150 beta

[folistin]

Hi my wife had her blood test today and the doctor said that she was pregnant and that her beta was 150. I have been reading about it for a few days and I have notice that usually you have to go do a blood test every 2 or 3 days to see if your numbers are going up but at our clinic they just told her that she was pregnant and gave her an appoiment for july 23 for a ultrasound is this normal I though she was supose to repeat the blood test a few times?

[lukesmom]

When I did IVF with my son, my doctor did the same thing. I had and pregnancy test two weeks after egg retrieval then two weeks after that I went for an ultrasound to see if there was one of two babies. Some doctors just do things differently. Congratulations though on your positive. That sounds like a good number for a first beta!

[Dakota]

Congrats to you and your wife!!!

I have heard of this. All clinics do things differently, some dont even do blood test, they tell their patients to take a HPT.

[mkdig]

I have heard of re's doing this also, but I know I would go crazy. I would ask to go in a few days and have another beta just so I know its going up, only because I wouldnt be able to wait for the u/s. I guess it depends on how nuerotic you are congrats to you guys!!

[Ghost]

It's more common to do at least one more blood test before scheduling the ultrasound. Your clinic might have a criterion, such as hCG less than 50 or 100, where they would require additional blood tests before scheduling the ultrasound.

Congratulations.

[Dexter]

Because that's a good HCG level, there would be no need to repeat Beta unless a prior history of early m/c. My clinic never did but I insisted due to my history and went weekly for the first 7 weeks until we saw the heartbeat(s) on u/sound.

Congrats and good luck!

Dexter