(Update: possible BFP mentioned) POAS obsessed. How early do you start after IUI?

lupineaura

I've done several oral medication/TI cycles (for my daughter and for this TTC go around), but I am now 7 days post IUI- my first ever. I realize it is way too early to test- I might as well pee directly on the money I would spend, for all the good it would do me.

But...when can I start? How early have you ladies broken out the pee sticks after IUI?

Steph1673

Did you do a trigger? If so, you need to test it out before you can test, or you could get a false positive.

I don't do triggers, just oral letrozole, so I usually start around day 9 or 10dpiui.

Good luck!

iheartsippycups2

I'm the odd man out on this one- I rarely poas, I wait for beta. poas makes me crazy, so I try to avoid it all together...

lupineaura

@Stef1673, I did trigger, but did not test it out. The nurse told me it should clear my system in 7 days; maybe 10 at the most. I am 8 days post trigger.

pettycrocker

Was it a Sub Q trigger or IM? If it was a 10,000 trigger (IM) it takes 1 day per 1000u, a min. of 10 days to be able to really trust it is out of your system. So 11DPT would be the earliest you can trust the results.

Steph1673

iheartsippycups2 said:

I'm the odd man out on this one- I rarely poas, I wait for beta. poas makes me crazy, so I try to avoid it all together...

My doc doesn't' do betas until I get a positive HPT, so I pee :-)

iheartsippycups2

Surprisingly, I am tempted, just a little, to poas this weekend- but who knows if I actually will...

lilmac2929

lupineaura We are IUI twins! I did my first ever on Sept 5th too! I triggered Wednesday and just POAS to make sure trigger was out of my system.  BFN - first time I have been happy about that I am going to try to POAS Monday.  It is when AF is due or 10dpiui.  I am feeling zippo symptoms though so I am not hopeful.  

How are you doing? 

BookishMomma

I don't have any advice, but am stalking this thread to gather info for my first IUI cycle next month. I"ll be triggering, too. 

sailorgal

I was told it would take a week to get out of my system but it took 10 days for the squinters to disappear. 

sailorgal

Steph1673 said:

My doc doesn't' do betas until I get a positive HPT, so I pee :-)

Whereas my office needs us to do betas in order to move onto the next medicated cycle! I think it's to limit liability in case you were pregnant and then you started medication like femara which is not safe during pregnancy. 

lupineaura

Thank you all for your advise and shared experiences! I think I'll POAS on Monday with @lilmac2929‌

HawaiianSunset09

I normally start at 7dpiui testing the trigger out. Last pregnancy(loss) I got my bfp on 9dpo. 

lupineaura

Tested this morning and BFN. At least I know the trigger is out of my system! Trying not to be down- I know it's very early. Will test again Wed, then wait for beta on Friday.

ScarletBegonia79

i always wait until 16DPIUI, if AF hasn't come before then. my doctor doesn't do betas for IUIs. i have been let down by the POAS process so many times that it is torture waiting for it to pop up.  

lilmac2929

lupineaura Sorry about your BFN! Me too I had a pretty steep temp drop too.  I hope AF holds off for you and Wed looks better!!!

lupineaura

Sorry @lilmac2929! I hope your temp drop doesn't signal the end of your cycle. I don't temp. I've also heard sometimes medicated cycles make the temps inaccurate- I hope that's the case for you! Good luck with future testing.

lupineaura

I am tempted to use my other pee stick tomorrow...someone talk me down off the ledge...the fact that they are covered by our FSA doesn't make them free, right? Haha

pettycrocker

lupineaura said:

I am tempted to use my other pee stick tomorrow...someone talk me down off the ledge...the fact that they are covered by our FSA doesn't make them free, right? Haha

I think you should just go test right now. Why wait? You can always buy more tests tomorrow. Send your husband out to buy more tests right now. WHY WAIT?

GraceyandTroy

potatocastillo said:

lupineaura said:

I am tempted to use my other pee stick tomorrow...someone talk me down off the ledge...the fact that they are covered by our FSA doesn't make them free, right? Haha

I think you should just go test right now. Why wait? You can always buy more tests tomorrow. Send your husband out to buy more tests right now. WHY WAIT?

I agree with Castillo!  Pee in a cup, Pee on a stick, PEE on EVERYTHING!  Haha!  I can never wait, so I say pee pee pee!

lupineaura

@potatocastillo‌ I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but I do like to pee on things. Well, not all things. But a lot of them.

lupineaura

1:45am. My daughter (unusually) wakes up crying for a stuffed animal. I am exhausted and POAS. Ladies and gents, we have a squinter. Not quite calling it yet but will see if I can have my beta moved up.

lilmac2929

Ooooh that's exciting!!!  Congrats!!! 

tortuga47

Yay!! Congrats!

lupineaura

Now I may have peed on too many things. Last night I took another test, and the line was much darker. I also got a "yes" on a digi. I was happy. This morning the line is back to a squinter. Now I am worried. Does a fading line always mean a CP? When I called in my positive test yesterday morning, the nurse said they won't see me for a beta before Thursday.

Gah.
Sorry if not many people are interested in these frequent updates, I don't have many people I can talk to about this.