Help Regarding IUI

[lmel16]

Hi all,

Im 26 years old and my husband is 28. I have pcos and my husband has low sperm count (17mil).
Im now on clomid and responding well. Ive had one follicle tracking scan already which showed a 13mm follicle on my right ovary.
I have a few questions regarding IUI and any help would be greatly appreciated.

1) they think that the iui will take place friday 3 days from now. How long Should we abstain from before hand? We last had on sunday so by friday it would be 5 days abstaining.

2) I do alot of exercise, do you think i should hold off from this for the 2ww?

3) I have a wedding on the saturday, should i avoid alcohol?

any other info would be great aswell.

thanx mel

 

[3yearsttc]

I'm no expert, but this would be my advice:

1. I was told to refrain 48 hours before IUI
2. I would only do low impact exercise before and after the IUI (no running/ aerobics)
3. I think you're ok drinking alcohol

 

[BabyChristie]

I had my second IUI 8 days ago and for the last two months I haven't been drinking alcohol but its a personal choice - I don't want to think 'what if?' if it doesn't work so that I know I did everything right.

On the exercise front, I've read that aerobic exercise is not recommended during the 2ww in case it hampers implantation so perhaps just stick to gentle exercise?

And not sure about when to BD - my DH has a high sperm count so we are advised to do it for the last time 36 hours before, so maybe 48 would be a good idea just to make sure there is time to build up the army?!!

All the best - loads of luck to you.

 

[muncho]

i agree with 3yearsttc , although i wouldnt drink BUT im sure a few wont do any harm

 

[jojoD]

I agree with the very wise ladies above. I gave up alcohol at Christmas before we started our treatment. For health and also to avoid any regrets. The way I thought about it was at least then if things are unsuccessful I can't blame myself and think oh if only I hadn't drank.

Although at weddings and parties etc it's often difficult as people tend to buy you drinks and put them into your hand. So if you can't avoid it completely you could maybe limit what you drink.

My hub has low sperm, anytime he had to give a sample we were told to abstain for no less than three days but no more than five. So our last bd was always four days before the sample. You could ring and check to be safe

Lots of luck