https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:37:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1523396 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:46:02 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1523396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: I hope it goes well!! dh and I still like to say that it was the bd and not the iui that did the trick :silly: I'm doing alright thanks! 24 weeks tomorrow and taking it one day at a time now.. just glad to be at viability now :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1523368 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:38:34 +0000 littlek 1523368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littleredhairedgrl: Thanks! Our RE is recommending we BD the day of trigger and then abstain. My guess is all the BD before hand won't help/hurt, it's DH's idea... How are you doing? I've been thinking about you. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1523266 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:18:27 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1523266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>good luck to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1523264 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:18:02 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1523264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>our RE told us not to bd before the iui so we could get a good sample, but he had us bd the day after. I was also doing no alcohol or caffeine and acupuncture. oh and injectables plus trigger bc I wasn't ovulating. got our bfp with our second iui :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1523196 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:03:44 +0000 littlek 1523196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sprite: Thanks! I got the FertilCM, but it said not to use FertilAid if you are on clomid, so I didn't get that one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1523158 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:56:02 +0000 Sprite 1523158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, and I should add that the constant BD'ing was my husband's idea, I thought it would probably be fine to mostly just rely on the IUI, since frequency hadn't worked in the past. But he liked the idea that we wouldn't ever really know if it was the IUI or the BD'ing that did the trick. Mostly I know it was just the right dose of meds making my ovaries work for once, but whatever made him feel good about it! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1523106 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:47:26 +0000 Sprite 1523106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We BD everyday for a week leading up to trigger, trigger night, took the day off before IUI, then BD the evening of the IUI and the next evening as well to cover all our bases. I was taking FertilAil supplements and FertilCM (plus injections), and DH was taking tree bark extract (Pycnogenol) for a month leading up to it, at the recommendation of my acupuncturist, since it can help with sperm count and motility. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1523065 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:40:00 +0000 PurplePumps 1523065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we went in for the IUI, the sheet he had to fill in said the last time he had sex or masturbated should be 2-7 days. We BD'ed the morning, then I triggered at 11pm that night and went in for IUI 2 days later. Another week to find out if it worked.....We actually stopped worrying about DTD at all the entire month. Like shutterbug said, they're putting 10M+ (in my case 128M) swimmers right up there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1522812 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:59:35 +0000 littlek 1522812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: hahahhaha DH wants to cover all the bases.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1522800 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:58:35 +0000 littlek 1522800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: sorry I wrote that wrong we will abstain after trigger but BD after I get the IUI. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1522736 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:45:19 +0000 LBee 1522736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't personally get IUI, but my sister had 2 (or maybe 3, I can't remember) and she said the time that works she took Mucinex and drank TONS of water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1522682 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:32:11 +0000 Shutterbug 1522682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm excited for you! Of course take my advice with a grain of salt, since I didn't have success, but our RE said to have sex the night of the trigger and then not again until after the IUI so that you abstained for 36 hours (assuming no sperm issues). Other than that, I wouldn't worry too much about all the sexing... they're gonna put 10M+ motile sperm right into your uterus! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1522618 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:12:23 +0000 BSB 1522618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you're suppose to abstain from BD for the IUI to get the best sample. My dr said 2-3 days of abstinence before the IUI procedure. </p> <p>If you can do all that BDing, you guys got energy. Wow! Looking at that BD list makes me tired and I don't have any kids. Good luck, think you got everything covered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iui-tipsbest-practiceswhat-workeddidnt-work-for-you#post-1522599 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:07:37 +0000 littlek 1522599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am about to have my first IUI and I wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions of things they did or didn't do that would help lead to a BFP? Our current plan:</p> <p>1. BD EOD after AF<br /> 2. BD ED around trigger<br /> 3. BD after IUI<br /> 4. BD next day<br /> 5. No caffieine for DH or I<br /> 6. Drink lots of green tea<br /> 7. Keep up accupuncture<br /> 8. Circle and Bloom DVD</p> <p>Are we BDing enough? Any other ideas? </p>