High HCG Levels

[Sogom]

i have just found out i am pregnant again this year after a miscarriag and ectopic. My physician is following my levels closely and they roughly quadrupled in 72 hours going from 78 (3 weeks 3 days) to 308 (3 weeks 6 days).  My last check was at 5 weeks 3 days and they were at over 15000.  My friends are teasing me that that means i will be having twins.  My US is scheduled for next week.  Does anyone have any experience with this to weed out the myths?

[penswriter]

My levels were completely normal for a singleton pregnancy. The ONLY way to know if it's more than one baby is an u/s confirmation.

[chrissymom]

though levels of HCG vary alot from woman to woman, the levels you have described are probably quite normal, i calculated my levels doubling just eve though mine more than double in two days when they were checked, i am 5 weeks 3 days today and counting from my last check doubling mine would be about the ame as yours and i have had a scan because of pain, and I am only having one lol, though the levels are a good sign of a normal ongoing pregnancy. Good luck to you this time and i hope all goes well for you :)

[kindergal]

Mine doubled every couple of days and turns out it was twins. But that is not necessarily an indicator as every woman is different.  Let us know!!!!!

[lil_lady25]

My HCG levels were also high when I found out we were preggers. In my case, we are having twins but I have heard from many woman that high HCG is not an indicator of twins - an ultrasound is. I wouldnt get too excited about the twin idea, so you dont get your hopes up. But if you are expecting multiples than how excited would you be!! :)  Congrats on your pregnancy and keep us updated.