Lou Lou, even with IUI you want the sperm ready and waiting when you ovulate. IUI is merely giving the sperm an extra hand to get where they need to be, not an entirely different way of conceiving. Good luck!
an OPK shows the surge of LH, which is what causes ovulation - if you get your positive OPK tomorrow, it means that ovulation will happen soon - not that it has already passed - so i would trus the doctor on this one. we've not done "natural" IUI's - always fully medicated - but we've been for IUI 24 hours after trigger - with IVF, egg pick up isn't until 36 hours after trigger - so IUI obviously happens before actual ovulation. if you go in on the day of the LH surge, you should O within 24 hours of that happening
FWIW - if you and your DH feel up to it - have a go at it the old fashioned way now (unless the doctor has said not to!) - you can make sure at least a few of the little fella's are there that way!
BW - thanks for that. We are BD-ing like crazy in the hope it'll be enough without IUI. I guess if I don't O tomorrow then I should have IUI but if I do, I suppose we'll have to rely on the BD-ing alone
Briggsy's Girl - thanks for the advice. I guess if I get a pos OPK today then I can always have a scan tomorrow to determine if I have O-ed or not and if not, then I can have the IUI. This is all new to me so I'm still figuring out what's going on
Last edited by Lou Lou; June 9th, 2008 at 10:10 AM.
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BG is right - OPK pick up that you are about to O so if they are still neg then that is a good thing. If you are pretty sure that you will get a pos tomorrow then sounds like your FS is right on the money - you want the boys there ready and waiting for you!
i would say if you get a positive OPK, call the clinic and let them make the call - takes the pressure off you to decide what you should or shouldn't do! in the mean time, have fun with the BD - may as well get something enjoyable out of this whole sordid ordeal!!
TaffyLou - I'll do an OPK at around 1pm and see what that brings. In a way I hope it's neg so we can have the IUI and give ourselves a better chance
Briggsy's Girl - ha ha, I needed a laugh as I'm feeling a bit stressed about all this TTC stuff at the moment. As you say, we may as well get some enjoyment out of it I'll ring the clinic tomorrow either way and as you say, they can make the decision for me.
In my cycles we used clomid and had the trigger once the follicle was a good size (OPKs never worked well for me, only got a line twice, and even then not nearly as dark as the control) and then 24-36 hours later the IUI, and got a positive on out 4th round. Also, I usually had a scan at the time of IUI, and most of the time the follicle was still there with the egg, even 24-26 hours after the trigger.
We also didn't have extra BDing, so we know that the IUI worked.
Leasha - thanks for your help, it's great to be able to get real information from people who have been through this instead of just reading text book style articles etc. I am not having the HCG trigger and will just wait to O so I guess it's just a case of timing for us. OPKs always work for me so that's something at least. My FS is great but sometimes I think he assumes I know what's involved in everything and forgets to give me all the info.
Just got a very positive, dark OPK - way darker than the control line :woot:
Got DH into action straight away and will try again this evening as well, just to be on the safe side. I also have quite bad O pains so I reckon I'm probably either O-ing or about to O.
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I'll ring the clinic tomorrow either way and as you say, they can make the decision for me.
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