IUI 42 hours post trigger, is that normal?

[Bepaisley]

Isn't that too late? Dr told me to trigger tomorrow at 930 and then my IUI isn't scheduled till Monday at 245, isn't that too late, I would think I'd have already ovulated but maybe I should trust the dr...I dunno what to think - any advice? Feel like I'm wasting a cycle

 

[PCOSMomToTwo]

I did my IUI 36 hours post trigger, but the egg does live for 24 hours and I did feel my ovulation about 2 hours prior to my IUI (therefore I ovulated 34 hours post trigger). The eggies will live up to 24 hours after ovulation, therefore in your case ... the egg should still be a-okay for at least 6 hours after your IUI (if you were to ovulate early lets say at 24 hours past trigger) and it takes the sperm just a few minutes to find the egg.

If you are thinking maybe that's too long than can you just trigger yourself a few hours earlier??

Good luck

 

[Bepaisley]

Thank you! I didnt even think of the fact that the egg lives up to 24 hours!
I was thinking of triggering a little late but I keep telling myself to just trust the doctor and hope for the best.

 

[HuskyMomWI]

Isn't that too late? Dr told me to trigger tomorrow at 930 and then my IUI isn't scheduled till Monday at 245, isn't that too late, I would think I'd have already ovulated but maybe I should trust the dr...I dunno what to think - any advice? Feel like I'm wasting a cycle

Maybe you could call them and ask them if that amount of time is standard or if the weekend is playing a part in it? It may ease your mind. and I would BD today just to be sure. That way you have some little guys hanging around in there ahead of time just in case.

 

[Bepaisley]

They actually just called and moved it to 1pm so i guess thats close enough. And he did say to try on our own tonight and then nothing more till after the IUI. gotta love Drs orders lol

 

[hollyw79]

I hear ya on questioning the timing- my doc wanted me to do the trigger last night and then the IUI this morning- like less than 24 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone else I read does it like 36 hours.. well maybe I shouldn't have but I triggered myself earlier in the afternoon so it wasn't so close to the IUI time. Timing is so crucial- I don't get how one doctor picks one timeframe and another doctor does something totally different!

Best of luck to you!!

 

[Bepaisley]

Thanks! That does sound early, glad you took it into your own hands
Ok i have another question, last month they triggered for me at the office this time I have to do it on my own, do you guys take it out of the fridge and trigger right away or wait for it to get to room temperature? I feel like it will sting if it's so cold? Thanks for the advice!

 

[PCOSMomToTwo]

I take it out of the fridge and trigger right away. It didn't sting me. I have done trigger's many times and I also use FSH injections many times that are refrigerated too. I never notice it being cold.

 

[hollyw79]

dang. are you supposed to refrigerate it?? I was never told that nor did I read that anywhere.. I took something different but still same concept isn't it?? Mine didn't sit out long anyway I suppose~ I got it from the pharmacy around 9:30-10am and did the trigger shot around 1pm...

 

[Bepaisley]

My package said to refrigerate and came with an ice pack, it's Ovidrel. I think you should be ok if it didn't say anything and you took it so soon after getting it.
Thanks again for the info momtoonr-btw ur one is adorable!!

 

[hollyw79]

oh wow.. ok.. I took Novarel.

PCOSmomto1 is the best!!

Lots of dust Bepaisley!!! I hope you get a lot of good soldiers in there

 

[PCOSMomToTwo]

oh wow.. ok.. I took Novarel.

PCOSmomto1 is the best!!

Lots of dust Bepaisley!!! I hope you get a lot of good soldiers in there

You'll be fine Holly I did that with my first HCG trigger shot too. I picked it up from the pharmacy and put it on the kitchen counter. After a few hours I started to get interested in how it worked so I was reading the pamphlet that came with it and noticed it said to refrigerate. WHooops! My scan showed that I ovulated so it still worked. I'm sure if I left it out overnight then maybe it would've been an issue, but it was fine

 

[hollyw79]

If I end up taking again~ I'll ask the pharmacist. To me- that's something important and should be like on the bag or something. ((SIGH)) Oh well- it wasn't out that long - maybe 3 hours or so..

So you had a scan before your IUI??? Do they typically do that?

 

[PCOSMomToTwo]

If I end up taking again~ I'll ask the pharmacist. To me- that's something important and should be like on the bag or something. ((SIGH)) Oh well- it wasn't out that long - maybe 3 hours or so..

So you had a scan before your IUI??? Do they typically do that?

In January I tried doing a "non-IUI" month, so I just did Femara & Pregnyl (I'd never used Pregnyl before) with BD'ing ... she monitored me via U/S ... Before and after just to make sure I didn't have any cysts during the cycle. So 2 days after trigger my ovaries were clean ... no follicles. (therefore they dropped).

NOW, when I went back to my fertility doctor in February ... he does not monitor the follicles after the trigger shot. But because I am so loaded on meds (and have MULTIPLE follicles) I can always feel them "pop out". It's really painful but for only a few hours.

 

[hollyw79]

ah ok.. that makes sense.

I've been crampy since I woke up.. but nothing too major. I am guessing I probably haven't ovulated.. 36 hours will be like 1am tonight.. we'll see what happens. I am curious to see if I will notice ovulation this time after taking the trigger shot and all.

Do you think taking a higher dose of the Femara would help produce more follicles?? I am definitely glad that I had 2 good ones this month.. but is having like 3 or 4 fully developed more of an ideal?

 

[hollyw79]

Don't ask me WHY I'm even THINKING about next month- I just had a friggin IUI _ I should be thinking I'm pregnant!

 

[PCOSMomToTwo]

LOL yes you are definitely PUPO! You won't need next month but for other readers the best statistics with IUI is if you have 3 follicles...anymore than 3 the statistics remain the same. Some people produce more follicles with a higher dose, some people don't. I am one of those people who don't and that's why I use Follistim.

 

[hollyw79]

lol.. love that! PUPO! I had to think for a sec what that meant but I got it

that's good to know about the 3 follicles... I had 4 but only 2 really developed apparently. I just wasn't sure if the dosage had any impact on it... I won't think about it for now I guess. Thank you my dear!

 

[Bepaisley]

Haha already thinking of next cycle, same here and my IUIs scheduled for Monday.
Oh well guess it's good we are not going to have a meltdown if we get a BFN this month since the next is already planned?! I have already planned up to my IVF lol
I haven't tried injectables and IUI yet so am guessing I'll do that next, sigh, can't i just skip to the being pregnant part of it all?!

 

[HuskyMomWI]

Just a note on the Femara dosage. In March I took 7.5 and in April I took 12.5. The difference was that things grew slower with the lower dose but the count was the same. So on 7.5 I had a 30 day cycle and ovulated around day 15. On 12.5 I ovulated on day 12 with a 23 day cycle. I had ~3 large follcles both times. Good lucky Holly!! You so deserve to get your HPT!

PCOSMom- things going ok?