How long to wait before testing

please wait until atleast 12 DPO. most accurate result on the day of missed period-14 DPO

ok. Thanks.. the 2WW really sucks!

Hope is right...I waited until 12 DPO, that's when I got my bfp. From what I can remember what Dr. Q said before, a blood test can detect it as early as 10 DPO.

Sounds like a plan! Doc office test prog. levels today and said they were high which was great and that there was no reason to think that i couldn't be preggo! Oh the excitment.. and nervousness!

Kelly.. that is wonderful. Lets hope that u get ur BFP soon.

when are you going to test ?

I guess I can technically test as early as wednesday but i think i will wait till the weekend. AF is expected sat or sun so i think i will do it sat. morning!!

Kelly.. well good luck with the testing hun. I hope that its good news. We need some around here soon since all of the bad news is coming together.

Kelly, I had my IUI Tues. also. This 2ww sucks!! I want to test so bad. The test are on the dresser taunting me. Just wanted to say GREAT LUCK and I hope we both get BFP'S!! When are you going to test. I'm goona wait until Friday. ***BABY DUST****

Hi this is Vani and even i had my iui around same time as you kelly and kelkel. well good luck to all of us.

r both of you experiencing any symptoms

Good luck ladies on ur IUI. I hope that u all get a BFP this month!

Hi Vani, I'm not really feeling any different except for my hands. I know that sounds strange, but, when I was preggo w/ my dd had real bad Carple Tunnel Syn. Had to have surgery on both hands when she was 2 weeks old. The past 2 mornings have woken up to swollen and asleep hands, they kinda hurt too. What about you?

Oh, Vani BFP to you, I hope this is a great month for us all. I found out I was preggo w/dd on my b-day, July 29, 2004. So Hopefully July is the month. It would be great to find out again around the same time.

********BBBBFFFFFP'S ALL AROUND!!*********

Thats great to be on the same timing as other people.. i feel like i am not waiting alone.. kelkel.. my test are on the bathroom counter taunting me too!!! If i can hold out till saturday i think i will feel best about the results that will be 12 DPO (i think - depending on when it actually occurred after the hcg shot) and 2-3 days shy of AF expected arrival! I notice that i have to pee a lot but haven't really been monitoring my fluid intake to know if it's really increased.. other than that no symptoms.. well my sister in law said that before she found out she was preggo she had increased cm that also felt like her period was flowing.. i am having that too.. so we will see.. I bought a pregnancy and newborn magazine the other day for the heck of it.. my husbands thinks i shouldnt think or talk about it!!

MEN! They are so clueless! God Love em!

****************BABY DUST TO ALL*****************

p.s. this sat. is my moms 50th surprise party that i am throwing for her at my house.. how cool would it be to tell her i got a postitive?

Kelly, That would make a great gift for your mom. Woke up this morning and my bb's are a little sore, hope it's not just in my mind. Saturday can't get here soon enough. You think buying magazines are bad, I've already started looking at crib bedding. I'm terrible. I hope we both have BFP'S, then maybe our due dates would be close!! Maybe sometime in April!!!

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Kelkel,

I am so excited to test.. no soreness for me yet.. but i usually have soreness this time prior to AF so maybe not having soreness is good! still have lots of cm so i hope thats a sign.. getting headaches too.. i feel like it could be possible that i am preggo but i really don't want to think about it b/c the let down is gonna be so bad if im not! Ok.. so we are both testing saturday and reporting here!!!

good luck and lots of prayers!

Kelly, I could not hold out any longer. I took one this morning and I got a very faint pos., then took one later this afternoon and it was neg. so i'm goona wait for fmu and try again. I have no patience at all. But, still hopefull, this is the month for us both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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oh you have no idea how bad i wanted to do it!!! Im so nervous to get a false positive b/c i took that hcg shot.. i'm gonna hold out till staurday but my prayers are with you that you get another BFP! GOOD LUCK !!!

Thanks Kelly, I asked Dr. Q about the shot and he said by day its out of your system, he said it should be out by day 8. You can read what he said under Dr. Q or Ladies... Today I have a headache and feel sick to my stomach. My back hurts and my lower abdomin is sore. But who knows, sometimes I wonder if its all in my head. I really hope not. I'm gonna wait until Sat. too. (If I can?!?) I have no will power what so ever! Saturday morning we'll both wake up to two blue lines!!! It's going to happen. BFP to you and good luck!!!

kelkel.. good luck.. i read on a few different sites that it was 10-12 days so 8 days would be awesome.. i am still have no symptoms other than increased cm and on and off headaches.. can't wait to see the outcome.. considering waiting till sunday when its not such a crazy day and James and I can either enjoy the news together or comfort one another.. but again.. don't know if i can wait!!!

Hey Kelkel!! God Bless I hope the positive stays is darker than the last. good luck and BFP to all of us

Hey Vani, Thank you.

Kelly, Hey, did you test yet? I can't wait until you do. I did, the line is so faint, I mean really fiant. So i'm not getting excited yet. Gonna wait until Sun morning and test again to see what happens. Good luck to you and i'm hoping a truck load of baby dust falls on all of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey kelkel.. yeah i tested .. Got a big obnoxious single line.. so, no go... It was a long shot .. we are working with a super low count.. I'm suprisingly not as upset as i thought i would be.. i guess deep down i know its not gonna be that simple! I should be getting AF around tues. so if i don't see her by Thurs. I will test again.

Congrats to you.. I pray you get 2 big obnoxius lines!!!

ps.. i'll be checking back for your status updates!

kelkel.. check out this site.. it has info on levels of hcg at each week so you know when its best to test.

http://www.baby2see.com/preconception/hcg.html

Kelly, I'm sorry, but it's not over until af comes. There is still hope. Im gonna test in the morning, just got home from work, its pretty late and im really tired. I'll let you know as soon as I found out!

Ok ladies.. I just started reading this post and Im so sorry Kelly that u got a BFN but like everyone says its not over until AF shows. Has she shown up for u yet?

Kelkel.. have u tested yet? I know that u got a faint BFP but Im wondering if u got a really dark one yet? Praying for both of u girls.

Thanks Katie. I haven't tested again, I'm gonna wait until Tuesday to test again. That will be 2 weeks sence my iui. Hopefully 2 lines!!!! Thanks for the prayers, I've been doing alot of that too, but you never can get too many!

HI girls.. I tested again this morning.. and got another BFN. :(

AF should be here tomorrow.. no later than wed. Been having mild intermittent cramping so feel potive she's on her way. Really bummed out. Not sure if we should try again or not? Our count was only 3.2 mill. and we knew it was a long shot.. doc wants to go to IVF.. don't know if i'm emotionally ready..

good luck kelkel..

AWW Kelly im so sorry that u got another BFN. Maybe u should take a month off from everything and then move on to IVF. I hope that everything works out for u. But like we have said.. its not over until AF shows.

Thanks for the support.. i have been doing really well.. emotionally.. but today is a BAD DAY.. i feel so upset.. My sister in law is newly preggo and it feels so unfair..

Kelly, I'm so sorry you had a bad day. All this ttc is so emotionally straining, I know just how you feel, I took another hpt and still very faint. So who knows what the heck is going on. But af still is not here, so there is always hope!! It will happen one day for both of us. Are you going to try iui again if you get af? I think we will try as many times as my re will let us! And I know what you mean about the unfairness of everything. I'm not real religious, but I think God has a plan for us, and he will give us our perfect child at the perfect time. Thinking that helps me get through things a little easier.

kel kel.. i wish u the best of luck..

BUT OMG we share the same BIRTHDAY!!

Well woke up this morning to af. This sucks!!!!!!So here we go again. Hopefully my re will give me something new to try. Best of luck to everyone else.

Shneika, I hope you have a wonderful B-day in 2 weeks!! I'll be having my nest iui near the 29th. Maybe a bfp will be my present!!

Kelly, Have you started yet? I hope not! When are you going to test again?

Kel, I hope u have a good Birthday also, and get the birthday wishes u ever wanted.. :)

hey kelkel.. yeah I started AF today. bummed of course but expected.. i know i am supposed to stay positive but damn it today i just don't want to be! I am so sorry for you too.. i really though it was it for you.. did you take an hcg shot as well.? Maybe it stayed in your system longer than normal .. i called the insurance co. today to check on coverage b/c they cover 50% of IUI. I need to get another authorization to do another round.. we'll do it either way but not sure i will do it this month or take this month off.. I am concerned about being on Clomid consistently and besides that I have been an emotional wreck. Think i need to focus on James and I again for a bit and the regroup. We are only g oing to IUI one more time before we go to IVF b/c James has a very very low count. (1/3 of what RE wants for IUI) Then we are looking into an IVF clinic in toronto, canada for our IVF b/c it's 1/3 of the price (5K vs. 16K) soooo.. thats where we are at!

I am a very spiritual person.. and I do believe God has His plan for me.. but I am also an impatient person!!! :) I wish you luck for this upcoming round!

Im so sorry to hear that u both got BFN's. Lets hope that everyone will get a BFP soon.

Thanks everyone. I go see mt re tom. for routine u/s and bw. They put me on the same meds. I hope they work better this time. They have been doing what they are supposed to be doing, I guess I'm not. All we can do is wait and see.

hey kelkel.. good luck this time around! is the issue on your side or your DH? are you guys at least dealing with a good count? or same problem as us?

The problem is me, pcos. Dh has really good count and mobility. I hope this is it for us!! I'm praying for a bunch of good follies. This time they said they may do iui twice. Like one day apart. Somethings gotta work. Anyway, how are you doing? Are you going to do another iui? I think we'll both get BFP's this month!!!!

OK, I know this has nothing to do w/ttc, but, OMG!!! Tickets go on sale tom. for NKOTB in NC!! I feel like I'm 13 agian.(I'm down right gitty!) Yeah, I'm such a nerd, but I used to love some Donnie. I think I'd prob. still leave my dh for him. OK, just thought I'd bring a little happiness to anyone who used to be a NKOTB fan.

DONNIE & KELLI 4EVER!

OMG Kelkel.. NKOTB??!!!??? You are a nerd! :) I remember dancing to the videos in my living room .. had a duffel bag and a sleeping bag!

dh and i decided to wait this month out before trying again. Our insurance covers 50% so we need to get another approval anyhow and I was so stressed that i want some time off to just be with him and not think about it! .. I want to enjoy sex for the sake of having it!!! :)

We will try it again next month and then probably move on to IVF. DH count is only 2-3 million so.. i guess that gives us like a 1% chance IUI will work.. but i hang on the "it only takes one" theory!

We are seeing NKOTB here in Calgary in October!!!! Can't wait either :) The sad thing is that I can still sing the songs all these years later lol. As for Kelly D.... thankyou! I also don't want to lose that enjoyment of sex. After 2yrs ttc, I sometimes feel that its a battle to get into the mood. My DH is an absolute sweetie though, so we try to make it romantic, but when its all about the LH surge, timetables, temps etc... well, the va va voom does tend to get a little less doesn't it? We just remind each other when it gets to a rough patch that we didn't get married to have babies, we got married because we love each other. It keeps me going strong :)

Hey everyone! Cd9 for me, go to the re Saturday to see if I can go ahead and take the Ovidril shot and hoopefully IUI on the 28th. My bday is on the 29th, so hopefully happy birthday to me!! The Femara is really taking it's toll on me this go around. I'm really bitchy to my dh (more than normal)((haha)) and real tired. It's the price we pay, huh? Hope everyone's doing well and good luck to all ttc!!!