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Timing... tonight? tomorrow??? ICI
redsoxgal
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Hello I am new to the site (posting anyway). I would appreciate any feedback. So I have a tank here at home and am wondering if I should do ICI tonight or wait till tomorrow. This month I was expecting ovulation on CD 16 - this thursday, based upon my signs and the ovuacue monitor.
I am 38 years old and have tried twice so far with ICI. I have fairly regular cycles (27-29 days for the last few months) and I track my BBT - it's pretty up and down but with a trend to rise after ovulation (e.g., follicular 96.6-97.7, luteal 97.2-98) but the rise can be .2 degrees each day. I am also using the ovacue monitor (my 2nd month) and my vaginal readings just rose -supposedly indicating ovulation... but they could dip again and then rise even further... Today my BBT was it's lowest of the month, and my ovacue vaginal reading just started to rise from it's lowest point.
I also generally have 4-5 days of egg white cervical mucus and today is only my third day of EWCM.
As I am sure most of you can relate - timing is a big source of stress. On the one hand I know the frozen sperm doesnt' live as long in our bodies as fresh - on the other, it's better to be a bit early than a bit late, esp for us older gals...(at least from what I have read)
so reading this post... would you inseminate tonight... or hold off till tomorrow? My inclination is to wait till tomorrow, based primarily on the EWCM, but I don't want to miss my window. I only have one vial (this month anyway)
Anyway I know this isn't a lot of time for anyone to respond - and I am planning to have my partner view my cervix to also use that as a judge... but hey figured this would be a good way to intro myself to the board too. thanks for reading.
I am 38 years old and have tried twice so far with ICI. I have fairly regular cycles (27-29 days for the last few months) and I track my BBT - it's pretty up and down but with a trend to rise after ovulation (e.g., follicular 96.6-97.7, luteal 97.2-98) but the rise can be .2 degrees each day. I am also using the ovacue monitor (my 2nd month) and my vaginal readings just rose -supposedly indicating ovulation... but they could dip again and then rise even further... Today my BBT was it's lowest of the month, and my ovacue vaginal reading just started to rise from it's lowest point.
I also generally have 4-5 days of egg white cervical mucus and today is only my third day of EWCM.
As I am sure most of you can relate - timing is a big source of stress. On the one hand I know the frozen sperm doesnt' live as long in our bodies as fresh - on the other, it's better to be a bit early than a bit late, esp for us older gals...(at least from what I have read)
so reading this post... would you inseminate tonight... or hold off till tomorrow? My inclination is to wait till tomorrow, based primarily on the EWCM, but I don't want to miss my window. I only have one vial (this month anyway)
Anyway I know this isn't a lot of time for anyone to respond - and I am planning to have my partner view my cervix to also use that as a judge... but hey figured this would be a good way to intro myself to the board too. thanks for reading.
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My baby, Stella ~ My nephew Alex and I (Denise) at Thanksgiving 2010
10 TTC's over 15 months - all BFN
thanks again!
thanks again - this is so stressful. some other fertility websites I read - not so helpful - they say "oh just BD (babydance) every day... " not quite an option for us:)