5/07...
BFP 5/25
Low beta's though. . .
Miscarried @ 3 weeks : (
Awaited 2nd round. . .
amh6967
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Posts: 45
Joined: Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:04 am
Location: Southern NH
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Post by amh6967 »

Ghost wrote:Looking over your previous posts, you seem to be 12 days past a day 3 transfer? This info is important when trying to assess an early hCG reading.

I think your nurse stated it correctly.
yes, thats right. its so hard to decipher all the info on the net about Beta's. Some things I read make me feel hopeless, and others hopeful. There is so much contradictory info out there...
PCOS
Type 1 Diabetes
I don't ovulate at all
DH mildly lower sperm count
Clomid x 8 months, no ovulation
1st IVF 5/07...
BFP 5/25
Low beta's though. . .
Miscarried @ 3 weeks : (
Awaited 2nd round. . .
amh6967
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Posts: 45
Joined: Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:04 am
Location: Southern NH
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update

Post by amh6967 »

hi girls, update on me:
m/c @ 3 weeks.... very sad. beta leveled out and then started to drop.
looking forward to the next try in a couple months

angela
PCOS
Type 1 Diabetes
I don't ovulate at all
DH mildly lower sperm count
Clomid x 8 months, no ovulation
1st IVF 5/07...
BFP 5/25
Low beta's though. . .
Miscarried @ 3 weeks : (
Awaited 2nd round. . .
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