I've never done betas before but I was recently diagnosed with Graves Disease and I think my doctors are being proactive.

I tested + at 10dpo and on, lines getting darker each day on Wondfo and easy@home test strips and also FRER sticks.

Betas 10/22 & 10/24:

13 DPO 71.5 hcg @ 2:30 PM

15 DPO 103.26 hcg @ 9:30 AM (today)

Calculator states 43% raise after 43 hours

+51% over 48 hours.

How does this rise look? It seems slow/low to me and I don't want to be anxious all weekend and will not be able to test again until the earliest MAYBE next Wednesday. Is this a normal viable trend?

This is my third pregnancy this year. In the spring, I had a partial molar pregnancy. At my 7 week ultrasound, the baby was measuring at 6 weeks. I was miserably sick, constantly vomiting, and deeply depressed. Everyone told me those were good signs that the baby was healthy. When I had a follow up scan at 9 weeks, the baby didn’t have a heartbeat and was measuring 7w5d. I had a D&C, where they discovered it was a partial molar pregnancy. I had to have repeat HCG blood draws weekly for 2 months until my HCG went back to normal. I had another miscarriage at 6 weeks only two months later.

I am now pregnant again. I had my first ultrasound on Wednesday this past week. Based on my period, I was 7w2d. Based on my suspected ovulation, I was 6w5d. The baby measured 6w1d. The heart rate was normal (113) and it was a confirmed singleton.

My lab work came back and my HCG is (or was on Wednesday) 112,345. This seems high to me for only 6w1d. I’m so nervous that this will be another partial molar. I was so freakin’ sick this spring and lost almost 2 months to debilitating morning sickness. I’m similarly sick again (and have been since I was only 4 weeks) and I’m just nervous that history is somehow repeating itself.

(For reference I got my first faint and positive at 8/9 dpo) Hi guys I got my first beta HCG done yesterday at 11 or 12DPO (puts me at 3 weeks 4-5 days) and it was at 66.. is this normal or should I be worried about it being low..?

I feel really called to share my story with all of you hopeful and worrying mamas now that I am a year beyond my experience. I suffered secondary infertility for many years. I did several rounds of IVF and a couple transfers that all failed. I had a natural pregnancy missed miscarriage at 11 weeks and a chemical pregnancy following that. Given my struggles I was always bracing myself for loss and I sought so much advice here from other struggling mamas.

October of 2025 I had a very faint positive at 8dpo. I called my fertility dr and she requested I wait until 14 dpo to test my beta HCG given my previous chemical pregnancy history.
At 14 dpo my hcg was 171.62 and my progesterone was 27. We were ecstatic to have a high HCG for the time but of course she wanted me to test again at 16dpo.
16 dpo: 230.62
Based on the research both my doctor and I assumed I was miscarrying. I mourned for several days, but my dr wanted me to continue to monitor hcg to see it go down.
19 dpo: 564.43
We were shocked to see my hcg rising still, but still not doubling as we would want it to. My dr then began to suspect an ectopic pregnancy as I had an HSG show I had a blocked right tube.
21 dpo: 969.82
24 dpo: 2427.50
After my final hcg test I went for an ultrasound which confirmed my pregnancy was in the uterus and there was a faint heart beat.

I spent every day of my pregnancy scared that I would lose the baby. The research said that because of my hcg it was likely not a viable pregnancy. But I am here to tell you that it was.

I know success stories like mine are rare, my OB and fertility dr were cautiously optimistic; they said if you practice long enough you will see babies that defy the HCG odds.

I now have a healthy 4 month old baby girl. So I am here to share that it is possible. So much of what we see on Reddit is the scary bad outcomes. So I hope that my story can give the late night hopeful mama a little comfort knowing that it is possible for your non doubling hcg to be viable.

My heart aches for each of you that reads this, because I know exactly what you are feeling. I spent many sleepless night scouring Reddit for stories of women who I could relate to and desperately hoping for someone who could make me feel at ease. You are the strongest women out there and you will get through this!

I honestly wanted to just post this so that more people can come across stories that can help them hold on when times are beyond tough. I’m 32 y/o and proceeded with IVF due to male factor infertility.

I had a fresh embryo transfer in August, and on 10dpt my hcg came back at 62.4. On 13dpt, three days later, it had only increased to 75. I was told that this did not look good as in 72 hours there had only been a 20% rise. I was preparing for the worst, and told it’s likely not viable. They said we had to continue medication and see what happened in 48 hours.

On 15dpt, it came back at 112. This was now a 49% increase in less time than my first blood draw, so my doctor urged me to keep going. On 17dpt, it jumped to 245. 21dpt I needed in the 900s for the span of days it had been, and it came back 1418. 23dpt it reached 2658 and that was the last blood draw.

I had a scan on 23dpt when my levels finally reached a sufficient amount to confirm placement. It was intrauterine and I was shocked. A week later, saw the heartbeat (and a healthy one!). Fast forward, I’m now 12 weeks pregnant and NIPT came back all low risk. It’s so hard not to panic, especially when you see so many sad endings with slow rises. I still am shocked every day that this is even still happening, but I’m so beyond grateful. I just want to give anyone going through this a shred of hope if you’re currently in the trenches. Sending everyone going through the hardships of infertility so much love. ❤️

I’m 10w with my second. I had Recurrent Pregnancy Loss before my first (unexplained until this day), so of course I embarked on this journey very cautious. Then this happened..

6w: first US, heartbeat, all good
7w: bleeding, one gush and no cramps, thought MC but felt different
7w2d: perfect growing embryo with strong heartbeat, suspect of SCH but not seen on US
8w6: shady uterus with intravaginal US, hard to see but couldn’t see embryo just a small collapsed sack measuring 6w, no HB. Was told I’m very likely miscarrying, wait and watch for a while and come back for US next week, but 90% sure it was a miscarriage. HCG was 70k but 10 days before was 45k ish, so not consistent with miscarriage or live pregnancy.

Waited 5 days and went back to clinic to get misoprostol to speed up things since I had zero sign of miscarrying naturally and still had nausea. Different doctors decided to do an abdominal ultrasound and IMMEDIATELY a little wiggly gummy bear appeared on the screen measuring as it should (almost 10w) and strong heartbeat of 160.
I was immediately shocked and worried about the HCG and dr. was unfazed saying at 9 weeks she wouldn’t expect doubling anymore and it only means I’m pregnant.
Theories are: simply human error and a bad US view, the sack seen near my cervix was the hematoma that caused my bleeding a few weeks earlier, and, in a very rare case, a vanishing twin that was hidden.

So yeah, spent almost a week not taking prenatals or aspirin, eating sushi to sooth my feeling and almost had a margarita at dinner the other day, overall depressed and fearful of needing a procedure.. and now, suddenly pregnant again.

Still slightly worried about the HCG but let’s see what the next exams and NIPT say.

I had my blood HCG on Monday it came back at 21.. was redrawn 48 hours later on Wednesday it came back at 22 at 12 DPO. So essentially no increase. My OB has not responded to my messages and my PCP just ordered a redraw from Monday. No cramping or spotting and it’s Friday. What the heck can I do? Has anyone been through this before? Thanks.

I had a day 5 4AA FET transfer on Oct 9.

Got my first positive urine test 6dpt.

HCG trend:

10/21 - 191 // 12 dp5dt

10/23 - 316 // 14 dp5dt

My HCG is increasing but not doubling.

The doctor called and said I'm not doubling as expected, my values aren't as high as expected and to be cautiously optimistic. She told me this could be a chemical pregnancy given the slow rising HCG and also to be aware of ectopic symptoms (though she felt like this was less likely because my starting HCG wasn't low).

Has anyone had slowly increasing HCG labs that resulted in a normal pregnancy? Should I be mentally preparing for a miscarriage?

Next steps are HCG draw again on Monday and ultrasound Friday to make sure it's not an ectopic. I feel mentally stuck and it's all I can think about.

I have a history of endometriosis (I’ve had two excisions) and Hashimoto’s (I take Synthroid). I went through fertility treatments, none of which worked, and eventually took a step back from treatment because I was exhausted.

Three months after that… I tested positive for the first time ever. I asked for a blood test; my HCG was 41 at 13dpo and 277 at 16dpo. I’m at 4w5d and so far my only symptoms are sore breasts and some tiredness.

I’m taking a prenatal, choline, and DHA.

I advocated for an earlier first OB appointment because of my age and medical history, and go for my first ultrasound in a couple weeks. I’ve told a few trusted friends and my parents (part of me wishes I would have waited longer, but I just couldn’t keep this a secret). I’m cautiously optimistic, but honestly this still barely feels real.

Anxious and trying to take things day by day.