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to ask for help re hcg levels - I am driving myself completely & utterly mad

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Pollykitten · 27/03/2013 11:27

The situation is that I am on my 5th round of IVF with two embryos transferred and was delighted to find out I was pregnant - I have had two BFPs before that did not progress. Last Friday, i.e. 5 days ago, I did the Clearblue with conception indicator and it gave me 3+ weeks. The hcg threshold for 3+ is 2000 miu/ml. On Monday I had a rapid loss of pregnancy symptoms, which I have experienced before so is a familiar feeling. To be certain I had my hcg done at the clinic yesterday. This morning they have phoned to say my level was 1160 and were adamant that this was a good sign and consistent with an ongoing pregnancy. I said I was not in any way convinced and that if it had started to go wrong on Monday wouldn't it be this high and they said not. You are meant to have 48 hours between tests but were happy to do another one for me today, which would show if it was falling at least. The only bit of hope for me is that one embryo has failed and the other progressing, but I don't believe so as I feel so empty. When it is working, I experience the pregnancy like an electrical current in my body and when it's gone, that feeling goes. What do people think? I know I only have to wait until tomorrow to find out, but that seems like an eternity... thanks for reading

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Blending · 28/03/2013 16:49

Great news!

I know exactly what you mean about the hook effect.

I took one after a slight bleed at nearly 6 weeks, and it had dropped,so I demanded a blood test from where I had the IVF, as they told me to wait a week and re-test, as if I could wait that long! It showed a steady increase, on the high to normal range...the 7 week scan showed it was twins! Now 28 weeks along and still grinning.

When do you have your scan?

Your levels are simular to mine at that stage, so if you want to drive yourself nuts in the mean time trying to figure out if its twins theres a table on this site americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/hcglevels.html

Let us all know how the scan goes x

Pollykitten · 28/03/2013 18:16

Ha ha blending my DH has already convinced himself that it's twins...and judging by the party going on in my uterus I wouldn't be surprised either... it's been a veritable (twin)ge-fest!

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Pollykitten · 28/03/2013 18:18

Ha ha blending my DH has already convinced himself that it's twins...and judging by the party going on in my uterus I wouldn't be surprised either... it's been a veritable (twin)ge-fest!

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BetsyBoop · 30/03/2013 06:33

Great newsSmile

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