IUI and abstinence from intercourse

L • Mom of 2 boys. MC. unexplained secondary Infertility. 3 Failed IUIs. IVF cycle started April 23.

How long do you and your partner abstain prior to and IUI? I feel like our RE wants us to abstain between 3 and 5 days so that his sample is as much as it can be. I tend to ovulate around day 12 so if I bleed for 5 days and abstain for 5 days. Then 2 days post IUI. Im doing vaginal progesterone which is gross... I feel like we're finding a hard time to fit in intimacy. I doubt I'm alone in this....

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