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blonde testing moment: fail

hawkeyes00hawkeyes00 member
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Now that we know we're going to be doing our first IUI next month, I want to get back into testing for ovulation every month (I gave up a few months ago when we weren't getting pregnant because I'm VERY regular and thought maybe that would help me relax). So this month with a pending IUI next month, I started testing for ovulation again and every single day this week when at minimum a light pink line should have shown up it's been stark white - which I've been worried about. This morning (after 5 days of testing) I finally realize I'm pulling from the pink strips (pregnancy tests) not the blue strips (ovulation tests). UGH. FAIL, but also somewhat comical :)
Not preventing since Oct. 2011.
Me: All things check out so far DH: MFI (VERY low sperm count, low motility, low morph)
12/24/12 IUI #1 100mg Clomid = BFN
On IUI #2 100mg Clomid = BFP!!!!!!!!! Beta #1: 31, Beta #2: 100, Beta #3: 210, Beta #4: 570, Saw Heartbeat on 2/26/13!

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  • brookelynpaisleybrookelynpaisley member
    If you're going to be doing IUI, you'll be monitored (or should be). I'm not sure why you'd waste time with OPKs, personally.
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  • nlscrogginsnlscroggins member
    haha. glad you figured it out ;) good luck with your IUI!
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  • YouMe&BaxYouMe&Bax member
    Lol lol
    Me: 30, DH: 40 
    TTC since January 2012HSG & Bloodwork: Normal, SA: NormalDx: Unexplained Infertility 50mg Clomid + TI = BFN (three cycles)
    50mg Clomid + trigger + IUI = BFP (one cycle)
    Beta #1 (12dpo) = 49  Beta #2 (14dpo)= 149

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  • Millie1984Millie1984 member
    This made me smile lol.  I could see myself doing something like that. :)
    After 1.5 years TTC, IUI #2= BFP 12/2/12

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  • hawkeyes00hawkeyes00 member
    imagekatyj25:

    imagebrookelynpaisley:
    If you're going to be doing IUI, you'll be monitored (or should be). I'm not sure why you'd waste time with OPKs, personally.

    This.

    Unless you are only testing right before trigger to make sure you don't miss your surge in that couple days before.

    I was just doing it this month again to get a better predictor of when I'll be ovulating next month for IUI planning purposes. I'm usually very regular but I haven't been paying as much attention the past few months. Right now it's looking like my next ovulation day will be Christmas Day, and I was hoping if I figured out this month exactly when I ovulated it might shift that around and I wouldn't worry as much!

    Not preventing since Oct. 2011.
    Me: All things check out so far DH: MFI (VERY low sperm count, low motility, low morph)
    12/24/12 IUI #1 100mg Clomid = BFN
    On IUI #2 100mg Clomid = BFP!!!!!!!!! Beta #1: 31, Beta #2: 100, Beta #3: 210, Beta #4: 570, Saw Heartbeat on 2/26/13!

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  • katekat8721katekat8721 member

    Aw d'oh! At least you didn't pull an OPK when testing for BFP and see a faint line... that'd be horrible!

    FWIW, when we do natural cycle IUIs my doc allows me to use OPKs rather than monitor/trigger. I too have pretty standard cycles (though this cycle I O'd on CD 12, which I caught in time because I had ewcm and started testing early). If you are on meds though I would suggest being monitored for sure, as that's a lot of money to be putting up against the reliability of OPKs.


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  • hawkeyes00hawkeyes00 member
    I agree! I'm not on any meds yet, I will be though on Day 2 of my next cycle, then I will be monitored!
    Not preventing since Oct. 2011.
    Me: All things check out so far DH: MFI (VERY low sperm count, low motility, low morph)
    12/24/12 IUI #1 100mg Clomid = BFN
    On IUI #2 100mg Clomid = BFP!!!!!!!!! Beta #1: 31, Beta #2: 100, Beta #3: 210, Beta #4: 570, Saw Heartbeat on 2/26/13!

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