The great POAS debate...

mrsharris15 · October 2011

I know everyone always asks, "should I POAS?" but I'm just curious what the general consensus is around here. Do you test every day after your iui? Do you wait for 12dpiui? Do you not test and wait for your beta? Tell me what you typically do! I'm curious. I'm trying to hold out for my beta on Friday, I've never done it I'm usually testing by 9dpiui...I'm all out of tests and I refuse to buy anymore because I managed to burn through the last 50 pretty quickly, lol.

Robeano · October 2011

I'm cheap I go with the beta.

But for me it's more than that. Since I've had two m/c a BFP doesn't always mean you're gonna have a baby. For me the second beta is the really important one. I mean if you're pregnant it'll still be there a few days later lol. So I wait for the beta, it's more accurate anyways.

AKB090609 · October 2011

I would rather not be tempted so I have one digi that I will only use if I am a week late. I find it easier to just wait and see if AF shows.

jessican08 · October 2011

My RE doesn't do betas for IUIs unless you get a + HPT so I would usually test at 12dpiui and then once more at 14dpiui.

kz's_girlygirl · October 2011

On a medicated cycle I wait for the beta. On a break cycle I wait until AF is at least 7 days late before I buy a test.

As much as I want that surprise of a BFP on a test at home, I am so sick and tired of getting negatives and basically peeing on money, lol.

ccam · October 2011

I usually test between 12 and 14dpiui. My RE doesn't do betas until 16dpiui, so I kind of prepare myself for the results. I also don't want to get that kind of news over the phone while I'm sitting here at work.

btaylor19 · October 2011

I test every day starting at 9dpo. I usually catch the last of my trigger leaving and then I test until the spotting starts. Usually the spotting starts around 10dpo so not a lot of wasted tests this way.

genmalone · October 2011

I wish I had the patience to wait but I don't. I test like crazy! I tested at 6 dpo to make sure my trigger was gone and then I started testing today @ 9 dpo. I'll test until Friday when I have my RE consult.

I always test because my RE usually only does a beta if I get a +HPT.

HotChocolate79 · October 2011

******ticker warning******

I very rarely had this dilemma because AF always arrived right on schedule at 10 DPO. Of the 4 cycles in my entire life that she didn't, I was pregnant (1st two chemical pg, 3rd a progesterone-related delay, and 4th was this pregnancy). I don't know how many dpo your beta is, but would suggest holding out until the day before. As common as early BFP's are, I am a living proof that you can have a BFN at 12dpo and still be pregnant. So why upset yourself unnecesarily if you don't have to. On the flipside, I hated the idea of sitting around at work, waiting for the beta results phone call (and they hardly ever called before 3 pm) without any clue what to expect. Hence the day before seems like a good way to go.

Good luck!! FX for you!

byrne15 · October 2011

I test at 12dpiui and then again at 12dpiui if AF hasn't shown yet.

hootie123 · October 2011

I used to be a pee pusher - but then I had a failed IVF. Now I'm hiding the tests - I can't put myself through the heartache of negative tests anymore.

Trish11278 · October 2011

I always wait until 14dpiui but last cycle I did want to test out my trigger but never did. Maybe next cycle I will.

keliser · October 2011

This last month I POAS to test out my trigger... then way too many times after it was out. Still a BFN.

Mrs.Slick · October 2011

I wait for the beta. I've already paid for it and they're much more reliable than hpt's anyway. I've only POAS like twice in the past two years and once was before a random x-ray, just to be sure.

kipprob · October 2011

Such a great question. I'm loving this post. I'm a total POAS aholic and then I try to convince myself at 10DPO that it could just be early and to not give up hope but I get more depressed each day I get a BFN before my beta.

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