It's very different going through a pregnancy as a surrogate. It's still very new to me and understanding what my body and mind are going through is foreign to me. I found myself looking for someone to give me answers after the last beta results; 458. I kept hearing the nurse say she was concerned about twins and thinking that the numbers weren't really that high. She was wrong. Right?
There are not a lot of support groups or forums on the web for surrogates and the ones I did find were old and inactive. I ended up finding one through another page I found during my search.
It's a strange set up and is taking some getting used to but it's nice to be able to say 5dp10dt and everyone know that that means! I introduced myself to all the other surrogates and told them about my first beta results. They all said twins too. When I asked how and why they explained that beta numbers from a "regular" pregnancy are not read the same as they are with an IVF pregnancy. The numbers tend to be higher. Something along the lines of 400+ for doubles at 10 days post transfer. Okay? Okay. I think.
So even after reading all their comments I'm still skeptical. It's barely over 400.
This morning I got up ready for my last beta test. I'm expecting it to double. Nurse C calls this afternoon and my levels have not doubled... they more than tripled. 1670! So... I go to update the surrogate ladies and I'm told, if you doubted it before... there is no doubt now. Those are multiple numbers!
Here are a list of surrogate Betas to give you guys an idea.
Beta Numbers for 10 days after a 5 day transfer: Singleton: 35, 35, 42.2, 49, 54, 67.7, 68, 87,
105, 106, 112, 127, 129, 163, 171, 181, 196, 217, 226, 227, 230, 388
Twins: 141, 145, 152, 157, 160, 171, 174, 193, 222, 252, 257, 282, 283, 284, 286, 294, 297, 339, 357, 365, 365, 371, 377, 378.6, 393, 406, 421, 510, 594, 611, 636, 707, 804, 969
Trips: 471, 617
Quads: 503
Beta Numbers for 12 days after a 5 day transfer:
Singleton: 46, 58, 72, 89, 97, 126, 161, 223, 226, 252, 298, 300, 342, 351, 376, 416, 423, 430, 505, 526, 580, 699
Twins: 389, 408, 428, 451, 653, 741, 774, 766, 971, 1045, 1149, 1155, 1250, 1507, 1554, 1663, 1709, 1685, 2065, 2408, 2783
Trips: 333, 473, 746, 801, 1017, 1129, 2085, 3028
My first ultrasound is scheduled for July 29th with the local fertility clinic followed by another one a couple of weeks later with my regular doctor. I can't wait!
29th! I can't possibly wait that long to find out if you are carrying twins, and I'm not even involved in the equation, lol!
ReplyDeleteSo excited for everyone involved!
ReplyDeleteI can not wait to hear if you hv doubs or trips!
Me too! You need to make friends with a sono tech and sneak one in early, see how many yolk sacs there are :)
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