Too Scared to Test

[rikkiandjulie]

DW COULD test today, but she's technically 10 dpiui, which is too soon, riiight? And we are so so scared of a negative. If she wasn't on progesterone AF would already be here, so we'd know. ALSO, does progesterone delay your period if you are not pregnant? I've heard a lot of both with that one.

Also, DW is "confident" that we caught one of the two eggs she released. This makes me so sad, because I'm not so confident, and I don't want her to get sad or discouraged if this time didn't work.

[wittyandwaiting]

10 dpiui feels early for me, but I definitely know others who have tested then. From what I understand there's a chance of getting a positive that early but there's also a chance of getting a negative even if you are pregnant, especially if you have a late implanter. Negatives are terrible regardless of what day you get one on.

Sorry, I'm no help with your progesterone question.

FX for you and your wife!

[bexincanada]

10dpo is too early to test in my opinion, it is likely to mess with your emotions. Hopefully your wife and you can strike a balance between not being too pessimistic and not getting your hopes too high.

Our RE has us do beta at 12dpo, for what it's worth. No clue about the progesterone, but I'm hoping it's your BFP!

[klake42]

I'm at 11 dpo today, and I've been peeing on sticks since 9 dpo (because I'm crazy).

All negative. Which doesn't mean I'm not pregnant, but it does mean that my likelihood is diminished. Since I was starting out with about 20% chances anyway (typical for IUI), that means I'm feeling discouraged, but I'm not out yet.

I recommend waiting, if you can. I've found that a lot of people don't test positive until 13 or 14 dpo (and sometimes later than that). Keep in mind-- there has to be implantation, then it takes a couple days to start producing any HCG, then a couple days to have HCG show up on a blood test, and a couple days after that for HCG to show up in urine. Some people implant way early, and some implant way late.

Progesterone often delays your period, if you're not pregnant. For me, I tend to go off it when I get a BFN at 14 dpo, and my period starts on day 16.

[rikkiandjulie]

DW has a BETA, on Wednesday is that too early to get a result? ? this is her first blood test, so I'm not sure what to expect.

[klake42]

No, I think that's good timing for a blood test. Yesterday was 10 for you, so today is 11, so I'm definitely cycle buddies with your wife.

My RE has me doing my "official" home pregnancy test on Wednesday, day 14. If I get a negative on that day, there's a very low chance that it's a false negative.

For a blood test, I think day 14 dpo/dpiui is a very good day for high accuracy.

Good luck!

[rikkiandjulie]

Aug 16, 2015 15:08:31 GMT -5 klake42 said:

No, I think that's good timing for a blood test. Yesterday was 10 for you, so today is 11, so I'm definitely cycle buddies with your wife.

My RE has me doing my "official" home pregnancy test on Wednesday, day 14. If I get a negative on that day, there's a very low chance that it's a false negative.

For a blood test, I think day 14 dpo/dpiui is a very good day for high accuracy.

Good luck!

Did you have any side effects on the progesterone?

[karlamo]

It's been a long time since we did IUI's but I think we tested around 12DPIUI. Our IVF cycles are more fresh in my memory. My wife had side effects from the progesterone, I had none. We both got knocked up so it just goes to show that every woman's body behaves differently and you never can tell which way it'll go until you test:)

[klake42]

I've had some minor side effects with progesterone-- moodiness and fatigue. Over time, it's improved (and it especially improved when I started acupuncture and TCM herbs).

I'm 12dpo today and still negative, so I'm pretty sure I'm out. There's maybe a 10% chance it's false, which isn't much to go on. I wish I had the willpower to wait until 14dpo to test, so I could just get all the disappointment at once, not doled out over several days.

[jgy]

With G I got a BFN at 10DPO/IUI and a BFP at 12. With this guy I tested at 11DPO/IUI and got a BFP. So, for me, 10 days is too early, but 11 barely registered. 12 was strong both times. I think the timing for your blood test is fine, since no one is trying to read a line. It will be an actual number.

For me, progesterone delayed AF on the cycle when I did not conceive. Please do be careful with it if this cycle is not successful. Taking Progesterone for too long on a failed cycle can damage eggs being recruited for the next cycle. Seems like you'll be fine since you have a beta scheduled anyway. I'm one to hold out hope when I have a lack of evidence suggesting otherwise.

[rikkiandjulie]

Aug 17, 2015 12:01:02 GMT -5 jgy said:

With G I got a BFN at 10DPO/IUI and a BFP at 12. With this guy I tested at 11DPO/IUI and got a BFP. So, for me, 10 days is too early, but 11 barely registered. 12 was strong both times. I think the timing for your blood test is fine, since no one is trying to read a line. It will be an actual number.

For me, progesterone delayed AF on the cycle when I did not conceive. Please do be careful with it if this cycle is not successful. Taking Progesterone for too long on a failed cycle can damage eggs being recruited for the next cycle. Seems like you'll be fine since you have a beta scheduled anyway. I'm one to hold out hope when I have a lack of evidence suggesting otherwise.

If this one is a BFN, I *think* DW will stop progesterone Wednesday evening, unless instructed otherwise.