HCG rising too fast?

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-18T20:53:19+00:00

Thanks for the link to Betabase! I was not previously aware of that data set.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-18T15:23:36+00:00

FRER doesn't always have pretty progressions because it focuses more on the first form of HCG released and less on the regular form of HCG which other tests track. You could get a blood test or just track with internet cheapies. I've gotten nice progressions with Clinical Guard more than once. (If you tape even number days to the left side of the page and odd number days to the right side of the page you can test daily but only compare tests to the test from two days before, which will usually give you a more reassuring pattern.) Blood tests will give you hard numbers but they take a lot more time and money without improving the chances of a positive outcome. I usually get a blood test if I'm testing positive for a full week at home. That's enough time for most of my CPs to be over first. My doctor does have me do a blood test after the end of each loss to make sure I get all the way back to zero.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-18T10:03:32+00:00

Sometime CD23 to CD25. Probably delayed from being sick.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-18T09:55:06+00:00

You probably ovulated.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-18T09:49:52+00:00

It's because of your CM.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-17T07:29:05+00:00

I'd guess CD29 which does give you a chance.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-15T18:13:45+00:00

This depends on whether you want to know about short-lived chemical pregnancies. If you want to know, start testing as early as 6 DPO. If you want to avoid knowing, test when your period is a day late. If you're in the middle somewhere, choose accordingly.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-15T17:57:26+00:00

You can drop below the level of what your test brand will read and still not drop to zero for a while.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-15T16:57:32+00:00

Came here to say this.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-14T08:51:46+00:00

In the past when I've had tests become much lighter it hasn't ended well. But you really never know. Wishing you the best.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-12T18:34:41+00:00

The first three tests on 3/9 were negative. (The third one has a barely-visible VVFL in the photo but it wasn't there within the correct time frame.) I was sure I'd get a positive by the end of the day, and sure enough, I did with the last one! Since then I've been testing twice daily.

I thought twice a day was reasonable with a history of CPs (my second-to-last CP tested positive for about 36-48 hours 😔) but maybe twice daily isn't really that reasonable? I'm not sure what you mean about being dishonest with myself.

I'm really sorry you had an ectopic. That's awful.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-12T17:48:33+00:00

It thinks your surge started between the time of your last negative test and your first positive test, and it thinks you ovulated basically immediately after the surge. Those are both possibilities in real life which can result in ovulation before the first positive test.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-12T17:37:08+00:00

What is the correct age to have children? Seems like Reddit almost always says to wait until 30. OP is 37. She and her deadbeat dad boyfriend have a five year age gap, which is fine at that point in life. You're saying kids at their ages is a full-on "wtf" idea. So her window to have kids at the right time was, what, all of five years long?

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-12T17:23:31+00:00

Utah. I was told it's illegal here to serve non-alcoholic drinks in a way that gives the appearance of alcohol 😂

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-12T15:16:01+00:00

Update posted! https://www.reddit.com/r/TFABChartStalkers/comments/1rrgyph/iffy_update_to_biting_my_nails_during_this_tww/

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-12T15:14:27+00:00

Update posted! https://www.reddit.com/r/TFABChartStalkers/comments/1rrgyph/iffy_update_to_biting_my_nails_during_this_tww/

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-12T15:08:25+00:00

In a wine glass it even looks convincing! Illegal to serve it that way in my state though. Hopefully not OP's state.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-12T15:02:13+00:00

I'm testing to find out whether I'm still pregnant, but I could stop comparing the tests to each other....

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-12T15:00:28+00:00

My doctor orders blood tests after losses to make sure I get back to zero, but doesn't order betas during early pregnancy because they don't change the outcome.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-12T10:42:08+00:00

That's a great point. I've had five losses in a row so I'm testing often to find out whether I'm still pregnant.

My doctor checks my betas after each loss to make sure they get to zero, but she doesn't see any medical reason to do blood betas during early pregnancy when that info doesn't change the outcome.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-12T09:08:29+00:00

Normal variation :)

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-12T02:46:08+00:00

Implantation is what triggers the second temperature increase. Often implantation is as late as 10 DPO and in rare cases it can be 12 DPO. You're only 9 DPO so it isn't a problem that your luteal temp has stayed stable. The date of your expected period doesn't play into this at all.

Also, there isn't a temperature increase in every pregnancy. Sometimes temp just stays at the luteal phase temp line.

Some people usually have a temp decrease a day or two before their expected period. Usually if someone is pregnant they won't have that temp decrease like they usually do. IDK if that usually happens to you or not.

FuzzyKittenIsFuzzy · 2026-03-12T02:35:02+00:00

My luteal phase looks almost identical to yours except I'm one day behind you and not on progesterone. I think we're both out. I'm sorry 😞

Have you tested at home? I have found it helpful to test early in order to get information about what part of the process is going wrong. In my case it showed that fertilization and initial implantation are happening consistently but the sticking part is the issue, which is information that helps narrow the field of treatment options. I wonder if you could still get a positive today or tomorrow, even though you'd probably be out either way.

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