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ahhhh. decisions decisions.....
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ici vs iui
I know there are 500 posts about this but i am SO TORN on what to do. I have information overload from reading posts and random internet blogs, etc.............
any advice at all????????????? we are going to get 2 vials regardless just cannot decide which method is best. Im 30 with no fertility issues--non medicated cycles.
We did 2 at home IUI's a couple months ago that were a BFN... but the timing was way off. I didnt get a smiley and finally just had to use the samples to avoid sending them back. At least i know we can accomplish the procedure without too much trouble though....
We planned on giving it a go this cycle and we had a few things happen--so we are bumping it up to May. Which is fine.. ill be happy i will have another month to chart and help get the timing down even better........
but still cant decide!!
I know there are 500 posts about this but i am SO TORN on what to do. I have information overload from reading posts and random internet blogs, etc.............
any advice at all????????????? we are going to get 2 vials regardless just cannot decide which method is best. Im 30 with no fertility issues--non medicated cycles.
We did 2 at home IUI's a couple months ago that were a BFN... but the timing was way off. I didnt get a smiley and finally just had to use the samples to avoid sending them back. At least i know we can accomplish the procedure without too much trouble though....
We planned on giving it a go this cycle and we had a few things happen--so we are bumping it up to May. Which is fine.. ill be happy i will have another month to chart and help get the timing down even better........
but still cant decide!!
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while i am not a lesbian we did buy that ultimate guide to lesbian conception book--(you shouldve seen my moms face when she saw that laying on the coffee table!) and they do say thats a good idea. Id have to look at it again and i think the one youre sure is the best timing should be an IUI and then do an ICI so you have a little better time coverage.
its so hard to decide! seems like both work--so many pros and cons to both! i guess i should stop reading and just do one! and then switch it up if it doesnt work after a few tries.
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Also I liked having the longer life of the sperm from the ICI vials. Even with ICI our early insems (0, 12 hours after +OPK) never worked. I think it was the 40 hours after the +OPK one that worked.
Ive been tracking my O's for 4 months... with the internet cheapies--which besides being cheap i like because the test lines show a progression. Mine slowly get darker and i know when there will be a positive test.
I think our timing is going to be the tricky part maybe. After my first positive test--its positive for at least 2 or 3 days! My gyno said to go by the start of the surge and it appears its about 18 hrs until i O after the first positve test. I usually get a single sharp pain then its just dull pain after--i think thats when it happens.
So now we stress about the timing... but i will probably do an ICI 12 hrs after when i get a positive and do the IUI 12-16 or so hours later.
thanks again ladies!