Hcg Counts with Different Pregnancies

[hellojello25]

Hi ladies! So I had a question for you all who have had at least two pregnancies - did your hcg counts vary much between your pregnancies?

Like, with my son, at 5w6d my hcg count was 8671. With this baby at 5w6d (I think, I don't know for sure that's the correct day), my hcg count was 7988, which isn't much of a difference between the two.

So my question is: were your hcg counts about the same, or were they different, and also what gender did the baby turn out to be?

I'm wondering if this little bean could be a boy because the hcg counts are very similar! We aren't finding out until the birth

 

[lilmisscaviar]

Even though almost 2000 doesn't seem like much it is a big deal in the beginning so it is possible your baby could be a girl this time. Anyways to answer your question my hcg level was 55,000 at 7 weeks with one of my girl pregnancies and 47,000 at 7 weeks with one of my boy pregnancies so for me it was true that my levels were slightly higher with my daughter. Btw I have naturally high levels and go through horrible MS because of it.

 

[Wobbles]

I'm not convinced about the hCG levels as at this stage how far along you are is likely to change. I have heard people say they believe a higher hCG is a girl though!

 

[chellesama]

Oh, all mine have been way different! I'm a surrogate doing IVF, so I have first betas for 4. (With M, I was a traditional surrogate. No beta that time.)

A (girl): 245 at 10dp5dt
J (boy): 406 at 10dp5dt (the other embryo arrested early, but that's why the super high beta there, they had both implanted at that point)
K (girl): 59 at 10dp5dt
Baby ? (currently ?): 188 at 10dp5dt

Every baby does their own thing, in my experience.

 

[DobbyForever]

Mine were vastly different with doubling speeds ranging from 27h to 73h.

 

[hellojello25]

Thanks for the responses ladies! I wasn't putting much stock in the numbers, I just thought it would be interesting!

Turns out I was actually 6 weeks when I had my beta drawn for my second child, so the hcg difference is pretty significant.

Anyways, thanks again for answering!

 

[Bindi002003]

At 5 weeks my hcg level is 2380 is that normal for 5 weeks any help would be great thanks

 

[chellesama]

Mine were vastly different with doubling speeds ranging from 27h to 73h.

That helps me feel a lot calmer, Dobby, while I wait for another scan on this baby. There's been so much random bleeding, the slow doubling time worried me. But baby has a heartbeat, so parents and I are staying cautiously optimistic.

Bindi, your number sounds pretty good for 5 weeks! It's higher than mine was with Kate or this baby at that same stage. Hope you have a happy, healthy 9 months!

 

[Bindi002003]

Mine were vastly different with doubling speeds ranging from 27h to 73h.

That helps me feel a lot calmer, Dobby, while I wait for another scan on this baby. There's been so much random bleeding, the slow doubling time worried me. But baby has a heartbeat, so parents and I are staying cautiously optimistic.

Bindi, your number sounds pretty good for 5 weeks! It's higher than mine was with Kate or this baby at that same stage. Hope you have a happy, healthy 9 months!

Thank you me too.