Not testing until beta

[Anonymous]

I'm white knuckling it over here. Tomorrow am will be day 7 and I have my first beta on Wednesday (day 9). Dr, nurses everyone said pls don't test at home. I bought some bird and bees for the sensitivity and everything I've read says day 7 is pretty definitive.

I don't want to go through that Christmas morning. I also feel like you hear those one offs about people testing before beta even days 7-9 and getting a negative and it coming back positive or even worse a false positive.

I don't know what I'm looking for. Just tell me not to test. I've made it this far. What is two more days.

[Anonymous]

OP I've been in both sides of this.

Sometimes I wanted to feel "in control" and decide when I wanted to find out (ex. At home rather than getting a call at work). Other times I couldn't stand that bright white strip any more and felt PTSD about taking a pregnancy test. I was at SGF and I think the call was much later than Day 9 though.

This timing is tough - good luck to you!

[Anonymous]

Last time I tested all it did was stress me out for several days straight thinking that I was having a chemical (I was). I could have just enjoyed that time in ignorant bliss instead. Testing early is great for a good result (I’ve had that experience too) but drags out the misery for a bad result. Do you want to take your chances with the latter? If not, then wait it out.

[Anonymous]

I personally would never test on Christmas.

[Anonymous]

I always tested, except for the first time. I didn’t want to be “surprised.”

[Anonymous]

who/why did they say not to test?

On my successful IUI cycle I tested starting at 10 days post iui-- it was comforting watching a faint line get darker (this was after a miscarriage and multiple failed cycles including not ovulating even with the meds and timing being off).

dealing with secondary infertility now. i tested last cycle and found it helpful even though it was negative-- i don't like surprises-- i had a few days to practice acceptance (like at day 10 thinking well it's still possible, by day 13 it was clear it wasn't so i wasn't experiencing any additional upset when I got the call, and frankly would rather learn negative news myself than by a phone call from some random nurse given they're never particularly helpful or warm when it's bad news)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:who/why did they say not to test?

On my successful IUI cycle I tested starting at 10 days post iui-- it was comforting watching a faint line get darker (this was after a miscarriage and multiple failed cycles including not ovulating even with the meds and timing being off).

dealing with secondary infertility now. i tested last cycle and found it helpful even though it was negative-- i don't like surprises-- i had a few days to practice acceptance (like at day 10 thinking well it's still possible, by day 13 it was clear it wasn't so i wasn't experiencing any additional upset when I got the call, and frankly would rather learn negative news myself than by a phone call from some random nurse given they're never particularly helpful or warm when it's bad news)

Yeah iui is completely different protocol than IVF. Good luck

[Anonymous]

Clinics always tell you not to test but I did every single time. The tests are usually pretty accurate 5dp5dt and it helped to be prepared on beta day.

[Anonymous]

GL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who/why did they say not to test?

On my successful IUI cycle I tested starting at 10 days post iui-- it was comforting watching a faint line get darker (this was after a miscarriage and multiple failed cycles including not ovulating even with the meds and timing being off).

dealing with secondary infertility now. i tested last cycle and found it helpful even though it was negative-- i don't like surprises-- i had a few days to practice acceptance (like at day 10 thinking well it's still possible, by day 13 it was clear it wasn't so i wasn't experiencing any additional upset when I got the call, and frankly would rather learn negative news myself than by a phone call from some random nurse given they're never particularly helpful or warm when it's bad news)

Yeah iui is completely different protocol than IVF. Good luck

Not sure what this means- the process of conceiving is different but the betas ans testing is the exact same. Have done both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clinics always tell you not to test but I did every single time. The tests are usually pretty accurate 5dp5dt and it helped to be prepared on beta day.

5d5pt is equivalent to 10dpo or 10 days post iui.

https://www.countdowntopregnancy.com/pregnancy-test/dpo-chart.php?dpo=10

[Anonymous]

Best wishes, OP.

I tested at home on Christmas Day. Negative. Oh well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who/why did they say not to test?

On my successful IUI cycle I tested starting at 10 days post iui-- it was comforting watching a faint line get darker (this was after a miscarriage and multiple failed cycles including not ovulating even with the meds and timing being off).

dealing with secondary infertility now. i tested last cycle and found it helpful even though it was negative-- i don't like surprises-- i had a few days to practice acceptance (like at day 10 thinking well it's still possible, by day 13 it was clear it wasn't so i wasn't experiencing any additional upset when I got the call, and frankly would rather learn negative news myself than by a phone call from some random nurse given they're never particularly helpful or warm when it's bad news)

Yeah iui is completely different protocol than IVF. Good luck

Not sure what this means- the process of conceiving is different but the betas ans testing is the exact same. Have done both.

NP but IUI often uses Ovidrel, which causes false positives while that is much rarer in IVF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who/why did they say not to test?

On my successful IUI cycle I tested starting at 10 days post iui-- it was comforting watching a faint line get darker (this was after a miscarriage and multiple failed cycles including not ovulating even with the meds and timing being off).

dealing with secondary infertility now. i tested last cycle and found it helpful even though it was negative-- i don't like surprises-- i had a few days to practice acceptance (like at day 10 thinking well it's still possible, by day 13 it was clear it wasn't so i wasn't experiencing any additional upset when I got the call, and frankly would rather learn negative news myself than by a phone call from some random nurse given they're never particularly helpful or warm when it's bad news)

Yeah iui is completely different protocol than IVF. Good luck

Not sure what this means- the process of conceiving is different but the betas ans testing is the exact same. Have done both.

NP but IUI often uses Ovidrel, which causes false positives while that is much rarer in IVF.

True- by 10dpo usually that's out of your system but lots of people " test it out " - test daily to watch it go away to feel sure that any faint line isn't from it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who/why did they say not to test?

On my successful IUI cycle I tested starting at 10 days post iui-- it was comforting watching a faint line get darker (this was after a miscarriage and multiple failed cycles including not ovulating even with the meds and timing being off).

dealing with secondary infertility now. i tested last cycle and found it helpful even though it was negative-- i don't like surprises-- i had a few days to practice acceptance (like at day 10 thinking well it's still possible, by day 13 it was clear it wasn't so i wasn't experiencing any additional upset when I got the call, and frankly would rather learn negative news myself than by a phone call from some random nurse given they're never particularly helpful or warm when it's bad news)

Yeah iui is completely different protocol than IVF. Good luck

Not sure what this means- the process of conceiving is different but the betas ans testing is the exact same. Have done both.

Not exactly some clinics test IVF betas at 9 days vx the standard 14 for iui.