https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:53:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2773060 Tue, 12 Sep 2017 19:49:46 +0000 turquoisemama 2773060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Macaroon: Congrats! I actually heard on a podcast once that the number may not double but around a 66% increase is normal. That's about what your first one was. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2773015 Tue, 12 Sep 2017 15:48:15 +0000 snowjewelz 2773015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Macaroon: Yay! Great news!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2772876 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:46:48 +0000 bloved 2772876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Macaroon: wonderful news!! So glad you updated! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2772677 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 07:39:22 +0000 jhd 2772677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Macaroon: wonderful news! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2772676 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 07:33:28 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2772676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Macaroon: awesome news </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2772674 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 07:15:34 +0000 Mrs.Macaroon 2772674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wanted to come back with an update this morning. My HcG was up to 175 on Saturday. So it more than doubled! After talking with the nurse on Friday, I sent an email to the nurse that has been following since the beginning and she didn't seem as concerned. I'm waiting to hear the next steps, but so relieved that my draw on Saturday did double. </p> <p>Thank you all for sharing your experiences, it made the weekend a bit more bearable, and kept me from losing it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2772595 Sun, 10 Sep 2017 09:28:54 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2772595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Macaroon: I'll be thinking of you! :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2772478 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:47:00 +0000 bloved 2772478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snarkybiochemist: just realize we had almost the exact same experience (down to my "bad" draw also being on a Friday!).</p> <p>@Mrs.Macaroon: also wanted to add, I've actually been pregnant 4 times (2 children) and my HCG has always been low and never doubled regularly. I think some people also just process HCG differently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2772477 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:44:34 +0000 bloved 2772477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want to echo what @DesertDreams88: said about it being so early I think it's less reliable.</p> <p>With my first son (Ivf) my first beta was only 84 at 4w exactly. It did double the first time but then it only had a 70% rise. I prepared for the worst and he is now an active 4 year old.</p> <p>Fingers crossed you have similar luck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2772443 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:14:55 +0000 Truth Bombs 2772443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Macaroon: one of my girlfriends just went through a series of chemical pregnancies where her second blood draw was always lower than her first one. Recently she got pregnant again and for the first time her second blood draw was higher than the first, but pretty far off from doubling. The nurse prepared her for another miscarriage. Well, she's now 12 weeks with a healthy baby! So as the others said, there can be a wide range of normal when you're very early so I wouldn't lose hope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2772422 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:26:22 +0000 Mrs.Macaroon 2772422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: Im really hoping for good #'s tomorrow. Thank you for this information. It does make me feel a bit more hopeful </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2772421 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:25:13 +0000 Mrs.Macaroon 2772421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snarkybiochemist: this gives me hope! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2772417 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:14:37 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2772417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went in for my first beta at 3+6 it was 57 two days later it had almost doubled and my 3rd draw at 4+3 only showed a 66% increase, that draw was a Friday so I spent all weekend crossing my fingers and trying not to panic, my 4th draw was 560 and nicely within doubling times. My doctor tested me until my HCG was 1000+ and then scheduled my first ultrasound. I am now 29.5 wks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2772415 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:03:46 +0000 DesertDreams88 2772415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's really a huge range of what normal can be, but two hopeful things:<br /> 1) This early on, there's a BIG range for numbers AND growth rate. Things don't get more predictable until later around week 5. Sometimes it takes a bit of time for baby to get nestled in and growing.</p> <p>2) Technically, anything over a 66% growth is a good sign. "Doubling" is just an easier, safer calculation so that's the one most talked about. Both of my OBs (sep. practices) actually do betas 3 days apart, and check for doubling at 3 days.</p> <p>Have you checked out this website? <a href="http://www.betabase.info/" rel="nofollow">http://www.betabase.info/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-hcg-levels-completely-terrified#post-2772398 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:12:23 +0000 Mrs.Macaroon 2772398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I finally get to post here and its not how i imagined it would be. After 1.5 years of infertility, DH and I found out that i was finally pregnant, and we did it all on our own. (we were told we had a 3% chance of conceving naturally. I went for my first HCG at 3w6d and it was a 55, then my second at 4w1day was only 84 and my progesterone at 21. So a nurse called me this morning and said i needed to go for a 3rd HSG to see what the pattern is. She asked if i was spotting at all which set off alarms in my head that something is not right. Of course i was sitting at work with a coworker sitting across from me. On lunch I called back and talked with the same nurse. I let her know that based on our early conversation, i was not feeling great about the results and needed more clarification. I know that they are supposed to double, but couldn't believe that she didn't just flat out say that was their concern. Now of course its Friday, i have to go tomorrow for bloodwork and won't have any info until Monday. I spent the rest of my lunch googling "successful pregnancy with low HCG levels".</p> <p>Is it possible that this may still be a healthy pregnancy, and we will finally have a baby, or do i need to start preparing my heart for an unavoidable miscarriage?</p> <p>Any ladies have similar stories that had a happy ending? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2598478 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:33:05 +0000 ineebee 2598478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even when I was doing IUIs with the RE and I had a chemical, they had me do the next IUI right away. They didn't mention waiting a cycle, so I didn't ask. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2598325 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 10:14:22 +0000 mama fern 2598325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am currently in the middle of a CP. It was our first month TTC so we were surprised to get pregnant so quickly, and the loss was just as unexpected. </p> <p>So now I'm on CD3 I guess. We will be trying again this cycle for sure. Although last month was our first TTC, we'd been trying since Christmas but I hadn't had my period until the end of June! Encouraging to see many women can get pregnant the cycle straight after a CP. Baby dust. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2593878 Wed, 27 Jul 2016 15:40:10 +0000 dominobee 2593878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did not wait - but I don't think I ovulated that cycle anyway! So the sex was just for fun. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580807 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 22:19:08 +0000 Iced Tea 2580807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the kind words, everyone. It looks like my husband is also on board to go ahead this month. I will keep my acupuncture appointments and give it a go this cycle. </p> <p>I am cautiously optimistic. After my previous miscarriage (at 7 weeks) we waited one cycle, then got pregnant the next cycle we tried. </p> <p>This time we only have a few months to succeed or risk having a new baby when my husband won't be around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580803 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 22:03:44 +0000 winniebee 2580803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: my chemicals were longer and heavier periods. Clotty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580737 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:34:14 +0000 MrsKoala 2580737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I waited (not by my choice though, my DH wanted a break). I'm glad I did in some ways. I was sad and it took a while to feel better but I think it was good for me to wait. I think it really just depends on whether getting pregnant again right away might help you emotionally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580736 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:19:34 +0000 stiletto_mom 2580736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We miscarried in February and started TTCing again the day after bleeding stopped. We conceived two weeks after the original miscarriage. I am 17 weeks now and baby looks great.</p> <p>If you guys are okay emotionally, go for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580733 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 15:55:26 +0000 PawPrints 2580733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was thinking along the same lines you were, after I miscarried at 6 weeks. None of the reasons for waiting a cycle really seemed legit to me at all. So I didn't wait. We didn't get pregnant that cycle but I'm glad we didn't wait. It was the right choice for me, emotionally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580725 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:20:30 +0000 Pollywog 2580725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm really sorry for your loss. I had a cp the cycle immediately after my D&amp;C and had a sticky baby the next cycle. If you're mentally ready for it, I say go for it.</p> <p>My CP was the lightest period I've had. It was 2-3 days </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580712 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 13:00:29 +0000 Finfan 2580712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had very little bleeding and no cramping with my chemical. I was about 5 weeks along. Doctor OKed TTC and we got pregnant again the next cycle. That baby is 8 months old now and perfectly happy. </p> <p>It did lead to some minor confusion at the OB office as my file didn't have the miscarriage listed correctly (or the providers missed it a few times) so sometimes the staff thought I was 4-5 weeks further along than I was. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580708 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 12:44:00 +0000 Iced Tea 2580708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you so much for your responses. It makes me feel better about continuing. </p> <p>I'm curious. Did any of you actually have less bleeding with your chemical? I had one light day then two medium. Only spotting yesterday. Pretty much nothing today. I don't know if that's all or if I can expect more later.</p> <p>Edited to add: this is my first chemical (that I know of) so not sure. My later miscarriages were gory. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580651 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 08:03:22 +0000 catlady 2580651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sorry for your loss. I had a chemical on dpo14 or 15 and my OB's office said I could try again right away. They only asked me to wait a cycle after my later losses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580640 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 07:07:45 +0000 mrsjd 2580640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so sorry for your loss. No matter how early, it's incredibly heartbreaking.</p> <p>I was told to wait a cycle by my doctor as well. I don't see the point now, but she mentioned for dating purposes too. I needed it emotionally though. We'd been trying for 11 cycles when I had the chemical pregnancy and it took us an entire year (and Clomid, Metformin, Estradiol, and Progesterone) to conceive again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580624 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 05:22:21 +0000 LCTBQE 2580624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: I'm sorry :( per my OB's instruction, I waited a full cycle after my D&amp;C for an 8-week m/m, and got pregnant again. That second pregnancy never really took off and I miscarried naturally at 6 weeks. They told me to wait *another* full cycle. I didn't, and got pregnant a third, finally successful, time--I'm now 32 weeks with a boy. I also wanted to know what the reason was to wait, and I gathered it was mostly for their timing/dating records, which I didn't think was a good reason (I was charting/impatient). I also heard from a lot of women on HB who miscarried naturally and didn't wait, and got pregnant the next cycle, like some of the pp's here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-a-cycle-after-chemical-pregnancy#post-2580623 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 05:05:44 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2580623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: I'm so sorry for your loss. Both my babies were the cycle after chemical pregnancies. For timing I just counted the day the chemical started as the date of my last period. It worked fine both times. </p>