UPDATED - Advice Needed

punkymama

 Lovelies!  Thanks for your help!

I clld the RE's office back and my regular nurse answered the phone and I just told her today is my CD1 so I go in on Thrs for my baseline work.  I didn't even have to ask for the Dr...phew!

ETA: title change and update

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Good Morning Ladies!

I've been waiting for AF for CD1 to call the RE to get my IUI stuff ready.  Yesterday, AF was extremely light, I only used a liner.  Last night when I would go to the bathroom and wipe I would have a lot of blood, it's same this morning.  Most of the blood, I see is when I wipe.

I called this morning to tell my new nurse that today is CD1.  Well my new nurse Selena decides to grill me on my CD1 and told me today isn't CD1 because I don't have full on bright red flow where I need to change my pad every 4-6 hours.  I tired to explain that sometimes I have light cycles but she wasn't budging. 

DH told me to ask for another nurse but that is my Dr's nurse so how would I handle that?  I will admit that I am panicking a bit since it's my first IUI and I need to be in there on CD3 for baseline b/w and u/s.  This is turning into a long post, sorry.

My questions are, should I say today is CD1 regardless of how "heavy or bright red" my flow is on the pad or should I ask to talk to my Dr?  I don't want to piss this new nurse off because she is the one I have to deal with the most...ugh!  I knew my body was going to flake out this month

missjul61

I would ask to speak to the Dr to get his opinion. Good luck with your IUI.

MrsVo

missjul61:

I would ask to speak to the Dr to get his opinion. Good luck with your IUI.

I agree. 

flycka

Definitely talk to the RE. It should be in your chart that you have light flow.
The worse case they bring you in and you will still have lining to be shed and they will make you come back later.
The question is if you prefer wait a cycle or pay for an extra appointment.

flycka

On a second thought, they might make you wait another day to see if it changes. And that is ok.

punkymama

Thanks for your help, ladies!

I am going to call back and see if I can talk to my RE.  I would rather pay for an extra appnt instead of missing this cycle altogether.

tst1998

You definitely know your body better than the nurse. I *never* have flow heavy enough to have to change a pad every 4-6 hours, so based on those criteria, I would never have an official CD1. You can't apply general rules to everyone! Good luck!