beta very good!

I went in today to do my beta HCG guessing that I would be around 300, based on my calculations of doubling time of 2 days.  It was 861!  I am now a bit worried about twins, although it is impossible to say based on beta numbers.  If I take the first day that my preg test was positive as Dec 5 and guess that the level was about 20, because it was barely detectable, then the doubling time is 1.2 days, which is a bit too fast for a singleton.  I am not going to stress out about this.  It is good news, the likelihood of miscarriage and ectopic drops when the beta numbers are so good.  I think we are in business!  

My ultrasound was supposed to be scheduled for 7 weeks, because I wanted to be patient and wait, but I broke down and begged to be moved earlier, to Dec 24, at 6 weeks and 3 days.  The advantage of doing it earlier is that I find out earlier how many exactly took, and the disadvantage is that sometimes it is too early to see the heartbeat.  But I think we should be fine with 6w3d.

I had some more pasta tonight, with a vegetable sauce.  I have really cleaned up my diet after this beta test: everything that goes in my mouth has to have some nutritional value.  I might make a tiny exception for some of the Christmas treats (read : I will probably indulge like a piggy) but for now I am sticking to my green freshly juiced rainbow chard, my spinach puree, and my mushroom tagliatelle.  Yum!